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Iranian Duo Heading to Asian Qualifiers for Olympic Taekwondo Spots Iranian Duo Heading to Asian Qualifiers for Olympic Taekwond May 16, 2021 Women’s tennis No. 1 Ash Barty retired during her Italian Open clash with Coco Gauff due to an arm injury that has cast a cloud over her bid to 7 regain her French Open crown, AAP reported. Iranian duo heading to Asian qualifiers for Olympic taekwondo spots MOHAMMADREZA ABBASI/MEHR NEWS AGENCY Persepolis striker Issa Al-e Kassir (L) celebrates after scoring during a 1-0 victory over Esteghlal at the Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, on May 14, 2021. MEHR NEWS AGENCY Sports Desk battling it out for taekwondo berths a day later. at the two-day event in Amman, Mahroo Kamandani and her as- Iran’s Mahla Mo’menzadeh and Na- starting May 21, Mehr News Agency sistant Fatemeh Safarpour will steer hid Kiani will fly to Jordan on Mon- reported. the Iranian duo at the competition, day to take part at the Asian Qualifi- Mo’menzadeh will participate at where both finalists of each weight cation Tournament for Tokyo 2020. the women’s -49kg contests on Fri- class will be granted a place at the A number of 217 athletes will be day with Kiani seeking a -57kg quota Games in July. Sports Desk spective home fixtures against Zob Ahan and Shahr Khodro on Friday by a single goal to overtake Esteghlal. f Persepolis goes on to lift the Persian Gulf Pro League However, Esteghlal fans argue that a different scenario trophy at the end of the season, the Tehran-based Reds would have been written for the game, had the referee Ali- Iranian duo heading to Asian qualifiers Iwill be looking back on Friday’s victory over archrival reza Akbarian blown in his whistle for a spot-kick after Reds Ronaldo’s agent rules out Esteghlal as a massive step toward a fifth successive title. fullback Vahid Amiri stamped Mehdi Qayedi’s foot in the In a game of few clear-cut chances, and mostly associated box with just three minutes into the game. with draws over the years, an Issa Al-e Kassir’s strike – his “The penalty incident was really decisive as it would have Portugalfor Olympic return taekwondo for Juventus spots star third league goal after serving a six-month suspension by changed the whole course of the game,” Majidi said. the AFC – 10 minutes after the break was enough to see Ya- “We were the better team in both halves but Persepolis Cristiano Ronaldo has no plans to hya Golmohammadi’s men move back atop the table, equal had only a single chance and scored. That’s the rule of the make a return to Sporting CP this on 45 points with Sepahan with eight games to spare. derby,” said Majidi after suffering a first defeat in three Teh- summer, according to his agent Jorge “There weren’t really many scoring opportunities in the ran derbies as a head coach. Mendes. game but we had a good start in the second half and man- The second-half introduction of all attacking forces – The 36-year-old’s future at Juventus aged to score,” said Reds head coach after the match. Cheick Diabate, Farshid Esmaeili, and Arman Ramezanpour is increasingly uncertain with specu- “We endured difficult circumstances prior to the game as – did not help Esteghlal change the result as the Reds’ back lation a summer move is in the offing there were four injured players in the trainings and Omid four – led by veteran skipper Seyyed Jalal Hosseini – deliv- as he prepares to enter the final 12 Alishah was eventually ruled out,” added Golmohammadi, ered a solid performance to deal with the Blues’ long balls. months of his contract in Turin, goal. who celebrated a first victory over the city rival as the man- “That’s a problem we need to look into and solve as we com reported. ager of Persepolis. haven’t been able to score after the AFC Champions League Some of that speculation suggested Speaking of his team’s chances of winning the title, Gol- campaign,” added Majidi, whose men went a second consec- the forward could make a dramatic mohammadi said, “There are still eight games to go and we utive match without a goal after winning the Group C of the return to his boyhood club Sporting, have a tough opponent like Sepahan, so we shouldn’t lose Asian competition, where they found the net on 14 occasions. though Mendes has moved quickly to our concentration all the way through the end.” The Blues manager acknowledged his team will focus on quash those claims. Friday’s result also saw Farhad Majidi’s Blues fall behind winning the Hazfi Cup [the Iranian domestic cup competi- It was Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores in the title race as they now sit fifth in the table, 11 points tion] from now on. Aveiro, who helped to fuel rumors about FABIO FERRARI/AFP adrift of the top with a game in hand. Sepahan will be able to regain the top spot in the table a return to Sporting earlier this week. Both Golgohar Sirjan and Aluminium Arak won their re- when playing Mes Rafsanjan at home today. Speaking to supporters about her he has publicly demonstrated. But at linquished their title to Inter this term, son’s future from her balcony as they the moment his career plans do not go were eliminated early from the Cham- celebrated Sporting’s first Primeira through Portugal”. pions League once more and face a Liga title success since 2002, she said, real battle to even qualify for the com- “I’ll talk to him to bring him back. Bigger picture petition next season. Federer calls for end Next year he will play in Alvalade Such uncertainty means a summer [Sporting’s stadium].” Though a return to Sporting looks of change could be in the offing with However, it appears even Ronaldo’s unlikely for now, Ronaldo’s future at Ronaldo, as one of the club’s top earn- to Tokyo Games uncertainty mother cannot persuade the forward to Juventus remains unclear. ers, among those who could be moved return to his homeland just yet, even if His time in Turin can hardly be con- on. he has previously indicated he would sidered a failure. He was won back- Ronaldo has hinted in the past that sion that it will happen. We know it’s a like to end his career there. to-back Serie A titles and last week he a spell in MLS may appeal to him, fluid situation. And you can also decide Responding to the rumors, Mendes became the fastest player in the club’s while wealthy sides in the Middle East as an athlete if you want to go. If you feel told Record, “Cristiano is proud of history to reach 100 goals. would also likely enter the bidding if there’s a lot of resistance, maybe it’s bet- the title won by Sporting, in fact, as However, the Bianconeri have re- Ronaldo chose to move on. ter not to go. I don’t know.” A petition calling for the cancelation of the rescheduled Games garnered 350,000 signatures in nine days and was submit- ted to organizers on Friday, raising new Sixers clinch top seed in NBA East questions about whether the Olympics should go ahead. with win over Magic Rafa Nadal, who is tied with Federer at 20 for the most Grand Slam singles Seth Curry scored 20 dropped six in a row. titles in men’s tennis, and 23-time Grand points, Shake Milton add- Dwayne Bacon went 0 for Slam winner Serena Williams this week ed 15 and the host Phila- 11 from the field but made said they were still unsure of competing delphia 76ers clinched all four free throws. in Tokyo. the top seed in the Eastern Elsewhere, Luka Don- Japan’s top-ranked women’s and Conference playoff race cic recorded his 11th men’s tennis players – Naomi Osaka and with a 122-97 victory over triple-double of the sea- Kei Nishikori – also added their voices to the undermanned Orlando son with 20 points, 10 the concerns, saying the risks of holding Magic. rebounds and 11 assists, TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS the Olympics amid the pandemic should Joel Embiid contributed and host Dallas Mavericks continue to be carefully discussed. 13 points and 11 rebounds held off Toronto Raptors Tennis great Roger Federer called on I’m a bit between the two,” Federer, who Federer, a father of four, said he had while Ben Simmons had to clinch a playoff spot. Olympics organizers to end the uncer- won a doubles gold in the 2008 Beijing taken the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 13 points and nine assists Kristaps Porzingis led tainty around the Tokyo Games, with the Games and a silver in singles four years vaccine. for the Sixers, who will BILL STREICHER/USA TODAY SPORTS the Mavericks with 21 20-time Grand Slam winner saying he later in London, told Swiss television sta- “I’m glad that I could do it, with all the complete the 72-game Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry (L) drives against points and grabbed 10 was still in two minds about whether to tion Leman Bleu. traveling I do,” said Federer, who will regular season with anoth- Magic forward Ignas Brazdeikis (17) during an NBA game at rebounds. Dorian Finney- compete. “I would love to play in the Olympics, play the Geneva Open next week, his sec- er game against the Magic Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, US, on May 14, 2021. Smith went 4-of-6 from The Olympics are set to run from July win a medal for Switzerland.
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