6 July 25, 2020

Liverpool’s Henderson Sardar Azmoun Named Top Goal Crowned Football Writers’ Scorer of Russian Football League Player of the Year TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Zenit goalscoring race with 15 goals. Sardar Azmoun striker Sardar Azmoun has fin- Three players scored 12 times; ished the 2019/20 RPL season as CSKA Moscow midfielder Nikola top goalscorer after scoring against Vlasic, Lokomotiv Moscow mid- FC Rostov in their matchday 30 fix- fielder Aleksey Miranchuk and ture. striker Aleksandr Sobolev, who Both Azmoun and teammate scored for Krylia Sovetov Samara Artem Dzyuba played 28 games, and Spartak Moscow. with both forwards scoring 17 In the history of the RPL, goals, but the Iranian was ahead Azmoun is the third Zenit player of the Russian striker by virtue to finish a season as top scorer. of fewer goals from the penalty In 2004 first place was taken by spot. Azmoun scored one penalty, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, while in whereas Dzyuba scored seven. the 2014/15 season the honor be- Arsenal Tula striker Evgeny longed to Hulk, premierliga.ru re- Lutsenko took third place in the ported. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson won the FWA footballer of the year Players Take Knee as U.S. Baseball Season Opens prize on Friday LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool a better leader and a better per- WASHINGTON (AFP) - Major a pre-game tribute to Black Lives captain Jordan Henderson was son,” said Henderson. League Baseball’s coronavirus- Matter, dropping to one knee named the Football Writers’ As- “If anything I hope those who delayed season got underway on while lifting a giant black banner Thursday with players lining up in unison. sociation player of the year on voted for me did so partly to to take a knee in a gesture of soli- As the players knelt, a message Friday for his role in leading the recognize the entire team’s darity with the Black Lives Mat- addressing social injustice re- Reds to their first league title in contribution.” ter movement. corded by actor Morgan Freeman 30 years. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp Four months after the COV- played on stadium screens. The 30-year-old beat Man- paid tribute to his skipper, who ID-19 pandemic shelved the start In Washington, all players on the chester City’s Kevin De he described as the perfect of the 2020 campaign, baseball field then got to their feet to stand Bruyne, Manchester United blend between having talent returned with the Washington for the U.S. national anthem. forward Marcus Rashford and and a great attitude. Nationals hosting the New York But in Los Angeles, the Dodg- Yankees before the Los Ange- ers’ newly signed African-Amer- teammates Virgil Van Dijk and City boss Pep Guardiola said les Dodgers entertained the San ican star Mookie Betts remained Sadio Mane to the prize. De Bruyne’s outstanding sea- Francisco Giants. on one knee, with teammates As well as making his pres- son spoke for itself with the Both games took place in ee- Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy ence felt in 30 Premier League Belgian just one short of Thier- rily empty ballparks, a striking The New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals kneel in each resting a supportive hand on games this season as Liverpool ry Henry’s record of 20 assists contrast to the celebratory atmo- a moment of silence for Black Lives Matter at Major League his shoulder. have surged to the title with an in a Premier League season. Baseball’s season-opening game sphere that normally accompanies Several members of the Giants’ 18-point lead at the top of the “I think he speaks for himself the opening day festivities of the pastime. ington and Dodger Stadium in playing and coaching staff also table, Henderson led by ex- with what he gives us to our sport regarded as America’s At both Nationals Park in Wash- Los Angeles, players took part in knelt during the anthem. ample off the pitch during foot- team and the Premier League. ball’s three-month coronavirus It is not necessary to say what shutdown. a fantastic player he is,” said Premier League Targeted by He spearheaded the Player- Guardiola. sTogether initiative during the As well as the top five, 10 oth- Hackers in Latest Cyber Threat lockdown which saw players er players received votes from LONDON (Dispatches) -Hack- Centre highlighted a case where team up to raise money for FWA members. ers are targeting Premier League the emails of a managing director Britain’s National Health Ser- Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alis- soccer clubs as they look for ways at a Premier League team were to cash in on cyber-attacks against hacked before a transfer negotia- vice. son Becker, Raheem Sterling, Britain’s multibillion-pound sports tion. As a result, it required late “I accept it on behalf of this Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sergio sector, according to a UK intelli- intervention by the club’s bank to whole squad, because without Aguero, Adama Traore, Dan- gence agency. thwart the loss of almost 1 million them I’m not in a position to be ny Ings, Jack Grealish, James In a report detailing widespread pounds (US$1.3 million) to the cy- receiving this honor. These lads Maddison and Jonny Evans targeting of sporting institutions, ber criminals, the report said. have made me a better player, were all nominated. the UK’s National Cyber Security Lazio Clinch Champions League UCI World Tour Races Off in Canada Due to Coronavirus MONTREAL (AFP) - Organiz- overcome. Place With Win Over Cagliari ers of International Cycling Union “There are still too many unre- (UCI) WorldTour races in Montreal solved questions -- for example, and Quebec City said Thursday the opening of borders, mandatory events will not be staged in Septem- quarantine, and authorization to ber as planned due to the coronavi- hold public gatherings,” GPCQM rus pandemic. president Serge Arsenault said. Quebec City was to have hosted a “Obviously, we are deeply sad- race on September 11 with a Mon- dened to have to ‘press pause’ on treal event the next day also called our races.” off, as well as the planned UCI The events, the only UCI World race in Montreal on September 13. Tour stops in the Americas, are set “Following thorough and care- to be contested on September 10 ful review of the current situation, and 12 next year, UCI president both in Quebec and abroad, the David Lappartient said. organizers of the Grands Prix Cy- Australian rider Michael Matthews won last year’s race in Quebec City Australian Michael Matthews clistes de Quebec et de Montreal edged Slovakia’s Peter Sagan for (GPCQM) races have concluded a safe and secure environment for Mandatory quarantines for riders last year’s Quebec City victory that it would be impossible to ful- everyone, given the ongoing CO- traveling from other nations and while Belgian Olympic champion Lazio’s Ciro Immobile, right, runs with the ball past Cagliari’s Artur Ionita fill all of the health and operational VID-19 pandemic,” organizers government approval were among Greg Van Avermaet won the Mon- during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Cagliari, at the Rome’s requirements needed to guarantee said in a statement. the obstacles that proved too big to treal title. Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Italy, July 23, 2020. ROME (Dispatches) - Lazio have With three games left to play, claimed a Champions League place, Lazio still have a mathematical Tyson to Return for Exhibition Match ending a 13-year absence from the chance of overhauling leaders Ju- CARSON, Calif. (Dispatch- Tyson became the youngest He has occasionally teased a coming the first former mid- competition, when they came from ventus, who lost 2-1 at Udinese on es) -- Mike Tyson is coming back heavyweight champion in his- return with workout videos and dleweight champion to do so in behind to beat Cagliari 2-1 in Serie Thursday and have 80 points. to boxing at age 54. tory when he won the title in it’s finally scheduled to hap- 106 years. A following five games without a “I’m happy, it’s right to celebrate win. reaching an important target for us The former heavyweight 1986 at age 20 and for a time pen. The event will air on pay- Serie A leading scorer Ciro Im- which we achieved three matches champion will meet four-divi- was the most feared fighter in Jones, 51, won titles in the per-view and the social media mobile netted the winner with his in advance,” said Immobile. sion champion Roy Jones Jr. boxing. But his career became middleweight, super middle- music platform Triller. Further 31st goal of the season as Lazio, “We are proud despite the diffi- in an eight-round exhibition littered with distractions and he weight and light heavyweight matches on the card and musi- fourth with 72 points, clinched the culties we have faced after lock- match on Sept. 12 at Dignity hasn’t boxed since 2005 after before moving up to win the cal entertainment will be an- final Italian place in Europe’s elite down. This is something that Lazio Health Sports Park. losing his second straight fight. heavyweight title in 2003, be- nounced in the coming weeks. club competition next season. haven’t achieved for years.”