6 December 24, 2018 600 Chess Players to Compete Iranian Weightlifter Olympic Medal Turns Gold After at 27th Fajr Cup 2019 Ukrainian’s Dope Test Positive TEHRAN (Dispatches) – The in the international event. 27th International Fajr Chess The tournament will be played Tournament is scheduled for 5-11 according to the rules of the Swiss February 2019 in Tehran, with System in 9 rounds, divided in participation of 600 chess players three categories of grandmasters, from around the world. amateur players and teenagers. The 27th International Fajr Chess FIDE president Arkady Tournament will be held at Iran Dvorkovich is the special guest at Chess Federation in Tehran from this year’s edition of the event. Feb. 5 to Feb. 11, 2019. The cash prize for the winners Earlier, the Chess Federation of the Fajr Chess Tournament is has invited chess players from 20,000 euros. 40 countries across the world to Last year, Iranian chess take part at the tournament. It is grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo predicted that a total of 600 chess won the tournament with 5.7 players will take part and compete points out of nine matches. TEHRAN (Dispatches) - The silver the Ukrainian weightlifter Oleksiy medal of Iran’s then 105-kilogram Torokhtiy. weightlifter Navab Nassirshalal at Iran’s then 105-kilogram weightlifter Warriors Hold Off Mavericks 120-116 London 2012 Olympic game was Navab Nassirshalal won the silver of Durant and Andre Iguodala made consecutive Wesley Matthews scored 25 points on 9-for- promoted to gold, after International the 105-kilogram category, where the 3s for the Warriors late in the third for a 94- 15 shooting with seven 3-pointers as Dallas lost Weightlifting Federation (IWF) gold medal went for Torokhtiy. 87 lead entering the final 12 minutes, then the its fifth straight. confirmed that the doping test for the Torokhtiy’s medal will be granted Warriors extended the lead to double digits Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Ukrainian winner of the category had to Nassirshalal, changing Iran’s before the Mavericks made a game of it in the Doncic made 5 of 11 shots with three been positive. weightlifting overall medal tally in 2012 closing minutes. 3-pointers in the first half for 14 of his 19 In a public disclosure published on London to three golds and two silvers Harrison Barnes’ jumper with 1:20 remaining points, helping Dallas take a 61-58 lead at Saturday, IWF announced the positive which is the country’s best weightlifting against his former team got Dallas within 117- intermission. DeAndre Jordan matched his doping results of the urine samples results in all the Olympic Games. 115, then Durant missed a layup on the other season high with 23 rebounds, getting 12 retest taken from five weightlifters With the new gold medal, Iran will sit end. before the break. that competed in 2012 London in the 13th place of the final rankings of ‘’This season we’ve done a good job of Green had 14 points for his fourth double-digit Summer Olympics, among which is 2012 Olympics. fighting and going up against adversity,’’ scoring performance this season to go with 10 OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 22: Shaun Barnes said. ‘’Tonight was one of those things rebounds and five assists in Golden State’s 12th Livingston #34 and Stephen Curry #30 of the where they got into a rhythm, we got down a straight victory against the Mavericks at Oracle Juventus Beat Roma 1-0 to Be Golden State Warriors react against the Dallas little bit there in the second half and we battled Arena. Mavericks on December 22, 2018 at ORACLE within a couple points.’’ Green, limited by injuries, vowed that his Serie A ‘Winter Champion’ Arena in Oakland, California. Curry contributed 22 points, five rebounds shots would start falling. He hit just his second OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)- Kevin Durant had 29 and five assists and Jerebko provided a nice and third 3-pointers since early November, then points including a key 3-pointer with 15 seconds boost with a career-high 23 points on 10-for- gestured at the Mavericks to guard him. Green left, and added 12 rebounds and eight assists, and 12 shooting with six rebounds in 21 minutes had been 1 of 16 from deep since making two the Warriors held off a fourth-quarter rally and off the bench. The made field goals also were on Halloween. beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-116 on Saturday his most this season, and Jerebko received a Klay Thompson had 14 points, five rebounds, night. rousing ovation when he took a seat with 6:39 four assists, two steals and a block. ‘’They made tough shots at the end. I don’t to play. The Mavericks beat the two-time defending want to get discouraged because of the last three ‘’This is a very accomplished team, so I’m champions 112-109 at Dallas on Nov. 17. minutes,’’ Durant said. ‘’... I thought the whole just trying to fit in where I can and do whatever Both teams played the first night of back-to- basketball game we played pretty solid.’’ it takes,’’ Jerebko said. backs. Real Madrid Beat Al Ain 4-1 to Mbappe Scores Winner Win Club World Cup Again for PSG as Monaco Continue to Struggle Juventus’ Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic (left) celebrates with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus FC and AS Roma at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Dec 22, 2018. TURIN (AP) -Juventus hung on with second-placed Napoli, which beat Spal Mario Mandzukic’s first-half header to 1-0. beat Roma 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday and Third-place Inter was 16 points behind clinch the unofficial winter title with two Juventus after only drawing at bottom matches remaining before the halfway club Chievo Verona 1-1. point. He added: “Mario is a key player. He Juventus, seemingly unstoppable has technical and physical attributes en route to an eighth successive Serie which make him an extraordinary A title, has an eight-point lead over player.” PSG forward Kylian Mbappe reacts after scoring his side first goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain Solskjaer Starts Man Utd With Win Real Madrid players celebrate after winning the Club World Cup final and Nantes at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Dec 22, 2018. MANCHESTER (Dispatches) - after Jose Mourinho was sacked, soccer match between Real Madrid and Al Ain at Zayed Sport City in Manchester United was stunning and appeared to give the team a new lease Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec 22, 2018. Real Madrid won 4-1. PARIS (Dispatches) — Two days from the right in the 68th minute. Manchester City was stunned. of life as it turned on the style in the after celebrating his 20th birthday, It took France’s World Cup star to United responded to a change Welsh capital. ABU DHABI (Dispatches) — Yahia Nader scored an own goal Kylian Mbappe grabbed Paris the top of the league scoring charts in coach by producing a rampant The last time United scored five goals Luka Modric has scored one goal in stoppage time. Saint-Germain’s winner against with 13, and ensured PSG heads display to thrash Cardiff 5-1, hours was in Alex Ferguson’s last match in and set up another in leading Real Madrid, which has won the Nantes in a scrappy 1-0 home result into the winter break unbeaten in after English Premier League leader charge in May 2013, a 5-5 draw with Madrid to the Club World Cup title last three Champions Leagues, on Saturday. domestic competitions. City slumped to a first defeat at home West Bromwich Albion. by easing past host side Al Ain 4-1. has also won the last three Club With PSG heading toward a PSG is 13 points ahead of second- to struggling Crystal Palace 3-2 on Meanwhile, City’s loss brought to an Ballon d’Or winner World Cups. It has three more third straight French league draw, placed Lille, which lost at home to Saturday. end its 100 percent home record in the Modric struck from long range in world titles than the next best, AC Mbappe slid in at the back post to Toulouse 2-1 and has played two Former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, league, and left leader Liverpool four the 14th minute after a promising Milan. stab home Angel Di Maria’s corner games more than PSG. back at United as manager in midweek points clear at the top after 18 rounds. start by the underdog Al Ain. He then placed a corner kick for Sergio Ramos to put the result beyond doubt at 3-0 in the 79th. Warrington Beats Frampton to Retain IBF Featherweight Title Midfielder Marcos Llorente LONDON (Dispatches) - IBF who was making the first defense the storm, coming on strong in Santa Cruz, and unified super by then the fight had already been also scored from outside the area world featherweight champ Josh of his belt won in May against the middle round and turning the bantamweight king, it seemed at won. The judges at ringside scored for Madrid’s second goal to help Warrington defended his belt against classy operator Lee Selby, began tide, although he had to soak up times that the title fights had taken the bout 116-113, 116-112, 116- the European champions claim a proud former champ Carl Frampton the brighter of the two and managed some relentless pressure from the their toll on the 31-year-old, who had 112 in favor of the ‘Leeds Warrior’ record-extending seventh world with a scintillating 12 round points to wobble Frampton in the early champion to do so.