6 November 10, 2019 James’ Triple Double Iran Beat UAE 4-3 in Penalties, to Face Streak Ends But Lakers Spain in Final at Beach Soccer Cup Win 7th Straight opening period, when he rifled a long-range shot into the net. In the second period, Iran held onto their slender lead, but the Emiratis restored parity in the third through their captain to force extra time. Extra time failed to produce a victor, so the game rolled on into a penalty shootout, where each team missed one spot kick before Peyman Hosseini proved James had his streak of triple doubles snapped at three games as he finished with six assists and four rebounds the hero for Iran as he saved the LOS ANGELES (AFP) - An- to rejoin the Cleveland Cavaliers last penalty. thony Davis and LeBron James in 2014. Iran will play against Spain combined for 51 points as the Los “We are very resilient. We Angeles Lakers won their seventh bounce back and we don’t get in the final match, while hand- straight game with a 95-80 victory rattled,” James said of the Lak- DUBAI (Dispatches) - In the champions Iran have beaten host set up a final match with Spain. ing the heartbroken Emiratis a over the Miami Heat. ers. “That’s not common for a 2019 Intercontinental Beach nation, the UAE, in penalties, af- Iran’s keeper Hamid Behza- play-off for third against Rus- Davis finished with a team- team that has only been together leading 26 points and eight re- a short period of time, but it is a Soccer Cup in Dubai, defending ter a 1-all draw in regulation, to dpour drew first blood in the sia. bounds and James scored 12 of good trait.” his 25 points in the fourth quarter Jimmy Butler led the Heat with for the Lakers who are also 4-0 22 points after scoring 34 in his at home. previous game. Sassuolo Beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A James had his streak of triple Backup point guard Goran doubles snapped at three games Dragic came off the bench to SASSUOLO, Italy (AP) -- Sas- home Filip Djuricic’s scuffed as he finished with six assists and score 19 points for the Heat who suolo have recorded their first overhead kick, seconds after Bo- four rebounds. shot just 35.0 percent from the home win since September as it logna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorup- “I just wanted to be aggressive floor and made just six of 35 and see if I could make it count,” three point attempts. beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A. ski had denied Manuel Locatelli. said James, who registered his Miami, who were playing on a Francesco Caputo scored in Boga doubled Sassuolo’s lead 1,000th career double double. short rest after beating Phoenix each half, and Jeremie Boga also in the 68th, two minutes before His three triple doubles in the 124-108 the previous night, had netted for the hosts. Riccardo Orsolini reduced the previous three contests made their lowest-scoring and poorest- Sassuolo moved up to 11th, a deficit. him the first to do it since Magic shooting game of the season. Johnson accomplished the feat The Heat were without starting point above Bologna, ahead of However, Caputo swiftly re- 32 years ago. forward Justise Winslow, who the rest of the weekend’s fixtures. stored Sassuolo’s two-goal ad- James previously led the Heat has now missed four straight Sassuolo had won just one of vantage with a fine solo effort. to two NBA titles before leaving games with back problems. their six matches - home and Orsolini, who received a debut away - since their last victory at call-up to the Italy squad earlier Manchester United Defeat the Mapei Stadium on Sept. 22. Friday, thought he had pulled an- But Caputo gave it the lead in other goal back for Bologna but it Sassuolo’s Francesco Caputo shooting to score one of his two goals against Bologna. Partizan 3-0 in Europa League the 34th minute when he swept was disallowed for offside. MANCHESTER (Dispatches) - Manchester United have cruised into the Europa League knockout Ash Barty Defeats Garcia to Level Fed Cup Final stages with a 3-nil victory over Par- The world No.1-ranked Barty match.’’ tizan Belgrade at Old Trafford. 18-year-old Mason Greenwood beat Garcia in just 56 minutes Barty is set to face Mladenovic broke the deadlock in the 22nd on an outdoor hard court at Perth in the first reverse singles match minute, with a composed finish Arena to get Australia back on on Sunday. from close range. track after Kristina Mladenovic ‘’I know she has the weapons Anthony Martial doubled the beat Ajla Tomljanovic, who was to make me uncomfortable,’’ she lead for the Red Devils after the making her Fed Cup debut, 6-1, said of Mladenovic. ‘’It’s about half-hour mark, with an excellent 6-1, to give France the early lead. trying to nullify that the best I solo effort. Barty, who won her first singles can.’’ And Marcus Rashford lashed home the third, four minutes af- major at the French Open this Fresh off her record $4.42 mil- ter the break, to seal United’s win, Manchester United have cruised into year, extended her Fed Cup win- lion triumph at the WTA Finals and advance from their Group with the Europa League knockout stages ning streak to 15 matches, a run in Shenzhen last weekend, Bar- two games to spare. that began in February 2017. ty overwhelmed the world No. ‘’I think that’s probably the best 45-ranked Garcia with potent PERTH, Australia (AP) - Aus- beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-0, tennis match I’ve ever played in serving and pinpoint shot-mak- Klopp Rules Out Move for tralian Ash Barty continued her 6-0 and level the Fed Cup final at my life,’’ she said. ‘’I could not ing. She finished with 15 winners season-long extraordinary form to 1-1 on Saturday. have asked for a more perfect and eight aces. France Superstar Mbappe LONDON (AFP) - French star Kylian Mbappe is out of Liverpool’s Barca Preparing for Post-Messi Era: President price range, the Premier League RCELONA, Spain (Dispatches) ing from our La Masia (academy). leaders manager and long-time ad- mirer Jurgen Klopp says. — Even though Lionel Messi is And we are very happy because we The 20-year-old Paris Saint Ger- still going strong, Barcelona’s club are preparing this post-Messi era.” main striker -- who was instrumen- tal in France’s lifting of the 2018 president has already started to look Messi is Barcelona’s all-time World Cup -- has been linked with ahead to that unwanted day when leading scorer with 609 goals in 697 Real Madrid. the club’s all-time great steps off games and has led it to 34 trophies. This gathered momentum ear- lier in the week when Real’s coach the Camp Nou field for the very last He remains the team’s undisputed Zinedine Zidane remarked that time. leader, its best scorer and passer Mbappe had always said it was his Josep Bartomeu told media in an of the ball. His place in the hearts dream to play for the Spanish side. Klopp, speaking ahead of Sun- interview on Friday that “we are of Barcelona’s fans is only shared day’s clash with second-placed preparing this post-Messi era.” by Johan Cruyff, the former player Manchester City, had been keen to present contract and if they were “In the next coming two or three Barcelona’s club President Josep Bartomeu and coach credited with establish- sign Mbappe in 2017 and met with reluctantly to allow him to leave the player and his entourage. are believed to want more than seasons our leader will continue to Camp Nou Stadium. “But it’s true who are coming. Players coming ing Barcelona’s attacking style that However, he opted to join PSG the record fee of £198 million be Leo Messi,” Bartomeu said at that there are other young players from abroad, but also players com- Messi has exploited to perfection. for £158 million ($202 million). they paid Barcelona for Neymar in PSG are seeking to extend his 2017.