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Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal has snatched a 3-1 victory against Mes FC in the Asian Champions League Group D at the King Fahd International Stadium.

The hosts, coached by Erirc Gerets, took an early lead through Swedish midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson who broke the deadlock after just three minutes on Wednesday night.

Real Madrid has been knocked out of the Champions League following a 1-1 draw with France's Olympique Lyon at the Bernabeu Stadium.

The nine-time European champion took the lead through Cristiano Ronaldo who netted the opener after six minutes on Wednesday night.

Iran's Sepahan was held to its second successive draw in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, failing to score against bottom-placed Al Ain.

"We were lucky not to concede a goal in the first half but [we] dominated the game in the second half thanks to some technical changes," Sepahan manager Amir Qalenoi said.

Iran has won the title in the men's division at the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships held in Tijuana, Mexico after 16 years.

The Iranian athletes clinched the title by earning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Gymnasium of the High Performance Sports Center in city of Tijuana on Tuesday.

Esteqlal has disappointed fans following a goalless home draw with the UAE's Al Jazira in the AFC Champions League.

The Blues were far from the excellent form which gave them a 2-1 away victory over Al Ahli two weeks ago.

The movie industry's biggest stars gathered together in the 82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood to recognize the year's top films and filmmakers.

With nine Oscar nominations each, Avatar and The Hurt Locker competed for most coveted awards.

The Iranian national basketball team's historic match against the three-time world champion US team in the 2010 World Championship in Turkey has been scheduled for September 1.

Iran, which is drawn in Group B, will play its first match against Brazil on August 28 and face Croatia, Tunisia on August 29 and 30.

Iran has lost to host Russia 5-2 to suffer its first defeat and finish as runner-up in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup.

Two wins by Hassan Rahimi (55kg) and Reza Yazdani (96kg) were not enough for Iran to beat its archrival Russia, which was victorious in the five other categories.

Iran has defeated Uzbekistan 6-1 to face hosts Russia in the final of the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup underway in Moscow.

The Iranian squad beat Uzbekistan in its third consecutive victory on Sunday morning.

Iranian Premier League (IPL) leader Sepahan has been held to a 1-1 draw against Teraktorsazi FC at the Takhti Stadium in Tabriz.

The hosts, under Faraz Kamalvand, took an early lead after just six minutes when striker Farhad Kheirkhah opened the scoring in front of 50,000 spectators on Saturday.