TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) Iran National Men Basketball Team has lost a game to France to bid farewell the FIBA Basketball World Cup after five matches. Iranian basketballers lost their 5th match against France, many time world champion, 76-81 in the first round of Basketball World Cup Champions. The Persian athletes won the first quarter 23-13 ...

TEHRAN Iranian national basketball team coach Mehmed Becirovic said that the Iranian team has been pitted with the strong teams in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, but they are anticipating reaching the next stage. The Iranian outfit has been drawn with London Olympics silver medalist Spain in Group A as well as the European champion France, Brazil,...

Nasim Iran basketball coach Memi Becirovic has decided to let power forward player Arsalan Kazemito return to the Philadelphia 76ers to participate in the NBAs summer league. Kazemi will return to Iran after some weeks to play for Irans national team in its world cup matches. Iran has been drawn in tough Group A along with host Spain (No. 2), France ...

Basketball world champions the United States were drawn in a group also containing the team they beat in the 2010 final Turkey when the draw was made in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. The Americans were drawn in Group C along with the Turks as well as New Zealand, Ukraine, Dominican Republic and Finland for the tournament which is being hosted by Spain ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran will play powerhouse Spain in the group stage of this summer's World Cup of Basketball to be held in Spain. Iran has been drawn in Group A along with giant Spain, European champion France, Serbia, Brazil, and Egypt. Here are the full draw results, which split 24 teams into four groups of six teams. FIBA rankings for ...

[caption id="attachment_38687" align="alignright" width="180"] An Iranian player (in white) blocks a volley by a German player in a 2013 FIVB World League match at the Azadi Sports Complex in western Tehran on July 12, 2013.[/caption] The Iranian national volleyball team has booked the ticket to the 2014 World Championship after it achieved its third ...

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 ...