6 January 14, 2019 Azmoun, Jahanbakhsh Among Qatar Thrash North Korea to Move Into Asian Cup Highest Valued Players Asian Cup Knock-Outs value pile in terms of monetary booked a spot in the AFC Asian gain. Cup UAE 2019 Round of 16. Jahanbakhsh made his name for Iran national football team head Iran at the World Cup last year, and coach Carlos Queiroz says they hasn’t looked back since. Having could have defeated Vietnam with joined Brighton in the Premier more goals. League, his value has gone up “We could have scored more immensely, and this tournament is than two goals but our players proof of just that. wasted their chances. Vietnam Azmoun has also been top class had just one shot on target in the for Iran since his showing at the second half. Statistics speak for World Cup in Russia, and the themselves,” Queiroz said. Rubin Kazan star has made his “We will prepare for Iraq match name as a high value player too. from Sunday. We concentrate on His monetary value is on the rise, Iraq match from now on,” he went and with more top performances on to say. for Iran, this number could go “Our players have scored Iran national football team gained a 2-0 victory over Vietnam and much higher very easily. seven goals against Yemen and secured its berth to the quarterfinal of 2019 AFC Asian Cup in UAE. South Korean Son Heung-min, Vietnam so far. They have met the Qatar’s defender AbdelKarim Hassan (3rd-L) celebrates after scoring a Aussie goalkeeper Matt Ryan and expectations. I am satisfied with goal during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group E football match between TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran underway in the UAE. Japan forward Yoshinori Muto are the way they did against Vietnam,” North Korea and Qatar at the Khalifa bin Zayed stadium in al-Ain international players Alireza Some top players have mixed it the other highest valued players in Queiroz stated. Jahanbakhsh and Sardar Azmoun up with the very best in Europe, the tournament. Carlos Queiroz also praised are among the highest valued and as a result, have found Meanwhile, Iran beat Vietnam Iran’s best scorer Sardar Azmoun ABU DHABI (Dispatches) - A World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar players in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup themselves leading the highest 2-0 in Group D on Saturday and at the end of the news conference. four-goal haul from Almoez Ali top Group E on goal difference inspired Qatar to a 6-0 thrashing of and meet Saudi Arabia, who have North Korea in Al Ain on Sunday also guaranteed progress, in a Thunder Avenge Loss to Spurs 122-112 in NBA to seal their place in the Asian Cup politically charged encounter to knock-out rounds with a game to decide first place on Thursday. LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Russell and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma spare. Asian Cup record champions Westbrook has tallied 24 points City, who outscored the Spurs 35- Ali’s dream display with two Japan later hope to build on their and 10 rebounds and reserve 20 in the third. guard Dennis Schroder scored The win snapped a three-game goals in each half catapulted him opening Group F victory when all 10 points in the second losing streak for the Thunder. It top of the scoring charts. Boualem they face Oman in Abu Dhabi. half as the Oklahoma City was just San Antonio’s second Khoukhi headed the third shortly Japan, along with Uzbekistan who Thunder defeated the San Antonio loss in its last eight games. before the break and Abdelkarim face Turkmenistan in Dubai, can Spurs 122-112. Marco Belinelli scored 24 points Hassan completed the rout. ensure progress with victory. The Thunder rallied from a nine- and DeMar DeRozan added 18 point halftime deficit to seize points for the Spurs. control of the contest in the third LaMarcus Aldridge, who Chelsea Beat quarter and avenge a 154-147 scored a career-high 56 points double-overtime loss to the Spurs against the Thunder on Thursday, two nights ago. struggled with the extra coverage Newcastle 2-1 to Stay Paul George added 18 points and finished with 17 points. Safely in Top Four Juventus, Milan, Lazio Through to Italian Cup Quarterfinals Dybala, while Mario Mandzukic, chances in regular time. Gonzalo Juan Cuadrado, Andrea Barzagli Higuain even had the ball in the and Joao Cancelo were injured. back of the net for Milan but it He was brought after the hour was ruled out for offside. mark with the match all but won. Gennaro Gattuso sent on Bologna gifted Juventus the Cutrone at the start of extra opener in the ninth minute as time and he threw on Andrea goalkeeper Angelo Da Costa Conti in the 99th minute. Those collided with teammate Arturo two substitutes combined three Calabresi as they both went minutes later to give Milan the to defend Mattia De Sciglio’s lead as Cutrone volleyed in long ball, allowing Federico Conti’s cross. Bernardeschi to fire into an open Cutrone all but sealed the result LONDON (Reuters) - Skilful Kepa Arrizabalaga’s right post. net. for Milan six minutes later when finishes from Pedro and Willian Chelsea, though often frustrated Bologna wasted chances to he dinked another volley over have earned Chelsea a 2-1 win over by a massed Newcastle defense, level and Juventus doubled its Sampdoria goalkeeper Rafael. Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, left, challenges for the ball with Bologna’s battling Newcastle United in the found a way through in the 57th lead four minutes into the second Lazio eased into the Arturo Calabresi during a round of 16 Italian Cup soccer match between Premier League, keeping the London minute when Eden Hazard forced Bologna and Juventus at the Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, half when Douglas Costa’s shot quarterfinals after thrashing side safely in the top four. his way down the middle and laid Jan 12, 2019. was deflected and teenager third-division side Novara 4-1. Moise Kean fired in the rebound. Ciro Immobile scored twice A pinpoint lofted pass from off the ball to Willian who curled an ROME (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo four seasons, won at Bologna Juventus is scheduled to travel against one of the only two Serie David Luiz in the ninth minute exquisite shot into the top corner of was among several regular players 2-0 and will next face Atalanta or to Saudi Arabia for Wednesday’s C sides left. found Pedro and the Spain forward Dubravka’s goal. who didn’t start though defending Cagliari. Italian Super Cup against AC The other, Virtus Entella, also deftly chipped the ball over Martin Newcastle, struggling in the champion Juventus nevertheless Juventus coach Massimiliano Milan. travels to the Italian capital, to Dubravka into the net. relegation zone, lacked midfield Milan, which lost last year’s play Roma on Monday. eased into the quarterfinals of the Allegri said on Friday that Despite Chelsea’s overwhelming quality, but made up for that in final to Juventus, will face Lazio plays Inter Milan or Italian Cup on Saturday. Ronaldo would play at Bologna. possession, Newcastle enjoyed a ambition. Salomon Rondon, Ayoze Juventus, which achieved the Ronaldo was in the reserves Napoli or Sassuolo. second-division Benevento in couple of chances on the counter Perez and Christian Atsu all had league and cup double in the past with fellow forward Paulo Milan and Sampdoria had their the next round. late in the first half and Ciaran Clark chances on the break but could not equalized from a corner in the 40th find an equalizer for former Chelsea Hirscher Proves Point on Perfect Swiss Weekend minute, squeezing his header inside boss Rafael Benitez. ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AFP) - Austria’s Marco Schwarz led after Austrian ace Marcel Hirscher’s pristine the first run but knew he had a job slalom performance on the daunting on his hands to beat Hirscher as he Serena Shooting for Adelboden slope clinched a second bombed out of a nervy second run after World Cup victory of the weekend on just a few gates of the steep slope on a Slam History Sunday as the world champion remains snowy and foggy afternoon. MELBOURNE (AFP) - Serena ago, and now attempts to match on track to run away with the individual Hirscher, who trumped his arch- Williams has adopted a low profile Margaret Court’s mark of 24 and all around titles. rival Kristoffersen for victory in ahead of the Australian Open, but singles majors on the Australian’s After a thundering second descent Saturday’s giant slalom, now tops the rival players admit the American’s home soil. Hirscher finished 0.50sec ahead of overall standings with 976 points, with shadow looms large in Melbourne The 37-year-old’s last outing on French tyro Clement Noel, who was Kristoffersen in second on 571. as she eyes a record-equalling 24th tour was her meltdown in losing fifth on the first run but produced Hirshcer also tops the slalom Grand Slam crown. the U.S. Open final to Naomi a lively, clean second run, and standings on 436 points, with Williams won her 23rd title and Osaka in September and she 0.71sec ahead of Norway’s Henrik Switzerland’s Daniel Yule in second seventh at Melbourne Park while enters the season-opening Slam Kristoffersen in third. on 278. Marcel Hirscher wins the slalom in Adelboden eight weeks pregnant two years as the 16th seed..