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نعى المدرب البرزيلي إيفاريستو دي ماسيدو، المغفور له بإذن الله تعالى سمو الأمير الوالد الشيخ حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني، معبرًا عن بالغ حزنه لرحيل شخصية وصفها بالصديق العزيز وصاحب البصمة الكبيرة في نهضة دولة قطر.
وقال ايفاريستو، عبر رسالة مؤثرة، على منصة « استجرام «إنه فقد “صديقًا عزيزًا”، مشيرًا إلى أن الأمير الوالد قاد مسيرة تحول اقتصادي ودبلوماسي أسهمت في تعزيز مكانة قطر عالميًا، حتى أصبحت من أكبر الدول المصدرة للغاز الطبيعي، وتوجت جهودها باستضافة كأس العالم 2022. وأكد المدرب البرتغالي أن الأمير الوالد كان عاشقًا لكرة القدم، وكان يؤمن بدورها في بناء الأجيال وتعزيز حضور قطر الرياضي، لافتًا إلى اهتمامه المبكر بالاستفادة من الخبرات الكروية البرازيلية في أواخر سبعينيات القرن الماضي.
واختتم رسالته بالدعاء للفقيد، قائلاً: “رحمك الله يا صديقي”، في لفتة تعكس عمق العلاقة التي جمعته بالأمير الوالد، واستحضرت جانبًا إنسانيًا من مسيرة قائد ارتبط اسمه بالنهضة الرياضية والتنموية في دولة قطر. sport-newz.biz

London: Jannik Sinner hailed Novak Djokovic as a "true inspiration" as the defending Wimbledon champion revealed he had to raise his game to end his rival's title bid on Friday.

Sinner produced one of his best performances this year to rout Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a one-sided Centre Court semi-final.

The world number one will face French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the final on Sunday.

Sinner's dynamic display avenged his Australian Open last-four loss to Djokovic in January.

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Djokovic once again fell short in his quest to make history with a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, which would break his tie with Margaret Court.

The seven-time Wimbledon champion might be in the twilight of his career.

But the 39-year-old showed in his five-hour victory over third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime -- the longest quarter-final in Wimbledon history -- that he can still compete with far younger players.

Full of admiration for Djokovic's longevity, Sinner said: "Even when I had this small winning streak from last year, you always feel pressure before playing against Novak.

"This is why I practise. I like challenges. Playing against Novak in Grand Slams, they are very different than playing in Masters events.

"It's so amazing to see him still producing this kind of level. The match he has played with Felix, I was watching. The level was so high.

"It's a true inspiration for all of us and also the younger generation, how much a good mindset can do to your body and mind as well."

Brushing away talk of retirement, Djokovic said after losing to Sinner that he plans to return to Wimbledon at least one more time.

Sinner would welcome Djokovic extending his remarkable career, but for now he hopes his latest victory over the Serb will propel him to a fifth Grand Slam title on Sunday.

"Seeing him around and having the honour to play against him, feeling the pressure against him, these matches, they hopefully can help me and also in the future," he said.

"I think mentally I knew that I need to level up. I've done it today. It helped me, for sure.

"Against Novak, if you want to play even, you need to play your best tennis."

Sinner has won his last nine meetings with Zverev, including the 2025 Australian Open final.

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But the German has been in superb form over the last two months, finally winning his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros before sweeping into his maiden Wimbledon final.

The 29-year-old has ditched his tag as the sport's nearly man and Sinner is well aware of the threat he poses to his title defence.

"Whatever happened in the past between me and him, it happened. In between, he won a Grand Slam in Paris, which gave him a lot of confidence. We can see the level he's producing here," Sinner said.

"He tried for so long, and then when you finally achieve it, it's amazing and gives you this confidence boost. We see it again here. It shows that he is playing incredible tennis.

"I'm happy to face him. I try to do the best I can, and then we see how it goes. But it's going to be very tough, very different than all the other matches we have played."

Tehran: Iran’s football federation announced yesterday its national team’s schedule for the group stage of the World Cup, a tournament that is beginning under difficult circumstances for the Islamic republic.

While the players obtained the visas necessary to enter the United States -- which is in open military conflict with Tehran -- and play their group-stage matches in Los Angeles and Seattle, not all delegation members received them.

The dispute erupted just days before the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday. The tournament is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

“In accordance with FIFA’s programme, the team delegation will travel to the United States on a charter flight,” the Iranian federation’s spokesperson Amir Mehdi Alavi said in a statement carried by ISNA.

“The team will travel to the host city one day before the match against New Zealand, and for the following two matches, we will be at the host venue two days before the game,” he added.

Iran’s participation in the World Cup has been marred by visa issues that Tehran says have prevented some 15 administrative and management staff in its delegation from entering the United States.

Rising tensions also prompted Iran to announce that it was moving its World Cup training base to the Mexican border city of Tijuana rather than Tucson, Arizona, as originally planned. Iran open their campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15, before facing Belgium in the same city on June 21 and Egypt in Seattle on June 26.