Official: Iran to Prove Supremacy in Sports in 2014 Asian Games
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian sports officials said Tehran will prove to be an Asian giant a large number of sports fields in the next edition of the Asian Games, to be held in held in Incheon, South Korea, in 2014. ( 18:54:24 - 2011/11/17)

Iran Thrash Indonesia 4-1 in World Cup Qualifier
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran are through to the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup after they won their Indonesian hosts 4-1 on Tuesday. ( 09:01:13 - 2011/11/16)

World's Most Powerful Man Wins Gold, Sets World Record in WWC
TEHRAN (FNA)- The reigning world champion, Iran's Behdad Salimi, proved to have remained the world's most powerful man after setting a new world record in his snatch move and wining the gold medal in the superheavyweight category of the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in France. ( 10:16:34 - 2011/11/14)

Iran Protests at Bahrain for Mistreating Footballers in World Cup Qualifier
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Saturday summoned Bahrain's envoy to Tehran to protest at the mistreatment of Iranian football players and supporters following a 2014 World Cup qualifier in Manama. ( 08:59:50 - 2011/11/13)

Iran Wins First Gold in World Weightlifting Championships in Paris
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Kianoush Rostami won the gold medal in the men's 85-kilogram division in the world weightlifting championships in France on Friday. ( 09:57:46 - 2011/11/12)

Iran, Bahrain Share Points in World Cup Qualifier
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Bahrain came to a draw in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Friday when Mojtaba Jabari struck in second-half stoppage-time to salvage a point for the Group E frontrunners. ( 09:02:19 - 2011/11/12)

Persepolis Seeking to Hire Sven-Goran Eriksson
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Tehran giants, Persepolis Football Club, are keen to bring former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to their club. ( 20:56:50 - 2011/11/10)

Iran Boosts Sports Ties with India
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is due to assist the Indian government with setting up Punjab school of sports in Jalandhar. ( 19:51:29 - 2011/11/10)

Iran Thrash Pakistan, Qualify for Final Round of 2012 AFC U-19 Championship
TEHRAN (FNA)- Qualifying Group C hosts comfortably booked their ticket to the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on Sunday after a 5-0 hammering of Pakistan guaranteed them a top-two finished with one round of matches left to play. ( 17:08:06 - 2011/11/07)

Iran's U-19 Win Turkmenistan in AFC Qualifiers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran won Turkmenistan 4-0 in their second 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifier match in Tehran's Takhti Stadium. ( 09:03:02 - 2011/11/06)

Iran's Persepolis Fires Defender for "Immoral" Goal Celebration
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Persepolis soccer club sacked its defender Sheis Rezaei for his "immoral" goal celebration during the 3-2 victory over local Damash club. ( 09:01:35 - 2011/11/06)

Iran Win India 3-0 in AFC U-19 Qualifiers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Under-19 national football team defeated India 3-0 in their first match of the AFC Qualifiers at the Takhti Stadium in Tehran on Wednesday. ( 17:38:32 - 2011/11/03)

Iran Bans Footballers for Immoral Goal Celebration
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian football federation has given indefinite suspensions to two players for "immoral acts" during goal-scoring celebrations. ( 09:07:56 - 2011/11/02)

Iran Opts for Consistency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Head Coach Carlos Queiroz named the exact same 23-men squad he had already called up for the recent 6-0 hammering of Bahrain in October for the upcoming two World Cup qualifiers in Bahrain and Indonesia. ( 09:01:14 - 2011/11/01)