Press TV - In a crowded stadium where Iranians were loud and jubilant, team US hosts managed to defeat their guests from Iran in three consecutive sets. In a close first set the US defeated Iran 29-27 to take the early lead. In the second set, the US squad gained a 25-20 victory over Iran and the third set was once again tight, ending in a ...

Tasnim Iran battled back from a 0-2 deficit to USA to win the match 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-21, 15-12) at the Nippon Gaishi Hall at the FIVB Volleyball Mens World Grand Champions Cup on Wednesday. Milad Ebadipour, who was contained by USA in the first two sets, stepped up on offence and finished with 18 points. Amir Ghafour and Mohammadjavad ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national volleyball team lost to USA 3-1 (23-25, 25-13, 27-25 and 26-24) for the second round of FIVB World League pool B. Two consecutive successful challenges at the end of the fourth set gave the Americans the chance to win it all. Matthew Anderson stars with 23 points in a breathtaking match, whilst Iran's Shahram ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran volleyball coach Slobodan Kovac believes the USA played a great volleyball against his team at the FIVB Volleyball Mens World Cup 2015. USA beat Iran 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-22, and 25-21) on Thursday in Osaka, Japan. The loss means that Iran is mathematically out of the running for a top two finish. They played great volleyball ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran suffered its fifth loss at the FIVB Volleyball Mens World Cup 2015 on Thursday. In the match held in Osaka, Japan, Iran was defeated against USA 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-21). USA took one step closer to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games berth. Matt Anderson led USA on 19 points, while Mohammad Mousavi was Irans top scorer ...

June 21 28, 2015   Host Iran overpowers US volleyball team Iranian national volleyball team defeated USA in straight sets (??-??, ??-??, ??-??) in a match held at Tehran's Azadi stadium on Sunday evening. Iftar at Imam Reza (AS) shrine in holy Mashhad A large group of pilgrims break their fast in holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Irans ...

USA coach John Speraw: "Two night ago, I thought that the environment and play in this gym with these fans affected the way we played the game.Tonight, Iran affected the way we played. We got beat by a better volleyball team by significant margin. They outplayed us in every facet of the game: block, defense, passing, serving, and offense. So there ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national volleyball team's captain Saeid Marouf said they must forget two wins against USA in the 2015 FIVB World League. Iran handed reigning world champion USA two straight losses in Tehran. I believe in my team and our two wins proved it. As I predicted, this match was more difficult than the previous one, Marouf said ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national volleyball team's coach Slobodan Kovac praised his team beating reigning world league champion in Sunday night. The Iranian team beat USA 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-19) in Tehrans Azadi Stadium in Pool B of the 2015 FIVB World League. In the first match, the atmosphere surprised the USA. In this match, my players ...

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Host Iran overpowers the US volleyball team 3-0 in a Pool B match of the 2015 FIVB World League. On Sunday, the Iranian squad defeated the reigning FIVB Volleyball World League champion in three straight sets (2520, 25-21, 2519), dealing them their second loss in this years season in Tehrans Azadi stadium, packed with some 12,000 enthusiastic fans....

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran national volleyball team's captain Saeid Marouf believes that the team can defeat the US once again in the 2015 FIVB World League. Iran defeated USA in straight sets (25-19, 29-27, 25-20 ) in Tehrans Azadi Stadium in Pool B Friday night. The Two teams will play once again on Sunday. The US had so many mistakes in service ...

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Iranians fill the streets to celebrate the victory of the national volleyball team against the US. People in Tehran poured to the streets to celebrate the victory of the Iranian national volleyball team against Team USA. Honking their horns and waving the Iranian flag, Tehranis celebrated the home victory of the volleyball squad. Iran defeated ...

Team USA has had a birds eye view of Tehran atop the capitals Milad Tower, describing Tehran as attractive for foreign visitors. The US national volleyball team visited different parts of Tehrans Milad Power on Wednesday (June 17), describing it as one of the key tourist attractions of the Iranian capital which can draw many foreign travelers. The ...

One of Iran's female vice presidents launched a furious attack Saturday on "sanctimonious" groups whose threats of violent confrontation at a volleyball match ultimately prompted a clampdown on women spectators. The remarks from Shahindokht Molaverdi, whose brief covers women and family affairs, could inflame a weeks-long row between the government ...

The US State Department has offered congratulations to the Iranian national volleyball squad on its victory against the United States. In its Farsi Twitter account, the State Department congratulated the Iranian team on its victory and wished the two teams could display a good performance in their second match on Sunday (June 21). By Iran Front ...

Iran has defeated USA in straight sets 3-0 (25:19, 29:27, 25:20)! It was the first game ofIranat home court in the World League 2015 and it was indeed a game to remember! Squad led bySlobodan Kova?hosted theUSA, the leader of the Pool and the only team with the maximum score so far in the competition... Well, they do not have the maximum score ...