6 April 21, 2021 Jazz Avenge Loss With ’s Hassan Yazdani Dedicates His 111-97 Win Over Lakers Gold to Families of Coronavirus Victims in Rematch Kazakhstan in the final to win gold and dedi- cated his gold to the families of COVID-19 vic- tims. In Iran, the number of deaths from the coro- navirus pandemic surpassed 67,000 on Monday. Providing the latest statistics on the corona- virus infection, the Health Ministry’s spokes- woman Sima Sadat Lari said that the pandemic has claimed 398 lives over the past 24 hours, one of the highest numbers of fatalities over the past five months. The overall coronavirus death toll in Iran stands at 67,130, Lari added. She said the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 in the country has sur- Utah Jazz guard Joe Ingles (2) scores past Lakers passed 2,261,400 after the detection of 24,346 forward Markieff Morris (88) during the second half of an NBA new cases since Sunday. basketball game Monday, April 19, 2021, in Los Angeles. The number of people infected with COV- LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitchell is still out for Utah, (Tasnim) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Yazdani won a gold medal in the 86kg class at ID-19 across the world has surpassed 142 mil- Jordan Clarkson scored 22 while LeBron James and Hassan Yazdani has dedicated his gold medal to the 2021 Asian Championships. lion and the death toll has exceeded 3.04 mil- points, Joe Ingles added 21 Anthony Davis are still out the families of COVID-19 victims. He defeated Indian Deepak Punia in , lion. with five 3-pointers and the for Los Angeles. FIFA ‘Strongly Disapproves’ of Super League: Infantino Utah Jazz beat the Los An- Talen Horton-Tucker geles Lakers 111-97 Monday scored a career-high 24 ZURICH (Dispatches) - FIFA cluding the Champions League. night, splitting their series points for the Lakers, who boss Gianni Infantino on Tuesday Real Madrid president Floren- with the defending NBA dropped to 7-9 without both blasted the proposed European tino Perez, the head of the new Super League and warned that the ESL, has insisted that would champs. of their superstars and 14-16 clubs involved could face “conse- be “impossible”, but Infantino Bojan Bogdanovic scored since Davis went down on quences”. threatened action as FIFA took a 19 points as NBA-leading Valentine’s Day. Twelve major clubs launched stronger stance than it did with its Utah avenged the Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma scored all plans Monday for a new break- initial statement when the news away league which would drasti- first broke. 127-115 overtime victory of his 17 points in the first cally change the landscape of the “It is our task to protect the Eu- on Saturday night. The Jazz three quarters for Los An- world’s most popular sport. ropean sport model, so if some rested Rudy Gobert, Mike geles, and Dennis Schroder “At FIFA we can only and elect to go their own way then Conley Jr. and Derrick Fa- had 15 points and six assists. strongly disapprove the creation they must live with the conse- vors in the first game on The Lakers have alternated of the Super League, of a Super quences of their choices,” said League which is a closed shop, Infantino. the second night of a back- wins and losses for 12 con- a breakaway from the current in- er of FIFA’s disapproval for this.” Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid “They are responsible for their to-back set, but all three secutive games since March stitutions, from the leagues, from Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, from Spain and Italian trio Juven- choices. returned for the rematch at 28. the associations, from UEFA, Manchester City, Manchester tus, AC Milan and Inter Milan. “Either you’re in or you’re out. Staples Center. Clarkson hit nine of his 14 and from FIFA,” Infantino told United and Tottenham Hotspur UEFA has said the teams would You can’t be half in and half out. a UEFA congress in Switzerland. are the six English clubs in- be banned from domestic and Think of it, this has to be abso- ‘’We still have a lot of shots and Ingles went 8 for “There is no doubt whatsoev- volved, together with Barcelona, other European competitions, in- lutely, absolutely clear.” work to do, but I think we 11 against the NBA’s top de- can compete with any team fensive team for Utah, which in this league,’’ Favors said. never trailed in its fifth vic- Liverpool, Leeds Share Spoils Amid Super League Protests ‘’I think we’re going to see tory in seven games. The League come the end of the season “#SayNoToSuperLeague”. this team again down the Jazz doubled their halftime are usually the four English clubs Liverpool manager Jurgen road, so we just wanted to lead to 20 points in the third guaranteed a place in next term’s Klopp, who had previously spo- UEFA Champions League. ken out against the creation of a do the things we needed to quarter with 13 from Ingles, But even if six-times European Super League, struggled to justify get a win.’’ who hit three 3-pointers in champions Liverpool finish in the the his club’s participation in the Leading scorer Donovan that stretch. top four, they may well be banned proposed new competition during from the tournament given they are a pre-match interview with Sky on a collision course with UEFA, Sports. Bencic, Sakkari Win Opening the continent’s football governing “One thing I understand and that body, after emerging as one of 12 people think is not right is the com- teams who have established plans petitiveness, I get that,” he said. Matches in Stuttgart to form the ESL. Significantly, no clubs from Under the proposals, 15 founder Klopp’s native Germany are in- members would compete in the volved, with European giants Bay- Diego Llorente’s equaliser was his first goal in English football 20-team tournament every year ern Munich making clear Monday without having to qualify. they were happy with football’s LIVERPOOL (Dispatgches) - placed West Ham in the Premier Supporters from both Leeds and “current structure”. Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw League. Liverpool protested outside Elland Klopp appeared to have more in away to Leeds United on Monday in The Reds opened the scoring Road prior to kick-off, while a ban- common with Bayern than his own a match overshadowed by the furi- before the interval through Sadio ner in the stand said: “Earn it on the employers when he added: “I like ous response to the Merseysiders’ Mane only for Diego Llorente to pitch. Football is for the fans.” the fact that West Ham might play planned involvement in a breakaway equalize with his first Leeds goal, Leeds players also wore T-shirts Champions League next year. I European Super League (ESL). a header from a corner, three min- before the game carrying simi- don’t want them to, because I want A draw left sixth-placed Liver- utes from time. lar messages, while a plane flew us to be there, but I like that they pool two points adrift of fourth- The top four in the Premier overhead trailing the message have the chance.” Decision on Domestic Spectators for Tokyo Olympics STUTTGART, Germany (AP) qualifying in Stuttgart for her first May Come in June - Mainichi - Eighth-seeded Belinda Bencic WTA main draw. TOKYO (Reuters) - A decision on Organizers for the 2020 Games had to face down a stubborn per- Bencic will play Ekaterina Al- limits for domestic spectators for the said in a statement that, at a meet- formance by a 17 year old on tour exandrova or Karolina Muchova Tokyo Olympics may not be made un- ing of all the parties involved last debut to reach the second round of in the second round. It was the til June, a month before the scheduled month, “it was agreed that a general the Porsche Grand Prix on Mon- Swiss player’s first win on clay start of the games, the Mainichi news- decision on spectator capacity in day. since the 2019 French Open. paper reported on Tuesday. venues will be made in April, with A decision that foreign spectators the understanding that COVID-19 Bencic was broken once in the Maria Sakkari beat German would not be allowed was made in circumstances may necessitate a first set and needed six match wild card Andrea Petkovic 6-2, March, and a decision on the number flexible approach.” points against Nastasja Schunk to 6-2. Sakkari broke Petkovic four of domestic spectators to be allowed The statement said organizers were finish a 6-4, 6-2 win. times in a chaotic opening set. had been widely expected in April. still discussing the matter with the With a ranking of 928, the young Sakkari next plays seventh-seed- The games were put off for a year International Olympic Committee due to the coronavirus pandemic and International Paralympic Com- German is more used to playing ed Petra Kvitova or Australian which is surging again in Japan. mittee. junior events and came through Open finalist Jennifer Brady.