Mehr Sports Summary
Mitra Hejazipour of Iran retained the silver medal of the under-10 girls category of the World Youth Chess Championships in Halkidiki, northern Greece. Winning nine points out of 11 games, the Iranian genius finished runner-up to her Chinese rival Yifan Hou, who collected 9.5 points. Hejazipour did not make it in the 11th round and lost to Nazi Paikidze from Georgia, who stood third with 8.5 points. In the 10-day event, 985 chess players from 84 countries competed in the boys' and girls' categories. -- SIASSAT-E ROUZ "Hamburg Loses"
Dortmund, missing 11 players through injuries, recovered from two goals down, turning the match around with three goals in five minutes. Goals from defender Bastian Reinhardt and Argentine striker Bernardo Romeo put Hamburg 2-0 up with 30 minutes remaining. But the home side then thrilled a 78,000 crowd with two goals including a penalty from Czech striker Jan Koller quickly followed by the winner, from Brazilian striker Ewerthon. -- TEHRAN TIMES "Goosen Holds Off Singh for Chrysler Championship Victory"
Retief Goosen fired a steady final round one-under-par 70 to win the Chrysler Championship by three strokes on Sunday. The South African ended the event on 12-under 272 with Fiji's Vijay Singh finishing alone in second. Briny Baird took third place on 276, while Chad Campbell and Tim Petrovic tied for fourth on 278. -- HAMBASTEGI "Valencia Grab Top Spot With 5-0 Win in Mallorca"
Valencia dislodged Real Madrid from the top of the Primera Liga on Sunday thanks to a 5-0 destruction of 10-man Real Mallorca in a game that featured a hat-trick from Ricardo Oliveira. -- IRAN DAILY "Real Madrid, Juventus and Deportivo Eye Knockout Places"
Real Madrid, Deportivo Coruna and Juventus will all be hoping to book themselves an early place in the Champions League knockout stages when they take to the field this week. Buoyed by an impressive run in their opening three matches, victories for all three would secure them a place in the next round with two group games to spare. -- JAAM-E JAM "Real's Salgado Agrees New Deal"
Spanish international defender Michel Salgado has agreed to sign a new-five year deal with Real Madrid after a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations with the Spanish champions. Real announced on Sunday that club captain Raul and midfielder Guti had also agreed to extend their contracts with the club and that the deals would be signed in the next few weeks. -- IRAN NEWS "Bryant Leads Lakers Past Warriors"
Kobe Bryant was greeted by cheers in his regular season home debut and led all scorers with 21 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 87-72 in the lone NBA game on Sunday. Bryant led the Lakers to their third win in as many games after receiving sustained applause in his first game in Los Angeles since he was charged with sexual assault in the off-season. Bryant played 35 minutes, going for 7-for-12 from the floor, including two-for-three from three-point range. -- NASSIM-E SABA "Murphy on the Spot for Liverpool Win at Fulham"
Midfielder Danny Murphy converted a late penalty to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over 10-man Fulham, while Leicester City moved off the bottom of the premier league by beating Blackburn Rovers 2-0 on Sunday. England's top three clubs all won on Saturday, to leave Arsenal leading on 27 points, Chelsea second on 26 and champions Manchester United a point further back. -- KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL "Henman Hails Greatest Achievement in Paris"
Tim Henman capped the finest week of his tennis career by winning the Paris Masters title with a 6-2 7-6 7-6 defeat of Romania's Andrei Pavel on Sunday. The Briton's victory was his first in a Masters Series event, earned him a check of 450,000 euros ($526,800) and reestablished the 29-year-old among the world's top players. -- MARDOMSALARI "Inter Beats Chievo 2-0"
Inter's Uruguayan striker Alvaro Recoba struck the bar with a free-kick early on before Chievo keeper Luca Marchegiani was harshly dismissed for a foul on Christian Vieri in the 35th minute. Vieri put Inter in front with a fine header from a Recoba cross in the 64th minute and four minutes later returned the compliment with a pinpoint cross from the right which Recoba converted.