US Basketball Team to Play Charity Match in IranThe US basketball team Global Sports is to play a charity match in Iran in aid of the victims of the recent flooding in the northeastern Golestan province, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.The Global Sports, currently in Teheran for an international basketball tournament, will play against the Golestan team in Gorgan, the capital of the flood-hit province. The recent floods in Golestan and neighbouring Khorassan province killed more than 300 people and a large number of people are still missing and feared dead. The damages are estimated at almost 80 million dollars. |
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