6 August 9, 2020 Celtics Build 40-Point Alipour Chosen the Best Lead, Roll Past Raptors Forward of ACL2018 Team 122-100 deh and Jalal Hosseini already included in the relevant categories for the Best 2018 XI, but defense alone does not win games, and Ali Alipour was the main outlet up front for the Tehran giant. Having scored just one goal in his previ- ous two Continental campaigns, Alipour netted a brace in the 2018 opener against Nasaf before adding another against Al Wasl as Persepolis topped Group C. Alipour saved his next two goals for vi- tal moments in the knockout stages as he scored against Al Jazira in the Round of 16 and Al Sadd in the semi-finals to help his club into their first AFC Champions League final. ’ (0) works against ’ The Iranian striker defeated Baghdad OG Anunoby (3) during the second half of an NBA game Bounedjah, Dejan Damjanovic, Youssef Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. El Arabi, Mame Thiam, Kim Shin-wook, Yuma Suzuki, and Alexandre Pato to win LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Anunoby - combined to shoot TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis football Persepolis’ run to the final was built on the award. (AP) -- The way the NBA stand- 16 for 45 (36%) from the field, team forward Ali Alipour has been shortlisted a solid backline, with goalkeeper Alireza In a poll conducted by the-afc.com, 75 ings look right now, there’s a 3 for 19 (16%) from 3-point for the best striker of the ACL2018 Team. Beiranvand and defenders Shojae Khaliza- percent of participants voted for Alipour. reasonable chance that the Bos- range. ton Celtics and Toronto Raptors Toronto’s biggest deficit in its could be slotted to see each other first three games in the bubble Man City Eliminate Real Madrid After Varane Nightmare in the Eastern Conference semi- was six points against the Los MANCHESTER, ling who slotted home. finals. Angeles Lakers. The Raptors (Dispatches) - Manchester City There was a strong response And Celtics coach Brad Ste- trailed Miami by three, then reached the Champions League from the Spanish champions, with vens is already making it clear didn’t trail Orlando at any point quarter-finals after beating Real City keeper Ederson forced into - if that happens, a blowout win in their game on Wednesday. Madrid 2-1 (4-2 on aggregate) at fine saves to keep out efforts from over the Raptors now won’t But only five minutes into this the Etihad Stadium on Friday, Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard. mean anything then. one, the Raptors were down with scorers and Ederson could do nothing, however, Jaylen Brown scored 20 eight. Gabriel Jesus taking advantage to keep out a bullet header from Ben- points, Jayson Tatum added 18 And it would only get worse of errors by defender Raphael zema in the 28th minute, the French- and the Celtics never trailed on from there for the reigning Varane. man rising to power home a superb the way to an emphatic 122-100 champions. Real, trailing 2-1 from the first- pin-point cross from Rodrygo. win over the Raptors on Friday The biggest deficit Toronto leg and without their suspended City created chances after the night. Kemba Walker scored had faced this season was a skipper and defensive lynchpin Ser- break but lacked the killer touch 17 points in 23 minutes for the 30-point hole against Dallas on gio Ramos, made a disastrous start, and it took another piece of calami- Celtics, who led by 40 at one Dec. 22, a game where the Rap- gifting City a ninth minute opener. tous defending by Varane to decide point and kept slim hope alive tors rallied to win. The Celtics Frenchman Varane, having re- the tie in the 68th as his attempted of catching the Raptors for the didn’t allow anything close to a ceived a pass inside his own area Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus challenges for the ball with Real header back to Courtois was too No. 2 spot in the East race. rally on Friday - after the Rap- from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Madrid’s Dani Carvajal, left, during the Champions League, round of weak and Jesus was alert again, Boston also won the season tors closed within 10 early in was robbed by City forward Jesus 16, second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid nipping in to flick it past the keeper series against Toronto, taking the third, Boston went on a 36- and he slipped the ball to Ster- at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Aug 7, 2020. and make it 2-1 on the night. three of the four meetings. The 12 run over the final 9:39 of the Celtics also won back-to-back quarter. games for the first time in the It was 91-57 entering the Lyon Shock Juventus, Reach Champions League Quarterfinal bubble. fourth, and the Raptors went performance and super happy to Sarri on Saturday after the Italian Fred VanVleet scored 13 for with subs the rest of the way. go to Lisbon,” said Lyon defender club’s Champions League last 16 Toronto, which got 11 from Making the night even worse Leo Dubois. exit to Lyon. and 11 more from for Toronto: forward Serge Iba- “We need to be aware that we Despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s . The Raptors’ ka left early in the fourth after have the qualities to play this double in a 2-1 home win on Fri- starters - VanVleet, Lowry, getting hit in the face on a drive quarter-final, we need to give it day, Juve fell 2-2 on aggregate to Siakam, and OG by Boston’s Gordon Hayward. our all, like we did tonight.” the French club, ending their quest Needing to score three un- for a title they last won in 1996. answered goals in order to go “Maurizio Sarri has been re- Hamilton Fastest Ahead of F1 through, Cristiano Ronaldo tried lieved of his post as coach of the his best to drag the Italian cham- first team,” the nine-time reigning Qualifying at Silverstone pions over the line. Serie A champions said in a state- He levelled the scores on the ment. night with a penalty of his own Sarri, 61, replaced Massimiliano with two minutes left in the open- Allegri last season, after leading ing period before crashing a sec- Chelsea to success in the Europa Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo scores his second goal past Lyon ond home on the hour mark. League. goalkeeper Anthony Lopes. However Juve performed poorly “The club would like to thank and Lyon managed to hold on to the coach for having written a new TURIN (Dispatches) - Lyon drawing 2-2 on aggregate and go- set up a clash with Pep Guardio- page in Juventus’ history with the qualified for the quarterfinals of ing through on away goals. la’s City, who put out 13-time win- victory of the ninth-consecutive the Champions League on Friday Lyon squeezed past the Italian ners Real Madrid, on August 15. championship, the culmination of despite losing 2-1 to Juventus in champions thanks to Memphis a personal journey that led him to Turin. Depay’s 12th-minute penalty climb all the divisions of Italian A goal up after winning Febru- which put Rudi Garcia’s side two Sarri Sacked After Juventus’s football,” the team. ary’s first leg, French side Lyon goals ahead in the tie and left Juve Champions League Exit Juve also lost in two finals this will face Manchester City at the with a mountain to climb. season, the Italian Cup and the final tournament in Lisbon after “We are super satisfied with our Juventus sacked coach Maurizio Italian Super Cup. SILVERSTONE, England (AP) British GP at the same circuit last -- Lewis Hamilton was fastest in fi- weekend. Set for Release nal practice ahead of qualifying later Hulkenberg, deputizing for Ser- Saturday for Formula One’s 70th gio Perez who remains sidelined After Plea Deal Anniversary Grand Prix. with coronavirus, finished 0.635 ASUNCION (AP) - Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis could be The six-time world champion, seconds behind Hamilton, with who was quickest at Silverstone teammate Lance Stroll just behind released from custody within days after striking a plea deal with Paraguayan on Friday, saw off Mercedes team- in fifth. investigators on Friday. mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.163 sec- Charles Leclerc was sixth for Paraguay’s public prosecutor’s office asked for proceedings against the onds. Ferrari ahead of the Red Bull duo men to be suspended pending a final court hearing, according to their Lando Norris finished third for of Max Verstappen and Alexander lawyer Sergio Queiroz. McLaren ahead of the Racing Albon. Point of Nico Hulkenberg. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who Ronaldinho and Assis have been detained since early March for alleg- Hamilton holds a 30-point cham- had an engine failure in practice on edly entering the South American country with fake passports. In this March 7, 2020 file photo, former soccer star Ronaldinho talks as he pionship lead over Bottas in his Friday, ended the running a lowly In April, the pair were relocated to the four-star Palmaroga Hotel in the walks escorted by Police officers with hands handcuffed to declare to judge quest for a record-equaling sev- 12th, 1.2 seconds off Hamilton’s capital Asuncion after agreeing to pay US$1.6 million in bail. Clara Ruiz Diaz at Justice Palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 7, 2020. enth world title after winning the pace.