Iranian wrestler loses to avoid facing Israeli

An Iranian wrestler said his managers told him to lose intentionally to a Russian competitor to avoid facing an Israeli wrestler in the next round.

Ali Reza Karimi told the ISNA news agency that one minute before the end of a Sunday round of the Under-23 World Championships in Poland, his coaches told him to throw the match.

“In a moment, my whole world seemed to come to an end,” he said. “Achieving a world medal is the only happiness for any of us.”

Israel and Iran are bitter adversaries, and Iranian athletes traditionally refrain from competing against Israelis. Arrest: Ex-NBA guard Ben Gordon has been arrested on suspicion of robbery in Los Angeles for allegedly punching and pulling a knife on an apartment manager.

Police spokesman Tony Im said Gordon went to a building Saturday where he rented two apartments and demanded his security deposit. Im says Gordon punched the manager in the face and walked away with money, returned with a knife to demand the rest, left and was arrested when he returned a third time. Obituaries: NASCAR Hall of Famer Walter “Bud” Moore, a World War II veteran awarded five Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars, has died. He was 92.

Mr. Moore won the NASCAR title in 1957 as crew chief for Buck Baker and car owner titles in 1962 and 1963 with Joe Weatherly.

Former Syracuse tailback Walter Reyes, second on the school’s all-time rushing list with 3,424 yards, has died, according to the Trumbull County (Ohio) coroner’s office. He was 36.