TEHRAN – Iran defeated Serbia in straight sets (35-33, 25-21, 25-12) on Saturday to book a place in the Volleyball Nations League 2022 Finals.

Amirhossein Esfandiar scored 17 points for Iran in the must-win match.

Amin Esmaeilnezhad, Amirhossein Toukhteh and Milad Ebadipour also had double-digit performances for the winners, with 16, 13 and 10

TEHRAN –Iran lost to South Korea in straight sets (25-20, 25-14, 25-21) in the 2022 Asian Women’s U20 Volleyball Championship on Saturday.

Iran had lost to Thailand 3-0 in their opening match but emerged victorious over Kazakhstan in Pool A.

Iran will play India on Sunday in the 5th–8th Classification round.

The competition is being held at the

TEHRAN - Hull City have signed forward Allahyar Sayyadmanesh on a four-year deal from Fenerbahçe for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old Iranian international's contract will keep him at Hull until at least the summer of 2026, with the deal giving the club an option of a further year.

Sayyadmanesh first moved to the MKM Stadium on loan from

TEHRAN – Iran edged past Kyrgyzstan 1-0 in the 2022 CAFA Women's Championship on Friday.

Shabnam Behesht scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute.

Iran will play Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on July 14, 17 and 20, respectively.

The '2022 CAFA Women's Championship is the official first edition of the CAFA Women's Championship,