TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran's men's basketball team booked a spot at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China with a win over Australia on Sunday. Iran defeated the Boomers 85-74 in Tehran's Azadi Hall, with Behnam Yakhchali scoring a game-high 21 points. Mitch Creek was Australia'...
TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran national basketball team is hopeful to be qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, Tehran Times daily reported on Wednesday. Iran will meet Japan and Australia at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian qualifiers on Thursday and Sunday in Tehran's...
The last game of Iran in Women’s FIBA 3x3 World Cup ended with a victory for a team which experienced its first attendance in the competitions. Iran had lost last three matches to US, Uganda and Russia respectively. US and Russia, from Pool C, entered the knockout stage of the competit...
Iran basketball team lost to Lebanon 81-73 in their last match in the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Saturday. The 37-year-old basketball player scored 14 points at the match to become the most influential player in the Iranian squad. The match against Lebanon was considered as the last game in ...
Alireza Beiranvand – From sleeping rough to the World Cup with Iran Alireza Beiranvand was a shepherd in the mountainous region of Lorestan, in the northwest of the country.“My father didn’t like football at all and asked me to work,”Alireza told the Guardian.“He even tore my cloth...
SPAIN can breathe a sigh of relief after avoiding what would have been a big upset in the FIBA World Cup against Iran in a 73-65 win in Guangzhou on Wednesday night. As games with Spain go, this one went much better for Iran.
Basketball: Iran has a competitive basketball league, and the national team has qualified for the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic Games. Traditional Sports Polo: Polo, known aschoganin Persian, has its origins in ancient Persia and was historically played by Persian kings and nobles. Today, polo...
Despite a slow start and a bad shooting night, Spain managed to get a 73-65 win over Iran in Group C of FIBA World Cup. Spain won all three of its games so far and stayed at the top of the group while Iran lost all three and finished last. Puerto Rico (2-1) got the better ...
Alireza Beiranvand – From sleeping rough to the World Cup with Iran Alireza Beiranvand was a shepherd in the mountainous region of Lorestan, in the northwest of the country.“My father didn’t like football at all and asked me to work,”Alireza told the Guardian.“He even tore my cloth...
Iran, making their fifth appearance in the World Cup finals, kick off their campaign against the Atlas Lions in St Petersburg on June 15. Queiroz says to defeat the African powerhouses will help them to book a place in the knockout stage for the first time ever, though it will be a di...