2017 Seongnam FC season
The 2017 Seongnam FC season is the club's first season in K League Challenge since its establishment in 1989 as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club and in its current name, Seongnam FC. The team will also competing in the 2017 Korean FA Cup.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Pre-season
Seongnam FC set up the pre-season plan to stay in Namhae, Mokpo and Murcia, Spain.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Pre-season, Mokpo, 15-27 Jan 2017
Seongnam FC had practice matches against University teams and a Korea National League side nearby.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Pre-season, Murcia, Spain, 1-23 Feb 2017
Seongnam FC stayed in Murcia and had practice matches in Pinatar Arena Football Center. All the schedule were coordinated by an agent, HMSports.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Pre-season, Murcia, Spain, 1-23 Feb 2017
After the match against FC Cartagena, Seongnam FC squad return to South Korea, arriving on 23rd Feb 2017.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Competitions, Korean FA Cup
Seongnam FC participates in 2017 Korean FA Cup from Round 3 as K League Challenge team.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Competitions, Korean FA Cup
On 7 March 2017, in 2017 Korean FA Cup 3, 4 Rounds Draw, Seongnam FC were drawn against Suwon FC. The original draw was Suwon FC's home, but it is decided as Seongnam FC's home due to Suwon's absence at the draw. Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture


2017 Seongnam FC season, Competitions, Korean FA Cup
Lee Tae-hee Shim Je-hyeok Yeon Je-woon Kim Young-sin Bae Seung-jin


2017 Seongnam FC season, Competitions, Korean FA Cup
Lee Kwang-jin Vladan Adžić Song Soo-young Bae Shin-young Yoon Tae-su


2017 Seongnam FC season, Tickets, Season Ticket
On 13 December 2016, the club started the sales of 2017 Seongnam FC season ticket. The first purchase was made by the chairman, Lee Jae-myung and he triggered a 'Pass-Pass Relay' campaign. The campaign is a season ticket holder to nominated participants to purchase Seongnam FC season ticket.


2017 Seongnam FC season, Tickets, Season Ticket, Prices
* Corporate Season Ticket Set is consist of a Ticket book, SFC Umbrella and SFC Calendar.


2017 Seoul Open Challenger
The 2017 Seoul Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament. It was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea, on 8–14 May 2017.


2017 Seoul Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Seoul Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2017 Seoul Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2017 Seoul Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2017 Seoul Open Challenger – Doubles
Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Seoul Open Challenger – Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Peng Hsien-yin won the title after Thomas Fabbiano and Dudi Sela retired trailing 1–5 in the first set.


2017 Seoul Open Challenger – Singles
Sergiy Stakhovsky was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Seoul Open Challenger – Singles
Thomas Fabbiano won the title after defeating Kwon Soon-woo 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team
The 2017 Serbia EuroBasket team represented Serbia and won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2017 in Helsinki (Finland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Istanbul (Turkey). They were automatically qualified for the EuroBasket by taking the 4th place in EuroBasket 2015. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team
The EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Roster
All players who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were included on the 25-man roster besides guard Stefan Marković who announced his retirement from international basketball after Olympics at 28. It's the first time that Serbian national team plays without Stefan Marković at a major tournament since Serbia went independent in 2006. Power forward Nemanja Bjelica was on the 25-man roster, despite a left foot injury he sustained in March 2017, which made him incapable to join the team.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Roster
Center Nikola Jokić announced his withdrawal on July 3, citing his will to prepare for the following NBA season. On August 17, head coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced that center Miroslav Raduljica would not be able to play at the championship, due to a knee injury. On August 20, head coach Đorđević announced that team captain Miloš Teodosić would also be unable to play, due to a chronic thigh injury. Power forward Milan Mačvan is selected as a new team captain due to Teodosić's inability to play on the EuroBasket. On August 29, it was announced that Nemanja Nedović and Nikola Kalinić wouldn't be able to participate at the championships, due to injuries.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Roster
The members of Serbia roster at the 2016 Summer Olympics guards Bogdan Bogdanović, Stefan Jović, forwards Stefan Birčević, Milan Mačvan and center Vladimir Štimac are coming back to EuroBasket roster, while guards forwards Branko Lazić, Marko Gudurić and Vladimir Lučić make senior men's debut with the Serbian national team, at a major international tournament. Center Boban Marjanović makes the first appearance at a major tournament since the EuroBasket 2011 while guard Vasilije Micić previously played at the EuroBasket 2013. Guard Dragan Milosavljević and center Ognjen Kuzmić made their debuts at the EuroBasket 2015.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Roster
The following is the Serbia roster for the EuroBasket 2017


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Exhibition games
The Serbia roster has begun its exhibition schedule against Serbian University team on August 2, 2017. They had participated at the 2017 Belgrade Trophy (August 11–13) together with Greece and Montenegro, then at the Supercup in Hamburg, Germany (August 17–20) with Germany, Poland and Russia. Last games were at the 2017 Acropolis of Athens Tournament where they played together with Greece, Italy and Georgia from August 23–25.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Exhibition games
Serbia played nine exhibition games. Had just one lost. The Serbia roster won the Belgrade Trophy and the Hamburg Supercup and came the second at the Acropolis of Athens.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Tournament, Knockout stage, Round of 16
Serbia made the early running before Hungary fought back nearing half-time and the second-half was a near mirror image. Hungary got within 7 points early in the fourth but Serbia steadied, with their dominance on the inside too much for Hungary to handle. Hungary made a comeback bid in the last quarter getting the margin to within 7 points with 8 minutes left after hitting consecutive threes. However, a pretty penetration and dish by Stefan Jović to Milan Mačvan steadied things for Serbia before Boban Marjanović scored four quick points to snuff out Hungary's challenge. Ognjen Kuzmić was a handful for Hungary all game and finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a commanding performance. Serbia's size was too much for Hungary and that showed on the glass with their 37-23 domination in rebounds.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Tournament, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
Serbia outscored Italy 26-16 in a dominant second quarter to take command of the contest. Italy appeared set to stage a comeback midway through the fourth, getting within 8 points, but Bogdan Bogdanović hit a three and scored another bucket on the next possession to steady Serbia. Serbia took full advantage of their size advantage by dominating on the boards to convincingly win the rebounds 44-19. Bogdanović struggled in the opening three quarters scoring just 8 points, including 0-of-7 from three. However, he came alive in the fourth to ensure Serbia would not have any nervous moments.


2017 Serbia EuroBasket team, Tournament, Knockout stage, Semifinals
It was a game of spurts with momentum swinging wildly within minutes. Russia trailed for much of the game by double digits before getting within 2 points midway through the fourth. Aleksey Shved missed a wide open deep three for the lead, only for Vasilije Micić to connect from deep at the other end. It gave the momentum to Serbia and they hung on from there. With the towering Boban Marjanović, Serbia absolutely dominated in the paint, despite Russia having no shortage of size themselves. Serbia won the battle down-low, outscoring Russia 44-22 in the paint. Serbia led for most of the game through a 14-0 run in the second quarter. However, the game took several turns as Russia would not give up. With Shved scoring in spurts, Russia fought right back getting it to a single possession game until Serbia steadied late.


2017 Serbian Cup Final
The 2017 Serbian Cup Final was the 11th final of the Serbian Cup. It took place on 27 May 2017 at Partizan Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia and was contested between rivals Partizan and Red Star.


2017 Serbian Cup Final
The match was broadcast live in Serbia by Arena Sport.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Route to the Final, Partizan
Partizan started their campaign in the 1st round. In it, they were drawn at home against Napredak Kruševac. At home, Partizan won 3–1 with two goals from Uroš Đurđević and one goal from Leonardo. In the 2nd round, Partizan drew Serbian League Belgrade side Žarkovo. Partizan won 2–0 with two goals from Valeri Bojinov. In the quarter-finals, Partizan were drawn Serbian SuperLiga fellow Voždovac. At the Voždovac Stadium, Partizan won 2–1 with goals from Đurđević and Leonardo. In the first leg of semi-final at Karađorđe Stadium, Partizan played without goals against Vojvodina. In the second leg, Partizan won 1–0 at home, with Đurđević's goal and reached the final.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Route to the Final, Red Star
Red Star also started in the 1st where they were drawn at away against Serbian First League side ČSK Čelarevo. Red Star won 3–0 with goal from Marko Poletanović, captain Aleksandar Luković and Predrag Sikimić. In the 2nd round, they were drawn with Serbian First League team BSK Borča at home. Red Star won 3–0 with goals from Slavoljub Srnić, Hugo Vieira and Petar Orlandić. In the Quarter-finals, they were drawn against fellow Serbian SuperLiga side and Mladost Lučani. At home, Red Star won 4–2 thanks with goals from Guélor Kanga, Nemanja Milić, Richmond Boakye and Aleksandar Luković.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Route to the Final, Red Star
In the first leg of semi-finals, Red Star were drawn against fellow Serbian SuperLiga, Čukarički. Red Star won 4–1 at away, with a goal from Damien Le Tallec, two goals from Richmond Boakye and one own goal. In the second leg, Red Star has lost 1–2 at home. Richmond Boakye has scored from penalty spot.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Pre-match
The match should to be played on Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad. After semi-finals, in the final are qualified Partizan and Red Star and It was decided that the match was held in Belgrade. On 18 May 2017, on the draw was decided to play on Partizan Stadium.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Pre-match
The last meeting between Partizan and Red Star in Cup final, was in the 2000–01 FR Yugoslavia Cup. The game was played at Red Star's stadium and Partizan won 1–0 by Saša Ilić's goal in 65th minute. It is interesting that Saša Ilić still plays in Partizan.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Pre-match
Due to injuries, for Partizan could not play Brazilian defensive midfielder Everton Luiz and goalkeeper Filip Kljajić. For Partizan could not play and left-back Nemanja Miletić, because he got yellow card against Vojvodina, in the second leg of the semi-finals.


2017 Serbian Cup Final, Pre-match
For Red Star could not play Ghanaian defender Abraham Frimpong, because he got a yellow card against Čukarički, in the second leg of the semi-finals.


2017 Serbian Water Polo Cup
The 2017 Serbian Cup is the 12th edition of the tournament.


2017 Serbian Water Polo Cup, Schedule
The rounds of the 2017 competition are scheduled as follows:


2017 Serbian Water Polo Cup, Matches, Round of 32
Round of 32 match was played on 8 November 2017.


2017 Serbian Water Polo Cup, Matches, Round of 16
Round of 16 matches were played on 19–22 November 2017.


2017 Serbian Water Polo Cup, Final four
The final four will be held on 16 and 17 December 2017 at the SC „Đorđe Predin Badža" in Bečej.


2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season
The 2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season was the twenty first season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League (including Canadian National Soccer League days).They began the season on May 26, 2017 at home against SC Waterloo Region. Throughout the season they maintained their traditional status of an elite club by finishing the season as runners up in the regular season. They only recorded one defeat and achieved the second best offensive record. In the postseason they failed to successfully defend their CSL Championship after losing to York Region Shooters in the semifinals.


2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season, Summary
The White Eagles entered the 2017 CSL season as the defending champions with Uroš Stamatović returning to manage the squad for the season. Serbia continued its strategy of recruiting seasoned imports from Europe, while also rejuvenating the roster with younger graduates from their youth system. The new additions included Luka Milidragović, Dušan Kovačević, and Ivan Nikolic. They also continued fielding their reserve team in the Second Division.


2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season, Summary
While their on field performance continued to prosper as the White Eagles began the season with a 12-game undefeated streak. Their only defeat occurred in an away match, while at home they remained undefeated. Serbia concluded the regular season as runners up and was ranked in the top three for the best offensive and defensive records. In the preliminary round of the postseason they defeated SC Waterloo by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately they failed to defend the CSL Championship after being eliminated by the York Region Shooters.


2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season, Players, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Serbian local elections
A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2017. These were not part of the country's regular cycle of local elections but instead took place in certain jurisdictions where either the local governments had fallen or the last local elections for four-year terms had taken place in 2013.


2017 Serbian local elections
All local elections in Serbia are held under proportional representation. Mayors are not directly elected but are instead chosen by elected members of the local assemblies. Parties were required to cross a five per cent electoral threshold to win representation in the local assembles in 2017, although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.


2017 Serbian local elections, Results, Vojvodina, South Bačka District
An election was held in Vrbas on 23 April 2017, following the resignation of mayor Milan Glušac of the Progressive Party. Vrbas had held its last local elections in 2013, and the assembly's term in office was scheduled to end in October 2017; Glušac said that he resigned in order to prompt early elections, which would be held in conjunction with the 2017 Serbian presidential election as a cost-saving measure.


2017 Serbian local elections, Results, Vojvodina, South Bačka District
The results of the election for the municipal assembly were as follows:


2017 Serbian local elections, Results, Vojvodina, South Bačka District
Former mayor Milan Glušac was selected for another term in office after the election. He announced his resignation in November 2019, withdrew his resignation shortly thereafter, and definitively resigned in early 2020. He was subsequently appointed as the leader of a provisional authority pending new local elections in 2020. It was speculated that the timing of these activities was deliberately coordinated to harmonize Vrbas's local elections with the country's main electoral cycle.


2017 Serbian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 2 April 2017, the eleventh since the office of President was introduced in 1990. Incumbent President Tomislav Nikolić was eligible to run for a second five-year term, but opted not to do so. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić was elected as President in the first round.


2017 Serbian presidential election
The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of the Serbian media by Vučić and his party. Following the announcement of the results, protests were held across Serbia against Vučić's victory. The OSCE have announced that there are reports of pressure on employees of state and state-affiliated institutions to support Vučić and secure, in a cascade fashion, support from subordinate employees, family members, and friends.


2017 Serbian presidential election
The OSCE report noted that general reluctance of media to report critically on or to challenge the governing authorities significantly reduced the amount of impartial information available to voters, that all private national television channels displayed preferential treatment towards Vučić in their news programmes, and that public resources were used in support of Vučić, including endorsements and favourable articles in municipal information material. The European Commission stated in its Serbia 2018 report that the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media had  failed to address imbalances in media coverage during the presidential campaign.


2017 Serbian presidential election
The Associated Press and Reporters Without Borders reported that Aleksandar Vučić, the candidate of the governing coalition, had ten times more airtime on national broadcasters than all other candidates combined and that mainstream media under Vučić's control have been demonizing most of the opposition presidential candidates, without giving them the opportunity to respond. This practice was different compared to the previous elections, when the two main candidates had approximately the same media coverage. Non -governmental organizations involved in election observation, CRTA and Bureau for Social Research, emphasized that the presence of Aleksandar Vučić in newspaper and the electronic media during presidential campaign was disproportionate, adding that media have lost their critical role and that they have become a means of political propaganda.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Electoral system
The President of Serbia is elected for a five-year term using the two-round system. Incumbent President's term is scheduled to expire on 31 May.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Candidates
Serbia's Electoral Commission confirmed eleven candidates. Candidate numbers were decided using a random draw on 17 March.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Opinion polls, Voter demographics
A public opinion survey, carried out by CeSID showed that significant proportions of Vučić supporters, the candidate of the governing coalition, were composed of pensioners (41%) and that the vast majority (63%) held a secondary education degree, while 21% did not complete high school. The average age of his supporters was 55 years.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Opinion polls, Voter demographics
The second most popular candidate, Janković, had slightly more women among his potential voters, who were on average 45 years old. The vast majority of his supporters (59%) had completed higher education. In addition, he was supported by the majority of diaspora voters.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of the Serbian media by Vučić and his party. Following the announcement of the results, protests were held across Serbia against Vučić's victory. There were several issues. First, the electoral campaign was short only fulfilling minimal requirement of 30 days, despite the fact that these were regular elections. Also, until the  last day it was unclear if there would be only parliamentary elections or parliamentary and City of Belgrade elections which hampered electoral strategies of opposition candidates. Furthermore, the governing majority made a decision to dissolve the parliament during the campaign, which was not justified and badly hurt visibility of opposition.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
There were also a problems with imperfect electoral registers recorded which was similar as with previous elections. Controversy also arose regarding financing of electoral campaigns. Independent Investigative journalists reported that up to 6879 individual donors have provided Aleksandar Vučić's campaign with exactly 40.000 RSD each, which is near maximum amount and individual can contribute.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
The OSCE have announced that there are reports of pressure on employees of state and state-affiliated institutions to support Vučić and secure, in a cascade fashion, support from subordinate employees, family members, and friends.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
On 3 April 2017, the Republican Electoral Commission announced that the election results from two polling stations in Bačka Palanka and Zrenjanin would be annulled and followed by a repeat vote at those stations on 11 April. This was due to reports of electoral fraud. The following day, the election results were annulled in a further six municipalities, with re-runs also scheduled for 11 April. The repeat vote in the eight municipalities could not change the outcome of the elections, as there were only 9,851 voters who are eligible to vote, fewer than Vučić's margin of victory.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
In Novi Pazar, where Vučić recorded 74.43% of the vote, Sead Biberović from the Novi Pazar-based NGO called "Urban-IN" claimed that there were "serious crimes committed at multiple polling stations," and that "some people went from station to station, where they threatened, used ransoms, and lied". Rešad Hodžić, who was Saša Janković's campaign representative in Novi Pazar, claimed that "30,000 lists were prepared in the trunks of cars circulating between polling places, in an attempt to be cast into the voting boxes." He said that the Janković campaign workers did as much as they could to stop electoral fraud, going on to say:


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
"In polling station #90, activists of the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak gave poll workers 5,000 dinars each in order to submit 500 votes for Vučić, which they accepted. In the end, Vučić recorded 532 votes at that polling station. In Vranovina they offered 400 euros to submit 200 votes. For all of this we have witnesses and averments."


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct
On 3 April, following the announcement of Vučić's victory, a student protest formed in front of the Serbian National Assembly, which, according to Danas, was attended by over 10,000 people. Protests after the election results were announced emerged in 15 cities throughout Serbia.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct, Media freedom
The Associated Press and Reporters Without Borders reported that Aleksandar Vučić, the candidate of the governing coalition, had ten times more airtime on national broadcasters than all other candidates combined and that mainstream media under Vučić's control have been demonizing most of the opposition presidential candidates, without giving them the opportunity to respond. This practice was different compared to the previous elections, when the two main candidates had approximately the same media coverage. Non -governmental organizations involved in election observation, CRTA and Bureau for Social Research, emphasized that the presence of Aleksandar Vučić in newspaper and the electronic media during presidential campaign was disproportionate, adding that media have lost their critical role and that they have become a means of political propaganda.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct, Media freedom
The OSCE report noted that general reluctance of media to report critically on or to challenge the governing authorities significantly reduced the amount of impartial information available to voters, that all private national television channels displayed preferential treatment towards Vučić in their news programmes, and that public resources were used in support of Vučić, including endorsements and favourable articles in municipal information material. The European Commission stated in its Serbia 2018 report that the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media had  failed to address imbalances in media coverage during the presidential campaign.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Conduct, Media freedom
One day before the beginning of the election silence, seven major newspapers covered their entire front pages with adverts for Vučić. Slaviša Lekić, president of the Independent Journalist Association of Serbia said "With this, Aleksandar Vučić clearly demonstrated that he can control over everything in this country." Vučić was the subject of criticism and satire for the appearance of a show on Happy TV in the last days of the campaign, with guests including his parents, in which he offered assistance in front of the camera to a man who allegedly fainted.


2017 Serbian presidential election, Results
As Vučić received more than 50% of votes in the first round, no second round was held.


2017 Serbian protests
The 2017 Serbian protests against perceived dictatorship were ongoing mass protests organized across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and other cities and towns in Serbia, against Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, as a result of the presidential election. The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of Serbia's media by Vučić and his populist conservative Serbian Progressive Party. The protests started on 3 April and thousands of people had been gathering on the streets of Serbia's cities on a daily basis. They informed themselves via official Facebook protest pages.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
The leading participants were university students, however on Saturday, 8 November, they were joined by the police syndicate, the army syndicate, taxi drivers, lawyers, postal office workers and other organizations who are protesting against the president-elect's authoritarian regime.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
Protests erupted on 3 April when Nemanja Milosavljević, member of the hip hop group Middle Finger Kru under the stage name German, posted an event called Protest Against Dictatorship 2017 saying "Sloba also won an election, remember that", referring to the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. On the first day, media reported up to 10.000 participants. Popular chants included "Vučić, you fag" and "Av av av" (Vučić's initials, also represents a barking sound). A group of protesters threw eggs at the National Assembly building and a makeshift wall displaying victims of the Kosovo War called the Serbian Wailing Wall was severely damaged causing public outrage.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
During the 8 April protest, according to president of the Army union, there were more than 80.000 people in Belgrade walking against dictatorship. A set of demands have been presented to endorse a democratization of the country, including measures to limit and oversee the President-elect's firm control. Portestors also demand independent monitoring and a new assessment of the recent presidential election, with responsibility to be shouldered by "those responsible for any irregular campaign, as well for [any] irregularities during voting and counting." They also called for all "corrupt public officials" to quit, and for all media editors not respecting the press code to be held accountable.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
On 11 April, protests were joined by NKPJ and left-wing union "Sloga". They protested against "bad situation of worker class" and against expulsion of their members from one Kruševac factory.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
The largest protest so far was on 12 April. The protesters have called for a break due to the Easter in the demonstrations; the deadline for their ultimatum to the government was 17 April. Since their demands were not fulfilled, the demonstrations are continued after the Easter holidays. The media reported that there is a possibility of protest radicalization by blocking the major city streets, bridges and universities.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
On 1 May, several thousand members of unions and left-wing parties, including New Communist Party of Yugoslavia, protested on International Workers' Day and supported the student protests. They protested against worker law and the International Monetary Fund, and for higher pay and better workers rights. In the meantime, the union "Sloga" also protested in Kruševac.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests
On 31 May, the day of Vučić inauguration, there was opposition protest, as well the pro-government rally. There were large number of incidents on government rally, including attacks on journalists and anti-government protesters by SNS supporters and, so called, party parapolice members. On opposition protest were few thousand people from Belgrade, and on government rally was 10 000 people from entire Serbia.


2017 Serbian protests, Organization
Protests were held without formal organization and leadership. Anyone could participate in deciding and voting via a Facebook group concerning next steps of protests. Walking routes were posted on the Facebook page and discussed on the spot. Due to a decline in number of people walking and "loss of meaning", group of protesters in Belgrade made a separate faction called "With Culture Against Dictatorship" which will continue in protesting. Another fraction called "Seven Demands" has been formed.


2017 Serbian protests, Organization
An informal group of students dissatisfied with protesters who expressed a will to cooperate with the opposition in achieving the protest goals broke out of main group. They stated their will to pursue action for "Seven Demands" but without implications for political parties and politicians. In early May, a faction "Against Dictatorship" announced via their official Facebook page that they would protest once a week instead of every day.


2017 Serbian protests, Protests in Niš
Protests broke out on 3 April. A few thousand protesters spontaneously gathered at Trg Kralja Milana to support the Belgrade protest which had been held earlier that day. On 5 April, at National Theatre in Niš, plato protesters announced a set of demands, the same as those in Belgrade. On the same day, protesters had been throwing eggs at a billboard from Aleksandar Vučić's presidential election campaign. On 13 April, protesters set local demands including stronger budgetary control of institutions, introduction of participatory budgeting at the municipal level, criminal prosecution of corrupt judicial officials, fiscal transparency, and stopping nepotism. On 17 April, protesters began funny chants towards the controversial disability pension of city major Darko Bulatović. On 18 April, protesters organized a performance by giving away fake PhD degrees to citizens, referring to plagiarism affairs involving public officials in Serbia.


2017 Serena Williams tennis season
The 2017 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2017 ASB Classic. Williams entered the season as the number two ranked player.


2017 Serena Williams tennis season
On January 28, 2017, Williams set a record for the most slams in the open era when she claimed her 23rd slam at the 2017 Australian Open. On April 19, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would not participate in any further tournaments for the rest of the year.


2017 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
The 2017 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali was a road cycling stage race that took place between 23 and 26 March 2017. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 32nd edition of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali cycling race.


2017 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
The race was won by Italian rider Lilian Calmejane of Direct Énergie.


2017 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Teams
Twenty-five teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of eight riders:


2017 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stages, Stage 1b
For the time trial, each team was split into two four-man teams.


2017 Sevastopol gubernatorial election
Governor Election in Sevastopol were held on 10 September 2017. It was the second election of the Governor of Sevastopol after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and was the first direct elections for Governor (last time the Governor was elected to the Legislative Assembly).


2017 Sevastopol gubernatorial election, Background
The previous Governor of Sevastopol Sergey Menyailo, who was appointed after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, in the summer of 2016 was appointed representative of Russian President to the Siberian Federal District. The acting Governor was appointed Dmitry Ovsyannikov.


2017 Sevastopol gubernatorial election, Background
March 14, 2017, the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol adopted the law on the introduction of direct elections of the Governor.


2017 Seychelles First Division
The 2017 Seychelles First Division is the top level football competition in Seychelles. It started on 2 March 2017.


2017 Shan United FC season
Shan United Football Club (Burmese: ရွမ္းယူႏိုက္တက္ အသင်း, pronounced [kàɴbɔ́za̰]) is a Burmese football club, based in Taunggyi, Myanmar. Their home stadium name is Taunggyi Stadium in Shan State. Former name is Kanbawza FC and name changed in 2015.


2017 Shan United FC season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Shanghai Challenger
The 2017 Shanghai Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Shanghai, China between 11 and 17 September 2017.


2017 Shanghai Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Shanghai Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2017 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yi Chu-huan were the defending champions, but chose to defend their title with different partners. Hsieh partnered Zhang Ze but lost in the first round to Wu Yibing and Wu Di. Yi partnered Toshihide Matsui and successfully defended his title.


2017 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles
Matsui and Yi won the title after defeating Bradley Klahn and Peter Polansky 6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–5] in the final.


2017 Shanghai Challenger – Singles
Henri Laaksonen was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Shanghai Challenger – Singles
Wu Yibing won the title after Lu Yen-hsun retired in the final after losing the first set 6–7(6–8).


2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in Shanghai, China from 6–7 July 2017.


2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, and he retained his title by beating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final.


2017 Shanghai Darts Masters, Qualifiers
Eight PDC players – the top eight from the 2017 Premier League – were initially invited. Adrian Lewis subsequently pulled out and was replaced by Gerwyn Price, meaning that the eight players invited were the same as had been invited for the previous World Series event, the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. They are seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit:


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season
The 2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua season was Shanghai Greenland Shenhua's 14th season in the Chinese Super League and 55th overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup and AFC Champions League.


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Season events
On 29 November 2016, Gus Poyet was appointed as the club's new manager, replacing Gregorio Manzano.


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Season events
On 30 June 2017, it was announced that Fredy Guarín had signed a new two-year contract with the club until end of 2019.


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Season events
On 11 September 2017, after a home defeat to Henan Jianye, Poyet resigned as manager of the club. Technical director and former head coach Wu Jingui was placed in charge for Shenhua's remaining games.


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Season events
On 19 November 2017, before the first leg of 2017 Chinese FA Cup final began, it was announced that Cao Yunding, Bai Jiajun, Li Yunqiu and Bi Jinhao all had signed new five-year contracts with the club until 2022.


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Season events
On 26 November 2017, Shenhua beat Shanghai SIPG to win the 2017 Chinese FA Cup on the away goals rule after second leg of the final ended 3-2 to make it 3-3 on aggregate. It was Shenhua's first FA Cup triumph since 1998 and earned them a place in next season's AFC Champions League.


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


2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Squad, On loan
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2017 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. 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 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. 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 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. 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 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. 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 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season, Competitions, Chinese FA Cup, Final
3–3 on aggregate. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won on away goals.


2017 Shanghai International Film Festival
The 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 20th such festival devoted to international cinema held in Shanghai, China.


2017 Shanghai International Film Festival, International Jury
The members of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award were:


2017 Shanghai Masters
The 2017 Juss Sports Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.


2017 Shanghai Masters
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 11 and 13 October in Wigan.


2017 Shanghai Masters
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to an eye infection.


2017 Shanghai Masters
Notably, Judd Trump won 20 consecutive frames in four matches before losing 3 frames to Jack Lisowski in the semi-finals.


2017 Shanghai Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 30th ranking title by beating Judd Trump 10–3 in the final. With his win, O'Sullivan is ranked 2nd place on the all-time list of ranking event wins, only behind Stephen Hendry.


2017 Shanghai Masters, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2017 Shanghai Masters, Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000


2017 Shanghai Masters, Qualifying
These matches were played between 11 and 13 October 2017 at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre in Wigan, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour. It was taking place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 8 to 15, 2017.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of October 2, 2017. Rankings and points before are as of October 9, 2017.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles
John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions but withdrew from their first round match.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles
Henri Kontinen and John Peers won the title, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win his second title in Shanghai. It was his 27th Masters 1000 title.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a hip injury before the tournament began.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2017 Shayrat missile strike
On the morning of 7 April 2017, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria, aimed at Shayrat Airbase controlled by the Syrian government. The strike was executed under responsibility of U.S. President Donald Trump, as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack that occurred on 4 April.


2017 Shayrat missile strike
The strike was the first unilateral military action by the United States targeting the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War. Trump stated shortly thereafter, "It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons."


2017 Shayrat missile strike
The Syrian Air Force launched airstrikes against the rebels from the base only hours after the American attack. It was reported that advance warning was given to Russia, an ally of the Syrian government, by the USA prior to the missile strike.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Attack
On the evening of 6 April, President Trump notified members of the U.S. Congress of his plan on the missile strike. According to a White House official, more than two dozen members of Congress were briefed at the notification. Internationally, the United States also notified several countries, including Canada, the UK, Australia, and Russia, in advance of the strike. The U.S. military stated it communicated with the Russian military to minimize any chance of Russian casualties. The strike was conducted without either U.S. congressional or United Nations Security Council approval. Commodore Tate Westbrook commanded the Navy task force in charge of the missile launch.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Attack
It was the first time that the United States had acknowledged intentionally carrying out military action against the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Attack
The strike targeted Shayrat Airbase in the Homs Governorate, which was believed by U.S. intelligence to be the base for the aircraft that carried out a chemical weapons attack on 4 April, and was intended to destroy air defenses, aircraft, hangars and fuel. The US avoided striking a suspected sarin gas storage facility at the targeted airport. 59 Tomahawk missiles were said to have been launched from two U.S. Navy warships, USS Ross and USS Porter, at around 20:40 EDT (04:40 local time). Reconnaissance was provided by Python 73, a Boeing RC-135 of the 55th Wing.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
U.S. Central Command stated in a press release that Tomahawk missiles hit "aircraft, hardened aircraft shelters, petroleum and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers, defense systems, and radars". Initial U.S. reports claimed "approximately 20 planes" were destroyed, and that 58 out of the 59 cruise missiles launched "severely degraded or destroyed" their intended target. According to the satellite images the runways and the taxiways have been reportedly undamaged and combat flights from the attacked airbase resumed on 7 April a few hours after the attack, although U.S. officials did not state that the runway was a target. In a later statement on 10 April 2017, the US Secretary of Defense James Mattis claimed that the strike destroyed about 20% of the Syrian government's operational aircraft and the base had lost the ability to refuel or rearm aircraft.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
An independent bomb damage assessment conducted by ImageSat International counted hits on 44 targets, with some targets being hit by more than one missile; these figures were determined using satellite images of the airbase 10 hours after the strike. Among the targets struck was a 2K12 Kub (SA6) missile battery composed of five elements.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike damaged over a dozen hangars, a fuel depot, and an air defense base.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
Al-Masdar News reported that 15 fighter jets were damaged or destroyed and that the destruction of fuel tankers caused several explosions and a large fire.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
According to the claims of Russian defense ministry, the "combat effectiveness" of the attack was "extremely low"; they claimed that only 23 missiles hit the base destroying six aircraft, and it did not know where the other 36 landed. Russian television news, citing a Syrian source at the airfield, said that nine planes were destroyed by the strikes (5 Su-22M3s, 1 Su-22M4, and 3 Mig-23ML) and that all planes were thought to have been out of action at the time. The Israeli satellite imagery services company ImageSat International later released high resolution satellite images of the base taken within 10 hours of the attack showing that at a minimum, 44 targets had been hit, and that some had been hit multiple times.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
Lost Armour's online photographic database, for vehicle losses in the War in Syria, has images of 10 destroyed aircraft at Shayrat airbase.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
Seven or nine Syrian soldiers were killed, including a general; Russian military personnel were also present at the airbase at the time it was attacked. According to Syrian state news SANA, nine civilians were also killed in the attack, including four children. SANA also stated that five of the civilians were killed in the village of Shayrat, outside the base, while another four were killed in the village of Al-Hamrat, and that another seven civilians were wounded when a missile hit homes in Al-Manzul, four kilometers (two and a half miles) away from the Shayrat air base. According to Russian defense ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov, four Syrian soldiers were killed and another two were missing.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Casualties
Some observers believe that the Russian government warned the Syrian government, which had enough time to move planes to another base.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
Hours after the U.S. missile strike, Syrian government's warplanes took off from the Shayrat base to attack rebel positions again, including the town of Khan Shaykhun. Commentators attributed the ability of the Syrian government to continue to operate from the base to the fact that the US gave Russia, Syria's ally, an advanced warning regarding the strike, which enabled Syrians to shelter many of its aircraft from the attack.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
Within a day of the attack, Russia announced it would strengthen Syria's air defenses and formally notified the Pentagon that as of 21:00 GMT (00:00 Moscow Time, 8 April 2017), Russia had suspended the U.S.–Russia Memorandum of Mutual Understanding, which had established a hotline between the countries′ militaries designed to avoid collisions between their aircraft over Syria. As a result, Belgium suspended its air operations in Syria, and the US began limiting itself to only the most essential air strikes.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
According to some local sources, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took advantage of the attack and absence of the Syrian Air Force in eastern Homs, by launching several attacks on the Syrian Army's defenses in the western Palmyra countryside. It also attacked the checkpoints outside the village of al-Furqalas, but those attacks were repelled. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Shayrat airbase remained operational and Syrian warplanes took off from it the following day. The price of oil briefly rose over 2% following the strike.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
After both the chemical attack and missile strike, the U.S. administration was in disagreement and contradiction to U.S. policy from 2013 until 30 March 2017, as well the statements by U.S. ambassador to U.N. Nikki Haley, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster differed on the change of U.S. military posture toward Syria and prioritization of regime change.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
On 7 April 2017, an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council was held: Bolivia′s ambassador Sacha Llorenty requested a closed session to discuss the U.S. strike, but U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley, serving as the council president for April, forced the meeting to be held in public view. United Nations News Centre reported that while some delegates expressed support for the strikes as a response to the Syrian Government's alleged use of chemical weapons, others condemned it as a unilateral act of aggression, underlining that the Council must authorize any such intervention.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
On 8 April 2017, the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a statement that announced that, upon consultations with the U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, he had cancelled his trip to Moscow scheduled for 10 April. On 11 April 2017, after the meeting at Lucca in Italy the Group of Seven unanimously blamed the Syrian government's military for the chemical attack and agreed that Assad must step down as part of any peace solution, but European allies rejected the US and UK push for sanctions against Russia and Syria.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
On 19 April 2017, two US defense officials said that the Syrian government had relocated the majority of its combat planes to Khmeimim Airbase shortly after the strike.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Aftermath
In September 2020, U.S. President Trump mentioned that he wanted to kill al-Assad in 2017, by saying: "I would have rather taken him out. I had him all set, Mattis didn't want to do it."


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
Reactions from members of Congress were mixed and not uniform by political party. Paul Ryan (R–WI), the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, said the strike was "appropriate and just". House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–CA) said, "Assad has made his disregard for innocent human life and long-standing norms against chemical weapons use crystal clear. Tonight's strikes show these evil actions carry consequences." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) said, "Tonight's strike in Syria appears to be a proportional response to the regime's use of chemical weapons."


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–KY) said the strike was "perfectly executed and for the right purpose". Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–NY) said, "Making sure Assad knows that when he commits such despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing to do." Senator Bill Nelson (D–FL) expressed his support, and said, "I hope this teaches Assad not to use chemical weapons again." Senator Marco Rubio (R–FL) called it an "important decisive step". Quoting the President's statement, Senator Orrin Hatch (R–UT) tweeted, "'No child of God should ever suffer such horror.' Amen."


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
In a joint statement, Senators John McCain (R–AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R–SC) said, "Unlike the previous administration, President Trump confronted a pivotal moment in Syria and took action. For that, he deserves the support of the American people." Their sentiment was shared by fellow Senators Bob Corker (R–TN), Tom Cotton (R–AR), Joni Ernst (R–IA), Cory Gardner (R–CO), David Perdue (R–GA), Ben Sasse (R–NE), and Thom Tillis (R–NC). Many members who supported the action showed lack of worry about the authority issues or did not know the legal and constitutional rationale that supported the action.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
Other lawmakers criticized the President's actions, or urged caution. Representative Adam Schiff (D–CA), the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, was informed of the strike by Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, as it was happening. He urged the administration "not to make this a military effort to change the regime". In a joint statement, Representatives and Iraq War veterans Seth Moulton (D–MA) and Steve Russell (R–OK) said, "We cannot stand by in silence as dictators murder children with chemical weapons, but military action without clear goals and objectives gets us nowhere."


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
Senator Chris Coons (D–DE) said he was "gravely concerned that the United States is engaging further militarily in Syria without a well-thought-out, comprehensive plan". Representative Ted Lieu (D–CA) and Senator Tim Kaine (D–VA) called the strike unconstitutional, with the former tweeting, "This was done with no debate in Congress and no explanation to the American people." Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tweeted that the strike could lead the U.S. into a new long-term quagmire, and that "such engagements are disastrous for American security, for the American economy, and for the American people".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D–HI) gave a more critical message, and said, "This escalation is short-sighted and will lead to the death of more civilians, more refugees, the strengthening of al-Qaeda and other terrorists, and a possible nuclear war between the United States and Russia." Other lawmakers expressing criticism included Senators Michael Bennet (D–CO), Ben Cardin (D–MD), Ted Cruz (R–TX), Dick Durbin (D–IL), Ed Markey (D–MA), Jeff Merkley (D–OR), Elizabeth Warren (D–MA), and Representatives Joaquín Castro (D–TX) and Steny Hoyer (D–MD).


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
A number of Republicans with libertarian leanings also criticized the strike. Senator Mike Lee (R–UT) said, "President Trump should make his case in front of the American people and allow their elected representatives to debate the benefits and risks of further Middle East intervention to our national security interests." Senator Rand Paul (R–KY) tweeted, "While we all condemn the atrocities in Syria, the United States was not attacked." Representatives Justin Amash (R–MI) said, "Airstrikes are an act of war.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Politicians
Atrocities in Syria cannot justify a departure from Constitution, which vests in Congress the power to commence war", and Thomas Massie (R–KY) called it a "big mistake". Former congressman Ron Paul argued that because in Syria "things [had been] going along reasonably well for the conditions", there was "zero chance" that Assad had deliberately used chemical weapons, and called the attack a "false flag".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Public
U.S. Media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC and CNN were all generally supportive of the administration's decision to use airstrikes against Syria.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Public
A poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News reported that a "bare majority" of Americans supported the missile strikes and a similarly narrow majority opposed any further military action against the Syrian Government. A poll conducted by The Huffington Post and YouGov reported that around 51% of Americans supported the decision, and slightly more than one-third opposed both the decision and any further military action, with 45% unsure regarding future action. A poll conducted by CBS News reported that a small majority (nearly 6/10) supported the attack, but the appearance of consensus ends regarding future action. A poll conducted by Politico and Morning Consult reported that 66% supported the strikes, which includes 35% who strongly support and 31% who somewhat support them.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Public
Many right-wing/-leaning populist media figures criticized Trump's reversal of policy towards war in Syria and the Middle East. Ann Coulter pointed out that Trump "campaigned on not getting involved in Mideast" and this was one of the reasons many voted for him.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, United States, Public
Several protests were held in the U.S. which demonstrated against the attack.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies
A joint command center of Russian and Iranian military in Syria, who support the Syrian government, said the strike crossed "red lines" and threatened to "respond with force" to "US aggression".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Syria
Syrian state media condemned the strike, calling it an "act of aggression", and claiming it caused unspecified losses. The Syrian Army said that its response will be to continue to "crush terrorism" and restore "peace and security to all Syrians". The Governor of Homs, Talal Barazi, said that the strike proves that the United States is supporting terrorism within Syria. Barazi told the Syrian News Channel that "they are not surprised today to see the supporting parties interfering directly after the failure of terrorists in targeting Syria".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Syria
The spokesperson for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called the missile strikes "unjust and arrogant aggression", and an "outrageous act", and that the attack "does not change the deep policies" of the Syrian Government. The Syrian Ambassador Bashar Jaafari at the UN Security Council session stated that "this act makes America a partner of ISIL, Al-Nusra and other terrorist groups", and it was a violation of the U.N. Charter. President Assad later told the Agence France-Presse that the chemical attack was "100% fabricated" and accused the United States of being "hand-in-glove with the terrorists" over the chemical attack. He also explained that the chemical attack was made up in order to give the United States an excuse to bomb the Shayrat airbase in retaliation.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Syria
Najib Ghadbian, a representative of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, welcomed the strikes: "They are first good steps but we would like them to be part of a bigger strategy that would put an end to the mass killing, an end to impunity and eventually we hope that they will lead to a kind of a political transition [in Syria]." The pro-Turkish Kurdish National Council welcomed the missile strikes in Syria. "All Syrian people, including the Kurds, are happy and welcoming such an air campaign by the United States", a leader in the Kurdish Unity Party, part of the KNC, stated.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Syria
Salih Muslim Muhammad, co-leader of the Democratic Union Party, stated that the attack "must yield positive results since the parties who did not believe in a political solution" will "reconsider" and "see that there is no military solution", and the US was "forced" to execute the attack. The PYD "hoped" that the US will not only attack the Syrian government, but "other parties have also used it, in Sheikh Maqsood, in Rojava, and Raqqa".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Russia
The Russian President′s spokesperson said the U.S. strike was "an act of aggression against a sovereign country violating the norms of international law under a trumped-up pretext", which "substantially impair[ed]" Russia–United States relations. The Russian Government also alleged that the strike was an attempt to distract the world from civilian casualties in Iraq (an apparent reference to U.S. airstrike in Mosul that killed more than 200).


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Russia
The Russian foreign ministry denounced the strike as being based on false intelligence and against international law, suspended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Prevention of Flight Safety Incidents that had been signed with the U.S., and called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov compared the strike to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Russian prime minister Dimitry Medvedev said the attack had placed the U.S. on the cusp of warfare with Russia. Russia has sent the frigate Admiral Grigorovich to the east Mediterranean in response, and warned that the US strike could have "extremely serious" consequences.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Iran
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani condemned the U.S. military strike, saying Trump had claimed that "he wanted to fight terrorism, but today, all terrorists in Syria are celebrating the U.S. attack". According to Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's tweet, "Not even two decades after 9/11, U.S. military fighting on same side as al-Qaida & ISIS in Yemen & Syria. Time to stop hype and cover-ups." He described U.S. concerns regarding chemical attacks as hypocritical, inasmuch as the United States had supported Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein as they massively used chemical weapons during the Iran–Iraq War.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Iran
During Friday prayers in Tehran, worshipers protesting the strike chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Al Saud" – referring to the Saudi royal family. Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, who led the Friday prayers, called the United States "crazy" and blasted its "crimes". Ayatollah Kashani said that the Americans "gave chemical weapons and substances to the terrorists, while creating terrorists all over the world".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, Syria and allies, Iran
According to an analyst writing for HuffPost, the 2017 Deir ez-Zor missile strike by Iran suggests that the country has shifted its three decades-long policy of testing, but not using missiles, as a reaction to Donald Trump's escalation in the Middle East, including "needless increase" in America's military involvement in the Syrian proxy war.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
The governments of Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom generally supported the strike, some calling it a just response and strong message against the use of chemical weapons. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the European Union have also expressed support for the attack. During the April 10 European Union summit in Madrid, the leaders of southern EU nations (Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain) said that a US missile strike on a Syrian airbase in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack was "understandable".


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
Luxembourg's foreign minister, Jean Asselborn, noted that the U.S. and Trump's change in policy toward Assad government was surprising, and considered an international diplomatic effort as a solution. Slovakia and Netherlands said they understood why the strike was carried out, but that it is important to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible. Finland stressed the role of the UN Security Council to work for a ceasefire and political negotiations to achieve sustainable peace. Austria also called for de-escalation of the situation and consider there can be only a political and not military solution for the conflict in Syria. The government of Cyprus believes the strike is not beyond international law if it concerns a serious violation of humanitarian law.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
The Chinese, Greek, and Swedish governments offered neutral responses to the attack while the Indonesian government expressed concern over the attack. Trump told Xi Jinping, China's paramount leader and his guest at Mar-a-Lago, that he had ordered the attack; the missiles were near their targets as the Chinese leader left the resort. Xi told Trump that he understood the need of a military operation to respond when children were killed, according to Rex Tillerson.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
The Egyptian foreign ministry called on the United States and Russia to "contain the conflict" and reach a comprehensive and final resolution to the crisis, as did Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó who said that the civil war "cannot be resolved without an American-Russian accord" and Colombian President and 2016 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manuel Santos who called for a political solution to the conflict in Syria and dialogue between the United States and Russia to avoid escalating the already complex situation. The government of Switzerland has urged the international community to tackle the escalating Syrian crisis through diplomatic means rather than military confrontation. Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland has described the strike as a "matter of grave concern"


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
The governments of Belarus, Brazil, Bolivia, Russia and Venezuela criticized the strikes, with Bolivia describing the actions as a violation of international law and Iran arguing that the strike would strengthen terrorists and complicate the war. Bolivian ambassador Sacha Llorenty accused the U.S. for "imperialistic action" and related the current US Security Council situation with the one from 2003 about the Iraq War, when Colin Powell wrongly alleged that Iraq was hiding weapons of mass destruction. Belarus condemned the attack as "unacceptable", while Venezuela described the attack as a violation of Syria's sovereignty.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes Ferreira condemned the “unilateral use of force” by the United States without authorization from the United Nations. North Korea said that the strikes were an unforgivable act of aggression and that the strikes demonstrate why the country is entitled to its nuclear weapons program.


2017 Shayrat missile strike, Reactions, International
The U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres appealed "for restraint to avoid any acts that could deepen the suffering of the Syrian people", and that "there is no other way to solve the conflict than through a political solution".


2017 SheBelieves Cup
The 2017 SheBelieves Cup was the second edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held in the United States. It took place between March 1 and 7, 2017.


2017 SheBelieves Cup
The four teams were ranked No. 1, 2, 3 and 5 in the FIFA Women's World rankings, thus making the tournament the most important friendly Cup of the year. The Algarve Cup ran in parallel as well as the Cyprus Cup. France won the tournament for the first time, winning two and drawing one of their games in the process.


2017 SheBelieves Cup, Format
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2017 SheBelieves Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup, the 2nd edition of the SheBelieves Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 1 to 7 March 2017. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.


2017 SheBelieves Cup squads
The age listed for each player is on 1 March 2017, the first day of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.


2017 SheBelieves Cup squads, Squads, England
The final squad was announced on 21 February 2017. On 26 February 2017, Jo Potter withdrew from the squad due to a knee injury and was replaced by Gemma Bonner.


2017 SheBelieves Cup squads, Squads, Germany
The final squad was announced on 13 February 2017. On 17 February 2017, Tabea Kemme and Svenja Huth withdrew from the squad due to injuries and were replaced by Verena Faißt and Hasret Kayikçi.


2017 Sheikh Jassim Cup
The 2017 Sheikh Jassim Cup will be the 39th edition of the cup competition for football teams from Qatar. It has now changed from a group staged pre-season tournament featuring all Qatari Stars League sides, to a one off match between the previous seasons Qatar Stars League winners and Emir of Qatar Cup winners.


2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
The 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2017, was the 2nd edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation. The tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium from 18 February 2017 in the port city of Chittagong. T.C. Sports Club of Maldives became champion after beating FC Pocheon on Penalty shoot-out.


2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Participating teams
Eight clubs sent their team to participate in the tournament from 5 nations of AFC Three teams from Bangladesh, one of each from South Korea, Afghanistan, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan as well as Nepal participated.


2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Draw
The draw ceremony were held 16 February 2017 at BFF house Motijheel Dhaka. The eight participants were divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Goalscorers
There were 36 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open
The 2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first (men) and second (women) editions of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Shenzhen, China between 30 October and 12 November 2017.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Doubles
Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan won the title after defeating Austin Krajicek and Jackson Withrow 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Singles
Radu Albot won the title after defeating Hubert Hurkacz 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4 in the final.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Women's Doubles
Nina Stojanović and You Xiaodi were the defending champions, but both players chose to compete with different partners. You chose to compete with Lu Jingjing but lost in the first round to Ingrid Neel and Anastasia Pivovarova.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Women's Doubles
Stojanović played alongside Jacqueline Cako and successfully defended her title after defeating Shuko Aoyama and Yang Zhaoxuan 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Women's Singles
Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Women's Singles
Carol Zhao won the title, defeating Liu Fangzhou in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2017 Shetland Islands Council election
Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the third using seven wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 22 Councillors elected.


2017 Shetland Islands Council election
With the Shetland South ward going uncontested, the SNP elected its first councillor in Shetland.


2017 Shetland Islands Council election
Several members of the pro-Shetland Autonomy Wir Shetland group stood in the election; Ian Tinkler in Shetland West, and Alec Priest and Duncan Simpson in North Isles. Former Wir Shetland member Ryan Thomson also stood in North Isles. Whilst having left the group, it was claimed by the Wir Shetland Chairman that Thomson still supported the group's core aims. Other candidates with political positions of note included socialist Ian Scott and former Yes Scotland and Scottish Leave Left campaigner Brian Nugent in central ward. Nugent is an SNP member and claimed to be standing as an independent solely due to having applied too late to use the SNP party name in the election. Two paper candidates for the Conservatives also stood.


2017 Shetland Islands Council election, Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships
The 2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships will be a professional tennis tournament played on carpet. It will be the 21st edition of the tournament which will be part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Kyoto, Japan between 20 and 26 February.


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships – Doubles
Gong Maoxin and Yi Chu-huan were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Gong partnered Zhang Ze but lost in the quarterfinals to Ruben Gonzales and Hsieh Cheng-peng. Yi partnered Yuya Kibi but withdrew from the tournament due to a Kibi injury.


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships – Doubles
Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana won the title after defeating Ruben Bemelmans and Joris De Loore 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] in the final.


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships – Singles
Yūichi Sugita was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lloyd Harris.


2017 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships – Singles
Yasutaka Uchiyama won the title after defeating Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2017 Shippensburg Raiders football team
The 2017 Shippensburg Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Shippensburg University in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mark Maciejewski, the Raiders compiled a 10–1 record and tied for the East Division championship. Both of the team's losses were to West Chester, first in the regular season and later in the Division II playoffs. The team played its home games at Seth Grove Stadium in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.


2017 Shippensburg Raiders football team
After the season, Maciejewski was named the 2017 AFCA Division II Region 1 Coach of the Year. Seven Shippensburg players were selected as first-team players on the All-PSAC East football team: quarterback Ryan Zapoticky; wide receiver Winston Eubanks; defensive linemen Richard Nase and Dakota Thompson; linebacker Tyler Emge; and defensive backs Richard Sheler and Kevin Taylor.


2017 Shorter Hawks football team
The 2017 Shorter Hawks football team represented the Shorter University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Aaron Kelton. The Hawks played their home games at Barron Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.


2017 Shorter Hawks football team, Schedule
Shorter announced its 2017 football schedule on July 13, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hawks will host GSC foes   Delta State, North Alabama, Valdosta State, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Mississippi College,  West Alabama, and West Georgia.


2017 Shorter Hawks football team, Schedule
The Hawks will host only one non-conference game against Mars Hill from the South Atlantic Conference and travel to two away games against Gardner–Webb from the Big South Conference and Tusculum College from the South Atlantic Conference.


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League
The 2017 season of the Shpageeza Cricket League (Pashto: شپږيزه کريکټ ليګ ۲۰۱۷), also known as SCL 5, was the fifth edition of the Shpageeza, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013. The tournament featured the six teams that played in the previous season. The 2017 season was reported to be played from 18 to 28 July 2017, but took place in September 2017, with the Kabul International Cricket Ground hosting all the matches.


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League
The player auction took place in May 2017. Overseas players sold during the auction included Umar Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Kamran Akmal, Rumman Raees, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes and Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh), Sikandar Raza, Solomon Mire, Sean Williams and Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe) and Rayad Emrit (West Indies). However, following a breakdown in relations between the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the PCB banned its players from taking part. The Bangladesh players also withdrew. As a result of this, and the tournament moving from July to September, overseas players were redrafted. Shortly before the tournament, Sean Williams decided not to travel to join up with Spin Ghar Tigers in order to work on his fitness.


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League
On 13 September 2017, during the match between Boost Defenders and Mis Ainak Knights, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint near the road leading to the stadium, killing three people. The match was briefly halted, but soon resumed. Following the blast, the South African and Zimbabwean cricket boards ordered their representatives to return home. However, most of the Zimbabwean players opted to remain and continue with the tournament, as did the majority of other overseas players, coaches, and commentators such as Dean Jones who expressed his solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. This was the first edition of the tournament since the ICC granted it official Twenty20 status (originally it was given List A cricket status before the 50-over Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was also recognised).


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League, Teams auction
For the first time in the history of the tournament, since its introduction in 2013 edition of Shpageeza Cricket League, the six teams are now franchise based team and are sold/owned for 3 years, by the winning bid franchises.


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League, Squads
Tendai Chatara Ashan Priyanjan Glenton Stuurman Luke Jongwe Denesh Ramdin


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League, Squads
Johnathan Campbell Abdul Razak Cameron Delport Rayad Emrit Jeevan Mendis Morné van Wyk


2017 Shpageeza Cricket League, Squads
After the squads were announced, Band-e-Amir Dragons added Tendai Chatara (Zimbabwe) and Ashan Priyanjan (Sri Lanka), while Boost Defenders added Abdul Razak (South Africa) and Johnathan Campbell (Zimbabwe) to their squads as overseas players.


2017 Shropshire Council election
The 2017 Shropshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 74 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which return either one, two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.


2017 Shropshire Council election, Results, Summary
The results below are sourced from the Shropshire Council website.


2017 Shymkent Challenger
The 2017 Shymkent Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Shymkent, Kazakhstan between 22 and 27 May 2017.


2017 Shymkent Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Shymkent Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2017 Shymkent Challenger – Doubles
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski won the title after defeating Clément Geens and Juan Pablo Paz 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Shymkent Challenger – Singles
Ričardas Berankis won the title after defeating Yannick Hanfmann 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour
The 2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour was a cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 9 July 2017 in and around Sibiu, Romania. Raced over 734 kilometres (456 miles), the race featured a traditional cobbled prologue along with mountain stages to Bâlea Lake and Păltiniș, and was held as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour
The race was won by Colombian climber Egan Bernal, riding for the Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia squad. Bernal took the race lead after winning the second stage of the race, the queen stage, to the summit finish at Bâlea Lake; he then further extended his lead by winning the following day to Păltiniș. Bernal ultimately won the race by 1 minute, 40 seconds ahead of Roth–Akros rider Colin Stüssi, with the podium being completed by another Roth–Akros rider, Valentin Baillifard, a further 35 seconds behind.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour
Bernal's performances were enough for him to win two other jerseys, winning the points and young rider classifications. In the race's other sub-classifications, Moritz Fußnegger from 0711 / Cycling was the winner of the mountains classification, Damian Lüscher (Roth–Akros) was the winner of the sprints classification, while Roth–Akros were the winners of the teams classification.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Teams
Initially, 21 teams were invited to the race. The peloton featured three Professional Continental Teams, 17 Continental Teams and a Romanian national team, including for the first time, teams from North America.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Teams
However, Team ColoQuick–Cult and Kuwait–Cartucho.es did not compete, which left the starting peloton at 19 teams.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stages, Stage 1
The first stage covered 211.8 kilometres (131.6 miles) of rolling terrain including 7 categorised climbs. After 40 kilometres (25 miles) of the stage, two riders – Edwin Ávila (Team Illuminate) and Moritz Fußnegger (0711 / Cycling) – broke away from the peloton building up at one stage a 6 minute advantage. With over 30 kilometres (19 miles) of the race remaining Ávila attacked on his own and soloed to a stage win, holding off the chasing peloton who finished 43 seconds behind.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stages, Stage 2
The second stage of the race featured a route of 160 kilometres (99 miles) including a final climb of 20 kilometres (12 miles) on the Transfăgărășan to Bâlea Lake. The early part of the race featured a breakaway from which, with 10 kilometres (6 miles) remaining, there was just one survivor – Nikodemus Holler of Bike Aid. Holler was eventually caught by the chasing group with 9 kilometres (6 miles) to race.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stages, Stage 2
Soon afterwards, overall leader Edwin Ávila (Team Illuminate) was dropped by the small leading group and with 6 kilometres (4 miles) remaining a pair of riders – Daniel Jaramillo (UnitedHealthcare) and Gabriel Reguero (Differdange–Losch) – attacked. A counter-attack from Egan Bernal (Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia) saw him catch and then pass the two escapees, and he continued to build a lead over the chasing group. The other contenders were unable to respond and Bernal won the stage by over a minute.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stages, Stage 3
An early breakaway of five riders, including the leader of the mountains classification, Moritz Fußnegger (0711 / Cycling) built up a lead of around 7 minutes. By the penultimate climb at Jina, the remainder of the breakaway had a 1' 30" advantage over the chasing peloton, before being caught and passed by two attackers – Simon Pellaud (Team Illuminate) and Andrea Borso (Adria Mobil).


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stages, Stage 3
This pair in turn were caught by a small group of riders with 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) remaining and from that group it was once more Egan Bernal (Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia) who attacked in the closing stages, and with the rest of the riders unable to respond, claimed his second successive stage victory, further extending his overall lead.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, six different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages with the exception of the time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints; three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either category SA, A, B or C, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The third jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1994 were eligible to be ranked in the classification.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage, and unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages (with the exception of the prologue) were awarded the same number of points. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
The fifth classification was the sprints classification, the leader of which was awarded a blue jersey. In the sprints classification, riders received points for finishing in the top three at intermediate sprint points during each stage – awarded on a 3–2–1 scale – and these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.


2017 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
The sixth and final jersey represented the classification for Romanian riders, marked by a red jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born in Romania were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.


2017 Sibiu Open
The 2017 Sibiu Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sibiu, Romania between 18 and 24 September 2017.


2017 Sibiu Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Sibiu Open – Doubles
Robin Haase and Tim Pütz were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Sibiu Open – Doubles
Marco Cecchinato and Matteo Donati won the title after defeating Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2017 Sibiu Open – Singles
Robin Haase was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Sibiu Open – Singles
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the title after defeating Carlos Taberner 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Sichuan landslide
A landslide occurred at about 5:38 am local time on 24 June 2017 in Diexi Town, Mao County, Sichuan Province in south-western China. It destroyed 40 homes in Xinmo Village and killed 10 people, with a further 73 people missing, as of 27 June. A second smaller landslide at around 17:19 pm impeded rescue efforts.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Background
The location of Mao County between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin is characterized by deep mountain canyons with exposed batholith. In 1933, the landslide site became especially unstable after the  7.3-magnitude Diexi earthquake, whose epicenter was only a few kilometers away from Xinmo Village. Major geological hazards occur on almost a yearly basis.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Background
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Aba, where Mao County is located, was one of the regions worst affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. During the earthquake, 20,258 people in Aba and 3,933 in Mao County were confirmed killed, and 8,183 people in Mao County were injured. A large factor in the fatality rate during both the 1933 and 2008 earthquakes was the landslides and the subsequent formation of landslide dam lakes. During the 1933 earthquake, a catastrophic landslide lake outburst flood occurred on the Minjiang River, which has its headwaters in Aba Prefecture and runs through the region of the landslide.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Background
The majority of Mao County residents, almost 90%, are of the Qiang ethnicity. Large numbers of students had also returned home from university studies. The landslide site is located near the locally known Songpinggou scenic area, where many tourists were staying in guest houses when the landslide struck.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Landslide
The landslide occurred in the early morning on 24 June 2017 at about 5:38 am local time (21:38 on 23 June UTC). It was preceded by three weeks of frequent, but not intense rains. Forty homes were destroyed in Xinmo Village (新磨村), where more than 140 people from at least 62 families were initially feared buried. The landslide also blocked a 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) stretch of the Songping Stream (松坪沟), as well as a 1,600 m section of road. Approximately 4.5 million m3 (160 million cu ft) of rock was displaced from the mountain crest.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Landslide
However, while avalanching downslope, the rock mass fragmented heavily and incorporated a large amount of pre-existing debris. The landslide finally formed a deposit of more than 13 million m3 (460 million cu ft). The mass covered a distance of more than 2,600 m with a height relief of almost 1,200 m in less than 60 seconds. It was estimated that the landslide hit the village at approximately 250 km/h.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Landslide
A second smaller landslide around 8:15 pm on 24 June affected the rescue work. At least 1,959 rescue and medical workers were involved in the recovery effort. Fears of new landslides from the adjacent areas temporarily halted the work, which was resumed after the installation of a monitoring system capable of providing a timely alarm. Subsequent engineering analyses confirmed the possibility of new landslides coming from the same ridge. They could run on the 2017 landslide deposit but also toward still-inhabited buildings located just upstream, and could potentially block the flow of the Songping Stream again.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Landslide
The landslide is thought to be a delayed effect of the rock weakening and cracking caused by the 1933 Diexi earthquake, which accelerated the chemo-mechanical degradation of the rock. On the contrary, no apparent correlation with the 2008 Sichuan earthquake was found.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Landslide
After the event, several cracks were identified from satellite imagery and significant surface deformation was found to have preceded the landslide by several months. However, these precursory signals went unnoticed as no systematic remote sensing of the area was being carried out, and the cracks were not visible from the town or from the valley.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Aftermath and recovery efforts
Three people from the same family had been pulled alive from the rubble by the evening of 24 June. By 10 am on 25 June, 15 people had been confirmed killed, with a further 118 listed as missing. By 2 pm on the same day, the number of missing was reduced to 93, after more people were confirmed to be alive or were rescued.


2017 Sichuan landslide, Aftermath and recovery efforts
At least 300 people who survived the landslide were relocated to facilities in Diexi town, including a school and a hotel. The prefecture's civil affairs bureau sent clothing, two electric generators, 20 tents and 400 quilts to the survivors.


2017 Sicilian regional election
The Sicilian regional election of 2017 for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the President of Sicily was held on 5 November 2017. Incumbent President Rosario Crocetta was not his party's candidate due to his low popularity. Nello Musumeci, leader of the movement Diventerà Bellissima, was elected president.


2017 Sicilian regional election, Electoral system
The Sicilian Parliament is elected with a mixed system: 62 MPs are chosen with a form of proportional representation using a largest remainder method with open lists and a 5% threshold, while 8 MPs (7+1) are elected using Party bloc vote.


2017 Sidecarcross World Championship
The 2017 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 38th edition of the competition.


2017 Sierra Leone mudslides
On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred in and around the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Following three days of torrential rainfall, mass wasting of mud and debris damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in the city, killing 1,141 people and leaving more than 3,000 homeless.


2017 Sierra Leone mudslides
Causal factors for the mudslides include the region's particular topography and climate – with Freetown's elevation close to sea level and its greater position within a tropical monsoon climate. Those factors were assisted by the generally poor state of the region's infrastructure and loss of protective natural drainage systems from periods of deforestation.


2017 Sierra Leone mudslides, Background
The potential for deadly flooding in Sierra Leone was exacerbated by a combination of factors. Freetown, which sits at the tip of a peninsula, was in 2015 occupied by approximately 1 million people. Freetown's topography alternates between thickly wooded and partially deforested mountains. These mountains run along the peninsula parallel to the Atlantic for 25 miles (40 km). Freetown's elevation varies from coastal areas which are at or just below sea level to approximately 400 meters (1,300 ft) above sea level.