6 August 16, 2017 Veteran Iranian Weightlifter Rout at FIVB Volleyball Passes Away at 41 World Championship Qualification northwestern Iranian city of Ardabil. We express our gratitude to all “We tried to deliver our best people, who supported the Iranian performance throughout this men’s national volleyball team,” tournament, and had great respect Iran’s captain Saeid Marouf for all the participating teams. Even commented. though we knew that Qatar’s quality The Asian section of the 2018 on the court did not match Iran’s, FIVB Volleyball Men’s World we played a thrilling game,” Iran Championship qualification acted head coach Igor Kolakovi? said as qualifiers for the 2018 after the match. FIVB Volleyball Men’s World “Today, I fielded players who Championship, which is to be held had trained hard for the games, in Italy and . Late Iranian weightlifter Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad but did not have the chance to play The Islamic Republic of Iran was in previous fixtures. I extend my in Pool A with , Kazakhstan, (Press TV) - Former Weightlifting Championships thanks to the spectators, because Qatar and . Iran and Iranian weightlifter Mohammad Ali in Qinhuangdao, China, and was they helped us get great joy out of China secured their spots in the Falahatinejad has lost the battle to acute awarded the silver medal. all our games. I hope to travel to the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s renal failure and a serious respiratory The late Iranian sportsman infection, and passed away at the age of won the gold medal in the men’s TEHRAN (Dispatches) - The last encounter. Ardabil again,” he added. World Championship as the top two 41. 77-kilogram division of the 2003 Iranian men’s national volleyball On Monday evening, the Iranian “We are so happy that we started finishers of the pool. Falahatinejad, who had been receiving World Weightlifting Championships in team has ended its campaign squad, which had already booked off the tournament in a good fashion, , Chinese Taipei, Japan, medical treatment at Omid Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, . at the Asian section of the 2018 its ticket for next year’s world continued powerfully and finished it New Zealand and were western Iran for a week, departed this President of the Islamic Republic FIVB Volleyball Men’s World championship, overpowered Qatar well. Through effective teamwork, in Pool B. Japan and Australia also life on Monday evening. He was born of Iran Weightlifting Federation, Ali Championship qualification on a 3-0 (25-22, 25-19 and 25-18) at we could clinch four victories and booked their tickets for the world on July 15, 1976, in Tehran. Moradi, later extended his condolences high note, and eased past Qatar in its Hossein Rezazadeh Hall in the advance to the world championship. championship. Falahatinejad finished on the third to Falahatinejad’s bereaved family in a podium in the men’s 77-kilogram brief message. weight class at the The burial ceremony for the veteran , South Korea, and earned a Iranian weightlifter was held in the NFL Player Sits Out National Anthem to Protest Virginia Violence bronze medal in the multi-sport event. Luminaries’ Section of Behesht-e SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle anthem as a protest forum. Sunday’s game with the Los platform to be able to continuously He claimed the second spot in the Zahra, Iran’s largest cemetery located in Seahawks player Michael Bennett Last season, San Francisco 49ers Angeles Chargers at Southern speak on injustice,” Bennett said in same weight category at the 2003 Asian southern Tehran, on Tuesday. remained seated during the playing quarterback Colin Kaepernick California’s StubHub Stadium, the a story on the Seahawks’ website. of the U.S. national anthem before a grabbed the media spotlight when pre-season opener for both teams. In Charlottesville, Virginia, on pre-season National Football League he refused to stand for the anthem, He said he would keep up the Saturday, a woman was killed and 19 Kenya to Bid for 2023 World game to protest deadly violence at a saying he was protesting police protest all season. hurt when a car plowed into counter- white supremacist rally in Virginia brutality and social inequality. “With everything that’s been protesters near a white nationalist Athletics Championships over the weekend, his team said. Kaepernick opted out of his contract going on the last couple of months, rally. James Fields, 20, who had With his gesture on Sunday, the in March and has not been signed and especially after the last couple Nazi sympathies as a teenager, NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya is to stadiums in Nairobi, Mombasa and 31-year-old defensive end became by another team. of days seeing what’s going on in according to acquaintances, has launch a bid to host the athletics world Eldoret and seven additional new ones in the latest NFL player to use the Bennett remained on the bench Virginia, and earlier today in Seattle, been charged with second-degree championships in 2023 after successfully other parts of the country.” playing of the Star Spangled Banner with a towel over his head before I just wanted to be able to use my murder in the incident. staging two other international Wario echoed the recent call by competitions in the last 10 years. Confederation of African Athletics No African nation has ever staged the (CAA) president Hamad Kalkaba sport’s flagship event, but Kenyan sports Malboum for Africa to be awarded the Ronaldo Hit With Five-Match Ban After Shoving Referee minister Hassan Wario said Kenya had World Championships by 2025. MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano RFEF issued Ronaldo with a shown its capability when it brought Malboum said six African countries, Ronaldo was banned for five 3,005 euro ($3,543.20) fine and a together athletes from 130 countries to including Kenya, are capable of hosting matches for pushing the referee four-match suspension in addition compete in the IAAF World Under-18 the event. after he was shown a red card to the automatic one-game ban the Championships in Nairobi in July. The Qatari capital of is set to host against Barcelona in Real Madrid’s player was due to serve for his red “We have shown that we are capable the 2019 IAAF World Championships 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg card. to host smaller events, and it has now before Eugene, Oregon, stages the 2021 victory on Sunday, the Spanish Ronaldo, who struck a spectacular reached a time when we should host edition. Football Federation (RFEF) said on second goal for a dominant Madrid, big competitions,” said Wario at a Monday. will miss the Super Cup second welcome reception for Kenyan athletes Federer Ronaldo was sent off in bizarre leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on who finished second overall at the just- fashion, collecting a yellow card Wednesday and the club’s first four concluded world championships in Withdraws from for taking his shirt off during a goal La Liga matches. London, beaten only by the United States. celebration before being shown a Having featured in the “Kenya became the first African second for diving. Confederations Cup for Portugal, nation to win the world championship in Cincinnati, Nadal Upset by referee Ricardo De the striker only returned to training Beijing in 2015, it is only fitting that we Burgos Bengoetxea’s decision earlier this month. He came on as a should be the first country to bring the to Become No. 1 to dismiss him, Ronaldo shoved substitute in the UEFA Super Cup Cristiano Ronaldo is shown a red card by referee Ricardo de Burgos championships to Africa,” Wario said. the official, which landed him in win over Manchester United on Bengoetxea after receiving a second yellow card for simulation. “We have a plan to build three big further hot water. Aug. 8. NBA Eases Schedule for Weary Stars Philippine Boxers at Risk in Brain Scan Scam NEW YORK (AFP) - The NBA shortened the pre-season, and added June’s draft. announced its full 1,230-game about a week to the regular season. Ball’s father LaVar Ball and Embiid MANILA (AFP) - A total of could not afford an actual test, the schedule for the upcoming season, The season that tips off on October traded barbs on social media during 150 professional boxers in the board’s medical officer Radentor Rogers Cup presented by complete with tweaks designed to 17 with the reigning champion Golden the off-season. Philippines have been banned for Viernes told AFP. National Bank - Day 10 reduce wear-and-tear on players State Warriors taking on the Houston Paul George, traded by the Indiana falsifying brain scan results aimed About half of those blacklisted through the grinding 26-week Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Pacers to Oklahoma City, returns with at detecting serious head injuries in have since submitted the required WASHINGTON (AFP) - Rafael campaign. bested by the Warriors in last season’s the Thunder and NBA Most Valuable the sport, regulators said Tuesday. medical examinations and the ban Nadal was assured of a return to The 2017-18 season will be the first finals, taking on the Boston Celtics in Player Russell Westbrook to take on The government has been against them will be reviewed, world number one for the first time season in NBA history in which no a rematch of the Eastern Conference the Pacers on December 13. imposing strict medical testing Mitra said. since July 2014 on Monday when 19- team plays four games in five days. Finals. Chris Paul will be back in Los procedures following the deaths The board is also investigating the time Grand Slam champion Roger The number of back-to-back games The NBA had already revealed its Angeles to take on his old team the of several Filipino boxers from involvement of other parties in the Federer withdrew from this week’s has been reduced to 14.4 per team -- five Christmas Day contests, which Clippers as a Houston Rocket on injuries sustained in professional CT scan fraud, he added. ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament. down from 16.3 last year. include a Warriors-Cavaliers rematch. January 15. fights in previous years. In 2012 the undefeated flyweight Third-ranked Federer said he The issue of keeping teams fresh The two teams, who have clashed in Jimmy Butler, dealt by the Bulls to “The welfare and safety of our Karlo Maquinto, aged 21, collapsed injured his back in Montreal, where during a regular-season lasting more the last three championship series, will the Minnesota Timberwolves in June, boxers is part of our mandate. and later died from a brain injury he lost in the final to Germany’s than six months gained urgency as meet again on Martin Luther King Jr returns to Chicago with his new team We do not want any more boxing after only his ninth pro fight, having Alexander Zverev. coaches opted to rest stars like LeBron Day -- January 15. on February 9. deaths,” Games and Amusements rallied from two early knockdowns Federer, this year’s Wimbledon James and Stephen Curry occasionally Three-time All-Star DeMarcus Gordon Hayward, who signed with Board chairman Abraham Kahlil to salvage a majority draw against a and Australian Open champion, to be sure they’d be ready for deep Cousins, traded from the Sacramento the Celtics on March 28, returns to Mitra told reporters Tuesday. Filipino opponent. was the only player who could have playoff runs. Kings to the New Orleans Pelicans take on his old team the Utah Jazz on The ban means one in seven Two other Filipino professional denied world number two Nadal the The absence of marquee players last season, makes his first return to March 28. of the country’s 1,054 Filipino boxers also died from ring injuries top spot in next Monday’s rankings. was felt not only by fans who paid Sacramento in week two. In international games already professional boxers are not allowed in 2005 and 2008, Mitra said. “I am very sorry to pull out of the for tickets but also by national There could be fireworks on announced, the Miami Heat and to step on the ring, the country’s Apart from the boxing deaths, Western and Southern Open as I broadcasters. ABC and ESPN recently November 15, when Joel Embiid and Brooklyn Nets will play in Mexico sports regulator said. Viernes said the board had also always enjoy playing,” Federer said. paid $24 billion for the right to air the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Los City on December 9 and the 76ers The board found 150 boxers had refused to renew the licences of five “Cincinnati has some of the best some of the league’s marquee games. Angeles Lakers and rookie Lonzo and Celtics will meet in London on submitted “fake” CT scan results other boxers due to brain injuries or fans in the world and I am sorry I To make it possible, the league Ball -- the second overall pick in January 11 this year, apparently because they fluid build-up. will miss them.”