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TEHRAN, Iran -- Irans president has expressed condolences over the death of Iranian para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnejad following an accident during a road race at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday.In a comment posted Sunday on Twitter, President Hassan Rouhani wrote, The tragic death of Golbarnejad, our beloved cyclist during the Rio Paralympic Games, leaves all of us in sorrow. God bless his soul.The English-language Press TV reported that the 48-year-old cyclist sustained severe neck injuries in the crash.The Iranian flag was lowered to half-mast in the Paralympic Village, and at the venue where Iran faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in a mens sitting volleyball final on Sunday.A moment of silence will also be held at Sundays closing ceremony in Maracana Stadium. . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Japanese champion Kashima Antlers beat Auckland City of New Zealand 2-1 in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Thursday.Kim Dae-wook headed Auckland ahead five minutes after halftime, but substitute Shuhei Akasaki equalized for the J-League champions in the 67th minute.Fellow sub Mu Kanazaki then completed the comeback in the 88th, heading home from close range after Shoma Doi nodded a deep Shuto Yamamoto cross from the left back.We sent on the strikers as we needed to get goals, Kashima coach Masatada Ishii said. In the first half we hadnt really been able to take many shots at goal and both the players who came on have that ability and a strong focus on trying to score.In particular, Kanazaki has been in good form of late and had scored in the last few games, so thats why I decided to send him on, Ishii added.ddddddddddddKashima advanced to a quarterfinal against African champion Mamelodi Sundowns in Osaka on Sunday.The winner of that game will face Copa Libertadores winner Atletico Nacional in the semifinals Wednesday. European powerhouse Real Madrid also enters the tournament from the semifinal stage.The use of video replays was available during the match but there were no official reviews. The technology is there to be used only for correcting clear errors in game-changing decisions.The game was preceded by a moment of silence to mark the recent Chapecoense plane tragedy. ' ' '
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