Iranian Volleyball Super League:
Foolad routs Razin in straight sets to go top
Defending champions Foolad Sirjan extended its perfect start to the Iranian Volleyball Super League season, demolishing Razin Polymer in straight sets (25-12, 25-16, 25-18) in Tehran on Sunday.
A seventh successive win of the campaign saw Behoruz Ataei’s side move back to the top of the league table with 20 points — one clear of second-placed Shahdab Yazd, which has won six of seven matches.
The home defeat left Razin 10th in the 14-team standings with seven points.
Elsewhere, Tabi’at Eslamshahr defeated Mes Rafsanjan 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 26-24) at home to climb to eighth in the table with seven points from three wins. The sixth defeat of the season kept the visitors bottom of the standings with two points.
Esteghlal Gonbad celebrated only its second win since returning to the Iranian top flight, beating San’atgaran Omid 3-1 (25-22, 31-29, 20-25, 25-19) at home to sit 12th with four points.
San’atgaran remain seventh with 10 points from three victories.