6 March 16, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay Iranian Poorshab, Ganjzadeh Win to Start March 25 in Gold at Karate-1 Premier League Fukushima world rankings, comfortably beat Ryzvan Talibov of Ukraine 7-0, with a mawashi geri kick the highlight of a dominant display in the Male Kumite +84kg category final. Rozita Alipour snatched a sil- ver medal at the Female Kumite -61Kg after pulling out of the match against world champion Jovana Prekovic of Serbia due to an injury. Sara Bahmanyar won a bronze TOKYO (Dispatches) - residents”, according to by beating Ukraine’s Kateryna Tokyo Olympics organizers the statement. Krayva 4-0 in the Female Kumite said the torch relay would -50 Kg. begin on March 25 from the Japan to Limit Size of Ali Asghar Asiabari also beat J-Village training center in Foreign Delegations at Turkey’s Erman Eltumur 3-0 in Fukushima, as planned, Games the bronze medal match of the launching the build-up to TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s tanbul as the sport hosted its first withdrew from the competition in Male Kumite -75 Kg. the start of the Games in Japan is considering lim- Zabihollah Poorshab and Sajad major international competition the final match of the Male Ku- The second round of the Ka- July as they continue to iting the number of people Ganjzadeh have seized two gold in a year. mite -84kg due to an injury. rate 1-Premier League season is work on COVID-19 coun- who will be allowed to medals on the final day of the Ka- Poorshab won a gold after Dani- Ganjzadeh, a Grand Winner and scheduled to take place in Lisbon, ter-measures. accompany foreign min- rate-1 Premier League event in Is- yar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan current number two in the sport’s from April 30 to May 2. The Grand Start cere- isters and leaders for the mony and first section of delayed Tokyo Olympics Atletico Drop Points, Real Madrid, Sevilla Win in the relay on day one will due to health concerns MADRID (Dispatches) - Karim Benzema’s two not be open to the public amid the COVID-19 pan- The race for the La Liga title late goals gave Real Ma- as organizers reduce the demic, Kyodo news agen- got tighter over the weekend drid three points against number of participants cy reported. as league leaders Atletico Elche, who had taken a and simplify the program Kyodo said the Japanese Madrid dropped two points 61st minute lead thanks to to prevent the spread of government will restrict when they settled for a 0-0 Dani Calvo’s header. the coronavirus, they said the accompanying staff draw away to Getafe. The entry of Luka Modric in a statement on Monday. to 11 people per head of Getafe keeper David So- and Toni Kroos after the Tokyo 2020 “is commit- state, while cabinet-level ria made a series of excel- goal changed the game and ted to ensuring the safety delegations will be limited lent saves to deny Atletico, they combined for Benze- and security of the Tokyo to five people, according especially after defender ma to equalize with a 73rd 2020 Olympic Torch re- to the report. Allan Nyom was sent off minute header, before seal- lay by taking countermea- The Tokyo Games, post- for a bad foul with 20 min- Getafe’s Uruguayan defender Mathias Olivera, left, vies with Atletico ing the win in the first min- sures to prevent the spread poned last year due to Madrid’s Spanish midfielder Marcos Llorente utes left to play. ute of injury-time with an of any infections among concerns over the spread Atletico pushed hard for hit the post with seven the clarity to take all three angled left-foot volley that spectators, torchbearers, of the novel coronavirus, a win and Luis Suarez minutes to play, but lacked points. went in off the post. staff, and other relay par- were rescheduled for July ticipants, as well as local 23 to Aug 8 this year. Own Goal Helps Man Utd Edge Past West Ham Ronaldo Hails Pele After MANCHESTER (Dis- the contest in the wrong test as West Ham failed to time under Ole Gunnar Sol- patches) - Manchester United way at the start of the sec- threaten until Said Benrah- skjaer. Eclipsing the Brazilian’s needed a Craig Dawson own ond half as he turned Bru- ma’s introduction after an The result kept United in goal to overcome West Ham no Fernandes’ corner into hour. second but with the teams Goal-Scoring Haul and strengthen their grip on his own net under pressure When the visitors finally from fourth to seventh all a Champions League place. from Scott McTominay at pushed forward, Luke Shaw failing to win this weekend, On loan from Watford, the near post. got in the way of Tomas they now have a nine-point Dawson has been outstand- Marcus Rashford and Ma- Soucek’s goalbound shot as advantage over West Ham, ing in the Hammers’ push son Greenwood also went United kept a fourth succes- who remain fifth, but do for a top-four slot but settled close in a one-sided con- sive clean sheet for the first have a match in hand. Copa America to Go Ahead With 10 Teams American tournament last between Argentina and month after the pandemic Chile to kick off in Buenos forced changes that created Aires on June 13. clashes with 2022 World Bolivia, Uruguay, Para- Cup qualifying schedules. guay, Chile and Argentina TURIN (Dispatches) - Cris- who is on top of the all-time The South American play in a southern group, tiano Ronaldo hailed Pele af- scoring list, it is a benchmark Football Confederation and Brazil, Ecuador, Ven- (CONMEBOL) says it ezuela, Peru and Colombia ter he surpassed the Brazil- that is hotly disputed. invited other nations but play in the northern sec- ian great’s goal-scoring haul Several media outlets pre- challenges brought about tion. in official matches by netting viously hailed Ronaldo for by the pandemic stopped The top four teams from a hat-trick in Juventus’ 3-1 breaking the record when them from participating. each group will qualify for Serie A win over Cagliari on he reached 760 goals as he LONDON (Dispatches) abandoning plans to replace The organizing body re- the quarter-finals, and the Sunday. had supposedly surpassed - This year’s Copa Ameri- Australia and Qatar. leased the fixture for the final will take place in the Since soccer’s world gov- the record set by and ca will go ahead with only The Socceroos and Qatar tournament on Tuesday, Colombian city of Barran- erning body FIFA does not striker strik- 10 teams, organizers say, withdrew from the South with the opening match quilla on July 10. keep an official record of er Josef Bican.