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PayvandNews – Iran picked up their third win at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s World Cup on Thursday. Team Melli swept past the African team in straight sets (26-24, 25-17, 25-22) in Hiroshima. See match photos and statistics by FIVB Iran have already defeated Canada and Australia.Amirhossein Esfandiar scored 18 points for Iran and Hamza Nagga led Tunisia with 19 …

CHRI – Nearly four decades after women were banned from sports stadiums in Iran, a few thousand tickets were sold to female fans ahead of an October 10, 2019, World Cup qualifier match between the Iranian and Cambodian national teams. But the number of tickets sold to women was reportedly capped at around 4,000 despite FIFA’s demand that women be allowed to …

PayvandNews – Iran suffered a 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-12) loss against the U.S. at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s World Cup on Wednesday.  In the match held in Hiroshima in the second phase of round-robin play, Amir Ghafour scored 17 points for Iran and Aaron Russell led the U.S. with 18 points. See the match photos and statistics …

RFL/RE – After decades of being banned from attending men’s sporting events, Iran’s female soccer fans are celebrating the fact they will be able to attend their national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Cambodia.“I got a ticket, I will go to the stadium!” tweeted a woman, adding: “Can you believe I’m saying this?”The game at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on October …

Radiofarda -Media in Iran reports that on Monday around fifty people gathered outside the Iranian parliament to protest the latest decision to allow women enter the Azadi stadium and watch an international men’s soccer game. A small number of conservative protesters gathered outside Iran’s parliament to condemn Iran’s recent decision to allow women into a stadium to watch men’s football. …

Radiofarda – Mohammad Mansouri says his contract as the head coach of Iran’s judo national side is valid up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but he has decided not to return to the country. In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda, Mansouri has explained the reasons behind his decision, and the controversial conditions of sports in the Islamic …

PayvandNews – Iranian athletes won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Karate 1 – Premier League Moscow on Sunday. Sara Bahmanyar defeated German karate competitor Shara Hubrich 1-0 in the final of the Female Kumite -50kg. World Karate Federation @worldkarate_wkf Meet the first finalists in Female Kumite categoriesShara Hubrich vs Sara Bahmanyar in Female Kumite -50kg. Who …

PavandNews – Iran suffered a 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 27-25, 25-22) loss against Brazil at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s World Cup on Sunday. Iranian players’ poor serves contributed to their loss at Nagano White Ring, while they were not good on defense as well. See match photos and statistics by FIVB Porya Yali led Iran with a match-high 25 and …

rferl.org – Iran has “guaranteed” that at least 3,500 female fans will be allowed into the stadium for an upcoming soccer match with Cambodia amid the “explicit demand” of the sport’s global governing body. State-run IRNA news agency said on October 4 in “conforming to the promises of the [Iranian] Football Federation and the explicit demand of FIFA, Iranian women …

Radiofarda -In a matter of hours women in Tehran bought 3.500 tickets to watch the upcoming soccer match between their national team and Cambodia, after pressures by FIFA, the world governing body of football. For four decades Iran’s clerical rulers have not allowed women to enter stadiums and watch men’s sports competitions, especially football. But in the last few weeks, …