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Tehran, Dec 5, IRNA -The following headlines appeared in major
Tehran dailies on Thursday:
-- KAYHAN-E VARZESHI
"Al Wasl not an interesting choice: Kavianpour"
Former Persepolis midfielder Hamed Kavianpour who was not in the
lineup of the UAE's club Al Wasl in its last match said: "Al Wasl was
not an interesting choice because off-the-field problems have
overshadowed the club's performance."
-- KHABAR-E VARZESHI
"Mehdi, Afshin bury the hatchet in our birthday party"
Mehdi Hashemi-Nassab and Afshin Peyrovani, former teammates in
Persepolis, at last bury the hatchet promising to put aside their
differences in Wednesday's 6th establishment anniversary of sports
daily, Khabar-e Varzeshi.
-- ABRAR-E VARZESHI
"Branko, a third-grade coach: Ebrahimi"
Persepolis Coach Nasser Ebrahimi said the Croat Head Coach of
Iran, Branko Ivankovic, is a third-grade trainer who has signed a
500,000-dollar contract with the federation.
-- IRAN-E VARZESHI
"Iranians duel in Germany"
Two Bundesliga-bound players of Iran, Mehdi Mahdavikia and Vahid
Hashemian, played against each other in Hamburg-Bochum. Hashemian
helped Bochum win the match 1-0.
-- IRAN NEWS
"Hewitt, Williams named ITF champions"
World number ones Lleyton Hewitt and Serena Williams have been
named 2002 ITF world champions.
-- IRAN DAILY
"Real wins World Club Cup"
European champion Real Madrid beat Olympia of Paraguay 2-0 to
win the World Club Cup for the third time on Tuesday, bringing to an
end a poor run of results this season.
-- KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
"Iran's full contact teams due in Tanzania"
Iran's Martial Arts Federation announced that the country's full
contact team will depart Tehran on December 14 for Tanzania to take
part in Africa contests.
-- HAMSHAHRI
"Heidar, Talaei and Hajizadeh to wrestle Thursday"
Alireza Heidari, Mohammad Talaei, and Mehdi Hajizadeh, world
freestyle wrestling champions, are to clash on the mat Thursday
evening.
-- IRAN
"Ahvaz, an arduous passage facing Persepolis"
In the sixth week of Iran Pro League, visitor Persepolis --
depleted as Karim Baqeri, Ali Ansarian, Sohrab Entezari, and Mehdi
Tartar have been sidelined by injury or two yellow cards -- should
do a hard task in its clash against Esteqlal of Ahvaz.
-- JAAM-E JAM
"Rivaldo injured, Ancelotti concerned"
Brazilian star of Italy's AC Milan Rivaldo has carried a thigh
injury during a clash against Real Madrid and cannot play for at least
weeks. Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti is deeply concerned about the
absence of Rivaldo in his side's Champions League match with Borussia
Dortmund of Germany.
-- ENTEKHAB
"We have vowed to lift trophy: Dinmohammadi"
National and Esteqlal midfielder Sirous Dinmohammadi said Esteqlal
is determined to win all the matches and Iran Pro League crown.
-- MARDOMSALARI
"Rezazadeh can win Athens Olympic gold: Coach"
Dimitry Slav Nikolov, head coach of Iran's national weightlifting
team, said the +105 kg lifter Hossein Rezazadeh stole the show in the
Warsaw world event and is able to win the gold medal of 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens.
-- HAYAT-E NO
"Fight of the Week: Sultan vs General"
Friday is the day for Fight of the Week between the Ali Parvin
the Sultan and Amir Qale'-Noei the General.
-- HAMBASTEGI
"Ups and downs a normal issue: Shahrokhi"
Pas Manager Homayoun Shahrokhi said it is completely natural a
team get bad and good results adding that his side has so far faced no
crisis and the outsiders have tried to create off-the-field problems.
-- SIASAT-E ROUZ
"Majlis should support wrestling: Taleqani"
The newly-appointed Head of Iran's Wrestling Federation, who was
invited by Parliament's Sports Committee said the MPs are expected to
back wrestling.
-- QODS
"42 teams to compete in Asian Nations Cup"
Forty-two countries have voiced their readiness for participation
in the Asian Nations Cup in 2004.
-- AFARINESH
"Let powerful teams meet Esteqlal: Coach"
Esteqlal German Head Coach Roland Koch referring to the powerful
opponents its side will play in the Asian Clubs Cup said the more
strong the rivals the better Esteqlal play.
-- KAR-O-KARGAR
"SAIPA backed by foreigner"
The French company Citroen will support the Tehran-based soccer
team, SAIPA, financially in Iran Pro League.
-- SIASAT-E ROUZ
"Del Piero, great heir of Baggio"
With his great performance, Alessandro Del Piero turned Roberto
Baggio to a substitute and he himself inherited the captaincy.
Juventus skipper Del Piero now has the final say in Juventus and
Italian squad.
-- RESALAT
"AWC invites Amir-Reza Khadem"
Asian Wrestling Confederation (AWC) President Jang Kim invited
former head of Iran's Wrestling Federation (IWC), Amir-Reza Khadem, to
go to Syria to watch the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling bouts of
the Third Asian West Asian Games.
-- ABRAR
"Ivankovic says his contract not expired yet"
The Croat Head Coach of Iran said his contract with the Football
Federation has not yet expired.
-- TOSSE'E
"Non-Tehrani teams always oppressed: Yavari"
Manager of Mashhad's Abu Moslem, Mahmoud Yavari, said the
non-Tehrani teams have been always oppressed and they have failed to
restore their rights.
-- KHORASSAN
"McCarthy not fit for Persepolis, says Ghamkhar"
Manager of Persepolis Club Akbar Ghamkhar said: "We are looking
for a good foreign coach to train our junior and youth sides," adding
"Mick McCarthy is not fit to do the job."
-- AFTAB
"Malavan, a defenseless target"
In the recent two weeks, Malavan of Bandar Anzali has turned to a
spiritless squad due to two losses to Persepolis and Esteqlal.
-- JAVAN
"I was unaware of Tavakkoli weights: Nikolov"
The Bulgarian Head Coach of Iran, Dimitry Slav Nikolov, said he
was not told that the weights selected for Hossein Tavakkoli had
changed.
-- SEDA-YE EDALAT
"Sports reporter seeking asylum in Poland"
A reporter of the Tehran-based sports daily 'Abrar-e Varzeshi'
who went to the Polish capital, Warsaw, the venue of the 72nd World
Weightlifting Championships, did not return home seeking asylum.
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