6 February 26, 2017 Iran Ease Into West Asia Iran Lifter Salimi Misses International Baseball Cup Semi-Finals Fajr Cup determine the Group B topper. While Iraq, Nepal and the host nation Pakistan are pitted against each other in Group A, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sri Lanka form Group B. The top two teams in each group (five teams in total) will qualify for the knockout stage. The 13th edition of West Asia Baseball Cup opened in Islamabad, Pakistan, on February 25 and will conclude on March 1, 2017. The names on the roster of the Iranian men’s team include Majid Pashoei, Davoud Jabbari, Kayvan Iranian super heavyweight lifter Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi (file photo) Runna, Mohammad Reza Shabani, Yassin Sharifi, Mohammad TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Safdari, Amir Arefinia, Hessam super heavyweight lifter Behdad Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Arefzadeh, Asghar Veghari, Salimi Kordasiabi has decided to Uganda and Yemen have already Rajabali Barzegar, Mostafa withdraw from the second edition confirmed their participation in the Kamali, Mohammad Goudarzi, of the International Fajr Cup, which event. The Iran’s men National Baseball team Mohammad Sadeq Gohari, is scheduled to be held next month The participants will be in action Mojtaba Kordan, Sepehr in southern Iran. in men’s 85-kilogram, 94-kilogram, TEHRAN (Press TV) - The Iran been issued Pakistani visas. They automatically clinched the Mosharrafjavadi, Mehdi The 27-year-old man-mountain 105-kilogram and over men’s national baseball team have The Iranian sportsmen were victory as the opposite team did Ma’soumi, Iman Mo’azzeni, told reporters in the southwestern 105-kilogram weight categories. earned an easy spot in the semi- scheduled to face their Indian not show up to the contest, and lost Seyyed Jalal Farahibozorg and Iranian city of Ahvaz, , late on The top three athletes will be finals of the 13th edition of the West counterparts at the multi-purpose as the forfeiting team. Mojtaba Vaezzadeh. Friday that he had seriously awarded cash prizes. Asia Baseball Cup, after the Indian Jinnah Stadium in the Pakistani The Iran men’s national baseball The Iranian outfit is under the aggravated his knee injury during squad could not participate in the capital city of Islamabad for a team is slated to take on Sri Lanka tutelage of Spanish head coach a recent snatch competition of Zob Ahan Crowned Iran regional event because they had not Group A fixture on Saturday. on Sunday in a match that will Rafael Lemes. the Iranian Weightlifting Clubs Weightlifting League Champion Super League, and had to undergo treatment in order to return to full Meanwhile, Zob Ahan of Isfahan fitness soon. won the title of the Iran Weightlifting Khodadad Azizi Quits as Iran’s Salimi suffered a serious knee League for the third time in a row. injury on October 26, 2015 as he Zob Ahan claimed the title with was trying to lift 262 kilograms 2878 points. Rad Padafand finished Siahjamegan Coach overhead in the clean and jerk in second place, scoring 2834 points during his training session. and Manategh Naftkhiz Khuzestan TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Khodadad Azizi stepped down from his role as head He was immediately rushed to came third with 2819 points. coach of Iranian Siahjamegan football team. Khodadad Azizi hospital, where he underwent a In the competition held in Ahvaz, stepped down The former Iran national team striker parted company with Mashhad surgery following results of an MRI southern of Iran, Iranian Olympics from his role based team following a run of poor results. scan. gold medal winners Sohrab Moradi The second edition of the and Kianoush Rostami represented as head coach Azizi replaced Farhad Kazemi in late December but failed to escape the of Iranian International Fajr Cup will begin in Zob Ahan. Siahjamegan danger zone. Ahvaz, Iran, on March 9, and will A total of six teams Zob Ahan, football team The Iranian outfit is currently second bottom in the table, four points clear finish on March 14, 2017. Rad Padafand, Manategh Naftkhiz of the drop zone. Contestants from Azerbaijan, Khuzestan, Niroo Zamini, Melli Bangladesh, Cameroon, England, Haffari and Oghab Niroo Havaei Siahjamegan has suffered 11 losses and just won three matches. The team Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, took part in the competition. has registered eight ties in the past 22 weeks in Iran Professional League (IPL). “I am very tired and I cannot continue to work in the club. Siahjamegan has so many financial problems,” Azizi said. Saeid Ezatolahi Extends Akbar Misaghian is a candidate to replace Azizi in Siahjamegan. Contract With Rostov Vonn Crashes in Crans Montana Super-G BERN (Reuters) – American right arm at the start of the season Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec won the race overall World Cup leader Mikaela former Olympic downhill champion and still does not have full use of her ahead of Elena Curtoni while several Shiffrin who finished 11th, having Lindsey Vonn suffered a crash in hand, lost control early in her run other leading contenders failed to pulled out of Friday’s combined Saturday’s super-G World Cup and crashed into the safety netting. reach the finish as the soft snow event along with team mate Vonn race in the Swiss resort of Crans After a worrying moment when conditions again proved tricky. It because of safety concerns about the Montana but escaped serious injury. Vonn sat still in the netting, she got was Stuhec’s sixth win of the season course conditions. Stuhec finished The 32-year-old, who broke her to her feet in no obvious discomfort. and helped her to close the gap on second in Friday’s combined. Valencia Crash Back Down in Late Defeat at Alaves Iranian international midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi has extended his contract with Rostov for two-and-a-half year on Friday. MADRID (Dispatches) -Just days after unexpectedly beating Real Madrid at Mestalla, Valencia lost 2-1 to Alaves, reverting back to how they’ve played TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian impressed from an early age, for much of this campaign. international midfielder Saeid making his first team debut in 2012 Ezatolahi has extended his contract as the Iran Pro League’s youngest with Rostov for two-and-a-half year. ever player at the age of 16. Two steps forward, one back. The 20-year-old player has joined He has earned a number of The loss also represented Los Che’s first defeat at the Estadio Mendizorroza Anzhi Makhachkala on loan in accolades since then, including since 1955. early February. the Iranian federation’s young Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala player of the year award. In 2014 A lackluster first half was more noticeable for the amount of yellow cards is a Russian football club based he was named as one of the most produced (four) than shots on target, and the theme continued to the end of in Makhachkala, capital of the talented football players according the game. Republic of Dagestan. Founded to Wonderkids. Voro’s side did take the lead on 70 minutes through Carlos Soler, their in 1991, the club competes in the Ezatolahi became the youngest only shot on target in the entire match, but two goals in eight minutes from Russian Football Premier League, goalscorer in the history of the Iran Three days after shocking Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory at the playing its home games at the national football team at the age of Ibai Gomez and Aleksandar Katai saw the hosts deservedly take the spoils. Mestalla, Los Che surrendered two goals in the final 12 minutes of Anzhi-Arena. 19 years and 42 days after scoring in There was still time for Fabian Orellana to ridiculously earn himself a late normal time to depart CD Alaves’ Estadio de Mendizorroza empty Ezatolahi came up through a 3–1 victory against Turkmenistan red card for two bookable offences. handed on Saturday. Malavan’s youth academy and in November 2015..