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Iran Strike 7 Medals Freestyle Wrestler Rahimi in Asian Taekwondo Top-Ranked in World Contests (Press TV) - Iranian Rodriguez’s shoulders to the mat freestyle wrestler has to win the bout by a fall in the third been named the world’s best athlete round and collect the bronze medal. in the 57-kilogram weight category Rahimi, who had a bye in the in the June 2017 edition of the United first round, overpowered Armenian World Wrestling rankings. wrestler Garnik Mnatsakanyan 13-0 The 27-year-old claimed the top in the second, before overcoming ranking spot of the weight class, Russia’s representative Victor standing ahead of the biggest Lebedev 6-1 in the quarterfinals. European wrestling star Giorgi The 27-year-old Iranian sportsman Edisherashvili from Azerbaijan. however conceded a 5-10 defeat from Turkish freestyle wrestler Suleyman Japan’s Rei Higuchi in the semifinal, Atli, Zaur Uguev from Russia, and had to appear in the bronze medal Mongolian sportsman Erdenebat bout. Bekhbayar and Romania’s Andrei Wrestling bouts at the Rio 2016 Young Iranian taekwondo fighters have pocketed 7 medals at the Dukov landed in the third to the sixth Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Rahimi began at Hall 3 of 2nd Asian Cadet Championships & 2nd Asian Cadet Poomsae places. the Olympic Training Center in Barra Championships in Vietnam. On August 19, 2016, Rahimi downed Rodriguez in the third-place contest While Rahimi had a 9-0 lead over da Tijucaon August 14, and ran TEHARN (Dispatches) - Young weight categories. his Cuban opponent of men’s 57kg weight category. his Cuban opponent, he pinned through August 21, 2016. Iranian taekwondo fighters have Mobina Kolivand got the demonstrated praiseworthy silver medal in the female minus performances at the 2nd Asian Cadet 41-kiloram class, and Amir Arsalan Dragan Skocic Shortlisted Beach Soccer Moves to Third Championships & 2nd Asian Cadet Khanzadeh settled for the bronze Poomsae Championships in Vietnam, in the male minus 45-kilogram and received seven medals, including section. for Zob Ahan Coach in World Rankings five precious golden ones. The 2nd Asian Cadet TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian While former champion Portugal On Tuesday, Shayan Rostami and Championships & 2nd Asian Cadet national team has moved up two slips to second place, Iran climbs Ali Esmaeilpoor got the gold medals Poomsae Championships started places in the beach soccer world two spots into third ahead of in the male minus 49-kilogram and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on rankings published on Wednesday. Russia while FIFA Beach Soccer minus 53-kilogram weight divisions June 5 and will finish on June 7, Iran won the bronze medal in the World Cup runner-up Tahiti is after they managed to overcome 2017. 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World back into the top five following its their opponents in final encounters Dozens of male and female Cup in Nassau, Bahamas last run to the final. at the Military Zone 7 Stadium in taekwondo practitioners from month. Switzerland remains in seventh, southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh various Asian countries, including Recently crowned FIFA Beach eighth-place Paraguay swap places City. Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, the Soccer World Cup champion with Japan, who now sits ninth, Mobina Nematzadeh, Maryam Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, leapfrogs former holder while UAE ends May in the top Vasilebar and Ghazal Soltani Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Portugal to the top of the rankings 10, having narrowly missed out on were also awarded gold in the Palestine, the Philippines, South after lifting the trophy in the a place in the FIFA Beach Soccer female minus 37-kilogram, minus Korea and Uzbekistan, have taken competition. World Cup quarter-final. 44-kilogram and 47-kilogram part in the event. Allegeri Signs Juventus Deal Until 2020 TURIN (Dispatches) - Juventus boss a working relationship that has seen the TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dragan Skocic has been nominated to take charge Massimiliano Allegri has signed a new Bianconeri consolidate their position Juventus boss of Zob Ahan football team. contract with the champions of Italy as Italy’s top team and also evolve Massimiliano Allegri The Iranian team parted company with Mojtaba Hosseini at the end until 2020. into one of European football’s major of last season, where Zob Ahan finished in fourth place in the Iran Allegri, 49, has steered Juve to forces.” Professional League. three successive Serie A titles, two In May 2016, former AC Milan boss Champions League finals and three Allegri extended his contract with Juve Skocic was appointed as Malavan Bandar Anzali coach in 2013 and Coppa Italia triumphs since replacing until the summer of 2018. took charge of Foolad in the following year for two years. Antonio Conte in July 2014. Juventus finished four points ahead of The 49-year-old coach also was a nominee to be appointed Esteghlal “Side by side, Juventus and Allegri second-placed Roma in 2016-17 to be coach in the past. have created history and legend,” said crowned Italian champions for a sixth a Juventus statement. straight season. Former Tractor Sazi coach Amir Ghalenoei, the US U-18 coach Omid “Now is the time to make the next They also reached the final of the Namazi and ex-Saipa coach Majid Saleh also are nominees to take step forwards together.” Champions League, losing 4-1 to Real charge of the Isfahan based team. It added: “Today’s agreement extends Madrid in Cardiff last Saturday. Nadal Into French Open Semi-Finals, Thiem FA Bans Two England Dismantles Titleholder Djokovic Fans for Life After (Xinhua) - The No. 4 However, he didn’t expect seed Rafael Nadal moved a step Djokovic to stand in front of him, as Dortmund Incidents closer to his 10th success at Roland the titleholder displayed lackluster Garros as his fellow Spanish Pablo performance in a 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-0 MANCHESTER (Reuters) – provider of tickets for the away Carreno Busta withdrew due to an loss to the sixth-seeded Thiem. England’s Football Association end at England matches and tickets injury after 51 minutes of play in the After losing the tiebreak in the has handed two supporters life must be picked up in person in the quarterfinals here on Wednesday. first set, Djokovic’s hitting quality bans from attending away games foreign city. One of the banned Nadal will meet Dominic Thiem and mentality was downgraded following incidents during March’s fans was seen making a Nazi salute in the semifinals, as the Austrian with the match going on. Thiem friendly match against Germany in towards German supporters while promising star shocked defending avenged his recnt loss to Djokovic Dortmund. another was viewed imitating an champion Novak Djokovic in three in the semifinals in Rome with The bans come ahead of Adolf Hitler moustache and cut- straight sets. a total of 38 winners despite 28 Saturday’s World Cup qualifier throat gestures. Nadal met little resistance from his unforced errors, while the Serbian in Glasgow where England will Another 25 supporters have Spanish compatriot in their fourth only had 18 winners against 35 travel to face old rivals Scotland. been given bans and suspension duel although he was broken twice unforced errors. The two fans have received of various lengths due to their in the third and seventh games of The sensational victory over the lifetime bans from the England behaviour in Dortmund. The Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot during the men’s quarterfinal the 32-minute opening set. defending champion provided huge Supporters Travel Club (ESTC), behaviour of England fans during against his compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta at the French Open Tennis The 20th-seeded Carreno Busta confidence to Thiem, who expected the official organization for away the March game, where they Tournament 2017 in Paris, , on June 7, 2017. retired when Nadal was leading to continue his winning streak support, the FA confirmed on taunted German supporters about 6-2, 2-0. The “King of Clay” is now against Nadal after the quarterfinal Wednesday. World War Two, was widely 22-1 on clay this year. win in Rome in their latest matchup. The ESTC is the exclusive criticised by British media. Russia Steps Up Security as Confederations Cup Looms (Reuters) - Russia readiness to host the World Cup next Stadium, in a two-week tournament Russia, now a record low 63rd an able host in a far-flung tournament championship in France last year, has boosted security and scrambled year. kicking off June 17 that will feature in FIFA world rankings, have that will test the security and logistics Putin has approved legislation that to finish an $800-million stadium Russia will showcase four of its world champions Germany, the experienced upheaval with three of its soccer infrastructure. toughens punishments for violence at as it banks on the eight-nation 12 World Cup venues, including various regional champions and the managers in the last two years. But Since clashes between Russian and sporting events as part of a broader Confederations Cup to gauge its the scandal-plagued St Petersburg host country. the country hopes to present itself as English fans tarnished the European crackdown on hooliganism.