6 July 22, 2019 Iran Earn Nine Medals at 2019 Pacquiao Beats Thurman to Become Asian Karate Championships World Welterweight Champion at 40 Tehran (Press TV) - Team bagged the silver medal in Iran has displayed great per- the minus 61-kg category. formance on day one of the That’s while Sajjad Ganjza- and وAsian Karate Federation deh, Bahman Asgari 2019 Senior Championships, which Fatemeh Sadeghi all pock- is underway in Uzbekistan, af- eted bronze medals for Team ter earning 3 gold, 2 silver, and Iran. 4 bronze medals. In the Kata section, the Zabiollah Pour-Shieb in the women’s team for Iran men’s kumite minus 84-ki- clinched the silver, while the logram category claimed the men bagged the bronze. gold after beating his Jorda- The competition has brought nian opponent in the final. nearly 400 competitors from ul 20, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Manny Pacquiao (white trunks) lands a hit against Keith Thurman (red/ In the women’s kumite, 33 countries together in the white/blue trunks) during their WBA welterweight championship bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Taravat Khaksar and Hami- more golds for Iran in the mi- categories respectively. city of Tashkent from the LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Manny rounds and shake Pacquiao’s con- deh Abbasali bagged two nus 55-kg and the plus 68-kg Meanwhile, Rozita Alipour 15th to the 21st of July. Pacquiao beat defending champion fidence. Keith Thurman on a split points de- The Filipino, however, recovered cision on Saturday to take the WBA his poise towards the end of the Welterweight Super Championship 12-round contest, to edge the fight. Bayern Beat Real 3-1 in Texas as Clubs Unveil New Signings at the end of an electrifying fight in “I knew it was just too close. He Las Vegas. got the knockdown so he had mo- HOUSTON (Reuters) – Bay- Benzema’s profligacy prevent- Two judges scored it 115-112 to mentum in Round One,” Thurman ern Munich beat Real Madrid 3-1 ing them from drawing equal in Pacquiao and another gave it 114- said on CBSSports. 113 to Thurman, who suffered his “I want to thank the fans. I want in an entertaining International a relaxed but end-to-end match. first defeat in 30 fights. to thank everybody for coming out. Champions Cup match in Hous- Bayern made five changes at “The knock down was a big fac- This was a beautiful night of box- tor,” said Pacquiao, who became ing. Manny Pacquiao is a great, ton on Saturday. the start of the second half and the oldest welterweight champion truly great champion. Both sides gave debuts to high- Real made 11, with Ferland in boxing history. “I wish I had a little bit more out- Thurman had vowed to beat the put to go toe to toe. I felt like he profile acquisitions in a game Mendy and Rodrygo for Real 40-year old Filipino into retire- was getting a little bit tired, but he that featured appearances from and defenders Lucas Hernandez ment, but he was behind from the did have experience in the ring. My first round at the MGM Grand. conditioning, my output was just 41 different players. and Benjamin Pavard for Bayern The 30-year old American had a behind Manny Pacquiao. It was height, reach, and age advantage a great night of boxing. I’d love a Real, who started with a full- among the big-name off-season but he got knocked down with rematch.” strength side that included a de- arrivals making their debuts. less than a minute to go in the first Pacquiao, whose speed and power round and was chasing the fight belied his age, is the only man in but for former Chelsea attacking Real’s young and speedy for- from then on. boxing history to hold world titles midfielder Eden Hazard went from the left and although Coren- put the Germans 1-0 ahead. wards started the second period Thurman started to bleed from his in eight different divisions. nose in the fifth round and looked His win takes his record to 62-7-2 1-0 down after just a quarter of tin Tolisso’s first shot was saved Real, though, had the better of on top but instead it was two of beaten but he recovered in the with 39 knockouts. Thurman falls an hour. off the line he hammered the re- the first half with only Manuel Bayern’s substitutes who helped middle of the fight to win several to 29-1 (22 KOs). David Alaba cut the ball back bound into the roof of the net to Neuer’s presence and Karim seal the result. Alaphilippe, Pinot Shine on Tour’s China’s Sun Blazes to Record Fourth 400m Freestyle World Crown Tourmalet to Lift Home Hopes ton taking silver in a repeat of the the second half to claim his 10th 2017 result. world title. Sun, facing fresh allegations of Horton claimed silver in 3:43.17 violating doping protocols coming and Italian Gabriele Detti bronze into the eight-day meet, slapped in 3:43.23 for a carbon copy of the the water and roared in delight, 2017 podium in Budapest. savouring his moment as he sat on Sun and Horton have also the lane rope. clashed outside the pool with As he climbed out of the pool af- the Aussie labelling him a “drug ter claiming the first gold medal of cheat” before pipping him to gold the eight-day swimming competi- at the 2016 Rio Olympics over a tion, Sun pumped his fist at the three-month suspension Sun pre- crowd and bellowed in delight. viously served for taking a banned China’s Sun Yang celebrates after winning the final of the men’s 400m Greeted by deafening cheers stimulant he claimed was for a from flag-waving Chinese fans heart problem. freestyle event at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea Deceuninck-Quick Step rider Julian Alaphilippe of France celebrates on GWANGJU, South Korea (AFP) a record fourth time. screaming his name, Sun saun- The giant Chinese faces claims the podium, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey. tered onto the pool deck in head- outlined in a leaked FINA dop- - China’s Sun Yang stormed to 400 The controversial triple Olympic COL DU TOURMALET, France since Bernard Hinault claimed the metres freestyle gold at the world champion clocked three minutes, phones and goggles. ing panel report that he smashed (Reuters) – Julian Alaphilippe hedged last of his five wins 34 years ago. swimming championships Sunday, 42.44 seconds in Gwangju with After a conservative first 200m, blood samples with a hammer his bets when asked about his chances Laurent Fignon went agonisingly of winning the Tour de France, but to- close in 1989, when he lost to Ameri- retaining his title and winning it for fierce Australian rival Mack Hor- he pulled away inexorably over when testers visited him last year. gether with Thibaut Pinot, he is lead- can Greg Lemond by eight seconds. ing a French renaissance that could Yet all too often since then, the deliver a first home title since 1985. French have been a “laughing stock” Takes Gold Medal at U.S. Classic Gymnastics Alaphilippe leads the race by more in the peloton, according to Pinot’s LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — third at 57.700. than two minutes after stage 14, sports director at Groupama-FDJ, while Pinot, an impressive winner Philippe Mauduit. Simone Biles had a lot to feel Biles won her 19th consecu- at the top of the iconic Col du Tour- The French almost disappeared good about, even with some tive all-around title beginning malet on Saturday, is proving to be off the radar entirely in the doping- rare missteps that were quick- with the 2013 U.S. Champi- the best climber. tainted early 2000s, but their recent ly forgotten in her latest climb onships. She surged from fifth Alaphilippe is the world’s top- resurgence has been impressive. ranked road racer but has never be- They have claimed victories in atop another podium. following the first rotation on fore challenged for the Tour’s gen- ‘Monument’ classics with Arnaud What mattered most to the the into first on eral classification. Demare and Alaphilippe winning the world’s top gymnast was the next. She had the highest Yet after finishing second to Pinot Milan-Sanremo in 2016 and 2019 re- keeping things moving for- score in the (15.650), on Saturday, he holds a 2:02 advan- spectively while Pinot triumphed at tage over defending champion Ger- the Giro Di Lombardia last year. ward, which Biles did. though won the aint Thomas, who struggled in the French riders have also finished on Biles won the U.S. Classic event with a two-vault aver- final part of the 19-km ascent to the the Tour’s podium four times in the on Saturday night to maintain age score of 14.800. Tourmalet. last five years through Jean-Chris- her six-year winning streak. Biles left no doubt in the Asked what he would tell a friend tophe Peraud and Pinot in 2014 and who wanted to bet on him to claim Romain Bardet in 2016 and 2017. The four-time Olympic gold exercise, which gener- Simone Biles the title in Paris on July 28, Ala- With French president Emmanuel medalist and reigning world ated the most curiosity for philippe said with a smile: “I would Macron watching from race director champion had an all-around what she would add to her front onto her second flip on from the high-energy move tell him to keep his money so we Christian Prudhomme’s car, Pinot score of 60.000, 2.100 points top-flight exercise routine. her signature move known as sent her out of bounds, though have some to celebrate with any- was the strongest on the Pyrenean way.” climb as he bounced back from a po- ahead of runner-up Riley Mc- Biles delivered, unleashing “The Biles,” a double layout it didn’t hurt her score in that France have rarely been this close sitioning error that cost him 1:40 on Cusker. Grace McCallum was a high-speed punch layout with a half turn. Momentum segment or overall. to celebrating a first overall victory the flat on Monday.