6 April 20, 2021 Esteghlal Down Iraq’s Iran Wins Asian Freestyle Title Al-Shorta at AFC (JPN) df. (IND) by BRONZE - Gwanuk KIM (KOR) Default df. Bakhodur KODIROV (TJK) by BRONZE - Yongseok JEONG TF, 10-0, 2:09 Champions League (KOR) df. Bilguun SARMANDA- 92kg (9 entries) KH (MGL), 4-4 GOLD - Kamran GHASEMPOUR BRONZE - Morteza GHIASI (IRI) df. Tsogtgerel MUNKH- CHEKA (IRI) df Nodir RAKHI- BAATAR (MGL) by TF, 10-0, MOV (UZB) by Fall, 5:50 (7-0) 2:09 74kg (13 entries) BRONZE - Hyeokbeom GWON GOLD - Nurkozha KAIPANOV (KOR) df. Elkhan ASSADOV (KAZ) df. Mostafa HOSSE- (KAZ), 1-1 INKHANI (IRI), 6-2 BRONZE - Sanjeet KUNDU BRONZE - Sumiyabazar ZAN- (IND) df. Rustam SHODIEV DANBUD (MGL) df. Mansur (UZB), 11-8 SYRGAK UULU (KGZ), 4-1 97kg (11 entries) TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran At the end of the competition, BRONZE - Ikhtiyor NAVRUZOV GOLD - Ali SHABANIBENGAR freestyle team has finished in the first Iran finished top of men’s freestyle (UZB) df. Atamyrat CHARLYYEV (IRI) df. Alisher YERGALI (KAZ) place at the 2021 Asian Wrestling ahead of and . (TKM), 5-0 by TF, 12-2, 3:44 Championships. Iran claimed the title with 171 79kg (11 entries) BRONZE - Takashi ISHIGURO In the two-day competition held in points. India accumulated 151 GOLD - Byungmin GONG (KOR) (JPN) df. Altangerel CHINBAT Almaty, Kazakhstan, Iran won three points and host Kazakhstan grabbed d. Ali SAVADKOUHI (IRI), 5-3 (MGL), 1-1 Iran’s Esteghlal FC cruised past 10-man Al Shorta SC of Iraq 3-0 on gold medals, three silvers and two 149 points. BRONZE - Narsingh YADAV BRONZE - Satywart KADIAN Matchday Two of the 2021 AFC Champions League Group C on Sunday. bronzes. Finals (IND) df. Ahmed AL GBURI (IND) df. Minwon SEO (KOR), 5-2 Hassan Yazdani (86kg), Kamran 57kg (12 entries) (IRQ), 8-2 125kg (11 entries) TEHRAN (Dispatches) – home his second goal of the Ghasempour (92kg) and Ali Sha- GOLD - Ravi KUMAR (IND) df. BRONZE - Saiakbai USUPOV GOLD - Oleg BOLTIN (KAZ) df. Iran’s Esteghlal defeated 10-man campaign to send his side into banibengar (97kg) claimed three Alireza SARLAK (IRI), 9-4 (KGZ) df. Galymzhan USSER- Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ), 4-3 Al-Shorta of Iraq 3-0 on Match- the dressing room with the lead. gold medals. BRONZE - Nodirjon SAFAROV BAYEV (KAZ) by TF, 10-0, 6:00 BRONZE - Amin TAHERI (IRI) day Two of the 2021 AFC Cham- The Iranians doubled their tal- 86kg (11 entries) df. Donghwan KIM (KOR) by Fall, Alireza Sarlak (57kg), Mostafa (UZB) df. Ali ABURUMAILA pions League Group C at King ly 10 minutes after the restart as Hosseinkhani (74kg) and Ali Sa- (PLE) by TF, 12-2, 3:55 GOLD - Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) 2:28 (10-0) Abdullah Sports City Stadium. Arash Rezavand sent a defense- vadkouhi (79kg) seized three silver BRONZE - Yuto TAKESHITA df. Deepak PUNIA (IND) by TF, BRONZE - Khuderbulga DOR- medals. (JPN) df. Muhammad BILAL 10-0, 2:53 JKHAND (MGL) df. Amirjon Al-Shorta had lost to Al Du- splitting pass to Esmaeili who And Morteza Ghiasi (65kg) and (PAK), 7-0 BRONZE - Mustafa AL OBAIDI NUTFULLAEV (UZB) by TF, 10- hail 2-0 on Matchday 1 while controlled on the turn and pow- Amin Taheri (125kg) won two 65kg (11 entries) (IRQ) df. Hayato ISHIGURO (JPN) 0, Esteghlal overpowered Al-Ahli ered past Taleb into the bottom bronze medals. GOLD - Takuto OTOGURO by Fall, 1:07 (2-1) 3:55 Saudi FC 5-2. corner to make it 2-0. Al-Shorta suffered an early Al Shorta’s woes were com- blow as it was reduced to 10 pounded in the 65th minute as UEFA, Premier League Condemn 12 Major Clubs men after Hussam Kadhim re- Esmaeili turned from scorer to ceived a straight red card for provider, feeding Cheick Dia- Signing Up to Breakaway Plans a violent challenge against bate on the edge of the area. The LONDON (DISPATCHES) - “closed super league model”. Farshid Esmaeili just 11 min- Malian striker outmuscled his UEFA, the Premier League and UK It has pushed plans for a 36-team utes into the game. marker and poked the ball at the Prime Minister Boris Johnson have Champions League, which Uefa had Medhi Ghaedi produced a near post to make it 3-0. condemned 12 major European clubs, hoped would head off the formation moment of magic one minute With no points from their first including the ‘big six’ from England, of a Super League. The Champions before the half time. Marked two games, Al-Shorta will face signing up to a breakaway European League reforms are set to be con- by two defenders out on the Al-Ahli on Matchday Three, Super League. firmed on Monday. left flank, the Esteghlal starlet while Esteghlal - with a perfect Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man- UEFA released a joint statement, chester City, Manchester United together with England’s Football mustered a sublime scooped record - will look to extend its and Tottenham are part of the group. Association, the Premier League, pass between his markers into lead at the top of Group C when La Liga’s Atletico Madrid, Barce- the Spanish Football Federation the path of marauding left-back it faces Al-Duhail on Wednes- lona and Real Madrid and Serie A’s (RFEF), La Liga, and the Italian Mohammad Naderi who rifled day. AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus Football Federation (FIGC) as well are involved. as Serie A, on Sunday. UEFA said it will use “all mea- They said they will “remain unit- Clippers Rout Timberwolves sures” possible to stop the “cynical He added: “The clubs involved the clubs mentioned in the Super ed” in trying to stop the breakaway, project”. must answer to their fans and the League reports responded to a re- using both judicial and sporting 124-105 in NBA Senior figures at European foot- wider footballing community before quest to attend the meeting. measures if required. ball’s governing body are furious taking any further steps.” The meeting was chaired by Ajax They also reiterated FIFA’s stance about the proposals. The European Clubs’ Association chief executive Edwin van der Sar. that players taking part in the Super Johnson said the plans would be (ECA), which represents Europe’s Bayern Munich and Paris St-Ger- League would be banned from all “very damaging for football” and clubs, held an emergency meeting main were among the clubs who other competitions at domestic, Eu- that the UK government supports on Sunday in the wake of the re- were present. ropean or world level and could be the sport’s authorities “in taking ac- ports. In a statement the ECA said it prevented from representing their tion”. BBC Sport understands none of would be “strongly opposed” to a national teams. Mourinho Sacked as Tottenham Hotspur Manager LONDON (Reuters) - Jose 12 clubs forming a breakaway Eu- Mourinho was sacked as manager ropean Super League. of Tottenham Hotspur on Monday A 2-2 draw on Friday against after a poor run of form, the club Everton left Tottenham, Cham- Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, has the ball knocked from his hands by Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul confirmed. pions League finalists in 2019, George, right, as forward Kawhi Leonard defends during the second “The Club can today announce in seventh place in the Premier half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Los Angeles. that Jose Mourinho and his coach- League and unlikely to reach the ing staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno top four. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul The Clippers stretched a three- Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Mourinho took charge in Novem- George led five starters in double point lead to 23 on Marcus Morris’ figures with 23 points and the Los 3 before Leonard’s second 3 of the Cerra have been relieved of their ber 2019, replacing Mauricio Po- Angeles Clippers routed the Minne- game sent them into halftime lead- duties,” a statement posted on chettino. sota Timberwolves 124-105 on Sun- ing 72-53. Morris finished with 19 Twitter said. Tottenham face a League Cup day night for their eighth win in nine points. The news came the morning after final against Manchester City at games. Los Angeles followed with 32 Tottenham Hotspur’s manager Jose Mourinho the London club said it was one of Wembley on Sunday. Kawhi Leonard had 15 points, 11 points in the third when its lead rebounds and eight assists in his re- expanded to 38 points - largest of turn from a four-game absence be- the game - on a pair of free throws cause of a sore right foot. Fans at- by Terance Mann. The Clippers Federer to Play at tending a Clippers game at Staples held the Wolves to 16 points in the Center for the first time in over a quarter, when Towns picked up his French Open year saw their team hit a season- fourth foul after scoring his lone high 21 3-pointers. basket. PARIS (Dispatches) - Roger Federer has confirmed he will play in this Anthony Edwards scored 23 The Wolves won the fourth quar- year’s French Open as he continues his return from injury. points to lead the Wolves, who ter, outscoring the Clippers’ re- Federer, 39, is making his comeback after two knee operations and has dropped their sixth in a row on the serves, 36-20, but it never made not played a Grand Slam since January 2020. road. Karl-Anthony Towns added a dent. Minnesota had seven 3s to The 20-time Grand Slam winner made his return after 14 months out at 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting. He LA’s two. last month’s Qatar Open but has not played since. missed five of six 3s. The Clippers’ 21st 3-pointer was Federer, who won his only French Open title in 2009, overcame Brit- The Clippers pulled away in the made by Malik Fitts, who scored ain’s Dan Evans in his comeback match in Doha last month but was then second quarter, scoring 43 points his first NBA basket since signing beaten by Nikoloz Basilashvili in the next round. Roger Federer has only played two competitive matches since January 2020 and hitting 10 3-pointers. a 10-day contract.