TEHRAN - On Thursday, Mahmoud Adib, Iran's new ambassador to Tbilisi, handed over a copy of his credentials to Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Khvtisiashvili.

After presenting the credentials, Adib and Khvtisiashvili discussed potential avenues for future collaboration.

The ambassador was congratulated on his appointment by Georgia's

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team edged past Mes Kerman 1-0 on Matchweek 3 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday.

Kevin Yamga scored the solitary goal of the match in the 75th minute.

It was Esteghlal’s second win in three matches in the game which was attended by the women fans as well.

In Isfahan, Zob Ahan and Mes Rafsanjan shared the spoils

TEHRAN - Iran started the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers with a win over Japan on Thursday.

Iran fended off a determined Japan side to get a 79-68 win on their home court.

The game turned into a shootout between the two stars off the team, Behnam Yakhchali and Yudai Baba. In the end, Yakhchali both won the game

TEHRAN – Iran lost to China 3-1 (24-26, 25-19, 25-10, 25-13) in Pool A of the preliminary round of the 2022 AVC Cup for Women on Thursday.

China captain Wang Yifan led all scorers on the field with 25 points (23 attacks and 2 service winners).

“Iran is a good team, and it was not easy to play against them and that’s why we prepared. We watched a lot