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6 August 26, 2017 Iran Come 7th at FIVB Wins UEFA World U-23 World Player of Year Award Championship TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran its first participation at this age MONACO (Dispatches) - for the World Cup with my national captured the seventh position category. Cristiano Ronaldo beat Gianluigi team,” said Ronaldo after receiving at the 2017 Men’s U-23 World All matches in Cairo are played Buffon and to win the award. “This trophy will give Championship on Friday. under a new scoring system UEFA Player of the Year award on me the motivation to keep working Juan Cichello’s boys defeated currently being tested: a best-of- Thursday as European soccer’s hard, never to give up. I am blessed China 4-1 (17-15, 15-5, 15-11, 17- seven, 15-point set format. governing body announced the and delighted to be with Real 19, 20-18) in the ranking match at Outside hitter Saeed Javaheri Champions League group stage Madrid.” Cairo Stadium Complex in Egypt. of Iran led the match scorers with draw in Monaco. Juventus goalkeeper and captain Now Iran stayed in the same 17 points, while Chinese middle Ronaldo, who has now won the Gianluigi Buffon was second in position it finished in the last blocker Hongbin Jiang led the award more of times than the voting ahead of Lionel Messi, edition in 2015, while china losers with 14 points. Messi, was crucial in Real Madrid’s who has won the prize on two concluded in the eighth place in Champions League campaign of occasions. The three were chosen 2016-17, scoring crucial goals in by a panel of 80 coaches of clubs important matches. He has now that participated in the group won the award three times. Madrid stages of the 2016/17 Champions Barcelona Close to £138m beat Juventus 4-1 in the final and League and Europa League and 55 Ronaldo became the top scorer of journalists. Deal for Dembele the tournament with 12 goals. He Meanwhile, Luka Modric won had previously won the award in the award for the best , Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA player of the year award, for 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 Madrid captain the the 2nd year in a row, beating Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Juventus “There are the same goals every best defender and Buffon got the goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, during a Gala Ceremony in Monaco. year, to meet the same challenges, best goalkeeper award. win everything if possible, qualify

Champions League Draw: Real Madrid, Tottenham, Dortmund in Same Group New York (Dispatches) - The the group from Barcelona, which clubs in the group stage, but an underrated contender, and two-time defending champion is reportedly about to acquire at least it avoided the kind of Feyenoord, but also Ukraine’s Real Madrid was matched against Dortmund’s French forward energy sapping midweek journey Shakhtar Donetsk. Dortmund, Tottenham and APOEL Ousmane Dembélé. to Eastern Europe that many United, City and Liverpool, at Dembele scored 10 goals and provided 21 assists in all competitions for of Cyprus in Thursday’s draw for Juventus and Barcelona will be top coaches disdain. Its Premier least, can take comfort in knowing Dortmund last season the group stage of this season’s favored to advance out of their League rivals were not as lucky. that points should be available to UEFA Champions League, while group, which includes Olympiakos Manchester United’s group them elsewhere after relatively BARCELONA (Dispatches) the way, but the way is not yet at its archrival, Barcelona, drew an and Sporting Lisbon, regardless of included Portugal’s Benfica and favorable draws. And Tottenham - Barcelona are close to making an end.” early chance to avenge a humbling what happens in their home-and- Switzerland’s Basel, but also striker Harry Kane, perhaps ’s Ousmane Dembele has not featured for exit at the hands of Juventus in last home meetings. Bayern Munich, CSKA . In addition to thrilled just to have his club back Dembele the second most expensive Dortmund since the German Super season’s quarterfinals. whose toughest test should come tough games in Spain and Italy, in Europe’s biggest tournament player in history in a deal worth up Cup on 5 August. Real Madrid and Dortmund also against a Neymar-led Saint- Chelsea faces a journey to Qarabag again, took an optimistic tone on to 150m euros (£138m). He joined the Bundesliga side were in the same group last season Germain, also received a favorable in Azerbaijan. Spurs’ difficult road, writing on German side Dortmund rejected from Rennes for 15m euros — Dortmund won it, though it tied draw, though Tottenham, in Liverpool, which advanced to , “Great #UCLDraw!” a bid from Barca for the France (£13.8m) 12 months ago, having both its matches with the Spanish Madrid’s Group H, and Chelsea, the group stage through the final The group stage begins Sept. 12 forward, 20, earlier in August, only made his professional debut in champion — when Madrid beat Atlético Madrid and Roma — qualifying round, will be pleased and 13 and ends with the final two with the player then suspended for 2015. missing training. Dembele has already made seven Juventus to win the competition tossed together into a difficult with its opponents, which included matchdays on Dec. 5 and 6. This Dembele’s fee will place him appearances for the France, scoring for the third time in four years. Group C — were not nearly as Sevilla and Slovenia’s Maribor, season’s Champions League final second behind the 222m euros his first goal in a 3-2 win over Madrid is a heavy favorite to win a fortunate. but less excited about its coming will be played May 26 in Kiev — (£200m) Paris St-German paid England in June. third straight title this season, and, Tottenham received the toughest visit to Spartak Moscow. And less than three weeks before the Barca for Neymar in August. Last season, he scored 10 goals and in a twist, could get an assist in draw of the five Premier League Manchester City drew Napoli, 2018 World Cup opens in Russia. The £89m Manchester United provided 21 assists as Dortmund paid Juventus for is finished third in the league, won second. the German Cup and also reached Dortmund chief executive Hans- the Champions League quarter- Raikkonen Tops 1st Practice for Belgian GP; Joachim Watzke said: “We are on finals. Hamilton 2nd

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, tires, while Mercedes teammate Germany Keeper Neuer to Belgium (AP) - Kimi Valtteri Bottas went into the gravel. Raikkonen posted the fastest time It meant Bottas also had to come Miss World Cup Qualifiers in the first practice session of the in for some small repairs, but he Belgian Grand Prix on Friday after managed to come back out for the having repairs on his Ferrari. final few minutes. The Finnish driver had to go in the The Finnish driver, who is still garage for about 20 minutes after an waiting on a new contract with apparent suspension problem, but Mercedes for 2018, placed sixth when he came back out he overtook fastest behind Red Bull pair Daniel Lewis Hamilton’s leading time for Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, Mercedes. who was fourth. Raikkonen, boosted by a new Later Friday, there is another contract for next year, clocked a best practice session on the 7-kilometer lap of 1 minute, 45.502 - putting (4.3-mile) Spa circuit, which cuts him .053 clear of Hamilton and through the thick green forest of .145 better than Ferrari teammate Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland steers his car during a Ardennes. Sebastian Vettel. practice session at the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in Spa- Massa will miss P2 because the However, Raikkonen’s time was Francorchamps, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. team had to change his chassis set on the faster ultra-soft tires, following the crash. while Hamilton was using softs. after about 20 minutes when Felipe said the Brazilian driver, who Third practice is Saturday morning (Reuters) - Germany him and decided he should calmly get Vettel leads Hamilton in their Massa lost control of his Williams missed last month’s Hungarian GP followed by qualifying, where captain Manuel Neuer has not been match practice with Bayern Munich.” close-fought title race by 14 points and went off track into the gravel, because of vertigo. Hamilton looks to equal Michael included in the squad for their upcoming Goalkeepers Bernd Leno, Kevin heading into Sunday’s race. buckling a couple of wheels. When practice restarted, Hamilton Schumacher’s pole position record 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Trapp and Marc-Andre ter Stegen are The morning session was halted ‘’I just lost the car on the kerb,’’ complained of overheating on his of 68. the Czech Republic and Norway, as his three picks for his 24-man squad. the goalkeeper lacks match practice The world champions’ backbone for following an injury. their qualifiers in the Czech Republic Neuer broke a bone in his foot in April on Sept. 1 and against Norway in Argentine Ginobili Signs Up Again With Spurs at Age 40 and has yet to play for his club Bayern Stuttgart three days later is formed by NEW YORK (The Sports of the deal but Ginobili reportedly Nowitzki, John Stockton, Reggie the Spurs in 2002, Ginobili has Munich with the Bundesliga season 17 players who helped Germany win Xchange) - Manu Ginobili re- was re-signed to a two-year deal Miller and John Havlicek. averages of 13.6 points, 3.9 assists having started last week. the Confederations Cup in July. signed with the San Antonio Spurs worth $5 million. The 40-year-old appeared in 69 and 3.6 rebounds in 992 games. “At the start of the season it is difficult But Loew will have several others on Thursday and it appears he will Ginobili will join Tim Duncan and games last season and averaged The native of Argentina also for players to have a rhythm,” head back after having rested them during become the eighth player to spend his Tony Parker as the third player in 7.5 points. He also shot 39 percent is San Antonio’s all-time leader coach Joachim Loew said on Friday. the summer, including Thomas Mueller, entire career with one team and play San Antonio history to play at least from the floor in 18.7 minutes per in three-pointers (1,431), ranks “So that is why some players, for Mesut Ozil, , Mario at least 16 seasons. 16 seasons with the same team. game. second in steals (1,349) and third in example our captain Manuel Neuer, Gomez, and Mats The club did not announce terms The others are Kobe Bryant, Dirk Since making his debut for games played. are not with us. We discussed it with Hummels.