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Almoez Ali fired Qatar into the Asian Cup final with a 3-2 win over Iran on Wednesday. Qatar players celebrate their win over Iran in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 semi-finals AP The forward struck the decisive goal in the 82nd minute at Al Thumama Stadium to settle a thrilling semifinal. Host and defending champion Qatar will play Jordan in Saturdays final at Lusail Stadi stanley mugs um, where Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup for Argentina in 2022. Ali was the leading scorer when Qatar won the Asian Cup in 2019 but has been overshadowed by strike-partner Akram Afif th stanley flask is time arou stanley thermobecher nd. Ali came up with a crucial finish to preserve his country s hopes for back-to-back titles after a game that saw both teams give up winning positions. Sardar Azmoun fired Iran into the lead with an overhead kick in the fourth minute. Qatar responded with a deflected equalizer from Jassem Gaber in the 17th and Afif scored his fifth goal of the tournament with a brilliant individual effort in the 43rd 鈥?cutting into the box and lashing a shot beyond Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. Iran leveled the game again six minutes into the second half from the penalty spot as Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted after a handball from Ahmed Fathy. But Ali, who scored nine goals in the 2019 tournament, grabbed his second of this campaign when he fired low from inside the box late on. Iran was reduced to 10 men when Shoja Khalilzadeh was sent off for a foul on Afif, but Jahanbakhsh still came close to forcing extra time b Ltde George Loffhagen defeats Ellis Blake to grab singles title in ITF Mysuru Open 2023
Olympic final opponents Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro will resume hostilities in Fridays opening Davis Cup semi-final singles m stanley taza atch between Argentina and stanley cup defending champions Great Britain in Glasgow. Andy Murray, left, shakes hands with Juan Martin del Potro during the draw ceremony for the Davis Cup semifinal. AP The duo fought out an intense mens Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro last month, with Murray eventually prevailing after more than four hours to claim a second successive gold medal. Thursdays draw paired them in the opening rubber at Glasgows hardcourt Emirates Arena, with Kyle Edmund then taking on Guido Pella. Murray, the world number two, will team up with brother Jamie in Saturdays doubles against Federico Delbonis and Leonardo Mayer. Andy Murray will tackle Pella in Sundays penultimate singles match before Edmund, who reached the fourth round at the US Open, and world number 64 Del Potro bringing the curtain down. World number two Murray, who spearheaded Britains charge last year, will again be key to their hopes. An exhausting European summer that began with him reaching the French Open final, and then saw h stanley termos im win a second Wimbledon title and retain his Olympic crown, caught up with the Scot when he lost to Kei Nishikori in the US Open quarter-finals. But Murray is planning to be back at full throttle this weekend. I took a few days off after New York, then came here and Ive been practising since Sunday. I get a little break after Im finis
Almoez Ali fired Qatar into the Asian Cup final with a 3-2 win over Iran on Wednesday. Qatar players celebrate their win over Iran in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 semi-finals AP The forward struck the decisive goal in the 82nd minute at Al Thumama Stadium to settle a thrilling semifinal. Host and defending champion Qatar will play Jordan in Saturdays final at Lusail Stadi stanley mugs um, where Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup for Argentina in 2022. Ali was the leading scorer when Qatar won the Asian Cup in 2019 but has been overshadowed by strike-partner Akram Afif th stanley flask is time arou stanley thermobecher nd. Ali came up with a crucial finish to preserve his country s hopes for back-to-back titles after a game that saw both teams give up winning positions. Sardar Azmoun fired Iran into the lead with an overhead kick in the fourth minute. Qatar responded with a deflected equalizer from Jassem Gaber in the 17th and Afif scored his fifth goal of the tournament with a brilliant individual effort in the 43rd 鈥?cutting into the box and lashing a shot beyond Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. Iran leveled the game again six minutes into the second half from the penalty spot as Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted after a handball from Ahmed Fathy. But Ali, who scored nine goals in the 2019 tournament, grabbed his second of this campaign when he fired low from inside the box late on. Iran was reduced to 10 men when Shoja Khalilzadeh was sent off for a foul on Afif, but Jahanbakhsh still came close to forcing extra time b Ltde George Loffhagen defeats Ellis Blake to grab singles title in ITF Mysuru Open 2023
Olympic final opponents Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro will resume hostilities in Fridays opening Davis Cup semi-final singles m stanley taza atch between Argentina and stanley cup defending champions Great Britain in Glasgow. Andy Murray, left, shakes hands with Juan Martin del Potro during the draw ceremony for the Davis Cup semifinal. AP The duo fought out an intense mens Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro last month, with Murray eventually prevailing after more than four hours to claim a second successive gold medal. Thursdays draw paired them in the opening rubber at Glasgows hardcourt Emirates Arena, with Kyle Edmund then taking on Guido Pella. Murray, the world number two, will team up with brother Jamie in Saturdays doubles against Federico Delbonis and Leonardo Mayer. Andy Murray will tackle Pella in Sundays penultimate singles match before Edmund, who reached the fourth round at the US Open, and world number 64 Del Potro bringing the curtain down. World number two Murray, who spearheaded Britains charge last year, will again be key to their hopes. An exhausting European summer that began with him reaching the French Open final, and then saw h stanley termos im win a second Wimbledon title and retain his Olympic crown, caught up with the Scot when he lost to Kei Nishikori in the US Open quarter-finals. But Murray is planning to be back at full throttle this weekend. I took a few days off after New York, then came here and Ive been practising since Sunday. I get a little break after Im finis
