6 August 6, 2020 Rafael Nadal Withdraws Hadi Choopan Invited to 2020 Olympia From U.S. Open TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian ath- Dexter Jackson (USA) lete Hadi Choopan has been invited Roelly Winklaar (Curacao) to the 2020 Olympia. Phil Heath (USA) The updated list of the 10 quali- Cedric McMillan (USA) fied competitors for the 2020 Nathan DeAsha (UK) Olympia was released on the offi- Juan Morel (USA) cial website. James Lewis (USA) Choopan finished third last year William Bonac, Hadi Choopan, and has been invited to the presti- and Roelly Winklaar are question- gious event once again. able of the already qualified com- 10 athletes who qualified for the petitors right now since they don’t 2020 Olympia live in the USA. Brandon Curry (USA) The Olympia is scheduled for De- William Bonac (Netherlands) cember and will take place at Planet Hadi Choopan (Iran) Hollywood in the Las Vegas Strip. Lillard, Anthony Help Blazers Over Rockets, 110-102 In this Sept 8, 2019 photo, Rafael Nadal of Spain LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. in 1 1/2 games of eighth-place hits a return to Daniil Medvedev of Russia during the men’s Singles (AP) -- Damian Lillard scored 21 Memphis. Finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean points and Carmelo Anthony hit a The game was tied again later King National Tennis Center in New York. big 3-pointer late to help the Port- in the fourth when Gary Trent Jr. land Trail Blazers to a 110-102 vic- made a 3-pointer to put Portland WASHINGTON (Dispatch- increasing, it looks like we tory over the Houston Rockets on up 103-100. A driving layup by es) - Defending champion Ra- still don’t have control of it. Tuesday night. Harden cut the lead to one with fael Nadal has pulled out of the “I have decided to follow my The Blazers led by one before about 2 minutes to go. U.S. Open citing concerns over heart this time and for the time Lillard made one of two free Danuel House made a 3-point- coronavirus. ¬being I rather not travel.” throws. Anthony’s 3 then extend- er to get the Rockets within two The four-time winner at Nadal said the revamped ed the lead to 107-102 when less midway through the third quarter. Flushing Meadows does not schedule was “barbaric” in than a minute to go. Lillard then scored all of Port- want to travel to the United terms of compressing events Lillard raved about the contri- land’s points in a 9-3 run that States for the event, which into a short time, but he appre- butions of Anthony, who found a pushed the lead to 82-74 with begins on Aug 31, while Co- ciated tournament ¬organizers home with the Trail Blazers after the final minute to secure the vic- winning their first two games. about 3 1/2 minutes left in the vid-19 cases are on the rise. across the world were doing spending several months without tory for Portland, which is fight- The Blazers were up by six third. a team last year following a brief ing for a playoff spot. midway through the final quarter Lillard had a three-point play A spike in coronavirus in their best. stint with the Rockets. James Harden led Houston with after CJ McCollum and Lillard and then sank 3s on consecutive Nadal’s Spain homeland has Madrid’s clay-court event Coach Terry Stotts loves how 23 points and nine assists on a made consecutive baskets. But possessions to allow the Trail already led to the cancellation was originally due to be Anthony has evolved to help his night he was slowed by foul trou- Green scored all Houston’s points Blazers to build the lead. Harden of next month’s Madrid Open. played in May, but was moved team. ble. in a 7-1 spurt that tied it at 98 a spent the last five minutes of the “After many thoughts I have to September after the first Lillard added two free throws Jeff Green added a season-high minute later. third quarter on the bench after ¬decided not to play this wave of Covid-19 hit ¬Eu- and Anthony, who had 15 points 22 points as the Rockets lost for McCollum finished with 20 picking up his fifth foul on the year’s U.S. Open,” he wrote rope. However, a rise in cases and 11 rebounds, made one in the first time in the bubble after points as the Blazers pulled with- three-point play by Lillard. on Instagram. “The situation in Spain has meant the tourna- is very complicated world- ment has been cancelled until Dybala Named MVP of wide, the Covid-19 cases are next year. 2019-20 Bernal Wins Emotional Route ROME (Dispatches) - Juventus striker has been named the Most Valuable Player of the 2019-20 Serie A season, Italy’s top flight football league revealed. d’Occitanie With Tour de In addition to Dybala’s awards, the also named this season’s Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best France Looming Midfielder, and Best Striker. Dybala, who looked set for a move to the Premier league last summer, scored 11 Serie A goals for the Bianconeri in 33 outings, helping Juve win their ninth consecutive Scudetto. The Serie A awards were drawn up according to Stats Perform In this July 23, 2020 photo, Juventus’ Argentinian forward Paulo statistical surveys with the help of tracking data recorded by Netco Dybala (right) vies for the ball with Udinese’s Nigerian defender Wil- Sports. All matches played in Serie A, the and the liam Troost-Ekong during the Italian Serie A football match between were considered. Udinese and Juventus, at the Dacia Arena Stadium in Udine. Bundesliga Ready for Return of Fans If Authorities Approve FRANKFURT, Germany (Dispatches) - Germany’s first and sec- ond division football clubs have said they were prepared to allow some fans back into stadiums next season if the country’s political authorities gave the green light later this month. German Football League (DFL) CEO Christian Seifert said the possibility of fans in stadiums depended solely on political leaders Egan Bernal looks in good shape for the Tour de France after taking giving the go ahead amid the COVID-19 pandemic. overall honours at the Route d’Occitanie “If and when fans will return to the stadiums is not a decision for the DFL but for the political leaders,” Seifert told a news conference. TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - French rider and stage winner “The DFL does not expect or demand anything but we are prepar- Tour de France champion Egan Benoit Cosnefroy. ing to take this small step (with fans in stadiums) when the time Bernal has secured overall victory Team Ineos rider Bernal did comes. in the Route d’Occitanie, underlin- enough to take the overall title, 19 “Priority is not full stadiums but the health situation. We should ing his strength ahead of cycling’s seconds ahead of teammate Pavel not take unnecessary risks but we should also not capitulate and just most prestigious race which starts Sivakov. expect it to go away.” Germany’s top 36 clubs agreed to plans drawn up by the league which later this month. The pair pulled off an Ineos 1-2 The health ministers of the individual German states are due to could allow the partial return of fans to stadiums. meet next week to discuss the matter and the new Bundesliga season Bernal, and Chris Froome, who on stage three Monday, gaining starts on Sept 18. The German Cup first round starts a week earlier. no visiting supporters at least until the end of the year to minimize Portal coached to Tour wins, lined the time on the final mountain as- Seifert said that if fans were allowed into stadiums there would be the risk of infection, no standing tribunes and no alcohol sales. up alongside team principal Dave cent that eventually secured the Brailsford in a touching homage. overall win. Formula E Returns to “This morning it was nice to The 23-year-old Bernal is fa- share some time with Nico Portal’s vourite to win this season’s Tour, Action in Berlin family, they are part of our family,” which was postponed to August 29 BERLIN (Dispatches) - After a lots of double-header races. said the lithe-looking Bernal. due to the coronavirus pandemic. five-month hiatus, the 2019-20 For- There’s also the small matter of The Colombian secured his win Four-time Tour winner Chris mula E season will finally resume for the drivers’ and teams’ titles to be by finishing fourth Tuesday at Froome, meanwhile, finished 37th an unprecedented run of six races in decided. the end of a 195km ride through as he continues his epic journey nine days, all at the Tempelhof Air- In the latest episode of the Cur- the Causses de Quercy national back to fitness. port in Berlin. rent Affairs podcast, Formula E During that time off, the driver presenter Nicki Shields joins host park, a popular hiking destination The British rider ended nearly 10 market has been kicked into action Matt Kew to preview all of the known for its dramatic cliffside minutes behind teammate Bernal, and no fewer than four teams have alterations that have preceded the paths. but did enough to suggest he could tweaked their line-up for the three championship’s return. Bernal came in behind delighted well be on the Tour roster.