Taremi's Brace Leads Porto to Primeira Liga Victory
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Jan. 10, 2021 Star-studded exhibition Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide after serving 11 their quarantine in the Australian city, Reuters reported. Sports Taremi’s brace leads Porto Five-candidate list confirmed for Iran Football Federation top job Sports Desk to Primeira Liga victory The deadline day for the registra- tion for the upcoming Iran Foot- ball Federation election saw the five-man list of the candidates con- firmed. The federation’s General As- sembly will vote for the new chief of the country’s football governing body on February 28. Iranian football great Ali Karimi officially entered the race for the top job on Saturday and will see competition from the federation’s caretaker chief Heidar Baharvand, GETTY IMAGES and Shahabeddin Azizi-Khadem, a former member of the federation’s Also on Saturday, Kioumars list. presiding board. Hashemi, former persistent of The new president of the federa- Karimi – probably Iranian foot- the country’s National Olympic tion will replace Mehdi Taj, who ball fans’ favorite for the role – on Committee, signed up for the stepped down from his role in De- Friday named former club and in- position, with Mostafa Ajorlou – cember 2019 because of what he ternational teammate Mehdi Mah- ex-CEO of Iranian clubs Tractor said at the time was a “health is- davikia to be his vice president. and Pas Tehran – completing the sue.” Problems looming for 2028 LA Olympics, IOC official says The United States is in violation of the Olympic Char- impose changes within the USOPC it would set up a ter and potentially the World Anti-Doping Agency showdown with the IOC, which in the past has suspend- fcporto.pt Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi (C) scores the opener for FC Porto during a 4-1 victory over Famalicão at Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, (WADA) Code, raising questions over whether the ed countries including Kuwait over government interfer- on January 8, 2021. 2028 Los Angeles Games should proceed, senior In- ence. ternational Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, has similar Sports Desk other penalty saw Porto restore the lead season but is now the club’s second top- Pound told Reuters. rules and used its power to suspend several national as- through Sergio Oliveira after Taremi was scorer with six. When the US Congress last October passed the Olym- sociations. ehdi Taremi delivered a Man- brought down by Vaná in the 31st minute. “It took me a little time to settle in at pic Reform Bill it gave lawmakers the power to dis- “The Congressional legislation focusing on the US of-the-Match performance to Taremi doubled the visitor’s lead right Porto, which is a normal thing in profes- solve the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee Olympic Committee gives Congress the power to rule Mhelp FC Porto to a ninth con- before the hour mark. sional football,” said Taremi after the (USOPC) board, setting it on a collision course with the over the board of directors is on the statute books and is secutive victory at the Primeira Liga on Vaná’s clearance of a corner-kick fell match. IOC, Reuters reported. clearly a violation of the Olympic charter, kind of like it Friday. into Otavinho’s path as the Brazilian’s “But my condition is much better com- The IOC Charter prohibits government interference in is in Italy at the moment,” Pound added. The Iranian international scored a sec- first-touch cross was headed home by pared to my time in Rio Ave as I find more National Olympic Com- ond double in three outings and won a Taremi into the back of the net. scoring opportunities in Porto,” added the mittees. spot-kick as the Portuguese champion beat Substitute João Mário sealed the victory Iranian. There are also prob- Famalicão 4-1. with one minute left from normal time. “I always want to be a part of the team’s lems brewing on the It took the 28-year-old striker 13 min- “I have to thank my teammates for their success. We finished another match with- doping front with the US utes to break the deadlock when a Jesus contribution to my goals,” Taremi said af- out a defeat and now it’s time to take the having said it will with- Corona’s low cross found the Iranian be- ter the game. lead in the table.” draw WADA funding un- fore his cool side-footed effort went in off Taremi, who scored 18 for Rio Ave The victory leaves Porto in the second less a number of demands the home side keeper Vaná. last season to finish joint topscorer of place of the league with 31 points – equal are met, including more Jhonata Robert equalized for Famalicão the Portuguese league, found it hard to on points with Benfica and four adrift of representation on boards from the spot seven minutes later but an- break into the starting 11 early in the Sporting. and committees, speed- ier reforms and greater transparency. In response to that Former long jump world champion Manyonga threat, WADA at its most recent Foundation Board facing four-year ban meeting in September said it would consider The London 2017 world long can Sunday Times last month amending rules to pun- jump champion, Luvo Man- he denied that he had relapsed ish stakeholders who pull FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP An LA 2028 sign is seen at the Los Angeles Coliseum to celebrate Los Angeles being awarded yonga – who made worldwide into drug addiction and said he contributions. the 2028 Olympic Games. headlines when he recovered was “100 percent well.” But Punishments could in- from a crystal meth addiction the reporter noted that when he clude finding delinquent to become one of the faces of spoke about his athletics future nations noncompliant with the WADA Code and poten- “All these things are not just going to go away just be- track and field – faces a four- “it was as if he were lost in a tially barred from hosting and participating at the Olym- cause it is the US” year ban after being provision- maze.” pic Games. While the IOC has not been afraid to impose sanctions ally suspended for anti-doping After Manyonga returned “We will have to wait and see but at some point if the in the past none of those countries possess the influence whereabouts failures. from his first ban, he won an US becomes a rogue state I think we will start looking and financial clout of the US which provides the Olym- The South African, who Olympic silver with less than at whether the Games in Los Angeles should proceed,” pic body with much of its income through television also won a silver medal at a year of proper training and Pound, the IOC’s senior member, told Reuters. rights and sponsorships. the Rio Olympics in 2016, then went on to take gold at the “They are not performing their obligations under the With the Los Angles Olympics still seven years away, has been charged by the Ath- world championships in 2017. convention and they’re trying to destabilize not only the the US, IOC and WADA will have time to sort out dif- letics Integrity Unit (AIU) That year he also set a personal structure but funding of WADA and that’s not accept- ferences. after missing three tests in a best of 8.65m before going able behavior especially since they participated in all the Making sure the COVID-19 delayed Tokyo Olympics 12-month period, the Guard- GETTY IMAGES on to claim a Commonwealth decisions for continental funding right from the begin- come off this summer has all of the IOC’s immediate at- ian reported. township – and was banned regarded as a second offense Games title at the Gold Coast a ning.” tention. Normally the penalty for for 18 months after giving a and his ban would be doubled year later. The US is the largest single contributor to WADA, But Pound warned that the US and 2028 Los Angeles whereabouts failures is a positive doping test in-com- to four years. However, he failed to de- paying more than $2.7 million into the 2020 budget of Games will become an increasing focus. two-year ban. However, the petition at a national series Last year he was fined for fend his world title in Doha in $37.4 million, half of which comes from the IOC. “Not so much at this point because the principal effort 30-year-old has struggled in event in 2012. That means if public drinking and contra- 2019‚ finishing in fourth after While the WADA dispute remains murky what is now is trying to make sure that we find a way to have the past with addiction to tik Manyonga is unable to pro- vening South Africa’s strict a leap of 8.28m, 41cm down clear, according to Pound, is the fact US legislators are in the Games in Tokyo,” said Pound. “But as that picture – a variant of crystal meth vide an adequate explanation lockdown restrictions. In an on Tajay Gayle’s winning ef- conflict with IOC rules. evolves this kind of thing (2028 Olympics) is going to commonly used in his home for his missed tests it will be interview with the South Afri- fort. Should Congress step in and use its new authority and bubble up to the surface.” Flick’s Bayern ‘punished’ by mistakes in Gladbach defeat Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick “The individual mistakes hurt us be- after the break.