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TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian men's national volleyball team coach, Slobodan Kovac, invited 17 players for training sessions to get his men prepared for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championship. Mir Saed Ma'roof, Alireza Nadi, Mehdi Mahdavi, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Farhad Zarif, Farhad Ghaemi, Amir Ghafour, Alireza Mobasheri, Pourya Fayazi, Abdolreza ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Captain of Iran national volleyball team Saeid Marouf was picked as the Volleyball World League best passer. The US titled the Volleyball World League as it managed to crash Brazil 3-1. Brazil and Italy came respectively second and third in the ranking. International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced in his website that Taylor ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans outside spiker Amir Ghafour finished as the 2014 FIVB World League's best scorer. Iran finished in fourth place after being beaten by Italy in straight sets (25-22, 25-18, 25-22) in the bronze medal match in Florences Nelson Mandela Forum on Sunday. It is Irans best ever World League performance. In its debut season, 2013,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans setter Saeid Marouf has been chosen as the best setter of the 2014 FIVB World League. The Iranian captain helped his team finish in the top four of the FIVB World League Final Four for the first time in history. It is Irans best ever World League performance. In its debut season, 2013, Iran finished ninth. Iran lost ...

Iran's volleyball team is overpowered by Italy in FIVB Volleyball World League 2014 semifinals, finishing fourth in the tournament notwithstanding its decent performance. The two sides went head to head at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence on Sunday, with Italy managing to get past Iran in straight sets (25-22, 25-18, and 25-22). The games four-...

Irans volleyball team has failed to reach the FIVB World Leagues final match after being defeated by the American team in three straight sets. On Saturday, Iran lost its first ever semifinal match at a world tournament to the US team 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-16). The United States is three-time Olympic champion and won a gold medal at the 2008 World ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran thrashed Brazil in their second match in the final round of the FIVB 2014 Men's Volleyball World League in Italy on Friday and bought a ticket for the semifinals. The Iranian mens national volleyball team overpowered Brazil 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 23-25 and 28-26) in Florence, Italy, this afternoon. Iran had lost its first match against ...

Tehran, July 18, IRNA President of World Federation of Volleyball hailed unique and noticeable progress of Iran?s volleyball team in presence and holding world League championship. According to the report of Volleyball Federation public relations office, world league department meeting started on Friday morning to consider ways to hold 2014 world ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran volleyball team lost to Russia 3-2 (18-25, 25-18, 25-21, 35-37, 15-8) in an exciting opening match of the 2014 FIVB World League Final Six. The Iranian team beat defending champion Russia 25-18 in the first set. The team then was defeated in the second and third sets 25-18 and 25-21 respectievly. In set fourth ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Italian and Turkish clubs have shown interest in signing Iranian volleyball players Mohammad Mousavi, Saeid Marouf and Milad Ebadipour. Middle blocker Mousavi could be the first to move abroad, with interest from Fenerbahce of Turkey and its while Italy's Modena announced its readiness to sign the player. Irans setter ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran volleyball coach Slobodan Kovac said that they are not worried about facing Russia and Brazil in the FIVB Volleyball World League Pool I. Iran will face Russia on Wednesday in the competitions, which will be held in Florence, Italy from July 16 to 20. We started the competition as an underdog - with Brazil, the number ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) Shahram Mahmoudi of Iran has been ruled out of the 2014 FIVB World League due to injury. The Iranian star suffered a twisted ankle in the match against Poland in the sixth week of the 2014 FIVB World League on June 30 in Tehran. He failed to travel to Poland due to injury, where the Iranian team suffered two defeats. MRI scan ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian volleyball athlete Mohammad Mousavi Araqi was selected as the best defender of the FIVB Men's Volleyball premier league. Mohammad Mousavi Araqi received 96 points and was declared the best defender of the world volleyball premier league. The Russian and Italian volleyballers stood second and third respectively. The ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:     Iran denies report on naming new UN envoy Head of the public relations department of Irans Presidential Office rejected the allegations that President Hassan Rouhani may name, Mohammad Nahavandian, the head of his office, as the countrys new envoy to the United Nations....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The final round of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World League will be held from July 16 to 20 in Florence, Italy, and Iran's national volleyball team will play with Russia and again Brazil. FIVB Volleyball World League Group 1 Finals, which will be played in Florence, Italy from July 16 to 20, participants: Italy (hosts), Iran (Pool A second),...

29 June-6 July   Iran take historic straight set win over Poland   People in Tehran gather to show support for Iraqi people   Supreme Leader receivesuniversity professors, elites   Iftar ceremony at Imam Rezas's shrine   President Rouhani Iftar with orphans   Iran's goalie Alireza Haghighi ...