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  • On Match day 3 of the FIFA World Cup Group D matches, Argentina reached the knockout stage with a late minutes strike at Nigeria to win the game 2-1, as group mate Croatia beat Iceland 2-1 to…

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  • In the third window of Asian qualifiers for 2019 Basketball World Cup, Iran will play Qatar at the Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha on Friday.

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  • Iran will unveil a new generation of volleyball players at the 12th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships to be held in Tabriz, June 29-July 6.

    Despite its fourth place in the last…

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  • Uruguay burnished its World Cup credential with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Russia on Monday, finishing top of Group A with a perfect record while dampening the hopes of the tournament host, which…

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  • Team Melli bowed out from the 2018 FIFA World Cup with their heads high after a draw with Portugal at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia.

    According to multiple sources, Iran…

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  • Iran’s rejuvenated volleyball roster ended up tenth in the Volleyball Nations League after beating Germany in a five-set thriller on Monday at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran.

    The…

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  • In the Group H of the FIFA World Cup, Colombia regained hope of advancing to the Round of 16 after beating Poland 3-0. The defeat sent the Poles home with no points out of two games while Japan…

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  • Iranian boxers bagged two gold medals at the Mongolian boxing tournament, the Ulaanbaatar Cup 2018, on Tuesday.

    Iran participated in the games with three boxers, Shahin Mousavi, Omid…

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  • Top seed tennis player Marin Cilic saved a match point before edging past Novak Djokovic 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 to win his second Queen’s Club Championships crown in London on Sunday.

    The…

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  • The national volleyball team beat Bulgaria at home 3-1 to enjoy the second domestic win in the series of Volleyball Nations League on Saturday.

    However, the team lost one set at the…

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  • On the first day of Hungarian Greco-Roman Grand Prix “Polyák Imre Memorial,” in Györ, Hungary, Iranian wrestlers bagged three medals on Saturday.

    Mohsen Hajipour in the 63kg category and…

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  • Iran is on the brink of creating history and European champion Portugal can expect a highly charged Team Melli when the two sides clash in the FIFA World Cup Group B match at the Mordovia Arena…

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  • Title holder Germany revived hopes to get to the Round of 16 after defeating Sweden 2-1 in Group F in stoppage time on Saturday while group mate Mexico beat S. Korea also 2-1 to take a giant…

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  • Brazil and Switzerland left it late to claim victory and overcome defiant performances from Costa Rica and Serbia on Friday. In the process, Costa Rica became the fifth team to be knocked out of…

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  • Argentina said on Friday it had asked Russia to detain and deport four of its football fans filmed fighting with supporters from Croatia at a World Cup match on Thursday.

    Russia and…

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  • Iran volleyball team set a ten-year unbeaten run record in games against South Korea beating the team on Friday in the series of Volleyball Nations League at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran…

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  • Enjoying three goals, Croats humbled shambolic Argentina in Group D of the World Cup to book their name in the round of 16; France also benefited from 1-0 win over Peru in Group C to secure a…

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  • Iran narrowly lost its second Group B match in the 2018 World Cup to powerhouse Spain 1-0 in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday. But with three points from the first game with Morocco, Team Melli is…

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  • Iranian sabreur Ali Pakdaman clinched the bronze medal of Championnats Asiatiques (Asian Fencing Championships) in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday.

    After six wins in the preliminary stage…

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  • Neymar hobbled out of a training session on Tuesday, setting alarm bells ringing in the Brazil camp as the team prepare for its second World Cup group game against Costa Rica on Friday.

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  • On the sixth day of the World Cup matches, Japan beat Colombia to revenge the loss in 2014 World Cup while host country Russia cemented the Group H top spot; and Senegal became the first African…

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  • Once again Japanese people exhibited their bind to discipline, this time at a stadium where their national football team played against Colombia in the series of FIFA World Cup on Tuesday.

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  • Ahead of the World Cup clash between Iran and Spain tonight in Kazan, Team Melli manager Carlos Queiroz mentioned that the top spot of the Group B table is “not for sale”.

    “The top spot…

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  • England captain Harry Kane declared his arrival on soccer’s biggest stage when he scored twice, including a stoppage-time winner, in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Tunisia as his team launched the…

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  • Roger Federer on Monday flew to Halle to start his second consecutive week on grass but will have to fight for a second straight German title if he is to enter Wimbledon as top seed.

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