Iran eliminated from World Cup after narrow defeat by the US
DOHA: There always is a tipping point.
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Ukraine war: Both sides suffering heavy losses, Russia-Iran trade pact, Moscow blocking aid
The Ukrainian army said on Monday it had recaptured Pyatykhatky, a village in the south.
Climbing-Iran's Rekabi competes in first tournament since headscarf controversy
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi participated in a women's boulder World Cup event in Brixen, Italy on Friday, her first tournament since she competed in an international contest without a headscarf last year.
Russia has seamlessly returned to football – and nobody seems overly perturbed
T he Azadi Stadium in Tehran can hold up to 78,000 at capacity. As Anton Miranchuk of Lokomotiv Moscow kicked off under a giant portrait of the former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini on Thursday night, let’s generously say it wasn’t quite full. Still, what crowd there was made a pretty decent noise.
Women’s Day rallies seek equality, focus on Iran, Afghanistan
MANILA/MADRID: Rallies marking International Women’s Day took place around the world on Wednesday after a year in which girls in Afghanistan were banned from education, mass women’s rights protests erupted in Iran and a landmark US abortion ruling was overturned.
Actor Nazanin Boniadi asks world to back Iran women protests
ABU DHABI: Actor Nazanin Boniadi on Wednesday urged the world to back the protests in her native Iran calling for women’s rights and political change, saying despots fear nothing “more than a free and politically active woman.” Speaking on the sidelines of the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi, Boniadi told The Associated Press that she hopes people will sign a petition she’s supporting accusing Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and Iran of committing “gender apartheid” with their policies targeting women. “These systems of oppressing women, of dehumanizing women, are based on strengthening and keeping these entrenched systems of power in place,” she said.
Familiar face awaits as Al Hilal return to Asian title defence
HONG KONG : Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal will resume their quest for a record-extending fifth Asian Champions League crown on Monday, a little over a week after finishing as runners-up behind Real Madrid at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Gold In Shot Put At Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Tajinderpal Singh Toor, India's current national record holder in men's outside shot put, clinched a gold medal with a personal indoor best of 19.49 m at the ongoing Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 held in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday. As per the Olympics.com, he is an Asian Games gold medalist (2018), outdoor Asian champion (2019). He won a silver medal in the last edition of the championships in Tehran back in 2018 with a throw of 19.18 m. On Friday, Toor committed a foul in his first attempt, but made the winning throw of 19.49 m in his third and fifth attempts to clinch his first-ever gold in the championships.
Iranian chess referee spars with governing body over women's solidarity
GENEVA : Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat says a gesture of solidarity with female compatriots at a tournament in Iceland has caused a feud with the game's global body and seen her kicked off a commission.