6 DECEMBER 2, 2014 Iranian Athlete Reza Khaleghifar Joins Persepolis Selected as Asia’s Football Team Best Futsaler in 2014 MANILA (FNA) - Ali Asqar Has- Japanese Futsal team was also selected footballers of the ancient continent sanzadeh was selected as the best as the best Asian national team in 2014. in 2014 is currently underway in the Ali Asqar Hassanzadeh Asian futsal player in 2014. The Ceremony to pick up the best Philippines.

Djokovic to Reveal Life Story in Short Film Series CANBERRA (China Daily) in a short trailer released -- Men’s tennis world number Monday for the videos called one Novak Djokovic will re- “Made By”. veal “never before told” stories He added that the mini-doc- about his life in a short docu- umentary form “has given mentary series in partnership me the opportunity to tell the Reza Khaleghifar with Australian winery Jacob’s world my story for the first Creek. time, showing what I’ve been TEHRAN (persianleague) - -Reza Fajr Sepasi of Shiraz and has also Khaleghifar has joined Persepolis played in Saipa, Sanat Naft and “The biggest fight I had in shaped and inspired by”. football team on Sunday for the sea- Rah Ahan. Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after winning his semi-final tennis match against my life was actually the fight The video will be released in son. Khaleghifar could play against Kei Nishikori of at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London within,” the 27-year-old said January. The 31-year-old winger has Naft on Monday. joined Persepolis from Rah Ahan Persepolis is also negotiating for an undisclosed fee. to sign the Brazilian striker Joáo People Support Pele During He started his playing career at Francisco de Sales. Brazilian Championship Al Hilal Striker Al Shamrani BRASILIA (Xinhua) - A screen 30, 2014. Pele, hospitalized at Albert displays a message supporting the Einstein Hospital of Sao Paulo by an Named Asian Player of the Year MANILA (Arab News) - Nassir Hilal cried foul over their defeat former soccer player Edson Aran- urinary tract infection, was trans- Al Shamrani expressed pride at win- in the final, saying they were de- tes do Nacimento, better known as fered Thursday to a special care unit. ning Asia’s player of the year award nied six penalties and calling it a “Pele”, during a match of A series The 74 years old former soccer play- on Sunday as he shrugged off an im- “black spot in the history of Asian er “remains hospitalized with clinical Journey 37 of Brazilian Champion- pending an eight-match ban for spit- football”. ship between Fluminense and Cori- instability”, according to a report ting and head-butting. Al Shamrani is unlikely to repeat thians, held at Maracana Stadium, issued Thursday by the private hos- The Saudi striker preferred to fo- his goal-scoring feats in next year’s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. pital. A screen displays a message supporting the former soccer player Edson Arantes do cus solely on his achievement at Champions League as his ban for Nacimento, better known as “Pele” being named Asia’s best footballer, eight games of the competition which came on the back of his 10 looks set to be announced in the goals for Al Hilal in the AFC Cham- coming days. Motor Racing-Webber Survives High-Speed Crash in Brazil pions League. “Winning this prize doesn’t af- BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former final corner of the six-hour race in A subsequent statement on Web- to the medical center for further Sources earlier confirmed re- fect our sadness at losing the AFC Formula One driver Mark Webber Sao Paulo and slammed into a track ber’s official Facebook page said checks.” ports the 31-year-old was set to be Champions League cup. We feel we had a lucky escape from a high-speed barrier. he was okay and had been taken for After a 12-year career in banned for eight matches for his ac- played better (than the Wanderers) crash at the World Endurance series Webber, quit Formula One last medical checks. Formula 1, former Red Bull tions which sparked a melee at the but it’s bad luck for us that we lost,” race in Brazil. year, was not seriously hurt, ac- “After his accident in the six driver Webber joined the end of the bitterly contested Cham- he said. The 38-year-old Australian’s cording to a statement on the hour race in Sao Paulo, Mark Porsche team in the Endur- pions League final on Nov. 1. “We still feel unhappy that we lost Porsche 911 made contact with Endurance Series website (www. is awake and alert,” the state- ance series where he fin- “I’m living for today, I’m not the Champions League. This is not Matteo Cressoni’s Ferrari on the fiawec.com). ment said. “(He) has been taken ished ninth overall. thinking about anything else. I’m a personal thing, this is a team event proud I’m the best men’s player of and I wanted us to win both prizes. the year -- anything else, please talk It’s unforgettable for us.” to AFC,” Al Shamrani told report- Katrina Gorry was named ers. women’s player of the year af- “I’m just thinking about today and ter hitting the net three times in Magic Beat Suns, Snap 4-Game Losing Streak I’m proud of myself, and it’s not the ’s run to the Women’s 90 and snap a four-game losing cut the lead 91-90. Evan Fournier Phoenix. first time I’ve won prizes.” Asian Cup final. streak, the latest a 98-83 loss at sank two free throws with 1.6 sec- Green supplied a major ‘’wow’’ Al Shamrani beat out competi- Tony Popovic was coach of the Indiana on Friday night. onds to go and Phoenix failed to play in the first quarter. tion from Al Ain’s Ismail Ahmed year and the Wanderers were best and Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim to take team after their feat in becoming ‘’Coach was pretty disappointed get a shot off at the buzzer. Guarded tightly in the key area, the top prize at the Asian ’s first ever Champions in us by the way we played and by Dragic scored 22 points and he threw the ball high off the Confederation (AFC) awards night League winners and on their debut the approach we took for the In- Markieff Morris had 18 points, 10 backboard, then soared to grab it in Manila. in the competition. diana game,’’ Harris said. ‘’Today rebounds and seven assists for the and slam it down. He was at the centre of a mass Palestine were named best na- was a good bounce-back game for Suns. Green waived to the crowd as shoving match in Al Hilal’s conten- tional team for their feat in winning us.’’ The Magic were able to disrupt Orlando called a timeout after the tious 1-0 defeat to Australia’s West- the AFC Challenge Cup, a victory Nikola Vucevic added 18 points the guard play that is the core of play. ern Wanderers following which earned them a berth at next for the Magic, who led by 16 ear- the Suns’ game and played of- Orlando won its fifth road game, the final’s second leg in Riyadh. year’s Asian Cup in Australia. ly in the fourth quarter before the fense at the pace they prefer. eclipsing the total the Magic had Video footage shows Al Shamrani Australia’s Crystal Palace mid- Suns cut it to three with 1:02 to ‘’ Overall we had a great em- all of last season (4-37). The spitting at Wanderers defender Mat- fielder Mile Jedinak won interna- play. phasis on getting the ball under Magic are better on the road this thew Spiranovic after the Australian tional player of the year, and best It was the second loss in three control,’’ Orlando coach Jacque season (5-7), than they are at club’s win, prompting a mass con- foreign player went to Al Ain’s nights for the Suns, who were Vaughn said, ‘’and that was done home (2-5). frontation between the two teams. Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan. blown out in Denver 122-97 on by our smalls who took on that Magic: Harris’ season high Friday night. challenge and also by our bigs is 26 points. ... Channing Frye ‘’Orlando, they played hard for who supported in pick and roll managed just one 3-pointer in 48 minutes,’’ Phoenix coach Jeff coverage. So a really good job of his first game back to Phoenix. Hornacek said. ‘’We played hard being locked into the game plan.’’ He left the Suns after last season for about 12 minutes. ... We want Elfrid Payton’s two free throws when the Magic offered him a to continually go through the mo- with 10 1/2 minutes to play gave four-year, $32 million contract. tions and think we’re just going to the Magic their biggest lead at 74- He ranks sixth in Suns career Tobias Harris #12 of the Orlando beat teams, not get dirty and not 58. 3-pointers. Magic shoots against the Phoenix get hit and get scratched up, what- Then the Suns finally got going. Suns: Were without PG Isaiah Suns on November 30, 2014 ever it takes. The guys saw that in Dragic and Green each had steals Thomas for the third game in at U.S. Airways Center in the fourth quarter when they play and baskets - Green’s a dunk - and a row with a bruised ankle. ... Phoenix, Arizona. that way, they’re pretty good’’ Morris’ two free throws cut it to Phoenix made five of 15 3-point- PHOENIX (AP) -- The Orlando Seconds after his team cut the 83-80 with 1:02 to go. Then came ers, Gerald Green going 1 of 7. Magic and Phoenix Suns were both lead to three, Hornacek drew a Vucevic’s European-style layup Eric Bledsoe had six turnovers, disgusted with their previous game. technical, the coach claiming to and the technical foul it drew. Dragic five. ... Bledsoe drew a Only Orlando came away feel- no avail that Vucevic traveled on The Magic outscored Phoenix technical as he walked off the ing better Sunday night. a layup. 13-1 over the final 3:13 of the court after drawing his second Al Hilal striker Nassir Al Shamrani, right, holds his Asian Football Con- Tobias Harris scored 21 points Consecutive 3-pointers by Go- first half to lead 52-39 at the half. foul. ... Morris was called for federation (AFC) Player of the Year trophy together with Asian Football and the Magic held off a late ran Dragic and Gerald Green, the The game was sloppy with 23 a flagrant foul after a very long Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa during the Phoenix rally to beat the Suns 93- second with 2.9 seconds to go, turnovers by Orlando and 19 by video review. AFC’s 60th Anniversary and Annual Awards held in Manila