6 May 29, 2018 Elaheh Ahmadi Clinches 2018 Japan Beat in ISSF World Cup Gold Volleyball Nations League (Press TV) - Iranian female sports shooter Elaheh Ahmadi has put on an awe- inspiring display of skills at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Germany, and proudly claimed a gold medal. The 35-year-old 2015 ISSF World Cup Final gold medalist vied for the top honor in women’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions individual contests in the southeastern German city of Munich, and recorded 455.4 points to snatch the gold medal. Chinese shooter Chen Dongqi scored 454.1 points to receive the silver. Zhang Binbin, another female sports shooter from , won the bronze medal with a final score of 444.0 points. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japan claimed (12). The 2018 ISSF World Cup in Munich, the Asian derby against Iran 3-1 (25- Japan now heads to Goaiana (Brazil) Germany, started on May 22, and will finish on 22, 30-28, 23-25, 25-23) thanks to a for week 2 while Iran is going to San May 29, 2018. Iranian female sports shooter Elaheh Ahmadi (file photo) commanding performance by Yuji Juan (Argentina), hoping to do better. Nishida in men’s 2018 Volleyball The competition is being held from Nations League (VNL) clash. May 25 to July 8 in 22 host cities. Nishida was on top form as he guided The 16 teams compete in a round- Iran’s Horse Rider Gets 3 Medals in Austrian Tournament his team with 21 points, 2 aces and one robin format with every core team TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian Germany and South Korea were also in block on his own. hosting a pool at least once. The jockey Ariana Ravanbakhsh had good attendance. To edge out a solid Iranian side, teams are divided into four pools of performances at an international horse Ravanbakhsh was able to pick up a Japan relied on a team performance four teams at each week and compete racing tournament in Austria, and third-place finish at last. as Masahiro Yanagida (17 points, five weeks long, with a total of 120 collected three medals, including two Germany’s Laureen Budde snatched including 3 aces), Tatsuya Fukuzawa matches. silvers, at the event. the gold medal and South Korean (11 points), Akihiro Yamauchi (12 The top five teams after the Ravanbakhsh took part in Wiesbaden jockey Kwon Manjun grabbed the points) and Haku Ri (15 points) all preliminary round join the host of the competition with barrage finale at silver. managed double digits. final round to compete in the final 140cm, and finished in the second spot Moreover, the Iranian sportsman Amir Ghafour, who was Iran’s top round. overall to clinch a silver medal. claimed the second place in the 140cm scorer on 18 points against France The relegation takes in consideration on Friday, only managed to score six only the 4 challenger teams. The German rider Michael Jung ranked category of the CSIU25 EY Cup. points against Australia. The opposite last ranked challenger team plays first and took the top honor. Another Germany’s Hendrik Mader was spike was on top form for this Asian the promotion play-off against the representative from Germany claimed awarded the yellow medal, while Tina derby, claiming 22 points (including Challenger Cup winners. The winners the bronze medal. Salkova from the Czech Republic 4 blocks), almost double the total of of the play-off will qualify for the next The Iranian horseman also fought a battle in the 145cm class of the CSIU25 EY Cup Final, where trotters from settled for the bronze. Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi edition as a challenger team. Azarenka Dumped Out of French Open in First Round Froome Prepares Tour de PARIS (Reuters) - Two-time Grand to go to 2-2. But she was unable to Rome. She is currently ranked 84 in should ever have to decide between a Slam winner Victoria Azarenka build momentum even as her Czech the world. child and their career. France Defense crashed out of the French Open in the opponent lost her cool over a handful The months-long custody fight Azarenka won the Australian ROME (AFP) - Chris Froome’s The 33-year-old Froome was first round losing 5-7 5-7 to Katerina of disputed line calls. over her son Leo has been a painful Open in 2012 and 2013. Her best stunning Giro d’Italia victory competing in the gruelling three- Siniakova on Monday, playing only Former world number one Azarenka distraction for Azarenka, and the performance at Roland Garros was in should put him among the pantheon week race through Italy despite her fifth tournament of the year. has endured a tough return to Europe’s 28-year-old said she had been looking 2013 when she lost in the semi-finals of cycling greats but the British an ongoing investigation after After losing the first set, Azarenka clay courts, losing in the second forward to her return to Paris. to Russia’s Maria Sharapova. She has rider’s results are likely to remain returning an adverse analytical showed signs of a comeback, winning round at the Madrid Open before In an open letter posted on social said she will play at Wimbledon this contentious for a long time, perhaps finding during his Vuelta a Espana a fierce-hitting baseline exchange being dumped out of the first round in media last year, Azarenka said no one year. beyond the Tour de France in which win last year. he intends to defend his title. Froome, whose lawyers have used Ironically, Froome was all sorts of experts to find flaws in LeBron’s 35 Help Cavs Beat Celtics 87-79, Reach NBA Finals congratulated on Sunday by former the anti-doping test which showed BOSTON (Dispatches) - LeBron James squeezed every last ounce of rival Alberto Contador as he stood double the level of the asthma drug effort from his misfiring Cleveland team mates on Sunday to lead the on the top of the podium in Rome. salbutamol allowed, said during the Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals with an 87-79 victory over the Boston The parallel between the two riders Giro: “I hope for the fastest decision Celtics in their Game Seven Eastern Conference decider. is obvious -- the Briton could suffer possible.” The 33-year-old has reached the Finals for the eighth consecutive season the same fate as the Spaniard, In the meanwhile, the Kenyan- but this campaign may be his crowning glory. who was stripped of his Giro 2011 born rider said he was preparing for With point guard Kyrie Irving traded to Boston in the offseason, and victory for a positive doping control a bid to achieve a record-equalling a roster that required a revamp during the year, the Cavaliers were not from the previous year. fifth Tour de France title. expected to get this far, even with James operating at a different level. The three-time NBA champion said he had focused on getting the best out of his team mates all season long. Ricciardo’s Stock “I tried to squeeze the orange until there was no more juice,” James told reporters after logging 35 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists while Continues to Rise After playing all 48 minutes of the series finale. “ Despite playing with one of his least reliable supporting casts, James still threw the ball around, firing passes for open three pointers despite the Monaco Grand Prix Victory Cavs making just 9-of-35 from long range. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel BOSTON, MA - MAY 27: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said that amid all the upheaval with trades was second in Monaco with reacts in the second half against the Boston Celtics during Game Seven in and out, James had been a true leader. championship leader Lewis of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 27, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said getting to the Finals eight straight times Hamilton third for Mercedes 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. was “ridiculous” but Ricciardo led every single practice and qualifying session and throughout the race. Barcelona Overtake Real as Europe’s Top Club - New Data Red Bull also want the 28-year- MADRID (Dispatches) - Real League title ended with them old to stay, but will be expected Madrid might have won a 13th finishing fifth, although they did Ricciardo’s car races around the to pay a lot more than at present European Cup but they have been win the FA Cup. Monaco track given Ricciardo’s success. overtaken by rivals and La Liga Arsenal were sixth in the Premier Ricciardo has won two races victors Barcelona as the continent’s League and dropped from 11th to MONACO (Reuters) - Daniel this year, the same number as top club, according to new data. 15th - sandwiched between Sevilla Ricciardo’s stock has never been Vettel and Hamilton, and is third In a Euro Club Index compiled and Shakhtar Donetsk. higher after a dominant Monaco overall -- albeit 38 points behind by sports data company Gracenote, Huddersfield Town were the Grand Prix weekend that saw Britain’s Hamilton. Liverpool - who were beaten by biggest movers after achieving top- him stand on the podium above The Australian would be a lot Real in Saturday’s Champions flight safety as they moved up from two world champions whose closer had he not retired early League final - move up eight 232nd to 171st, while Burnley, who 2019 team mates have yet to be on with an electrical problem in places to 11th. will be playing in next season’s confirmed. Bahrain and been in a collision Premier League champions Europa League after finishing The Australian is out of with team mate Max Verstappen Manchester City are England’s Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the Champions League final to win the seventh, rose from 116th to 68th. contract with Red Bull at the in . highest ranked side at number competition for a third successive year The biggest decline came from end of the season and champions Verstappen, 20, is on a three, with Tottenham in ninth and results over the past four seasons, thirds. Stoke City as their relegation to the Mercedes or Ferrari, the top two lucrative long-term contract but Manchester United 10th. but the most recent campaign Chelsea dropped five places to 12 Championship saw them go from teams, are obvious possible has had a season full of mistakes The rankings are produced from carries a weight of about two- after the defense of their Premier 83rd to 115th. alternatives. and crashes.