2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Subsequent events
On 6 December a policeman, Major Samer Abdel Nabi Jassam, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Kirkuk, presumably by DRK. A day later, heavy fighting erupted in Kirkuk in which the DRK targeted an Iraqi Counter-Terrorism HQ with heavy weapons, RPGs, grenades and rifle fire; the battle lasting an hour. Afrasiaw Kamil Waisi, Kirkuk police spokesperson stated that there was no casualties, however other Kurdish sources claimed many Iraqi troops were killed and wounded.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Subsequent events
On 12 December Iraqi helicopters bombed Dawouda and Zinana areas (Kurdish areas) for the first time since 1991 causing many Kurdish families to be displaced. This led to DRK retaliatory mortar fire against PMU forces inside Tuz Khurmatu causing many casualties amongst the PMU forces.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Subsequent events
On 16 December a heavy firefight occurred after Kurdish volunteers inside Kirkuk used at least five RPGs and heavy weapons against two different Turkmen offices. Turkmen sources claim there were no casualties.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Subsequent events
A day later, on 18 December, some Kurds in Kirkuk flew the Kurdish flag in schools and universities in Kirkuk and wore Kurdish clothes to celebrate the official Kurdistan Flag Day, leading to PMF forces arresting a number of young people involved.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
Iraqi and Peshmerga commanders held talks in Mosul on 28 October attempting to resolve the crisis over the disputed areas. Amidst the crisis, KRG President Masoud Barzani announced on 29 October that he would not be asking parliament to renew his presidency when it expired on 1 November, transferring his presidential powers to the institutions of the KRG which include the legislature and judiciary. Iraqi state TV meanwhile said that the second round of talks between both sides had started the same day.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
On 31 October, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that Iraq had regained control of all disputed areas. At a press conference, al-Abadi also accused certain KRG-linked media outlets of "openly inciting violence against federal forces". Abadi announced that the government planned to start paying the salaries of Peshmerga and civil servants working for KRG, stating, "We will soon be able to pay all the salaries of the Peshmerga and the employees of the region."


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
Anadolu News Agency meanwhile reported that Turkish and Iraqi forces had moved towards the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing that morning. The Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım told members of his Justice and Development Party in parliament that the border gate had been "handed over to the central government". An Iraqi border police captain showed images of the Iraqi flag flying at the crossing, saying that it was "officially under the full control of the Iraqi government."


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
An Iraqi military statement however confirmed that only a delegation led by the chief-of-staff Othman al-Ghanmi had visited Ibrahim Khalil and Faysh Khabur to determine military and security requirements for taking control. Iraqi troops were however deployed at the border crossing with Iraqi positions set up between Turkish and Iraqi Kurdish checkpoints, according to a security source in Baghdad. KRG officials meanwhile stated they had not relinquished control of the crossing, with Hoshyar Zebari stating that discussions were needed to allow Iraqi oversight at the border.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
On 1 November, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command accused the Kurdish military of reneging on the draft agreement for the federal military to redeploy federal forces in disputed areas and border crossing points. It also accused them of moving their forces and building new defensive lines during the negotiation period to deter the redeployment of the federal Iraqi forces. The JOC threatened to resume military operations to capture Kurdish-held territory.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
The KRG on 2 November offered a joint deployment at Faysh Khabur, which its defense department stated was part of a "deconfliction" proposal on 31 October, including a ceasefire on all fronts, continued cooperation in fight against ISIL and joint deployment in disputed areas. The KRG on the same day also accused the central Iraqi government of being "not interested" in joint deployment at the border with Turkey.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani stated on 6 November that the KRG would hand over the oil revenue in exchange for the central government agreeing to pay the customary 17% share of the federal budget. The Supreme Federal Court ruled on the same day that no region or province could secede. KRG stated on 14 November that it will accept the court's ruling.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
Haider al-Abadi stated on 14 November that he would act soon over border areas under Kurdish control, but predicted Iraqi forces would regain them without violence. "We will regain control on border areas without escalation. But our patience will run out. We will not wait forever. We will take action." The Iraqi Supreme Court ruled the referendum as unconstitutional and its results void on 20 November. Nechirvan Barzani meanwhile blamed the court of reaching the decision unilaterally without any KRG input and asked for a third party to mediate in negotiations between central government and the KRG.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
The central government later listed 13 preconditions for dialogue including, a handwritten note of annulment of the referendum, which the federal court ruled illegal and KRG respected the ruling but didn't formally renounce it. It also asked for guarantee of not seeking independence, handing over all border crossings and airports as well as all future federal revenues. KRG agreed to the conditions and Abadi announced that talks will be resumed. An MP of Abadi's ruling bloc stated on 4 January 2018 that a parliamentary committee would be set up to resolve all disputes. Meanwhile, a delegation of Kurdish parties met Abadi according to a statement by his office.


2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, Dialogue
Abadi announced on 13 March that the airports of the region will be reopened to international flights, with flights possibly resuming in a week. The statement added that Kurdish authorities had agreed for the two airports in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah with international flights to come under federal control. Kurdish authorities confirmed that airports will come under federal control and would report to the central Interior Ministry. The federal government announced on 19 March that it had paid salaries to employees in the region for the first time since 2014.


2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
The 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series was a One Day International cricket tournament that took place in Ireland in May 2017. It was a tri-nation series between Ireland, Bangladesh and New Zealand. The matches were in preparation for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, which took place in June 2017 in England and Wales. Cricket Ireland announced the full fixtures in July 2016. Ahead of the ODI fixtures, Ireland played two warm-up matches; a 50-over match against Bangladesh and a 25-over match against New Zealand.


2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
Prior to the tournament, Bangladesh's captain Mashrafe Mortaza was suspended for one match for maintaining a slow over-rate in the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in April 2017. Shakib Al Hasan captained Bangladesh for the first match.


2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
New Zealand won the tournament, after they beat Ireland by 190 runs in the fifth ODI of the competition.


2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series, Squads
New Zealand Cricket announced their ODI squad in early April 2017, with ten international players being unavailable because of their commitments to the 2017 Indian Premier League. Jeetan Patel joined New Zealand's squad for their fourth ODI and players involved in the IPL joined the squad on a case-by-case basis. Adam Milne, Corey Anderson and Matt Henry were added to New Zealand's squad ahead of the match against Ireland on 21 May 2017.


2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan
In June 2017, Ireland played a two-test series against Japan as part of the 2017 mid-year rugby union tests. It was the first time Ireland had played a test series against Japan in Japan since 2005. The series was part of the fifth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.


2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan, Squads
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 17 June, the first test match of the tour.


2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan, Squads, Ireland
On 16 May 2017, Joe Schmidt named a 31-man squad for the 2017 Summer Tour. On 22 May, Connacht lock Quinn Roux was added to the squad. On 31 May, Tommy O'Donnell was ruled out of the tour due to an ankle injury. Following an ankle injury sustained in the test against the United States, fly-half Joey Carbery was ruled out of the remainder of the tour. Ulster's Sean Reidy was also called up to replace Tommy O'Donnell.


2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan, Squads, Japan
On 29 May, Jamie Joseph named a 33-man squad ahead of their two-test series against Ireland and one-off test match against Romania.


2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan, Matches, First Test
Touch judges:JP Doyle (England)Alexandre Ruiz (France)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan, Matches, Second Test
Touch judges:Mathieu Raynal (France)Alexandre Ruiz (France)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash
In the early hours of 14 March 2017, a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter operated by CHC Helicopter under contract to the Irish Coast Guard (call sign Rescue 116) crashed into the sea while supporting a rescue operation off County Mayo, on Ireland's west coast. All four crew members on board, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Chief Pilot Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby, and winch man Ciarán Smith were killed.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash
In a preliminary report published in April 2017, the Air Accident Investigation Unit found that the helicopter had clipped the small island of Blackrock at an altitude of around 200 ft (60 m) while on approach to Blacksod Lighthouse for a refuelling stop, and subsequently crashed out of control into the sea.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
On 14 March 2017, Rescue 118 had completed the medical evacuation of an injured fisherman 250 kilometres (130 nmi) west of Blacksod, for which Rescue 116 had provided support, and was returning. Shannon ATC last had communication from Rescue 116 at shortly before the crash announcing 'making our way to Blacksod for refuel'. Refuelling is a common practice in a long-range and lengthy SAR mission. The helicopter itself did not make any mayday call, but disappeared from air traffic control radar around 12:45am and failed to arrive at Blacksod, prompting the issuing of a declaration of emergency by the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Dublin.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
Rescue 118 was advised of the situation and routed to Blacksod to begin a search for the missing helicopter. Rescue 115, the Shannon Airport-based Coast Guard helicopter, was immediately dispatched to the area to aid in the search, along with a CASA CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft from the Irish Air Corps. The Irish Naval Service offshore patrol vessel LÉ Róisín arrived in the search zone at 9:00 am on 14 March. Divers from the Naval Service Diving Section and Garda Water Unit and RNLI vessels were also sent to the scene. Investigators from the Air Accident Investigation Unit attended the scene on the same day. The Naval Service flagship LÉ Eithne joined the search effort that afternoon, and both Naval Service vessels continued the search throughout the night and into the next day.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
Eithne was made on-scene coordinator of the recovery mission. The Marine Institute's RV Celtic Voyager was dispatched on the night of 14 March to search using multibeam echosounders to help locate the wreckage. The Commissioners of Irish Lights also sent the ILV Granuaile, an advanced multifunctional vessel, to the scene. The Marine Institute's work class ROV Holland one was mobilised onto the Granuaile in Galway harbour .


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
The vessel is equipped with a dynamic positioning system which allows it to operate in difficult sea conditions, cranes capable of hoisting recovered wreckage and a helicopter platform. The Geological Survey of Ireland surveyed the underwater region and carried out detailed mapping where the search was focused on to aid diving teams in the recovery of the wreckage. The Navy's LÉ Samuel Beckett later joined the recovery efforts and assumed command as the on-scene coordinator.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
On the afternoon of 15 March, a signal transmitting from the helicopter's flight recorder had been received by a team from the Irish Marine Institute using USBL equipment from a local fishing vessel. The signal emanated at around 50 metres (55 yd) southwest of Blackrock Island, 17 kilometres (9.2 nmi) west of the coast at Blacksod Bay. On 16 March, AAIU investigators were airlifted onto the helipad at Blackrock lighthouse, where a significant section of wreckage from Rescue 116 was found on the high rocky island.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
From the examination of this tail section AAIU investigators believe that the tail of the helicopter made contact with the western slopes of Blackrock. The preliminary report by AAIU investigators found that the helicopter had hit the island, which was registered in the craft's GPS mapping system but not on EGPWS. (EGPWS) is a legacy capable Class A terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) designed for digitally equipped aircraft.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
Intense SAR operations continued on Saint Patrick's Day on 17 March.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Events
Captain Dara Fitzpatrick's funeral took place on 18 March in Glencullen, County Dublin. Poor weather conditions continued to impede the search.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Air Corps resourcing issues
In the aftermath of the incident, the Defence Forces said in a statement that the Air Corps had originally been contacted at 10:06 pm on 13 March by the Coast Guard, with a request to provide top cover to Rescue 118 which was tasked with evacuating a fisherman to hospital from a vessel 250 kilometres (160 mi) west of the Mayo coast. In the Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the Department of Defence and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the "provision and tasking of Air Corps assets [is] on an 'as available' basis".


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Air Corps resourcing issues
The Air Corps denied the request because of a staff shortage in experienced and trained personnel, which made it unable to operate an "out-of-hours" roster. This meant Rescue 116 was deployed instead to provide top cover. Following the Blacksod incident, an Irish Times report highlighted how resourcing issues delayed the Air Corps involvement in the rescue, and highlighted that Air Corps' CASA maritime patrol fixed-wing aircraft have advantages over CHC operated helicopters in top-cover situations, in that they can arrive "twice as fast" and "remain circling in its higher vantage point for up to nine hours".


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Air Corps resourcing issues
At 1:45 am, an hour after last contact from Rescue 116, the Coast Guard made an emergency request for assistance to the Air Corps to help search for the missing SAR helicopter. The Air Corps activated its recall plan and 3 hours and 45 minutes after the Coast Guard's initial request for top cover, a CASA CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft was airborne.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Air Corps resourcing issues
The Defence Forces said that in 2017 three requests for top cover had to be refused due to reduced availability. Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny, who was also Minister for Defence, said that it was "well known" that the Air Corps had lost a number of personnel such as pilots and air traffic controllers in recent years. Minister with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe said that reduction in the capacity of the Air Corps was notified in summer 2016 to agencies and that the Department of Defence had made other arrangements in that regard.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Air Corps resourcing issues
Since the crash took place, there have remained safety concerns for search and rescue helicopter services in Ireland, with problems including cartographic errors and omissions, problems with the navigational software, inadequate life jackets and a lack of oversight of the Search and Rescue service.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On 22 March, the wreckage from R116 was found by the Marine Institute Holland 1 ROV after signals from the flight data recorder pinger were received as well as some items of wreckage on Blackrock. There were hopes that the bodies of the missing crew members could be found in the wreckage.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On 24 March, Naval Service divers recovered the flight recorder from the wreckage on the sea bed on the eastern side of Blackrock, at a depth of 40 metres. Air Accident Investigation Unit chief inspector Jurgen Whyte confirmed that the black box was "visually in good condition" and would be flown under escort to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch for the data to be downloaded. Later on the same day Naval divers discovered the body of one of the three missing crew members in the cockpit section of the wreckage. On 26 March the body of the crew member was retrieved from the wreckage by NSDS divers and identified as that of co-pilot Captain Mark Duffy.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On 30 March, the funeral took place of Captain Duffy in County Louth.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
Throughout the recovery attempts weather and sea conditions have forced diving to be suspended for long periods for safety reasons. The large sea surface and underwater swells and currents around Blackrock Island have been making it dangerous for divers to operate and decompress safely from the 40m depths at which the wreckage lies. In tandem with wreckage salvage there were extensive aerial, sea and coastline searches.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On 1 April, The AAIU announced no mechanical anomalies were identified from initial data from the recorders and therefore no additional safety actions would be required on similar helicopter types. The AAIU also stated they intended to make a preliminary report in the near future. A superintendent from Belmullet Gardaí said that the wreckage recovery of a section of the wreckage should take a matter of hours once suitable conditions arose to enable a safe lift.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On the evening of 2 April, the main bulk of the helicopter was raised from the sea and placed aboard the Irish Lights vessel Granuaile. After the lifting of the wreckage, it was confirmed that there was still no sighting of either winch operator Paul Ormsby or winch man Ciáran Smith. The search for the missing crew members continues.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On 3 April, the Irish Coastguard indicated to the families of the missing crewmen not to give up hope as they would continue searching for the missing crewmen. At the suggestion of local fisherman the families of the missing crewman also appealed for fishermen and seafarers in Donegal and elsewhere where wreckage debris had been found or was likely to join in the search as their local knowledge would be invaluable.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Wreckage recovery and search for the missing
On the weekend of 8 April 2017 over 110 fishing vessels joined RNLI lifeboats, Irish Coast Guard and others in a co-ordinated sweep of over 8,500 square kilometres from Blacksod to Donegal in one of the largest sea searches in Irish maritime history. As the missing were not located the next phase would be targeted searches and vigilance of special areas of interest.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Tributes
The Rescue 116 helicopter with the same four crew members involved in the crash was present in Series 3 Episode 1 of the Irish TV show Paramedics, after being called in to assist in the extraction of a teenage boy with a dislocated patella within a remote field, three weeks before the fatal Rescue 116 crash. Rescue 116 was unable to land in the field due to electrical cables and livestock which would have made it unsafe to land, and so, Rescue 116 was forced to return to its base. A tribute was made by the paramedics involved in the rescue of the teenage boy within the episode.


2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash, Final report
The Air Accident Investigation Unit circulated a 333 page draft version of the final report into the crash in November 2019. The report was delayed, prompting a review - the first in the 25 year history of the AAIU.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 2017 Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held on 23 September at Shelbourne Park.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby
The prize money on offer was be €240,000 of which €150,000 went to the winner Good News, trained by Patrick Guilfoyle, owned by Sandra Guilfoyle and Mary Kennedy and bred by John Kennedy. The competition was sponsored by Boylesports.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
2017 English Greyhound Derby finalist Clares Rocket was once again the ante-post favourite as he was during the 2016 Irish Greyhound Derby. The British challenge was headed by the Select Stakes champion Dorotas Wildcat. The first round took place on 17/18/19 August with the fastest winner being the Graham Holland pair of Sonic (a finalist in 2016) in 29.12 and Clares Rocket in 29.16.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the first eight heats of the second round Good News set the best time of 29.49 and Sonic recorded a second success, as did Typical Ash. The second eight heats saw Produce and Laurels champion Clonbrien Hero record 29.41 before Clares Rocket won in 29.15. Kilgraney Ace also went well, winning in 29.36.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The 2016 English Greyhound Derby champion Jaytee Jet won his third round heat but it was Clares Rocket who was once again the fastest with a 29.58 win to remain unbeaten. Tyrur Harold, Sonic and Droopys Cabaye also remained unbeaten going into the quarter finals. Dorotas Wildcat was an unfortunate withdrawal after picking up a shoulder injury.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the quarter finals Sonic won a first messy heat in a time of 29.61 which was followed by an impressive win for Native Chimes from Kilgraney Ace in 29.44. The third quarter went to Black Farren who ended Tyrur Harold's unbeaten run and Jaytee Jet qualified by virtue of a third-place finish but Droopys Cabaye was eliminated. The final heat was won by Good News who surprisingly beat Clares Rocket.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
Only Sonic remained unbeaten going into the semi-finals and his chances were enhanced when Clares Rocket was withdrawn lame, which explained the quarter final defeat. The first semi final provided a shock with Black Farren winning in 29.63 followed by Buckos Dream and Hey Bound. The heat favourites Native Chimes and Tyrur Harold were both eliminated. In the second semi final Good News defeated hot favourite Sonic in 29.49 and Jaytee Jet finished third to claim a final place.


2017 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The final was won by Good News who was fast away from the traps and always led. Black Farren held onto second place holding off the strong finishing Sonic who had found trouble at the first bend along with the other competitors.


2017 Irish budget
The 2017 Irish budget was the Irish Government budget for the 2017 fiscal year, which was presented to Dáil Éireann on 11 October 2016. Michael Noonan announced the tax measures and Paschal Donohoe the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced the spending adjustments.


2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
The 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on September 9–10, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tennessee that was won by Javier Gomez of Spain and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and it marked the first time the race was held on two separate days, splitting the days of competition between male and female competitors. For Ryf it was her third Ironman 70.3 World Championship win. This was Gomez's second 70.3 championship win having won also in 2014.


2017 Ironman World Championship
The 2017 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 14, 2017 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii that was won by Patrick Lange of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. It was the 41st edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). For Ryf it was her third consecutive Ironman World Championship win. This was Lange's first championship win and in doing so he set a new overall course record previously set by Craig Alexander in 2011.


2017 Irving Tennis Classic
The 2017 Irving Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Irving, United States between 14 and 19 March 2017.


2017 Irving Tennis Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Irving Tennis Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2017 Irving Tennis Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2017 Irving Tennis Classic – Doubles
Nicholas Monroe and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions but only Monroe chose to defend his title, partnering Brian Baker. Monroe lost in the first round to Purav Raja and Divij Sharan.


2017 Irving Tennis Classic – Doubles
Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner won the title after defeating Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2017 Irving Tennis Classic – Singles
Marcel Granollers was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Radu Albot.


2017 Irving Tennis Classic – Singles
Aljaž Bedene won the title after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 in the final.


2017 Isani flat siege
The 2017 Isani flat siege was a confrontation between the Georgian police and security forces and an armed group of four Chechen men, including the former ISIS officer Akhmed Chatayev, in and around a flat on Gabriel Salosi Street in the Isani district of Tbilisi, from 21 to 22 November 2017. Three suspected militants, including Chatayev, and one counter-terrorist officer were killed and four law enforcement personnel were wounded as a result of the about 20-hour confrontation. One member of the group was arrested. According to the Georgian security officials, the group planned to carry out terror attacks against foreign diplomatic missions in Georgia and Turkey.


2017 Isani flat siege, Siege
A special operation, involving the Georgian police and State Security Service, to disarm an armed group entrenched in a rented flat in a block in Gabriel Salos Street in Tbilisi's Isani district began late on 21 November and escalated to a gunfight and explosions overnight after hours of futile attempts by the authorities to convince the men to surrender. The fighting started when the suspects answered the authorities demands with heavy gun fire and tossing hand grenades at the security forces, wounding 5 officers, one of whom died later in hospital.


2017 Isani flat siege, Siege
In response the police moved in with armoured cars and subsequently stormed the apartment. The operation was over by 17:00 local time on 22 November. In what the Georgian officials declared to be an anti-terrorist operation, three suspected militants, all "foreign nationals", were killed and one, later confirmed to be a Russian citizen, arrested. Two of the suspects were shot by police when trying to escape. No civilian casualties occurred. One of the killed militants was later identified to have been Akhmed Chatayev, who reportedly blew himself up during the shootout.


2017 Isani flat siege, Investigation
The government remained largely tightlipped after the operation and were criticized by the opposition for the lack of transparency. Chatayev, a former fighter in Chechnya, had been arrested in Georgia during the Lopota incident in 2012, but then released on bail and cleared of charges of possessing explosives on account of "insufficient evidence". He then emerged as a commander for the Islamic State in Syria and was designated by the United Nations as a "foreign terrorist".


2017 Isani flat siege, Investigation
According to the head of the Georgian State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri, Chatayev and his associates made their way to Georgia in 2017, bypassing a border checkpoint, but declined to specify the country from which they crossed into Georgia. Gomelauri stated a weapons cache from which the group was supplied was found in the woods and that there were two versions regarding the group's planned activities in Georgia, without going into further details. The United States counter-terrorism experts were involved in the investigation.


2017 Isani flat siege, Perpetrators
One of the accused perpetrators, identified as "S.D." by the Georgia's Chief Prosecutor's Office, was later confirmed to be Shoaif Borziev, a 23-year-old Russian citizen of Chechen origin, who was wanted by Russia through Interpol. One of the dead suspects was identified as Akhmed Chatayev, a Chechen ISIS recruiter, by the State Security Service of Georgia. The Georgian security officials came up with more details on 26 December, claiming the group planned terror attacks against foreign diplomatic missions in Georgia and Turkey and identifying the other two killed militants as Ibragim Adashev and Aslambek Soltakhmadov. The former had visited Georgia from 2010 to 2012 "with various fake passports".


2017 Isani flat siege, Aftermath
On 26 December, the Counter-Terrorism Department carried out a double operation in Tbilisi and the Pankisi Gorge in northeast Georgia, inhabited by the ethnic Kists, a Chechen subgroup. As a result, four men allegedly linked with Chatayev's group were arrested. In the course of the operation, an 18-year-old suspect from the Pankisi Gorge, Temirlan Machalikashvili, was severely wounded by a gunshot and died in a hospital on 12 January 2018.


2017 Isani flat siege, Aftermath
According to the security officials, the boy attempted to detonate a hand grenade as the security officers entered his house, but the Machalikashvili family denied this and claimed he was asleep when the officers opened fire. A Georgian man allegedly linked with "the Chatayev case" was also arrested by the Turkish police in Trabzon.


2017 Isani flat siege, Aftermath
On 27 July 2018, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia stated the group and their accomplices arrived in Georgia to conduct terrorist acts in retaliation to the June 2015 arrest of Aiuf Borchashvili, a Pankisi gorge resident, on charges of recruiting locals for the ISIS. That day, the Tbilisi City Court ruled that Shoaif Borziev, Chatayev's number arrested during the Isani standoff, was guilty of plotting terrorist acts in Georgia and sentenced him to thirteen years in prison. Ruslan Shavadze, another member of the group, received the same sentence in absentia. He was detained in Georgia in August 2018. Four more men, all Georgian nationals, detained from December 2017 to January 2018, were found guilty of providing logistical support to the Chatayev group and sentenced from 10 to 12 years in prison.


2017 Ischia earthquake
The 2017 Ischia earthquake occurred in the island of Ischia, Campania, in southern Italy. The main shock occurred at 20:57 CEST (18:57 UTC) on 21 August 2017, and was rated 3.9 on the Moment magnitude scale.


2017 Ischia earthquake
Despite the moderate magnitude, several buildings and a church collapsed. One woman died in Casamicciola Terme, after being hit by rubble that fell from a church. Another woman died when her house collapsed.


2017 Ischia earthquake, Damage and debates
The collapse of several buildings and the death of two women created much controversy and debate in Italy, because many geologists stated that with a moderate magnitude quake, modern buildings should not collapse.


2017 Ischia earthquake, Damage and debates
Moreover, Ischia is a zone with a high number of irregular buildings, and many critics considered the poor construction materials as the main cause for the death of the two women and for the damage.


2017 Ischia earthquake, Damage and debates
The sharp increase of the population between 1950s and 1980s and the growing inflow of tourists increased the anthropic pressure on the island. Significant acreage of land previously used for agriculture has been developed for the construction of houses or residential buildings. Most of this development took place without any planning and building permits. Many houses and structures across the island sustained moderate to severe damage when the earthquake hit.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 22 May 2017. Previously the event has been held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, was later rescheduled but then cancelled.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Bidding
In October 2012, the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan submitted its bid for 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games during the 18th Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation meeting held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Baku was awarded the event during the General Assembly of ISSF in 2013, which was also held in Jeddah.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Participating nations
All 56 members of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation participated in the Games. Due to the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, athletes from Kuwait  participated in the Games as Independent ISSF Athletes, under the flag of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation. Athletes and coaches will be accredited by the ISSF, they will wear ISSF uniforms and any medals won, will be done so under the ISSF banner and anthem. Along the Kuwait athletes, athletes of Libya and Sudan, were scheduled to compete under ISSF banner, but withdrew hours before the opening ceremony.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Participating nations
Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Venues
There are 17 competition venues that will be used during the Games. The main stadium, known as Baku National Stadium, has an all-seater capacity of 69,870 seats.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Volunteers
Registration for Volunteers Program of Baku 2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was available between October 17 and December 11, 2016. Within this period the Volunteers Program had 12500 registered applicants. All the registered applicants were invited for the interview at the Volunteers Centre at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sports from November 7, 2016 to February 16, 2017.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Volunteers
The main goal of the program is to ensure Baku 2017 volunteers development, enable them to have a successful career in future, and support in achieving their long-term life goals.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Sports
24 disciplines from 21 sports were contested in this edition of Islamic Solidarity Games. Some sports also included disabled sport events such as athletics and judo.


2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Marketing, Official mascots
The Azerbaijani Karabakh horses named  were announced as mascots on February 13, 2017. Inje is the name of the female version and the name Jasur was selected for the male version.


2017 Island Games
The XVII Island Games (also known as the 2017 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gotland, Sweden, from 24 June to 30 June 2017. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1999.


2017 Island Games, Participating islands
23 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games. Rhodes originally planned to take part, but later withdrew on 31 May 2017 due to the financial situation in Greece.


2017 Island Games, Sports
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.


2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election
The 2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election, to the Isle of Anglesey County Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 United Kingdom local elections. All 30 council seats were up for election. The previous full election took place in 2013 and the next one is scheduled for 2022.


2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election, Overall results
Following the election Plaid Cymru gained two additional seats overall to become the largest party with 14 councillors. The Independents, ruling the council prior to the election, were reduced to 13 councillors. Previous Independent Group leader, Ieuan Williams, stood down from this position prior to the election. The Independent council leader prior to 2013, Bryan Owen, won a seat in the Bro Aberffraw ward, having previously lost his Canolbarth Môn seat in May 2013. He won by only 6 votes, though a recount was refused by the returning officer.


2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election, Overall results
Later that month Plaid Cymru leader, Llinos Medi, was the only candidate to put herself forward as leader and Plaid Cymru consequently led the council with the help of support from some Independent members.


2017 Isle of Wight Council election
The 2017 Isle of Wight Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 40 Councillors were elected from 39 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two Councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.


2017 Isle of Wight Council election
The result of the election saw the Isle of Wight Conservatives re-take majority control of the Isle of Wight Council after electing 25 Councillors. The Island Independents, who after the previous election had formed the ruling group dropped to nine. Elsewhere, the Liberal Democrats had a net gain of one, whilst Labour had a net loss of one. The results also saw the Green Party gain its first Isle of Wight Councillor, whilst UKIP lost both of its two Councillors.


2017 Isle of Wight Council election, Ward results
All wards elect one Councillor (unless otherwise stated) to the Isle of Wight Council by the First past the post system of voting. The total number of votes and turnout in each ward includes spoilt ballot papers.


2017 Israel State Cup Final
The 2017 Israel State Cup Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 Israel State Cup, the 81st season of Israel's main football cup. It will be played on 25 May 2017 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.


2017 Israel State Cup Final
Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played 35 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 23 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was two years ago, in which they won 6–2 to Hapoel Beer Sheva at Sammy Ofer in Haifa. and their most recent appearance in the tournament the previous year's edition, in which they lost 1–0 to Maccabi Haifa.


2017 Israel State Cup Final
Bnei Yehuda had previously played in 6 finals, winning 2. Their most recent final was in 2010, lost 3-1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their most recent victory was in 1981, beating 4-3 in Penalties Hapeol Tel Aviv.


2017 Israel State Cup Final
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda had played each other one time was in 1965, Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2-1.


2017 Israel State Cup Final
The two teams played each other twice during the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League season. In the first instance, at Haberfeld Stadium on 27 November 2016 Bnei Yehuda won 1–0, Almog Buzaglo scoring. On 27 February 2017 at Netanya Stadium Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2–0, Barak Itzhaki and Viðar Örn Kjartansson scoring.


2017 Israel Super Cup
The 2017 Israel Super Cup is the 22nd Israel Super Cup (27th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. This is the second time since 1990 that the match was staged, after a planned resumption of the cup was cancelled in 2014.


2017 Israel Super Cup
The game was played between Hapoel Be'er Sheva, champions of the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, winners of the 2016-17 Israeli State Cup. As it has ended with the score of 4-2 to Hapoel Be'er Sheva after draw 1-1 in the half time.


2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup
The 2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, was the 12th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.


2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title for the seventh time after beating Ironi Nahariya 93–79 in the Final. John DiBartolomeo was named tournament MVP.


2017 Israeli Basketball Super League Final Four
The 2017 Israeli Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League. It was the eight Israeli Final Four. The Event was held in the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel between 12 and 15 June.


2017 Israeli Beach Soccer League
The 2017 Israeli Beach Soccer League was a national beach soccer league that took place between 9 June and 21 July 2017, in Netanya, Israel.


2017 Israeli Beach Soccer League, Group stage
All kickoff times are of local time in Netanya, Israel (UTC+02:00).


2017 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
The 2017 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held in July 2017. The first round of voting took place on 4 July. Since none of the candidates won at least 40 percent of the vote, a second round of voting took place in which the two candidates who won the most votes in the first round, Avi Gabbay and Amir Peretz, ran. The second round of voting took place on 10 July, with Avi Gabbay winning 52.2% of the vote.


2017 Istanbul Open
The 2017 Istanbul Open (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open for sponsorship purposes) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the third edition of the Istanbul Open, and an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at the Koza World of Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1–7 May 2017.


2017 Istanbul Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Istanbul Open – Doubles
Flavio Cipolla and Dudi Sela were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2017 Istanbul Open – Doubles
Roman Jebavý and Jiří Veselý won the title, defeating Tuna Altuna and Alessandro Motti in the final, 6–0, 6–0.


2017 Istanbul Open – Singles
Diego Schwartzman was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Marin Čilić.


2017 Istanbul Open – Singles
Čilić went on to win the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–3.


2017 Istanbul Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2017 Italian Athletics Championships
The 2017 Italian Athletics Championships was the 107th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Trieste on 30 June to 1 July 2017.


2017 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
2017 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships was the 48th edition of the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships and were held in Ancona.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup
The 2017 Italian Basketball Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 49th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is organised by Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 16 to 19 February 2017 in Rimini.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano went to win his 6th Cup by beating Banco di Sardegna Sassari 84–74 in the Finals. Ricky Hickman was named Finals MVP of the competition.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup, Qualification
Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the LBA table at the end of the first half of the season.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup, Semifinals
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan rallied to beat Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach Italian Cup finals. Rakim Sanders led the way with 22 points and 5 steals, while Davide Pascolo scored 9 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter for Milan. Pietro Aradori was Reggio Emilia’s top scorer with 14 points. Reggio Emilia had 8 different scorers in the first quarter, and finished it with a 14-4 run, capped with an Aradori triple that made it 26-18.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup, Semifinals
Reggio Emilia extended it to 38-28 in the second, but Sanders scored 11 points in the second stanza to help Milan get back and tie the game at 45-45 at halftime. Teams traded leads in the third, and Aradori’s basket got Reggio Emilia in front at the end of the third quarter, 64-59. Davide Pascolo kept Milan in touch in the fourth, before Zoran Dragic, Andrea Cinciarini and Milan Macvan hit back-to-back threes to make it 81-87, and Milan held on for victory. In Sunday’s final, Milan will play Banco di Sardegna Sassari which downed Germani Basket Brescia 77-70. Trevor Lacey had 15 points plus 8 rebounds, and Rok Stipcevic scored 13 points in victory.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup, Final
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano successfully defended the Italian Cup with an 84-74 come-from-behind win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the final on Sunday. Ricky Hickman made 5 of 7 shots from downtown en route to 25 points, Rakim Sanders scored 15 points and Milan Macvan added 11 for the winners. Sassari took charge from the start with a 2-13 run and led 11-19 after 10 minutes. A Josh Carter triple made it 15-25 midway through the second quarter, but Sanders heated up as Milan fought back and Hickman’s triple to end the half drew Milan within 34-36.


2017 Italian Basketball Cup, Final
A three by Sanders to open the second half gave Milan its first lead. Hickman netted another three and Davide Pascolo converted a three-point play to boost the margin to 46-40. Andrea Cinciarini further extended the margin to 9 before strong play by Gani Lawal sparked a Sassari comeback. A David Bell jumper made it 56-54 through three quarters. It was still a 2-point game four minutes into the fourth quarter when Hickman and Macvan combined for all Milan’s points in an 11-2 march to take a 75-64 advantage with 3:38 remaining. Sassari raced back with 8 straight points, but was held to a single basket over the final two minutes as Milan closed out the game from the line. Trevor Lacey paced Sassari with 15 points, Lawal scored 13 and Rok Stipcevic 11.


2017 Italian Basketball Supercup
The 2017 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2017), also called Prozis Supercoppa 2017 for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).


2017 Italian Basketball Supercup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 82–77 in the Finals. Jordan Theodore was named MVP of the competition.


2017 Italian Basketball Supercup
It was played in the Unieuro Arena in Forlì on 23 and 24 September 2017.


2017 Italian Basketball Supercup, Participant teams
As of 22 September 2017, qualified for the tournament were Banco di Sardegna Sassari, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Umana Reyer Venezia and Dolomiti Energia Trento.


2017 Italian F4 Championship
The 2017 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the fourth season of the Italian F4 Championship. It began on 2 April at Misano and finished on 22 October at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza after seven triple header rounds.


2017 Italian F4 Championship
The championship title was clinched by and Prema Powerteam driver and Ferrari Driver Academy protegé Marcus Armstrong. Job van Uitert, Lorenzo Colombo, Sebastián Fernández and Artem Petrov were the other drivers who won more than one race, all of them completed the top-five in the driver standings. Leonardo Lorandi won the rookies' championship. Sophia Flörsch was the only woman to compete in the series, but because she did not compete in at least five events, the Woman trophy wasn't given.


2017 Italian F4 Championship, Teams and drivers
On 11 March 2017 was announced that 14 teams and more than 30 drivers were scheduled to competed in 2017 season.


2017 Italian F4 Championship, Race calendar
The calendar was published on 29 October 2016. All rounds were held in Italy.


2017 Italian F4 Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship. To be able to compete in the main classification, drivers were obliged to compete in at least five rounds, one of these rounds should be the finale in Monza.


2017 Italian GT Championship
The 2017 Italian GT Championship was the 26th season of the Italian GT Championship, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the Italian auotomobile club (ACI). The Champsionship consisted of seven Sprint race events. At each event there were held two races. The Season started on 29 April in Imola and ended on 8 October in Mugello.


2017 Italian Grand Prix
The 2017 Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2017) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 September 2017 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. It was the thirteenth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 87th running of the Italian Grand Prix and the 82nd time the race was held at Monza.


2017 Italian Grand Prix
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a seven-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship, with Valtteri Bottas forty-one points behind in third. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by thirty-nine points with Red Bull Racing in third. Hamilton started the race from pole position, the sixty-ninth of his career. With this pole position, he broke Michael Schumacher's record for the most pole positions in a career.


2017 Italian Grand Prix
The race concluded with Hamilton leading the championship by 3 points ahead of Vettel.


2017 Italian Grand Prix
The race was considered somewhat farcical, due to the number of grid penalties that were taken in the race equalling 150 and making the grid almost unrecognisable from the qualifying results. Only 4 drivers started in their qualifying positions, with only Hamilton of the four not having taken a penalty. Sergio Pérez, meanwhile, moved up 1 place on the grid despite having a 5-place grid penalty.


2017 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice
Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas set the fastest times in first and second practice respectively, with times of 1:21.537 and 1:21.406.


2017 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice
Third practice was disrupted by heavy rain on the circuit, and the green flag was only shown with 16 minutes remaining. Williams driver Felipe Massa set the quickest time with a 1:40.660.


2017 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The heavy rains that delayed the start of Free Practice 3 remained over the region, causing qualifying to be interrupted. The session started on time, but was red-flagged when Romain Grosjean spun into the barriers. After almost two hours of waiting for the track to clear up, the session resumed with Lewis Hamilton taking pole ahead of the two Red Bulls but because of grid penalties it promoted Lance Stroll to second to become the youngest front row starter in a Formula One race ever. Esteban Ocon got promoted to third ahead of Bottas, Räikkönen and Vettel.


2017 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race was welcomed by clear sky with Hamilton on pole ahead of Stroll and Ocon. Hamilton got away well as Stroll was conservative into turn 1 and was passed by Ocon. Further behind there was contact between Massa and Perez. A few laps later, Verstappen moved to the outside at turn 1 but hit Massa which caused Verstappen to get a right front tyre puncture. The stewards took no further action. There were good battles further behind including Räikkönen, Ocon and Stroll.


2017 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
During the only round of pit stops (most drivers made only one stop in the race), all these drivers retained their positions. Further behind, Ricciardo was 5th but overtook Räikkönen into turn 1 and closed in on Vettel. In the end, Mercedes finished with a 1–2, with Lewis Hamilton winning ahead of the second-placed Valtteri Bottas. Vettel finished third ahead of a charging Ricciardo. On the final lap, Massa attacked Stroll but couldn't overtake him and finished 8th. Verstappen recovered from the early puncture to finish 10th after small incidents with the two Haas drivers (Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen).


2017 Italian LNP Cup
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2017 Italian LNP Cup
The 2017 Italian LNP Cup, knows as the Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th edition of the tournament. The competition was organised by Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP) for Serie A2 clubs. The tournament was played from 3 to 5 March 2017 at the Unipol Arena in Bologna.


2017 Italian LNP Cup
Segafredo Virtus Bologna went to win his first LNP Cup by beating Angelico Biella 69–68 in the Finals. Marco Spissu was named Finals MVP of the competition.


2017 Italian LNP Cup, Qualification
Eight teams, four in each group (East and West) qualified for the Cup are the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of 2016–17 Serie A2 season.


2017 Italian Left leadership election
The 2017 Italian Left leadership election was a congressional primary election held on 17,18 and 19 February 2017.


2017 Italian Left leadership election
The Italian Left is a left-wing party of Italy. It  was launched in November 2015 as a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies, mainly including Left Ecology Freedom, dissidents from the Democratic Party (see Future to the Left) and splinters from the Five Star Movement. In February 2017 it was officially born as a party.


2017 Italian Left leadership election, Candidates
The two main candidates were Nicola Fratoianni and Arturo Scotto. Fratoianni was a member of the Communist Refoundation Party and then of Nichi Vendola's Left Ecology Freedom, of which he became Coordinator. He is considered the leader of the left-wing faction, which opposes an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party. Fratoianni's aim is to create a left-wing to far-left party inspired by the Greek Syriza of Alexis Tsipras and the Spanish Podemos of Pablo Iglesias Turrión.


2017 Italian Left leadership election, Candidates
Arturo Scotto was a member of the social-democratic Democrats of the Left (predecessor of the centre-left Democratic Party) and then of Left Ecology Freedom. He is considered the leader of the right-wing faction, who supports an alliance with the Democratic Party and the creation of a centre-left coalition. Scotto always denied an alliance with the Democrats if their leader will remain the former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is considered too centrist and liberal.


2017 Italian Left leadership election, Candidates
On 2 February 2017, Scotto announced the withdrawal of his candidature due to the primary rules, which prevented the popular vote. After a few days Scotto left the party, along with 18 deputies.


2017 Italian Open (pool)
The 2017 Dynamic Italian Open,was the first Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2017. The event was won by Germany's Ralf Souquet who defeated Russia's Ruslan Chinachov 9–5 in the final. In winning the event, Souquet won his twenty-second Euro Tour event.


2017 Italian Open (pool), Tournament format
The event saw a total of 187 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.


2017 Italian Open (pool), Tournament format, Prize fund
The tournament prize fund will be similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 for the winner of the event.


2017 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2017 Italian Open (also known as the 2017 Rome Masters and the sponsored title 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 74th edition of the Italian Open and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place from 15–21 May 2017.


2017 Italian Open (tennis), ATP main draw entrants, Singles, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 8 May 2017. Rankings and points before are as of 15 May 2017.


2017 Italian Open (tennis), ATP main draw entrants, Singles, Seeds
Because the tournament took place one week later than in 2016, the points defended from last year was not superseded within a 52-week run, the results during the 52-week period were from 2016 Geneva Open and 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur.


2017 Italian Open (tennis), ATP main draw entrants, Singles, Seeds
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2016. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.


2017 Italian Open (tennis), ATP main draw entrants, Doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Italian Open (tennis), WTA main draw entrants, Doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.


2017 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Herbert and Mahut went on to win the title, defeating Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–3].


2017 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2017 Italian Open. It was his first ATP Masters 1000 title, and he became the first player born in the 1990s to win a Masters 1000 title.


2017 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Fabio Fognini.


2017 Italian Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2017 Italian Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2017 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza played alongside Yaroslava Shvedova, but lost in the semifinals to Chan Yung-jan and Hingis.


2017 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Chan and Hingis went on to win the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–4).


2017 Italian Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2017 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but did not participate this year due to pregnancy.


2017 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1.


2017 Italian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2017 Italian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2017 Italian local elections
The 2017 Italian local elections were held on Sunday 11 June. If necessary, a run-off vote was held on Sunday 25 June. The term of mayors and councils will last five years, unless an early election is triggered.


2017 Italian local elections
In the autonomous regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Aosta Valley the elections will be held on 7 May.


2017 Italian local elections
The elections were characterized by a good performance of the Centre-right coalition and many losses for the Centre-left coalition, which however won in the majority of municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, but lost in the most important cities like Genoa, L'Aquila and Parma; while the Five Star Movement was excluded from the runoffs in all the most important cities.


2017 Italian local elections, Voting system
Every municipality with more than 15,000 inhabitants elects its mayor and city council with the same system.


2017 Italian local elections, Voting system
Voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for one of the parties of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round two weeks later. The coalition of the elected mayor is guaranteed a majority of seats in the council with the attribution of extra seats. If the Mayor resigns, dies, lose a motion of confidence, or a majority of the municipal councillors step down at the same time, an early election (for the Mayor and for all municipal councillors) is called.


2017 Italian local elections, Voting system
The City Council is elected at the same time as the mayor. Voters can vote for a list of candidates and can express up to two preferences for candidates of said list, provided they are selecting candidates of both genders. Seats are then attributed to parties proportionally, and for each party the candidates with the highest number of preferences are elected.


2017 Italian local elections, Voting system
The municipalities with a population of less than 15,000 elect their mayors with a plurality system. A mayoral candidate can be supported by only one list, and the list of the elected mayor gets a two-thirds majority of seats. Voters can express up to two preferences for candidates of the chosen list, provided they are selecting candidates of both genders. Seats are then attributed to the candidates with the highest number of preferences.


2017 Italian local elections, Results
Majority of each coalition in 161 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000:


2017 Italian local elections, Results
Notes: almost all political parties and coalitions in local (municipal and regional) elections usually run with the support of some minor allied list active in local politics forming coalitions under the same nominee as the mayoral candidate, only M5S ran in all elections with a single list (that is the list of M5S under the M5S nominee as the mayoral candidate without forming coalitions with minor local lists or other national parties). Civic (lista civica) is a local list.


2017 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2017 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2017 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia on 4 June 2017.


2017 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Moto2 race report
In the Moto2 class, Mattia Pasini won his first Moto2 race and his first victory since the 250cc 2009 Italian Grand Prix.


2017 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race, MotoGP
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.


2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
The 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia from 7 to 12 August 2017.


2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, Preliminary round, Group A
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2017 Ivory Coast mutinies
A major mutiny broke out among the army of Ivory Coast in January 2017. The mutineers, mostly ex-Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire rebels who had been integrated into the armed forces in 2011, were motivated by grievances about their pay and living conditions. Seizing control of nine cities throughout the country, they pressured the government to accept their demands, whereupon the mutiny ended. Smaller mutinies erupted on 17 January and 7 February, and another large-scale second mutiny broke out in May 2017.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
The revolt began around 2 a.m. on 6 January, when demobilised soldiers in Bouake, who demanded higher salaries and the payment of bonuses, seized weapons and ammunition at the local military base and police stations. They were soon joined by other, still active soldiers, who had served during ECOWAS mission in Liberia, but claimed to not have been paid for taking part in these operations. After some firefights, the mutineers secured Bouaké, blockaded the city's entrances and told the local civilians to stay indoors. No further violence took place at Bouaké, though the mutiny quickly spread to other cities.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
Soldiers revolted at Daloa's military base; according to some sources, there was a short firefight, while others say that the rebels only shot into the air. In either case, the situation quickly calmed down, with mutineers in full control of the town. A number of rogue soldiers also drove into Korhogo, which was seized without any resistance. Fighting was also reported at Daoukro and Odienné.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
Though the soldiers at the economic capital Abidjan initially remained calm, many of them also mutinied in the night, so that by the end of 6 January, the mutineers had taken control of five cities, including Abidjan. UN peacekeepers were deployed throughout the country to keep the situation from escalating, while defence minister Alain-Richard Donwahi said he would negotiate with the rebels at Bouaké on the next day.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
Most of the revolting soldiers were former members of the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire, a rebel movement which had controlled the northern part of the country until the Second Ivorian Civil War, after which they had been integrated into the regular armed forces. The outbreak of mutinies was also related to the power games at the head of the state: Guillaume Soro, the former spokesman of the rebellion, had just lost his position of second-to-the president man.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
By the next day, the revolt had spread to nine cities: Bouaké, Abidjan, Odienné, Korhogo, Man, Daloa, Toulépleu, Abobo, and Daoukro. In Abidjan, the mutineers went on to take control of and then blockade the military headquarters including the defence ministry with makeshift barricades, and also reportedly attacked a military base belonging to loyalist paratrooper commandos. Fearing the violence could further escalate, Abidjan residents stocked up on food and water. Gunfire was also reported at Man and Bouaké.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
Donwahi, along with Lt-Col Issiaka Ouattara, deputy commander of the loyalist Republican Guard, went to Bouaké in the early afternoon to negotiate with the rebelling soldiers. They managed to reach a deal with the rebels, who promised to end the mutiny and return to their barracks in return for the promise of higher wages and bonuses. President Alassane Ouattara then went on to say on national television that an agreement had been reached, though criticized the soldiers for their actions: "I would like to say that this manner of making demands is not appropriate. It tarnishes the image of our country after all our efforts to revive the economy."


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
Despite this, a large group of mutineers remained unsatisfied with the deal. These rebels consequently opened fire on the house where the negotiations took place, and declared that they wanted their bonuses to be paid immediately instead of in the following week. A standoff ensued, with the government representatives, including the defence minister, effectively held hostage for several hours. Early on 8 January, however, the mutineers released all hostages.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, 6-8 January
Though the contents of the agreement were not published, the soldiers were reportedly promised higher salaries as well as an amnesty for all mutineers. On 9 January, president Ouattara relieved the heads of the army, police and paramilitary gendarmes of command.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, Subsequent mutinies
On 17 January, new mutinies began in Yamassoukro, Bouaké, Man, Dimbokro and Daloa. The mutineers from Yamassoukro were not former rebels but wanted similar financial bonuses. In Bouake, the gendarmes also demanded to be included in the accord. In Yamoussoukro, four people were shot, including at least two mutineers killed by the Republican Guard. On 7 February 2017, underpaid soldiers of the Special Forces rebelled to demand their inclusion in the January agreements.


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, History, May
On 8 May, hundreds of demobilized soldiers demanded the money and the civilian jobs they were promised in January. On 12 May, they were joined by the ex-mutineers that remained in the armed forces. At least eight civilians protesting against the mutiny were shot in Bouaké and Korhogo. A demobilised mutineer was also killed on 14 May but the Republican Guard soldiers were reluctant to fight their former colleagues. On May 14, a vast load of ammunitions was discovered in the house of a close relative of Guillaume Soro in Bouaké. Guillaume Soro publicly condemned the rebels on 28 May, claiming that their mutiny was an "humiliation for us - the state, the president, myself and the institutions".


2017 Ivory Coast mutinies, Aftermath
The mutiny reduced investor confidence in the "Ivorian miracle", the economic prosperity that Ivory Coast displayed after the end of the Civil War.


2017 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
The 2017 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series was held at Yale Field, home field of the Rolfe Division champion Yale Bulldogs on May 16. The series matched the regular season champions of each of the league's two divisions. Yale won their third championship series and claimed the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2017 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
Yale won the Rolfe Division while Columbia and Pennsylvania tied for the Gehrig Division title with identical 12-8 records. Pennsylvania won a one-game playoff on May 7 to advance to the Championship Series.


2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament was a postseason conference tournament for the Ivy League. The tournament was  March 11 and 12, 2017 at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.


2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament
The tournament marked the first postseason tournament held by the Ivy League in men's basketball however the Ivy League continues to recognize the team or teams with the best record following the regular season to be the Ivy League Champion. In the tournament, league champion Princeton defeated Yale in the championship game to win the tournament. As a result, Princeton received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, Background
The Ivy League was the last NCAA Division I conference to hold a postseason tournament, instead choosing to award its automatic bids to the NCAA men's and women's tournaments to its regular-season champions; in the event that two teams finished tied atop the standings, Ivy League bylaws allowed for a one-game playoff to determine the recipient of the automatic bid, and in exceptionally rare cases, a three-team single-elimination tournament would be scheduled if three teams tied atop the standings (the Ivy League never had more than three regular season co-champions in one season). The Ivy League has historically resisted postseason play in all of its sports.


2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, Background
In March 2016, the League announced that it would institute men's and women's conference tournaments beginning with the 2016–17 season. Both tournaments would initially be held at the same site. The conference also reduced by one the number of regular-season games that its members are allowed to schedule.


2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The top four teams in the Ivy League regular-season standings qualified for the tournament and were seeded according to their records in conference play, resulting in a Shaughnessy playoff.


2017 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament was a women's college conference tournament held March 11–12, 2017 at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. It was the first postseason tournament held by the Ivy League in women's basketball. Penn won the tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.


2017 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament, Background
The Ivy League was the last NCAA Division I conference not to hold a postseason tournament, instead choosing to award its automatic bids to the NCAA men's and women's tournaments to its regular-season champions. In March 2016, the Ivies announced that they would institute men's and women's conference tournaments beginning with the 2016–17 season. Both tournaments will initially be held at the same site. The conference also reduced by one the number of regular-season games that its members are allowed to schedule.


2017 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The top four teams in the Ivy League regular-season standings will participate in the tournament and will be seeded according to their records in conference play, resulting in a Shaughnessy playoff.


2017 Ivy League football season
The 2017 Ivy League football season was the 62nd season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season began on September 16, 2017, and ended on November 18, 2017. Ivy League teams were 18–6 against non-conference opponents and Yale won the conference championship.


2017 Ivy League men's soccer season
The 2017 Ivy League men's soccer season was the 63rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The Dartmouth Big Green entered the 2017 season as returning league champions, with hopes to claim the Ivy League title again for a fourth consecutive season. The Big Green became Ivy League champions after a 1-0 win against Cornell on November 6, 2017, clinching the Ivy League title for the fourth consecutive season.


2017 Ivy League men's soccer season, All-Ivy League awards and teams
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 J&T Banka Prague Open
The 2017 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament, and its second as part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1 to 6 May 2017.


2017 J&T Banka Prague Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 J&T Banka Prague Open – Doubles
Margarita Gasparyan and Andrea Hlaváčková were the defending champions, but Gasparyan chose not to participate this year and Hlaváčková chose to compete in Rabat instead.


2017 J&T Banka Prague Open – Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke won the title, defeating Lucie Hradecká and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).


2017 J&T Banka Prague Open – Singles
Lucie Šafářová was the defending champion, but withdrew from her second-round match against Kristýna Plíšková.


2017 J&T Banka Prague Open – Singles
Mona Barthel won the title, defeating Plíšková in the final, 2–6, 7–5, 6–2.


2017 J.League Asia Challenge
The 2017 J.League Asia Challenge was a series of friendly association football tournaments that began on 24 January and ended on 26 January. It was organized by the Japan Professional Football League. The tournament is set to be a in round-robin tournament format with all matches being held at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on 24 and 26 January.


2017 J.League Asia Challenge
In December 2016, Japanese teams, Kashima Antlers and Yokohama F. Marinos  were confirmed to play in this tournament with Thai teams, Bangkok United and Suphanburi.


2017 J.League Asia Challenge, Venues
All matches held at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand


2017 J.League Asia Challenge, Squads
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 J.League Cup
The 2017 J.League Cup (2017 Jリーグカップ), or officially the 2017 J.League YBC Levain (2017 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ), was the 42nd edition of the most prestigious Japanese football league cup tournament and the 25th edition under the current J.League Cup format.


2017 J.League Cup, Format
Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Teams that qualified for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage (3 or 4 teams: later confirmed as Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds) were given byes to the quarter-finals. The remaining teams (14 or 15 teams) started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of 7 or 8 teams. The group winners of each group were to qualify for the quarter-finals. The remained quarter-finalists (2 or 3 teams) were to be the winners of the play-off of the following two-legged ties:


2017 J.League Cup Final
2017 J.League Cup Final was the 25th final of the J.League Cup competition. The final was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on November 4, 2017. Cerezo Osaka won the championship.


2017 J1 League
The 2017 J1 League (known as the 2017 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2017 明治安田生命J1リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The season began on 25 February 2017 and ended on 2 December. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 26 January 2017.


2017 J1 League
Kashima Antlers were the defending champions. Consadole Sapporo, Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka entered as the three promoted teams from the 2016 J2 League.


2017 J1 League
The league was won by Kawasaki Frontale, winning their first major title while in J1, and 40 years after their first season in the Japanese top division.


2017 J1 League, Clubs
A total of 18 clubs will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2016 season and three promoted from the 2016 J2 League. This will include the two top teams; Consadole Sapporo and Shimizu S-Pulse from the J2 League, and the winners of the play-offs; Cerezo Osaka.


2017 J1 League, Clubs
The three promoted clubs replace Nagoya Grampus, Shonan Bellmare and Avispa Fukuoka. Former J1 League champion Nagoya Grampus were relegated to the J2 League for the first time in their history.


2017 J1 League, Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. For matchday squad registration, a club can register up to four foreign players, but a maximum of three can be from outside the AFC. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and Qatar) are exempt from these club registration and matchday squad registration restrictions.


2017 J1 League, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.


2017 J1 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 2017年12月2日Source: Notes:† Promoted from J2.


2017 J2 League
The 2017 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2017 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 46th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 19th season since the establishment of J2 League.


2017 J2 League, Clubs, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.


2017 J2 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 19 November 2017Source: Notes:† Last year in J1 League.‡ Last year in J3 League.


2017 J3 League
The 2017 J3 League (referred to as the 2017 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2017 明治安田生命J3リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th season of the J3 League under its current name. The fixtures were announced on 26 January 2017. The 2017 season started on 11 March, then ended on 3 December.


2017 J3 League
Blaublitz Akita won their first title as a J.League club.


2017 J3 League, Clubs
A total of 17 teams took part in the league. 2016 J3 League champion Oita Trinita gained promotion to the J2 League, and was replaced by Giravanz Kitakyushu, that finished last in the 2016 J2 League. Oita made an immediate return to the J2 League after being relegated in 2015. Kitakyushu competed in the third tier for the first time under the J3 League name. Azul Claro Numazu made their debut in the third tier as a club.


2017 J3 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 3 December 2017Source: Notes:† Relegated from J2. ‡ Promoted from JFL.


2017 JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament
2017 Japan – East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament (Japanese: JENESYS2017 日ASEAN U-16サッカー交流大会, romanized: JENESYS 2017-nichi ASEAN U-16 sakkā kōryū taikai) was the second edition of the football tournament event promoted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan as part of the Japan Football Association's commitment to support the JENESYS exchange program. The tournament took place from 8 March until 12 March 2018.


2017 JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament
Indonesia earned the champion title after beating Vietnam 1–0 in the final.


2017 JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament, Qualified teams
There was no qualification and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 10 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation and 2 teams from Japan entered the tournament.


2017 JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament, Statistics, Tournament teams ranking
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.


2017 JLT Community Series
The 2017 JLT Community Series was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2017 home and away season. It featured 27 matches across 25 days, which began on 16 February 2017 and ended on 12 March 2017. For the fourth year in a row, the competition did not have a grand final or overall winner. The competition had a new sponsor in 2017, JLT Sport, replacing the National Australia Bank (NAB) after NAB elected to sponsor the inaugural AFL Women's season instead. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the AFL Live app.


2017 JPV Marikina F.C. season
The 2017 season is JPV Marikina's 1st season in the top flight of Philippines football.


2017 JPV Marikina F.C. season, Competitions, Philippines Football League, Regular season
Match deemed a forfeiture due to home stadium unavailability. Originally scheduled on 27 May 2017. Kaya awarded a 0-3 win.


2017 JPV Marikina F.C. season, Squad, League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
The 2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twenty-second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Champaign, Illinois, United States between November 13 and November 18, 2017.


2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles
Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles
Leander Paes and Purav Raja won the title after defeating Ruan Roelofse and Joe Salisbury 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] in the final.


2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Singles
Henri Laaksonen was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Filip Peliwo.


2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Singles
Tim Smyczek won the title after defeating Bjorn Fratangelo 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2017 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team  represented Jackson State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Tony Hughes and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2017 Jackson mayoral election
The 2017 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 6, 2017, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Chokwe Antar Lumumba, son of late former mayor Chokwe Lumumba was elected mayor in a landslide in the general election after defeating eight other candidates, including incumbent mayor Tony Yarber in the primary.


2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season
The 2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season is the club's third season of existence. The club will play in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.


2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team
The 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.


2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Doug Marrone. Marrone was hired after acting as the team's interim head coach for the final two games of the 2016 season. The team improved on their 3–13 record from 2016 and ended their 10-year playoff drought dating back to 2008 with a week 15 win over the Houston Texans. They also secured their first winning season since 2007 after a 30–24 win over the Seattle Seahawks.


2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season
On December 24, 2017, they clinched their third division title, and their first AFC South title following a Tennessee Titans loss. They won the wild card game against the Buffalo Bills 10–3, then headed to Pittsburgh, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 45–42 to advance to the AFC Championship to face the New England Patriots, the first time that they had made the AFC Championship Game since 1999. Despite leading for much of the game, the Jaguars would allow two 4th quarter touchdowns, and ultimately lost to the Patriots 24–20.


2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season
One of the biggest catalysts for the Jaguars success during the 2017 season was their defense. Jacksonville finished in the top of the league in multiple defensive categories, and were considered "historically good" by some analysts. The Jaguars defense led the league in forced fumbles (17), completion percentage (56.8), passing yards allowed per game (169.9), passer rating (68.5) and defensive touchdowns (7). They also finished second in sacks (55), interceptions (21), total takeaways (33), yards allowed per game (286.1) and points allowed per game (16.8). Along with their spectacular defense, the Jaguars were also the top rushing offense in the NFL, averaging 141 rush yards per game.


2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Regular season, Schedule
On December 13, 2016, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play host to the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as part of their commitment to the London Games. The game occurred during Week 3 (Sunday, September 24), and was televised in the United States. The kickoff was announced in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.


2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Regular season, Schedule
The remainder of the Jaguars' 2017 schedule was finalized and announced on April 20.


2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Houston Texans
The Jaguars began their season at NRG Stadium. They recorded 10 sacks, 4 of them coming from defensive end Calais Campbell. With the win, the Jaguars started 1-0 for the first time since 2011


2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
The 2017 Jacksonville Sharks season was the eighth season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Sharks were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season


2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Led by head coach Mark Stoute, the Sharks went undefeated through eight games and then Stoute was fired. Siaha Burley was immediately hired as his replacement after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators.


2017 Jacksonville Sharks season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016


2017 Jacksonville Sharks season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 5, 201725 Active, 9 Inactive


2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship for the fourth consecutive year. The Gamecocks received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking their fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs. After a bye, they were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round.


2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.


2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Previous season
The Gamecocks finished the 2016 season 10–2, 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State.


2017 Jakarta bombings
On 24 May 2017, two explosions occurred at a bus terminal in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta. Police confirmed that the explosions were caused by multiple explosive devices found in the toilet and in another part of the terminal. The bombings killed five people: three policemen and two attackers. The 11 injured people were taken to multiple hospitals across the Eastern Jakarta area.


2017 Jakarta bombings
The attack occurred just two days after an ISIS-linked suicide bombing targeting concert-goers occurred in Manchester, United Kingdom, which killed 22 people and occurred on the day after government clashes with ISIS-linked militants began in Marawi, Philippines.


2017 Jakarta bombings
According to the Indonesian Police Watch, the attack was the deadliest attack on the Indonesian National Police. This was later surpassed in 2018 when a standoff between police officers and terrorists occurred in Mako Brimob.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Attack
The first explosion occurred on 9:00pm near a toilet. Some people thought that the explosion was a truck tire burst and claimed that they smelled 'sharp chemical scent' in the immediate aftermath of the first explosion. The second explosion occurred approximately five minutes after the first explosion, in the front of the Kampung Melayu terminal. The second explosion was caught on camera as people finally realized that this was an attack.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Attack
The explosions occurred while the police were guarding a parade, although the parade hadn't yet passed when the blast happened. Hundreds of panicked people ran away from the blast area. Passengers of Transjakarta, who were disembarking from the bus, entered the bus again after the second explosion. Streets were jammed immediately after the blast and Police and emergency services were immediately dispatched into the vicinity. Police found multiple limbs and body parts in the area of the blast.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Attack
5 people were killed and 11 people were injured. 5 of the injured were police officers. The injured were taken to Jatinegara Premier Hospital and Hermina Hospital. The police prepared four body bags and several hearses went to the blast site.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Attack, Aftermath
Photos of mutilated bodies and a severed head of the suspected attacker were widely circulated on social media, leading psychologists to express concern and ask the government to censor such photos, on the basis that sharing graphic photos could be disrespectful to the affected families and cause stress. The National Agency for Combating Terrorism later advised people to not share such photos as 'doing such action would please the terrorists'. This phenomenon also occurred after the attack in Thamrin in 2016. Subsequently, the #PrayForJakarta and #KamiTidakTakut (English: #WeAreNotAfraid) hashtags immediately went viral on Twitter Indonesia.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Attack, Aftermath
Kampung Melayu bus terminal was immediately closed until further notice by the police due to the blast. The terminal suffered minimum damage, but the toilet was 'significantly damaged'. At least 4 public transportation and numerous motorcycles were damaged in the blast.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Attack, Aftermath
Road closures occurred in several main roads in Jakarta due to the blast. The Otista Road Intersection was closed by the police. The police dispatched heavily armed police officers to the bridges and roads in the surrounding area.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Casualties
5 people, including 2 suicide bombers, were killed in the blast. 11 others were injured, with injuries ranging from hearing loss to "catastrophic injury". The victims were recently promoted Police Officer Ridho Setiawan, Police Officer Taufan Tsunami and Police Officer Imam Gilang Adinata. Their bodies were repatriated to their families by the Indonesian National Police. The body of Ridho Setiawan was flown to Lampung and the body of Imam Gilang Adinata to Klaten.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Investigation
A bomb squad was called onto the site and the terminal was cordoned by the police. The Indonesian National Police confirmed that the explosives were IEDs. Debris from the blast site indicated that the attackers were using pressure cookers in the attack. According to the police, the type of the bomb was similar to the one used in an attack on a local government office Bandung.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Investigation
PT. Transjakarta offered to assist the investigation by handing over the CCTV recording of the attack, and later advised Transjakarta's commuters to report to Transjakarta staff and local authorities if they noticed someone or something suspicious had occurred.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Investigation
Examination on the blast site revealed that during the attack the bombs might have been hidden under backpacks. The examination also revealed that the force of the bomb was nearly equally powerful to the one used on the Manchester Arena bombing two days prior. Both bombs were made from TATP.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Investigation, Perpetrators
DNA test were conducted by the police with the results to be announced within 1 – 2 weeks. According to officials, the bodies of the perpetrators were heavily mutilated and barely recognizable.


2017 Jakarta bombings, Investigation, Perpetrators
During the examination of body of the suspected perpetrators, police found a receipt of the purchase of pressure cooker. This confirmed that the bombs were IEDs, being pressure cookers packed with explosive materials. The perpetrators purchased the pressure cookers on 22 May, two days before the attack, in a department store in Padalarang, Bandung.