6 JANUARY 31, 2015 Iranian Wrestlers to Participate in UAE Claim Asian Cup Third Place Paris Grand Prix ABUDHABI (Tasnim) - The Unit- match in the 51st minute, expertly ed Arab Emirates defeated Iraq 3-2 created by Omar Abdulrahman. in the Asian Cup third-place playoff Disaster struck for Iraq in the (Tasnim) – Six Ira- weight categories. in Newcastle, Australia, on Friday. 55th minute when a turnover at nian free-style wrestlers will take The participants are as follow: The UAE’s previous best finish the back forced defender Ahmed part at the Grand Prix de Paris 61kg: Iman Sadeghi was second in 1996, while Iraq Ibrahim to pull down Ali Mab- Seine Ouest this weekend. 65kg: Masoud Esmaeilpour was champion in 2007. khout inside the box. The 2nd Grand Prix de Paris 70kg: Hassan Yazdani UAE’s captain Ibrahim was red-carded and Seine Ouest will be held in Paris 74kg: Mohammad Maktabdar netted in the 16th minute. How- Mabkhout converted the penalty, on January 31 and February 1. 86kg: Mohammad Hossein ever, the Lions of Mesopota- taking his Asian Cup goal tally will take part in the tour- Mohammadian and Alireza mia struck back with goals from to five and giving UAE a match- nament with six wrestlers in five Karimi Waleed Salim and Amjad Kalaf winning lead. giving them a 2-1 advantage at The final match will be held to- half time. day (Saturday) between host Aus- Queiroz Is Like a Father to Us,Says Ashkan Dejagah Ahmed Khalil equalized the tralia and South Korea. TEHRAN (Persian League) - jagah said. Iranian international Iran failed to advance to the Ashkan Dejagah believes Carlos 2015 Asian Cup semi-final under Football Legend Figo Queiroz is the best coach he has tutelage of the Portuguese coach, worked with and hopes he remains being beaten by Iraq 7-6 on pen- Enters Race for FIFA in his post. alties. “Queiroz is the best coach I’ve “We have done our best in the Presidency worked with. Every time in each Asian Cup but you can’t change training session I learn something referee mistakes, it is part of the new from him. He has done a lot game. I hope Queiroz remains as for Team Melli and I believe the Iran coach and the Iranian foot- Iran’s Portuguese coach (R) shakes hands with Iran’s federation has to do everything to ball officials must do everything forward Ashkan Dejagah (L) keep him as the head coach,” De- to keep him,” Dejagah Added. UAE to Be Named Host of 2019 AFC Asian Cup ABUDHABI (Tasnim) – The Sport360° they believe their bid which holds 42,056, Zayed ball Confederation (AFC) will (UAE) will will be successful. Sports City which can ac- come to Iran on February 2 reportedly be named as host for The UAE has several tour- commodate 43,000 and the to examine the country’s fa- the 2019 Asian Cup. nament-ready stadiums: Al 30,000 Cricket Sta- cilities for hosting 2019 AFC An official announcement is Ain’s 25,000-capacity Haz- dium. Asian Cup. Former Portuguese footballer Luis Figo not due until March but sources za bin Zayed, the Moham- It’s while a two-people del- Iran has previously hosted the close to the UAE FA have told med bin Zayed in egation from the Asian Foot- editions in 1968 and 1976. LISBON (China Daily) - Foot- with FC Internazionale. ball great Luis Figo is the latest Declaring candidacy for FIFA to announce his bid to become the presidency needs endorsement president of FIFA, the international from five member associations of First Labor Sport Olympiad to be football governing body. the body. Until now, four people The former Portuguese inter- have announced their bid to as- national said Wednesday that he sume the post, including former Held in Mazandaran Province feels a responsibility to enter the French winger David Ginola, MAZANDARAN (IRNA) – He said that torch of the first la- province will go to Khorasan race to become the FIFA presi- Asian Football Confederation bor Olympiad will be moved on Acting head of Iran’s Labor Sports Razavi and from there by dent as the international body is Vice President Prince Ali bin Al Federation said on Wednesday February 5 from Shalamche, an passing northern Khorasan plagued by rumors of corruption Hussein, ex-FIFA executive Je- that the first Labor Sport Olympi- area in southwestern province of and Golestan provinces will and scandal. rome Champagne and the presi- ad will be held in Northern Prov- Khuzestan which had many mar- enter to Mazandaran. Figu told CNN in an interview dent of Dutch football associa- ince of Mazandaran on February tyrs during 8-year Iraqi-imposed The inaugural and wind-up that he does not like the current tion, Michael van Praag. Thursday 26-28. war 1980-1988. ceremony will be held in Sari, image of FIFA, and that the beau- is the deadline for submitting the Ahmad Hossein-zadegan said The torch will pass prov- capital of Mazandaran province, tiful game deserves much better bids. that 1,655 men and 335 women inces of Khuzestan, Lorestan, and the events will be held in 23 than this. Figo said the main reason behind Iran’s Labor Sports Federa- Markazi and Qom into Teh- “If you search FIFA on the in- his move for presidency was the athletes will compete in the sport different towns and cities of the tion logo Olympiad in 23 fields. ran and then through Semnan province. ternet you see the first word that fact that FIFA refused to publish comes out: scandal -- not positive details of investigations into the words. It’s that we have to change faulty bidding process for the first and try to improve the image 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Djokovic Fights Off Wawrinka to Reach Open Final of FIFA,” he said. The incumbent FIFA president, MELBOURNE (Dispatches) - It was not a convincing perfor- “Stan stepped it up and credit to match with a series of withering Figo, now 42, is one of the best Sep Blatter, has announced that he World number one Novak Djokovic mance from Djokovic, who made him for taking the match to the backhands. wingers football has ever seen. He will go for a fifth term in office in fought off defending champion 49 unforced errors to 27 winners fifth set. But the Serb hit straight back played glorious years for Span- the May 29 election. The 78-year- Stan Wawrinka over five sets to with outstanding side-to-side ish giants FC Barcelona before old Swiss is accused of having reach his fifth Australian Open fi- movement to level up with the set moving to Santiago Bernabéu to a major role in FIFA corruption nal on Jan. 30, where he will meet going to a tiebreaker. play for Barca’s archrivals Real cases, especially the controversial Andy Murray. Djokovic was too strong in the Madrid. Figo also shined in Italy, decision to award Qatar hosting of The Serb top seed won 7-6 (7/1), tiebreak with Wawrinka too loose where he spent successful years the 2018 World Cup. 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in 3hr 30mins with his shots to drop the open- and will face the British sixth ing set. seed for a third time in Sunday’s The Swiss fought off break points Arabs Want Australia Grand Slam decider. in his opening serving game of the The clash was Djokovic’s tough- second set, but Djokovic double- est match of the tournament and faulted on break point in the sixth Out of Asian Football his serve was broken five times to lose the set. KUALA LUMPUR (Press TV) - Arab countries in the Persian Gulf have in a titanic duel with the Swiss Both players traded service urged the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to dismiss Australia whose world number four. breaks in the third set, but the presence in the body since 2006 has not gone in their favor. It was their fourth straight Grand world number one seized control AFC chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa said Thursday that Slam encounter to go to five sets after Wawrinka could not close not only Arabs, but other football confederations in West Asia are no with Djokovic winning three of out a 40-15 lead and he reeled off longer happy with Australia’s presence in the AFC. them. He lost to Wawrinka in the the next four points to take the Salman said in an interview with Dubai-based newspaper al-Ittihad that quarter-finals at last year’s Aus- Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after victory against Switzerland’s lead in the match. there are clear indications that a desire exists among the football associa- Stanislas Wawrinka during their men’s singles semi-final match on day tralian Open. But again Wawrinka hit back tions in West Asia to see Australia evicted from the AFC. twelve of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne The top seed won through to with two breaks in the fourth set “I also know that the Arabs are not the only ones who are not convinced his fifth Australian Open final and won just 70 percent of his “I managed to stay consistent to take it into a fifth, just like that Australia’s membership in Asia’s football is feasible,” said Salman. after winning his previous four first serves, but crucially he broke and tough in the right moments in their three previous Grand Slam Until 2006, Australia was forced to go through breath-taking play-off deciders in Melbourne. He beat Wawrinka’s strong serve seven the fifth set, served well when I encounters. rounds to book a place in the World Cup. However, since joining the AFC Murray in the 2011 and 2013 times. needed to and I’m just so glad to Two double-faults and an over- in January that year, it has faced a much easier job in the qualifications. finals. “My game is dependent on how go through.” hit backhand cost Wawrinka an Australia has made it to the world Cup both in 2010 and 2014 while it has But Murray also has form well I move. I think I was too de- Djokovic had lost only one of early service break in the final set also performed well in the Asian Cups. against Djokovic, beating him fensive, especially in the second his 74 service games prior to the and another errant backhand lost However, the success seems to have been obtained at the expense of the in the 2012 US Open and 2013 set and in the fourth set as well,” semi-final, but Wawrinka broke him a second service to hand the Arab nations of the Persian Gulf who have had no representatives in two Wimbledon finals. Djokovic said. him in the seventh game of the Serb a winning 4-0 break. previous World Cup tournaments.