6 October 26, 2020 Iran’s Hamed Lak Named Bosnia to Host Iran on Best ACL 2020 Goalkeeper November 12 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bos- nia and Herzegovina football federation’s website has con- firmed that the Dragons will meet Iran in a friendly match next month. According to the website, Bosnia is scheduled to play Iran on November 12 in the Persepolis goalkeeper Hamed Lak European country. TEHRAN (Dispatches) – The Persepolis giants march to the Iran defeated Uzbekistan AFC website has announced Perse- 2020 AFC Champions League 2-1 in Tashkent on October polis goalkeeper Hamed Lak as the final. 8 in a friendly match as part best goalkeeper in AFC Champions His shining moment came in the League 2020, according to a poll. semi-final against Saudi Arabia’s of preparation for the 2022 Lak has conceded just two goals Al Nassr, with a big save in the World Cup. in seven matches, none of those penalty shootout to deny Maicon Iran sits third in Group C from open play, and the 29-year- and help send Persepolis into the behind Iraq and Bahrain. old has been a huge part of the competition climax. Real Madrid Top Barcelona to End Losing Streak Zverev Beats Sinner to Keep BARCELONA (Reuters) Luka Modric finally put the - Real Madrid captain Sergio result beyond doubt with a Hopes of Cologne Double Alive Ramos once again proved to be goal in added time. the man for the big occasion as The victory took La Liga he converted a fiercely debated champions Madrid back to penalty to help his side to a 3-1 the top of the standings on 13 win over rivals Barcelona at an points from six games, while empty Camp Nou in La Liga Barca, who have only taken on Saturday. one point from their last three Ramos, making a record league outings, are all the 45th appearance in the ‘Clas- way down in 10th on seven ico’ fixture, was awarded points from five games. the spot-kick following a The win is a huge boost for VAR review, after falling in Zinedine Zidane’s side, who the area when his shirt was went into the match reeling Real Madrid’s Luka Modric scores his side’s 3rd goal during the Spanish tugged by Barca’s Clement from back-to-back home de- La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Lenglet as the pair contested feats to promoted Cadiz and Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Oct 24, 2020. a corner. a depleted Shakhtar Donetsk. Germany’s Alexander Zverev returns the ball during the ATP The defender showed his verde had opened the scoring Barca ran out of steam in “This win gives us three bett1HULKS Indoors tennis final against Canada’s Felix customary calm to score from in the fifth minute only for the second half and Madrid points but it also gives us con- Auger-Aliassime in Cologne, Germany, Oct 18, 2020. the spot in the 63rd minute Barca’s 17-year-old forward missed two big chances to fidence after a difficult week BERLIN (Dispatches) - Top seed ner in the French Open last-16, and restore the champions’ Ansu Fati to equalise less seal the points after Ramos’ for us,” said keeper Thibaut Alexander Zverev reached his sec- made the more nervy start and lead, after Federico Val- than three minutes later. penalty before substitute Courtois. ond final in the space of a week in soon found himself trailing 3-1 in Cologne with a clinical 7-6(3) 6-3 the opening set. victory over Italian wild card Jan- “I was playing a player I just lost nik Sinner in the semifinals of the to at Roland Garros. That was still Ajax Book Historic 13-0 Win in Dutch Eredivisie bett1HULKS Championship on Sat- in the back of my head. I was not urday. going to lose today,” Zverev said. AMSTERDAM (Dispatches) - The 19-year-old’s goals were his The German world number seven The German broke Sinner in the Ajax broke their own 48-year Eredi- first of the league campaign and claimed his first ATP crown of the seventh game and drew level at visie record on Saturday when they put him one behind Feyenoord’s year after besting Canada’s Felix 4-4, but neither player was able to hammered Venlo 13-0 in the biggest Steven Berghuis who tops the scor- Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 to win hold serve again as the set head- ever win in the history of the divi- ing charts, and he also set up three the bett1HULKS Indoor title at the ed to a tiebreak, where Zverev’s sion. for his teammates. same venue last Sunday. booming forehand came to the fore Lassina Traore struck five times Afterwards, Traore said Ajax’s Zverev, who was beaten by Sin- as he sealed the opener. as the defending champions out- midweek 1-0 loss to Liverpool in did Johan Cruyff’s Ajax, whose the Champions League “made us 12-1 win over Vitesse Arnhem had angry” and hungry to atone against Wellens Wins Vuelta Stage Five, stood as the top flight’s record win Venlo. since May 1972 -- the season the “We have respect for them, but Roglic Still Leads Overall Amsterdam club won the league once on the field we gave every- title and the second of their four thing and became even angrier,” he European Cups. told public broadcaster NOS. Traore became the first Ajax Ajax coach Erik Ten Hag agreed: Delano van Crooij had to pick the ball out of his net 13 times in the player to score five goals in an “You don’t see this type of result all-time record Eredivisie defeat Eredivisie game since Marco van in the Eredivisie. It’s very special. Basten in 1985 as his team racked “We were hungry in the field. We Ajax top of the division, two points lunchtime. up more goals in this match than wanted to score goals -- and I’m ahead of PSV Eindhoven and three Feyenoord and Twente, who lost they had in their five other league fine with that.” in front of third-placed Vitesse. 2-1 to Utrecht on Saturday, are four matches. The huge win puts Ten Hag’s Those two face off at Sunday points back. Lewandowski Hits Hat-Trick as Bayern Munich Rout Frankfurt BAYERN (Dispatches) - Robert Lewandowski took his Bundesliga tally to a record 10 goals in the first five games this season with a hat-trick as Bayern Tour de France - The 117.5-km Stage 14 from Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges Munich thumped Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on Saturday, then issued a warning to the European champions’ future opponents. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian “It feels super good,” he said. “I “I hope that we will keep this form for a very long time -- it doesn’t matter Tim Wellens beat Guillaume Martin had a difficult period and I was a against who we play, we always want to show our best football, we always in a sprint finish to win a hilly stage bit scared coming to the Vuelta, want to win,” Lewandowski told Sky. five of the Vuelta a Espana on Sat- but I’m super happy with this vic- Lewandowski has scored nine goals in his last three league games and urday, as Primoz Roglic stayed out tory. It’s nice it came so early and wrapped up his treble within an hour at the Allianz Arena. of trouble to keep the overall lead. now the next two weeks are with- Defending champions Bayern have scored 22 goals this term -- 10 more Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Martin out stress.” than league leaders RB Leipzig who stayed top with a 2-1 win over 10-man (Cofidis) and Thymen Arensman Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won the Hertha Berlin. (Sunweb) attacked from a break- bunch sprint in the main group, Bayern sit one point behind in second place, level on 12 points with third- away group with around 75km left two minutes 13 seconds back. placed Dortmund who later saw off Schalke 3-0 at home in the Ruhr derby of the 184km stage to Sabinanigo Dan Martin, second overall, was with goals by Manuel Akanji, Erling Braut Haaland and Mats Hummels. and managed to stay clear. involved in a crash near the finish In Munich, Leroy Sane marked his return from injury with the fourth goal Wellens then powered away on but because it was inside the final Count to three: Robert Lewandowski celebrates his hat-trick for during a brief cameo, before England Under-17 midfielder Jamal Musiala the steep uphill finish to take his 3km it did not result in him losing Bayern Munich on Saturday also came off the bench to net the fifth. first victory of the season. time on Roglic.