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  • A tireless Roger Federer wowed the crowds not once but twice at the Cincinnati Masters on Friday in Ohio, beating Leonardo Mayer in straight sets in a rain-delayed third-round match and then…

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  • China’s hopes of competing in weightlifting at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta have ended after the Olympic Council of Asia vowed to adhere to the International Weightlifting Federation’s ban on…

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  • Inter Milan said Friday the team was ready to sue Spanish football league president Javier Tebas over comments he made concerning the Italian team’s bid to sign Real Madrid’s Croatian star Luka…

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  • Argentina national football team interim coach Lionel Scaloni has hit the team with drastic changes ahead of the friendlies against South American countries with new members in the roster.

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  • South Korea ended the rumors surrounding the Portuguese manager Carlos Queiroz move to its national team as the Korea Football Association announced Friday another Portuguese coach Paulo Bento…

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  • Iran has replaced Australia as Asia’s top team in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday following the teams’ performance in the 2018 World Cup.

    After a superb performance in…

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  • The International Olympic Committee on Thursday lifted a ban on Kuwait, allowing the athletes of the Arab nation to take part in the Asian Games in Jakarta, August 18-September 2, under their…

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  • Four clubs - two in Qatar, one in the UAE and one in Iran - have been fined and threatened with points deductions for ignoring orders to pay “overdue” amounts to players, FIFA said on Friday.

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  • Taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh could be forced to retire following an injury that ruled her out from competing in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, according to her coach Mahroo Komrani.

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  • Iran U23 football team defeated North Korea 3-0 in the series of Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday.

    Amir Roostaei, Mehdi Ghaedi and Aref Aghasi scored for Iran in 38, 69 and 90+2 minutes…

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  • Iran U23 football team representing the nation at the Asian Games drew 0-0 against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

    Saudi Arabia, quarterfinalists in the 2014 Asian Games…

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  • Iran’s team in the Jakarta Asian Games has eyes set firmly on a move back into the continent’s leading quartet.

    The nation’s upward trajectory since the 2002 Busan Games stalled at…

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  • Roger Federer cruised to a 6-4 6-4 win over Peter Gojowczyk in his first appearance since losing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals while rising Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the first…

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  • Iran handball team started its Asian Games with power hammering Malaysia 55-11 in the first game on Wednesday.

    Salman Barbat scored as much as the whole Malaysia team winning 11 points…

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  • Younes Delfi of Iran U23 football left the squad after their first match in the Asian Games 2018 against Saudi Arabia in Jakarta on Wednesday for the Netherlands to attend PSV Eindhoven football…

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  • Samuel Eto’o sought the advice of Xavi Hernandez and Wesley Sneijder before choosing to play in Qatar, the Cameroon star said as he was unveiled by his new club Tuesday.

    After a…

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  • The national football team seems in limbo as it approaches the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, January 5-February 1 without a manager! 

    Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz’s contract with Team…

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  • Nigeria and Ghana could face international football bans this month over political interference with their football associations, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday in a final…

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  • Facebook Inc. has bought exclusive live rights to show top-flight Spanish league soccer in the Indian subcontinent, as it steps up a challenge to traditional broadcasters of the world’s most…

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  • Tiger Woods figured in the world’s top 30 rankings on Monday for the first time since 2014 on the back of his exploits at the PGA Championship.

    Woods conjured up his lowest ever final…

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  • Spain national football team sees two of its members bidding farewell to the national career during one week.

    Manchester City midfielder David Silva on Monday called time on his…

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  • Once linked to La Liga side move, Iranian versatile winger of the Östersunds team Saman Ghoddos is on the way to Ligue 1 of France.

    According to French news outlets on Sunday, the…

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  • Less than a week before the start of the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League, Al Duhail and Al Sadd - Qatari rivals of Persepolis and Esteghlal in the knockout stage - showed their power…

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  • Premier League kicked off on Sunday and the dominant clubs of the previous season, Manchester City and Liverpool started with win.

    Last season Premier League title winner Manchester City…

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  • Barcelona battled back to defeat Sevilla 2-1 and win the Spanish Supercup on Sunday with French World Cup winner Ousmane Dembele hitting a sensational winner to help give Lionel Messi a winning…

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