6 August 22, 2017 Australia Defeat Iran Iran Thrash Mexico in FIVB U19 to Claim Asian Cup World Championship Basketball Title TEHRAN (Press TV) - Junior be strong against a good team Iranian volleyball players have like Mexico. As captain, my celebrated their second win at team-mates need to see me as the 2017 Fédération Internatio- a strong leader. I want to win nale de Volleyball (FIVB) Volley- every match.” ball Boys’ U19 World Champi- The 2017 FIVB Volleyball onship in Bahrain, downing the Boys’ U19 World Champion- Mexican squad. ship started in Bahrain on Au- The Iran national under-19 gust 18, and will wrap up on volleyball team blanked Mexi- August 27. co 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-18) in Iran is in Pool D with China, a Pool D encounter of the tour- the Czech Republic, Italy and nament at Isa City Sports Hall Mexico. on Sunday. Pool A consists of Bahrain, “It was a good match for us Egypt, Puerto Rico, Tunisia and with each one playing good vol- the United States. Brazil, Cuba, Iran national basketball team lost to Australia 79-56 in the FIBA Asia The photo shows a view of the match between the Iran national under-19 Cup 2017 final match on Sunday. leyball on court. We have pre- volleyball team (players in red) and Mexico at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball France, Japan and Poland form BEIRUT (Dispatches) - Austra- points in the final, while Arsalan pared for this championship with Boys’ U19 World Championship in Bahrain on August 20, 2017. Pool B. lia defeated Iran 79-56 to claim the Kazemi had nine points and 10 a good combination of training, Reza Vakili Farjad said. played slow and if we relaxed, Argentina, Chile, South Ko- championship of the FIBA Asian rebounds. recovery and mental condition- Iran’s captain Amirhossein the result could have been dif- rea, Russia and Turkey are pit- Cup basketball tournament on Au- Iran made the finals by defeat- ing. We are ready for any match Esfandiar said, “This is an im- ferent. Before we started the ted against each other in Pool gust 20 in Beirut. ing South Korea 81-78 in the in this tournament,” Iran’s coach portant victory for us. If we match, we knew we needed to C. It was the first appearance for seminal match on August 19. Australia in the tournament, while Kazakhstan lost all three of its Iran is a three-time champion. tournament games, to New Zea- Neymar Slams Barcelona Bosses After PSG Home Debut Iran’s Hamed Haddadi was land, Korea, and Lebanon. PARIS (AFP) - Paris Saint- ter scoring twice on his home I was very happy. At the start, another team. I don’t know voted the most valuable player Iraq beat Qatar but lost to the Germain’s world record sign- debut as PSG thumped Tou- I was happy. I spent four what’s going on there, but I of the tournament. He scored 18 Philippines, China, and Jordan. ing Neymar launched a scath- louse 6-2 in Ligue 1 on Sun- beautiful years there and I see my old teammates sad, ing attack on his former club’s day. parted happy. But with them and it’s that which makes me Dimitrov Downs Kyrgios for directors, saying “Barca de- “I want to speak the truth, (the club’s directors), no. sad because I have a lot of serve much better”. I’m very sad with them,” said Despite securing the mas- friends there,” he said. Biggest Career Crown The people in charge at the the Brazilian star who cost sive fee for Neymar, Barce- However, former Tottenham CINCINNATI (AFP) - Grigor Dimi- Dimitrov said. “I’m pretty confident after Catalan giants “are not the the Paris club a world record lona are struggling to replace flop Paulinho’s arrival has trov captured his seventh and biggest that win. This is what I’ve been practicing people who should be there, 222 million euros ($261 mil- him before the transfer win- not been warmly received by career title Sunday, defeating Australia’s for. It’s my biggest win so far. for the direction of Barca,” lion) to price from Barcelona. dow closes. Barca fanatical supporters at Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 7-5 to win the ATP Cin- In the highest-level ATP final ever Neymar told reporters af- “I spent four years there and “I cannot speak now I am in the Camp Nou. cinnati Masters and boost his confidence contested between two players born in for the U.S. Open. the 1990s, Dimitrov collected his tour- The 11th-ranked Bulgarian never best 24th hardcourt match victory of the Lampaert Wins Second Stage, Takes Vuelta Lead dropped a set in taking the top prize year and third title of 2017 after Bris- of $954,225 and his first Masters title, bane and Sofia. caught the peloton napping with Quick-Step took advantage a perfect stepping stone into the year’s Kyrgios, who ousted Monday’s new two kilometers to go with Brit- with a three-pronged attack three last Grand Slam event that begins a world number one Rafael Nadal in the ain’s Adam Blythe in third. kilometres from the line, opening week from Monday. quarter-finals, has not won an ATP title Splits in the peloton meant up the gap Lampaert needed for “In the big picture, it means a lot to me,” since taking his third last year in Tokyo. the overall contenders were his first stage win. distanced as Vincenzo Nibali Nibali finished in the lead group Pacquiao Vs. Horn Rematch clawed back some of the 22 sec- with Froome eight seconds back onds he lost to alongside 2015 Vuelta winner Confirmed for Brisbane champion on the Fabio Aru and Adam Yates. opening stage . However, Alberto Contador The 10-second time bonus on lost a further five seconds on offer to stage winners moved Froome in his final race before Lampaert to the top of the gener- retirement to fall 31 seconds al classification standings, a sec- back on the four-time Tour de Quick-Step Floors team’s (R) celebrates as he crosses ond ahead of Trentin with Italian France winner. the finish line to win the second stage of “La Vuelta” Tour of Spain on Daniel Oss third. Froome is aiming to become August 20, 2017. With nine summit finishes to just the third rider to ever win GRUISSAN (France) (AFP) - the 203.4km ride from Nimes to come, the flat route in southern the Tour and Vuelta in the same Belgian Yves Lampaert has won Gruissan. France was supposed to offer a year. the second stage of the Vuelta a Lampaert won from teammate rare chance for sprinters to shine, The Briton is ninth in the over- Espana and took the overall lead Matteo Trentin in a time of 4hr but strong crosswinds made the all standings, 21 seconds behind of the race with a late attack on 36min 13sec as Quick-Step Floors peloton susceptible to attacks. Lampaert. CANBERRA (Reuters) – Filipino today which has confirmed that boxer Manny Pacquiao’s rematch Manny Pacquiao will definitely be with Australian Jeff Horn has been in Brisbane this year for a rematch Greek Federation Accuses Bucks of confirmed for Brisbane later this year, with Jeff Horn,” Quirk told local the city’s mayor said on Monday. media. Staging Player’s Absence Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham The fight is expected to be held in ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s bas- surprising,” the federation said in the state- Quirk had earlier threatened to pull November at the same Lang Park ketball federation has accused the Milwau- ment. funding without confirmation from stadium where a packed crowd of kee Bucks and the NBA of hatching a plan to “A series of indications ... had convinced the Pacquiao camp but said he had 50,000 saw former schoolteacher prevent All-Star forward Giannis Antetok- us of the existence of an organized and been reassured at a meeting with Horn upset Pacquiao for the WBO ounmpo from playing in the European cham- well-staged plan by (Antentokounmpo’s promoters on Monday. welterweight belt in an unanimous pionship. NBA) team, with the full knowledge if not “I have had a meeting earlier 12-round decision last month. The NBA denied the allegation. encouragement of the NBA that put the ath- The saga started Saturday about an hour lete on the spot and forced him to announce Formula One Launches eSports after Antetokounmpo posted on Facebook today that he is no longer part of the men’s and Instagram that he was unavailable be- national team.” cause of a knee injury, with the Greek fed- However, the NBA countered Saturday World Championship eration attacking the Bucks and the NBA in night with a statement saying Antetok- LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One will crown its first virtual world champion at a statement, describing an “organized and ounmpo is indeed hurt. the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after announcing on Monday the launch of well-staged plan” to keep Antetokounmpo “The NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks have an eSports series to run from September to November. from playing in the Eurobasket at the end followed all appropriate protocol under the FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, April The new eSports Series is a partnership with Formula One, game developer of the month. NBA-FIBA agreement,” the NBA said in a 27, 2017, Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetok- Codemasters and events and competitions specialists Gfinity. “The simultaneous report by the Milwau- statement released to The Associated Press. ounmpo runs with the ball during the second The series will be in three stages, starting with qualification events through kee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo “Giannis has an injury that has been con- half of Game 6 of an NBA first-round playoff September to determine the 40 quickest virtual drivers, and run on PlayStation4, himself, by phone and social media from firmed through multiple examinations and series basketball game in Milwaukee, USA. Xbox One and Windows PC platforms. faraway China, and not by the appropriate any suggestion to the contrary is false.” nis, the federation general secretary, told Live semi-finals will be held at London’s Gfinity Arena on Oct. 10-11 with official manner, of his inability to join the The Greek federation said more details state TV ERT that a scan revealed no prob- the top 20 going on to the three-race finals at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit on national men’s team saddens us ... but is not would soon become known. Takis Tsagro- lems with Antetokounmpo’s knee. Nov. 24-25.