Minister: Iran Keen to Expand Sports Cooperation with S. Korea
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Mohammad Abbasi expressed the country's willingness to further boost sports cooperation with South Korea. ( 11:18:05 - 2013/01/02)

Interview:
Ali Karimi to Pursue Children's Rights after Parting from Professional Soccer
TEHRAN (FNA)- Asian wizard Ali Karimi, who is one of the three nominees for the 2012 Asian player of the year after winning the same title in 2004, said that he hopes to expand and boost his social activities to defend children's rights and promote clean sports in Iran and the world after retiring from his professional soccer career. ( 20:56:02 - 2012/11/23)

Iran Crowned as Asian Volleyball Champions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran defeated China 3-2 and claimed Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship's title. ( 15:23:47 - 2012/11/02)

Iran Win S. Korea 1-0 in World Cup Qualifier
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran won South Korea 1-0 in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match in Asia Tuesday evening. ( 09:53:42 - 2012/10/17)

WSG Decision to Sue Football Journalist Condemned by Sports Media
TEHRAN (FNA)- A decision by World Sport Group to pursue legal action against Singapore-based soccer journalist James M Dorsey has received criticism from world elite sports media circle. ( 10:25:09 - 2012/10/15)

AFC Reports to Malaysian Police about Stolen Payment Documents
TEHRAN (FNA)- The AFC has advised Malaysian police that documents related to a payment by International Sports Events (ISE) - a shareholder of Singapore-based World Sports Group (WSG) - to suspended President Mohammed Bin Hammam, have gone missing from its Kuala Lumpur offices. ( 10:20:34 - 2012/10/15)

Iranian Volleyballers Win Japan in World League Qualifier
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran won the opening World League 2013 qualification match against Japan 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-23) in Tehran on Friday to virtually book themselves a spot in next year's edition of the FIVB's premier annual men's event. ( 09:13:25 - 2012/09/08)

Iranian Heavy Weightlifter Grabs Gold in London Paralympics
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian weightlifter in men's 100kg+ class, Siamand Rahman, grabbed a gold medal at Paralympics Games to become the 8th Iranian athlete to win a gold medal in London. ( 13:46:14 - 2012/09/06)

Iran's Wrestlers Win Bronze Medals in London Olympics
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's free-style wrestlers Komeil Qassemi and Ehsan Nasser Lashgari bagged bronze medals in the London Olympics after beating their US and Turkish rivals respectively. ( 09:43:30 - 2012/08/12)

Iran's Taekwondo Fighter Wins Silver Medal in London Olympics
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Taekwondo fighter Mohammad Bagheri Motamed won a silver medal in the London Olympics after he lost the men's -68kg final match to his Turkish rival. ( 14:56:40 - 2012/08/10)

History-Maker Haddadi Wins Iran's First-Ever Athletics Silver in Olympics
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ehsan Haddadi produced a best effort of 68.18m to claim silver in the men's Discus Throw competition in the London 2012 Olympic Games on Tuesday. ( 00:21:42 - 2012/08/08)

Iran's Salimi Titled World's Most Powerful Man in Olympics
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's world champion Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi won a dramatic superheavyweight tussle with his countryman Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad and Russia's Ruslan Albegov to clinch a deserved gold in the men +105kg in the London 2012 Olympic Games. ( 23:54:40 - 2012/08/07)

Anoushiravani Win's Olympic Silver in Weightlifting
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad won a silver medal in the Olympic weightlifting competitions in the men +105kg category in ExCel Tuesday night, standing behind his countryman Behdad Salimi who was crowned as the world's most power man once again. ( 23:53:55 - 2012/08/07)

Rezaei Wins 3rd Olympic Gold Medal for Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei won Russia's Rustam Totrov in the final match of the 96kg category of the Greco-Roman wrestling competitions at ExCel and gave Iran a third gold medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games Tuesday evening. ( 23:31:55 - 2012/08/07)