Iran news headlines on Sunday include Majlis debating confidence vote to Rouhani's cabinet; Iran denial of alleged Uranium deal with Zimbabwe; Iranian and Australian officials stressing over expansion of ties; Supreme Leader thanking of Iranian basketballers; Iran launching of Tajikistan powe plant; Rouhani appointment of a female as vice-president ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Iranians on the victory of the national basketball team in the 2013 FIBA Asian Mens Basketball Championship. Rouhani said in a Sunday message that the victory of Irans basketball players at the Asian championship brought joy and glory to the Iranian nation. The Iranian president further thanked ...

MANILA, Philippines - Iran coach Mehmed Becirovic is impressed with the talent level of Asia and believes it's only a matter of time and they can compete against their European and American counterparts. The former national coach of Slovenia shared that if top teams in Asia improve on their defense, they can hold their own against the best teams in ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian mens basketball team won the Asian championship for the third time after beating their hosts, the Philippines, on Sunday. The Iranian giants won the Philippines 85-71 in the final match of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in the Philippines minutes ago. The Asian tower Hamed Haddadi was also selected as the MVP of the games....

MANILA, Philippines -- Iran marched to the finals of the 27th FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship after routing Chinese Taipei, 79-60, in their semifinal game at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday night. Point guard Mahdi Kamrani spearheaded a second quarter rally that allowed Iran to take the lead after getting off to a poor start against the ...

MANILA, PhilippinesPerhaps he had an eye on one of two spots open in the New York Knicks roster. For whatever reason, Iranian Hamed Hadadi was on the court in the fourth quarterSaturdayafternoon even with Jordan no longer in the same zip code as Iran in the Fiba Asia Championship as far as their quarterfinal showdown was concerned. Thats when a ...

MANILA, Philippines Jordan limped out of title contention in the 27th FIBA Asia Championship after receiving a 50-94 beating from Asian powerhouse Iran in the quarterfinal round at the MOA Arena in Pasay City Friday. Jordanian coach Evangelos Alexandris proclaimed Iran as the strongest tournament after absorbing their worst defeat in the tournament....

Iran will be heading to the quarterfinals without a single defeat in the group stages as they rolled over an overmatched Kazakhstan team 85-53, Wednesday at the MOA Arena. As the top seed in Group F, they'll face Jordan come the quarterfinals, which begin on Friday, in a rematch of their 2011 FIBA Asia Championship meeting, also in the quarters. Even ...

A game Bahrain squad stuck close to their Group F foes Iran after the first 20 minutes, but their opponents' superior arsenal was brought to bear in the second half. Iran blew out their competition with a 45-29 spread between the third and fourth quarters, to notch a 75-56 victory and a clean 4-0 slate in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, Tuesday at ...

MANILA, Philippines Hamed Hadadi set the tone and Samad Nikkhah Bahrami followed suit. Iran, with its two stars pressing the attack early, made quick work of India 102-58 in the second phase of the 27th FIBA Asia mens Championship Monday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The seven-foot-two Hadadi asserted his might from the get-go as he ...

Iran suffocated China on defense to emerge victorious, 70-51, on Saturday to finish Group C play in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship being held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Playmaker Samad Nikkah Bahrami sizzled in the first quarter as the Iranians built an early lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way. China fell to 1-2, ...

Iran defeated South Korea at the 27th FIBA Asia Championship at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday. The Iranian team beat the Korean outfit 76-65 in Group C. In the same group, China demolished Malaysia 113-22 at the MOA Arena. We expected such a game from Korea. After winning against China, they had all the confidence, said Iran coach ...

TEHRAN, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran basketball coach said his team is aiming to win the title in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday. Iran basketball team left Tehran on Sunday to participate in the competitions which will be held in Manila, Philippines from August 1-11. "We are going to win the title but five or ...