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49th Armenian Olympics Kicks Off in Tehran

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The 49th edition of the Armenian Olympics was inaugurated in Tehran on Tuesday night.
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Iran’s Persepolis Advances to Semi-Finals of AFC Champions League

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Persepolis football team of Iran made history in the AFC Champions League after defeating Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 3-1 at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on Tuesday.
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Iranian Coach of Myanmar Futsal Teams Resigns to Protest Rohingya Genocide

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Reza Kordi, the Iranian head coach of Myanmar national futsal teams, has resigned in protest against the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in the East Asian country.
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Iranian Powerlifter Awarded Best Male Paralympian of Year

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Iran’s heavyweight powerlifting champion Siamand Rahman has been awarded with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Allianz Best Male Athlete of the Year.
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Saudis Outraged by Syrian Dissident Players’ Praise for Assad

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Saudi social media users have been outraged by two dissident Syrian national football players who praised their President, Bashar al-Assad, after advancing to the next round of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifications.
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Int’l Sporting Goods Exhibition Underway in Iran

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The 16th International Exhibition of Sports, Sporting Goods and Equipment (SPORTEX 2017) is being held in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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Assad’s Supporters, Dissidents Keep Syria’s Hopes Alive for FIFA World Cup

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The Syrian national football team, composed of both pro- and anti-government players, managed to gain a draw against Iran and advance to the next round of FIFA World Cup qualifications in Asia.
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Int’l Federation Permits Iranian Women to Waterski with Hijab

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The International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) has finally allowed Iranian women to attend Asian and international competitions while observing the Islamic dress-code (Hijab).
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Female Iranian Motocross Racer Wants to Be World Champion

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Having won the title of the only Women’s Race Championship held in Iran, Behnaz Shafiei is now the most prominent Iranian woman motorcyclist, but she still has bigger ambitions.
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Match Fixing in Iran-Syria FIFA World Cup Qualifier Not Probable: Report

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A German news website has ruled out the possibility of a match-fixing conspiracy by Iran and Syria in their last Group A fixture in Asia's third qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which is to be held in Tehran on Tuesday (September 5).
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Iran Protests Unfair Number of European Referees at Intl. Wrestling Contests

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Iran’s representative to the United World Wrestling’s Presiding Board Rasoul Khadem has protested against the unfair number of European referees in international competitions.
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Iran Sets New Record in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

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Iran’s national football team has set a new record in FIFA World Cup qualifier matches by playing 12 consecutive matches, 1108 minutes, without conceding a single goal.
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Iran Volleyball Team Claims World U-19 Championship Title

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Iran claimed the title of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U-19 World Championship at the Isa City Sports Hall on Sunday.
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Iran’s Freestyle Wrestler Yazdani Bags Historic Gold Medal

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Iranian Olympic gold medallist Hassan Yazdani Charati claimed a gold medal at the Paris 2017 Wrestling World Championships on Friday.
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Iran’s Persepolis Shares Spoils with Saudi Side in ACL Quarters

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Iran’s Persepolis football team stormed back to share spoils with Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the first leg of AFC Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.
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Pocket Billiards Coach Ruijsink to Prepare Iran National Team

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Johan Ruijsink, the former Team Europe Mosconi Cup captain, will soon travel to Iran to prepare the national team for the Asian championship.
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Iran Football Wins Case against Saudi Arabia at CAS

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Iran’s Football Federation has reportedly won a major case against its Saudi counterpart after almost a year.
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Iran Defeats Jordan to Book Place in FIBA Asia Cup Quarterfinals

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Iran's national basketball team has managed to win its third consecutive match in FIBA Asia Cup and advance to the quarterfinals of the regional tournament in Lebanon.
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Iran to FIFA: Players Not Banned for Playing against Israelis

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Iran Football Federation, in a letter to FIFA, has stressed that the two players who appeared in a football match against an Israeli team have not been dropped from the Iranian national football team.
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Iran Defeats China at FIVB Volleyball World Championship Qalifier

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Iran's national volleyball team has downed the Chinese rival in straight sets (25–21, 29–27, 25–20) at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Asian Qualification on Saturday.
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Disabled Girl Acclaimed for Painting Ronaldo’s Portrait with Her Feet

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A portrait of Christian Ronaldo, the superstar of Real Madrid and Portugal football teams, painted by an Iranian disabled artist has grabbed the attentions of football circles across the world.
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Iran U-17 Football Team to Play Friendly with France

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The U-17 national football teams of Iran and France will play a friendly match to prepare themselves for the 17th edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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Iran Wins One Gold, 4 Silvers in 2017 World Karate Games

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Iranian karate practitioners have exhibited great punching, knee strikes as well as open-hand techniques at the 2017 World Games in Poland, and collected five medals, including four silver ones, at the international multi-sport event.
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Iranian Female Swimmer Breaks Guinness Record

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Iranian female swimmer Elham Sadat Asghari says she has set a new Guinness World Record for swimming in open waters while wearing handcuffs.
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Iran Starts Finding Training Camp in Russia for 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Iran National Football Team Manager, Carlos Queiroz, has sent his assistants to Russia to choose the team’s camp location during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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