2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
The 2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 42nd and last final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 10 March 2017 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr. It was Al-Ittihad's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and first since 2007 and Al-Nassr's 7th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final with Al-Ittihad winning in 1991.


2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Ittihad won the match 1–0 and secured their 8th Crown Prince Cup title.


2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
On 27 January 2015, the King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 15th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.


2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.


2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Ittihad reached their 12th final after a 3–2 win against derby rivals Al-Ahli. This was Al-Ittihad's first final since 2007. Previously, they won finals in 1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, and 2004, and lost in 1965, 1993, 2002 and 2007.


2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Nassr reached their seventh final, after a 2–0 win against derby rivals and title holdersAl-Hilal. They reached their first final since 2014. Previously, they won finals in 1973, 1974, and 2014, and lost in 1991, 1996, and 2013. This was the first final since 2001 that did not feature either Al-Ahli or Al-Hilal.


2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 1–0 win for Al-Nassr.


2017 Savannah Challenger
The 2017 Savannah Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Savannah, United States between 1 and 7 May 2017.


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


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


2017 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Brian Baker and Ryan Harrison were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Peter Polansky and Neal Skupski won the title after defeating Luke Bambridge and Mitchell Krueger 4–6, 6–3, [10–1] in the final.


2017 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Bjorn Fratangelo was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Tennys Sandgren won the title after defeating João Pedro Sorgi 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by second-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in seventh place.


2017 Scarborough SC season
The 2017 Scarborough SC season was the third season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 27, 2017 at home against York Region Shooters. The season concluded with Scarborough securing a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the standings. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs they secured the necessary wins in order to make their first CSL Championship appearance. In the finals they were defeated by the York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout.


2017 Scarborough SC season, Summary
In preparation for the 2017 season general manager Kiril Dimitrov acquired the services of Krum Bibishkov as a Player-coach. Scarborough continued its policy of recruiting overseas talent in order to bring more depth to the roster. Throughout the majority of the season the team battled for the fourth position standing, until achieving a five game undefeated streak at the end of the season in order to clinch that berth. Their overall success saw the club finish in the top four in best offensive and defensive records with Aleksandar Stojiljković winning the CSL Golden Boot.


2017 Scarborough SC season, Summary
In the first round of the postseason they faced Brantford Galaxy, and advanced to the next round after a 6-2 victory. Scarborough made club history by defeating FC Vorkuta by a score of 1-0 to make their first CSL Championship final appearance. Their opponents in the finals were York Region Shooters, where Scarborough was denied the title after a 5-4 defeat in a penalty shootout.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario on December 11, 2017 following the death of Liberal MP Arnold Chan. The seat was held for the Liberals by Jean Yip.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election
The by election was held on the same day as 3 others across Canada; Battlefords—Lloydminster in Alberta, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity in Newfoundland and Labrador and South Surrey—White Rock in British Columbia.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Background, Constituency
The riding covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Steeles, L'Amoreaux, Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Agincourt and Milliken. Immigrants make up 67.8% of the population of Scarborough—Agincourt, the highest such percentage for any Canadian federal riding; those from Asia and the Middle East alone, constitute a majority of the population (53.0%), which is also the highest figure for any federal riding, and, in particular, immigrants from the People's Republic of China are almost a quarter (24.7%) of the riding's population, another Canadian high. Chinese, not otherwise specified (i.e. Cantonese, Mandarin, etc.) is the home language for 12.0% of the people in Scarborough—Agincourt (another demographic record).


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Background, Representation
The riding of Scarborough—Agincourt has been held by the Liberals since it was first created for the 1988 federal election with Jim Karygiannis serving as its MP until his retirement in 2014.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Background, Representation
Liberal Arnold Chan was first elected in a 2014 by-election and was re-elected in the 2015 general election with 51.9% of the vote. Chan died from nasopharyngeal cancer on September 14, 2017.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Campaign
Jean Yip, Chan's widow, defeated Gordon Lam for the Liberal nomination on November 12. Ward 39 Scarborough Agincourt – North city councillor and former Scarborough—Agincourt MP Jim Karygiannis declined to run for the nomination, but threw his support to Yip.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Campaign
Investment banker Dasong Zou defeated the riding's Conservative candidate in the 2008 federal election, physician Benson Lau for the Conservative nomination. York Region District School Board Trustee Allan Tam as well as former teacher and immigration officer Sarah Chung were both rejected by the party. Tam did not apply before the deadline and Chung was disqualified on two different occasions.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Campaign
Scarborough-born federal NDP leader and former GTA MPP Jagmeet Singh, who did not have a seat in the House of Commons, ruled out standing as a candidate in the by-election. On November 19, reporter Brian Chang was acclaimed the NDP candidate.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Campaign
Rumoured candidates for the Liberal nomination who ultimately did not run included Liberal Scarborough Centre MPP Brad Duguid, Toronto City Council staffer Nick Mantas, Ontario Progressive Conservative staffer Hratch Aynedijan, Ward 36 (Scarborough Southwest – South) city councillor and former provincial Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Crawford, and Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt MPP Soo Wong.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Campaign
The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on September 19, 2017; under the Parliament of Canada Act the writ for a by-election had to be dropped no later than March 18, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker.


2017 Scarborough—Agincourt federal by-election, Results
The seat was held by the Liberals, with a slight swing to the Conservatives.


2017 Scheldeprijs
The 2017 Scheldeprijs was the 105th edition of the Scheldeprijs road cycling one day race, held on 5 April 2017 as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, as a 1.HC categorised race. The event was noted for being the last official race of Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen on Belgian soil; as such, the race started in Boonen's home town of Mol instead of its usual start in Antwerp, but finished as customary in Schoten.


2017 Scheldeprijs
German rider Marcel Kittel of Quick-Step Floors won the event for the fifth time in a bunch sprint, further extending his race record; he finished ahead of Italian Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni from the Cofidis team.


2017 Scheldeprijs, Teams
Twenty-two teams were invited to take part in the race. These included fourteen UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI Professional Continental teams.


2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election
The 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 7 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent government was led by Minister-President Torsten Albig, and consisted of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Greens, and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW). The government lost its majority in the election.


2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) subsequently formed a Jamaica coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens. CDU leader Daniel Günther was elected Minister-President by the Landtag, and Cabinet Günther was sworn into office.


2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.


2017 Science Olympiad National Tournament
The 2017 Science Olympiad National Tournament was the 33rd annual edition of the National Science Olympiad tournament, a competition in which 120 teams (sixty middle school and sixty high school) from all fifty states compete in twenty three science-related events, in various fields of science, such as chemistry, physics, biology, and geology. The tournament was hosted for a second time by Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, with competitions being held around campus and the opening and closing ceremonies being held at the Nutter Center.


2017 Science Olympiad National Tournament
Only one of the winners from last year's national competition at the University of Wisconsin, Stout were able to defend their titles; the defending champions were Daniel Wright Junior High School (IL) and Mira Loma H.S. (CA). Daniel Wright finished first to successfully defend their title, and Mira Loma finished fifth. Troy High School (CA) won the Division C tournament to win their eleventh title, extending their record as the team with the most National Championships.


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 16 to 26 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. The Rachel Homan rink, representing Ontario, won their third national title; with Homan becoming the youngest skip, man or woman, to ever win three national championships. Her team represented Canada at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing from March 18 to 26.


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
The 2017 Scotties was notable for the presence of many veteran skips from previous Canadian Women's Championship tournaments. Shannon Kleibrink made her 5th Scotties appearance after defeating the 2-time Scotties Silver Medalist Valerie Sweeting in the Alberta final; however, issues with back pain limited her performance. Marla Mallett of British Columbia and Stacie Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador made their 4th Scotties appearances, as well as Mary Mattatall who was in her 5th as Team Nova Scotia after upsetting last year's Nova Scotia Champion Jill Brothers.


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
PEI's Robyn MacPhee made her 8th Scotties appearance, Ève Bélisle of Quebec made her 3rd, and Kerry Galusha of the Northwest Territories made her 14th Scotties appearance. Geneva Chislett returned again for Team Nunavut, as did Sarah Koltun for the Yukon. The only two teams to make their Scotties debuts were Penny Barker of Saskatchewan and Melissa Adams of New Brunswick. Notably absent was the 5-time Scotties Champion and 12-time Manitoba Scotties champion, Jennifer Jones, who was defeated in the Manitoba Scotties Semifinal by Darcy Robertson, who lost to Michelle Englot (9-time Saskatchewan Scotties Champion) in the final.


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
The headline teams for this year's Scotties were last year's Silver Medalist Krista McCarville who defeated Tracy Fleury in Northern Ontario for the second year in a row, the 2-time Scotties Champion Rachel Homan who won the southern Ontario final against Jacqueline Harrison, and the defending Champions Chelsea Carey of Team Canada.


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Chelsea CareyThird: Amy NixonSecond: Jocelyn PetermanLead: Laine PetersAlternate: Susan O'Connor


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Shannon KleibrinkThird: Lisa EyamieSecond: Sarah WilkesLead: Alison ThiessenAlternate: Heather Nedohin


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Marla MallettThird: Shannon AleksicSecond: Brette RichardsLead: Blaine de JagerAlternate: Kristen Recksiedler


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Michelle EnglotThird: Kate CameronSecond: Leslie Wilson-WestcottLead: Raunora WestcottAlternate: Krysten Karwacki


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Melissa AdamsThird: Jennifer ArmstrongSecond: Cathlia WardLead: Katie ForwardAlternate: Jillian Babin-Keough


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Stacie CurtisThird: Erin PorterSecond: Julie DevereauxLead: Erica TrickettAlternate: Shelley Hardy


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Krista McCarvilleThird: Kendra LillySecond: Ashley SippalaLead: Sarah PottsAlternate: Oye-Sem Won Briand


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Mary MattatallThird: Marg CutcliffeSecond: Jill Alcoe-HollandLead: Andrea SaulnierAlternate: Julie McEvoy


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Rachel HomanThird: Emma MiskewSecond: Joanne CourtneyLead: Lisa WeagleAlternate: Cheryl Kreviazuk


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Robyn MacPheeThird: Sarah FullertonSecond: Meaghan HughesLead: Michelle McQuaidAlternate: Rebecca Jean MacDonald


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Ève BélisleThird: Lauren MannSecond: Trish HillLead: Brittany O'RourkeAlternate: Pamela Nugent


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Penny BarkerThird: Deanna DoigSecond: Lorraine SchneiderLead: Danielle SicinskiAlternate: Amber Holland


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kerry GalushaThird: Megan KoehlerSecond: Danielle Derry Lead: Sharon CormierAlternate: Shona Barbour


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Geneva ChislettThird: Denise HutchingsSecond: Robyn MackeyLead: Jenine BodnerAlternate: Sadie Pinksen


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sarah KoltunThird: Chelsea DuncanSecond: Patty WallinghamLead: Jenna DuncanAlternate: Helen Strong


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Pre-Qualifying Tournament, Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).


2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).


2017 Scottish Borders Council election
Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 34 councillors elected.


2017 Scottish Borders Council election
Following the 2012 election, the Scottish National Party formed a coalition with the support of the Independents and the Liberal Democrats. The Borders Party also supported this administration. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent coalition which existed from 2007-2012.


2017 Scottish Borders Council election
The council was the first to reveal its administration after the election, with the Conservative group forming a coalition with independents to rule the council. New Tweeddale East councillor Shona Haslam will become its leader formally on 18 May. Outgoing independent leader, David Parker, will become the council's new convener.


2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Irn-Bru Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, is a football match that took place on 25 March 2017 at Fir Park, between Dundee United and St Mirren. It was the 26th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League and the fourth since the Scottish Professional Football League was formed. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was won by Dundee United 2 - 1, marking their first win in the tournament since its inception and their first silverware since the 2009-10 Scottish Cup final.


2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and was contested by 52 teams from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2016-17. Those participating were the 30 clubs that played in the 2016–17 Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League along with the top four teams from the 2015–16 Highland and Lowland Leagues (East Stirlingshire, who were relegated from the SPFL, took the place of the Lowland League champions Edinburgh City, who promoted in their place).


2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
The top two teams from the 2015–16 Welsh Premier League and 2015–16 NIFL Premiership and the U20s squads of the teams competing in the 2016–17 Premiership were also invited to compete. For the first three rounds, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north and south. These draws were seeded to avoid U20s teams and Highland and Lowland League sides from being drawn against each other. From round four onwards, the draw was regionalised to keep Welsh and Northern Irish teams apart.


2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
As both clubs play in the Championship, they received a bye to the third round.


2017 Scottish Cup Final
The 2017 Scottish Cup Final was the 132nd final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 27 May 2017 and was contested by Celtic and Aberdeen.


2017 Scottish Cup Final
The fixture was a repeat of the finals in 1937, 1954 and 1967 won by Celtic, and in 1970, 1984 and 1990 won by Aberdeen.


2017 Scottish Cup Final
Celtic won the game 2–1 to complete an undefeated domestic treble.


2017 Scottish Cup Final, Match, Summary
Jonny Hayes opened the scoring for Aberdeen in the 9th minute with a low left foot volley from seven yards out after a corner from the right by Niall McGinn. Two minutes later Stuart Armstrong made it 1-1 with a left foot shot to the right corner from just outside the penalty area. In the 92nd minute, Tom Rogic got the winning goal when he received the ball 40 yards out and made his way into the right side of the penalty area before clipping the ball with his right foot over the goalkeeper from three yards out from a tight angle.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election
The 2017 Scottish Labour Party leadership election was triggered on 29 August 2017 by the resignation of Kezia Dugdale as leader of the Scottish Labour Party, having led the party for two years. MSP Jackie Baillie was acting interim leader for the last week of the election after Alex Rowley, the original interim leader, was suspended from the party over allegations of a criminal nature.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election
Richard Leonard was elected as leader on 18 November 2017.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Background
Kezia Dugdale announced her resignation from the Scottish Labour Party leadership on 29 August 2017, saying that she was leaving the party in a better state than she had found it, but that the best thing for the party would be to "pass the baton on".


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Background
Under her leadership, Scottish Labour finished in third place at the 2016 Holyrood election, losing thirteen seats; their worst performance since devolution began in 1999 and were overtaken as the largest opposition party by the Scottish Conservatives.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Background
The party also finished in third place at the 2017 local elections, losing 133 councillors.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Background
Scottish Labour finished in third place at the 2017 UK snap general election, though it gained seven seats, an increase of six seats from the 2015 general election, before her leadership began and while she was deputy leader. This was the first time Labour had finished in third place at a general election in Scotland since 1918.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
As with the previous leadership election, the election was held under one-person-one-vote from an electorate of members, affiliated supporters and registered supporters.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
Leadership candidates needed to be an MP, MSP or MEP, and need the support of at least 15%, or five, of the thirty-two Scottish Labour MPs, MSPs and MEPs.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
During the 'supporting nominations' period, local Labour Party groups (CLPs) across the country were offered the opportunity to hold a symbolic ballot in which their membership could vote for their preferred candidate, so that the winner would be officially endorsed by that CLP. Of the 73 Scottish Parliament constituencies there will only be up to 70 supporting nominations submitted, as three pairs of corresponding CLPs, typically pairs of geographical neighbours, were involved in an arrangement whereby the two CLPs will submit any nomination vote they may decide to cast together as one. On this occasion, the three joint CLPs are Dundee City Labour Party (formed of Dundee East and Dundee West), Perth and Kinross Labour Party (formed of Perthshire North and Perthshire South and Kinross-shire), and Dumfries and Galloway Labour Party (formed of Dumfriesshire and Galloway and West Dumfries).


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
In early September 2017, Richard Leonard and Anas Sarwar announced that they would be running for the leadership. Leonard appointed Danielle Rowley as his campaign chair, whilst Sarwar appointed Pauline McNeill and Martin Whitfield as his campaign co-chairs. They both wrote for the Sunday Mail to pay tribute to Dugdale and Corbyn, praise the party's platform and decry nationalism. Sarwar has been described as a centrist and on the party's centre-left, and describes himself as a Brownite. Leonard is more associated with the left-wing of the party, and emphasised the consistency in his positions and his support for Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Supporters of Leonard criticised Sarwar as a ″careerist″ for changing his mind about Corbyn, having called for him to consider his position in a letter ahead of the national party's 2016 leadership election. When asked, Leonard didn't have a ready answer as to whether he'd changed his view on anything in the last thirty or forty years.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Candidates were required to receive at least five supporting nominations from Scottish Labour parliamentarians across Westminster, Holyrood and the European Parliament. Both easily reached this, with Leonard receiving nine and Sarwar receiving fifteen. Whilst Sarwar received more nominations from Labour MSPs, Leonard received the backing of the majority of Scottish Labour MPs, as well as supporting nominations from six affiliated trade unions by 29 September.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
The candidates praised each other's work, and both sought to introduce "progressive taxation" at Holyrood to fund the NHS and education, describing themselves as ″proud socialists″. Sarwar presented himself as a unity candidate, but Leonard accused him of disunity for his prior opposition to Corbyn's leadership.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
On policy, Sarwar declared his support for public ownership of railways and tougher laws on employment rights. Leonard pledged tough rent controls and the introduction of workers' right-to-buy, alongside consideration of broader public ownership. Both candidates made clear their ambitions to become Scotland's next First Minister. Following criticism for both candidates and deputy Alex Rowley being men, both candidates made campaign promises relating to women's rights and representation. Leonard pledged to set up a training academy to make Labour's candidates ″as diverse as the electorate″ by supporting female, LGBT, BME and disabled members towards candidacy. Sarwar pledged to create a second deputy leader post to ensure greater gender balance and to ensure at least half of Labour's Holyrood frontbench are women, alongside a commission to tackle the gender pay gap.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Sarwar proposed a tax plan, including raising income tax on high earners further than the party's previous position and reducing income on low earners from 20% to 15%, to raise a further £700 million in tax revenue. He argued that this money could fund a reversal of disability benefit cuts, means-tested child tax credits of £10 a week and public sector pay increases. Leonard subsequently released tax proposals to introduce two new income tax bands for people earning more than £70,000 and £100,000, as well as a 1% windfall tax on Scotland's wealthiest individuals to raise £3.7 billion. The Scottish government confirmed that this windfall tax would not be possible without further powers being given to the Scottish government by the UK government.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Leonard also proposed strengthening the powers of local government, a "massive" housebuilding scheme, higher child benefits and a new national energy company. Sarwar proposed a guaranteed job, training place or place in further education for every school leaver as well as support for the UK to remain a permanent member of the EU single market.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
On 24 September, the Huffington Post reported that Unite had signed up 2,700 Unite members to the political levy, allowing them to vote in the leadership contest. This was in addition to 5,000 existing levy-payers. The Huffington Post reported that as a result, Unite members could end up comprising a third of the entire electorate.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
After supporting nominations closed on 13 October, it was reported that forty-three Constituency Labour Parties had nominated Leonard (covering forty-five actual constituencies due to two nominations from joint CLPs), sixteen had nominated Sarwar (covering seventeen actual constituencies due to one joint CLP nomination) and eleven had made no supporting nomination. One report estimated that the vote totals in these nomination meetings, in which only full members could vote, came to 58.5% for Leonard and 41.5% for Sarwar.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
A lot of the early campaign focused on Sarwar's background. Both candidates had attended private schools in their youth, and Sarwar sent his own children to a private school. When asked, Sarwar said that he did so because too many schools ″simply aren't good enough″, but that he was in the Labour Party to change inequality.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Sarwar faced criticism from Leonard's supporters and the Scottish National Party for his stake in his family business, with some describing him as ″one of the few″ in Labour's 2017 general election slogan ″for the many, not the few″. The firm does not recognise trade unions or pay wages at the level advocated by the Labour Party. Sarwar emphasised that he was a minority shareholder who has no role in running the company, though he admitted receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in dividends from his stake, which is said to be worth £4,800,000. Following this criticism, Sarwar relinquished his shares in the firm, putting them in a trust that his children could access once they reached adulthood.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Leonard would be the first English-born leader of the Scottish Labour Party, leading his opponents to suggest that his Englishness might make it hard to connect with the people the party needs to win over.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Campaign
Sarwar's campaign received legal advice regarding Unite's sign-up processes, which it described as bringing the leadership contest into "serious question". Whilst Leonard's campaign was concerned that Sarwar might make a legal challenge, Sarwar's campaign ruled this out "in the interests of party unity".


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates
Health Spokesperson  (since 2016)Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party (2014)Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party (2011–2014)MP for Glasgow Central (2010–2015)


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates
† CLPs not nominating any candidate: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine; Angus South; Edinburgh Pentlands; Aberdeen Donside.


2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates
The following seven constituencies remain unaccounted for: Argyll and Bute; Banffshire and Buchan Coast; Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Linlithgow; Mid Fife and Glenrothes; Moray; Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final
The 2017 Scottish League Cup Final was the 72nd final of the Scottish League Cup and took place on 26 November 2017 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Motherwell and Celtic. Celtic won the match 2–0, winning their 17th League Cup title.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Motherwell
Motherwell won Group F to qualify for the second round, winning all four games against Queen's Park, Greenock Morton, Edinburgh City and Berwick Rangers.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Motherwell
Motherwell were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn to face Group D runners-up Ross County away from home on 9 August. The Steelmen required extra time to see off a spirited home side, with Ross MacLean scoring the decisive goal eight minutes from the final whistle


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Motherwell
Stephen Robinson's faced Aberdeen at Fir Park in the quarter-finals on 21 September. A Peter Hartley header, bookended by a Louis Moult double, secured Motherwell's place in the semi-finals.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Motherwell
Rangers provided the opposition at Hampden Park on 22 October. In a match filled with controversial refereeing decisions, another brace from Louis Moult sent Motherwell to the final.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Celtic
As Celtic participated in European competition, they received a bye through the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage. The holders were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn at home to face Group E runners-up Kilmarnock on 8 August. A brace from Leigh Griffiths and goals from Anthony Ralston, Kieran Tierney and Stuart Armstrong secured a 5–0 victory.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Celtic
Celtic visited Dundee in the quarter-finals on 20 September. The Dark Blues were unable to contain Brendan Rodgers' side, with James Forrest, Scott Sinclair and Callum McGregor all on the scoresheet in a 4–0 win.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Celtic
Celtic faced Hibernian in the semi-final at Hampden Park on 21 October. Two goals each from Mikael Lustig and Moussa Dembélé booked Celtic's place in the 2017 final, presenting the Bhoys with the opportunity to defend the trophy.


2017 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Summary
Following a goalless first half, James Forrest gave Celtic the lead four minutes after the interval, controlling a Callum McGregor pass before curling the ball with his left foot into the far left corner of the net. On the hour mark, Craig Thomson awarded the Glasgow side a controversial penalty after Cédric Kipré was adjudged to have fouled Scott Sinclair. The French defender was red-carded and compatriot Moussa Dembélé converted the resultant penalty, shooting low to the centre of the net to secure back-to-back League Cup triumphs for the Scottish champions.


2017 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2017 Dafabet Scottish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2017 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.


2017 Scottish Open (snooker)
Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he lost 4–3 to Xiao Guodong in the last 16.


2017 Scottish Open (snooker)
Cao Yupeng made his first professional maximum break in the third frame of his first round match against Andrew Higginson. It was the 134th official maximum in professional competition.


2017 Scottish Open (snooker)
Neil Robertson won the tournament, coming from 4–8 down to win 9–8 in the final against Cao Yupeng.


2017 Scottish Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2017 Scottish Open (snooker), Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000


2017 Scottish Open (snooker), Century breaks
A total of 73 century breaks were made during the competition.


2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix
The 2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix was a badminton tournament which took place at Emirates Arena in Glasgow in the Scotland from 22 to 26 November 2017 and had a total purse of $65,000.


2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix, Tournament
The 2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix was the seventeenth Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2017 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Scottish Open championships. This tournament organized by the Badminton Scotland, with sanction from the BWF.


2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.


2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Grand Prix event.


2017 Scottish Open Grand Prix, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year tournament is US$65,000. Distribution of prize money will be in accordance with BWF regulations.


2017 Scottish Open darts
The 2017 Scottish Open was the 45th edition of the Scottish Open. Cameron Menzies won the men's tournament whilst Fallon Sherrock won the women's. Menzies was the first Scottish player to win the open since 2007, when Gary Anderson won. All four semi-finalists in the men's tournament were below 50th in the BDO darts rankings. In the women's tournament it was Sherrock's first victory since the Finder Masters 2015.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship
The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship
The 2017 season began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 18 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 9 September. Driver Jock Armstrong and regular co-driver Paula Swinscoe started the season as defending champions having won the 2016 Championship.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship
Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib sponsored the series for the fifth year in a row.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship
Following the Grampian Stages in August Euan Thorburn and regular co-driver Paul Beaton were declared champions in their Ford Fiesta R5. With only one event left to run the pair were uncatchable in the points table.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship, 2017 calendar
For season 2017 there was seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship, 2017 calendar, Calendar changes
Due to calendar changes within the British Rally Championship, the Scottish Rally, usually held in June was brought forward to May. June, meanwhile welcomed a new event to the calendar, the Argyll Rally which saw a return to the forests of Cowal after an absence of 14 years.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship, Drivers' championship standings
* * Euan Thorburn finished second overall on the Galloway Hills Rally but, having already won the SRC title, was not registered for SRC points. This was to avoid affecting championship runner-up positions.


2017 Scottish Rally Championship, Drivers' championship standings
Points are awarded to the highest placed registered drivers on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the season, competitors nominate their best 6 scores out of the 7 events as their final overall Championship score.


2017 Scottish Women's Cup
The 2017 SWF Scottish Cup is the national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and SWPL 1 & 2 are eligible to enter.


2017 Scottish Women's Cup, Final
The final was played on Sunday, 26 November 2017. Kick off was at 4.10pm at the Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, West Lothian.


2017 Scottish Women's Cup, Final
Hibernian won the final 3–0 against Glasgow City. It was their second Scottish Cup win in a row, defeating the same opposition. During the match, Hibs player Siobhan Hunter struck a 40-yard free kick into the top right corner of the Glasgow City goal for the second goal of the match; it won the Women's Soccer United goal of the month trophy.


2017 Scottish Women's Football League First Division
The 2017 Scottish Women's Football League First Division, commonly known as SWFL 1, is the second season of the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, the third tier of women's football in Scotland since its reconstruction at the end of the 2015 season.


2017 Scottish Women's Football League First Division
The leagues are split into two regional divisions of 12 teams each, North and South. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league.


2017 Scottish Women's Football League First Division
Central Girls won the North division and Kilmarnock won the South division. Both were promoted to SWPL 2 for the 2018 season.


2017 Scottish Women's Premier League
The 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League season was the 16th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.


2017 Scottish Women's Premier League
The Premier League is split into two divisions of eight teams each. The divisions are named SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.


2017 Scottish Women's Premier League
Glasgow City won the SWPL 1 title unbeaten. It was their eleventh consecutive title.


2017 Scottish Women's Premier League, SWPL 1, Format
Teams played each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season. The SWPL2 plays the same format with the winning team being promoted.


2017 Scottish Women's Premier League, Awards, Monthly awards
The "Player of the Month" award was first awarded in September 2017.


2017 Scottish local elections
The 2017 Scottish local elections were held on Thursday 4 May, in all 32 local authorities. The SNP retained its position as the largest party in terms of votes and councillors, despite suffering minor losses. The Conservatives made gains and displaced Labour as the second largest party, while the Liberal Democrats suffered a net loss of councillors despite increasing their share of the vote. Minor parties and independents polled well; and independent councillors retained majority control over the three island councils. For the first time since the local government reforms in 1995, all mainland councils fell under no overall control.


2017 Scottish local elections, Background
The previous election was in 2012. Normally these elections take place every four years, but this election was postponed for a year in order to avoid conflicting with the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.


2017 Scottish local elections, Background
Once again the local elections, held under the Single Transferable Vote system, were counted electronically, using the same system used in 2012. The tender was awarded to CGI (formerly Logica) and Idox Elections (formerly Opt2vote), both of which delivered the 2012 elections successfully.


2017 Scottish local elections, Background, Eligibility to vote
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 16 or over on polling day were entitled to vote in the local elections.


2017 Scottish local elections, Background, Eligibility to vote
A person who had two homes (such as a university student who has a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) could register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area and can vote for two different councils, albeit only in two different local elections; however, it is an offence to vote twice in the same type of election and doing so may incur a fine of up to £5,000.


2017 Scottish local elections, Background, Eligibility to vote
Individuals must have registered to vote by midnight twelve working days before polling day (17 April 2017). Anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on 25 April 2017 to register.


2017 Scottish local elections, Party performance
Following the election, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon played down the threat posed by the Conservatives to her party, asserting that the good performance by the Conservatives was on account of Labour support going to the Conservatives and not because of any shift in SNP voters.


2017 Scottish local elections, Party performance
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson asserted a "Scottish fightback against the SNP" and said that the results represented a resurgence for the Conservatives, despite the fact that the SNP's 1st preference vote percentage had not changed since the 2012 election.


2017 Scottish local elections, Party performance
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale admitted the results were disappointing for her party, while the Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie said the council results showed his party could stand against the SNP tide in key northern constituencies.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Aberdeenshire
The Scottish Conservatives returned the most councillors, the first time it has been the largest party in the region since the 1982 election, when the area was under the Grampian Regional Council, although they were stopped short of an overall majority. The number of Scottish National Party councillors fell by a quarter but remained the second largest group. The Scottish Liberal Democrats picked up a couple of seats while the other parties gained roughly the same results as the previous election.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Aberdeenshire
On 18 May, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents formed an administration, with Jim Gifford (Conservative) elected as council leader and Bill Howatson (Liberal Democrat) was made Provost.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Argyll and Bute
The SNP became the largest party on the council for the first time, as the Independent group lost a third of its seats compared to the previous election. The Conservatives gained five seats and the Liberal Democrats gained two, but both remained in their respective places as the two smaller parties.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Argyll and Bute
Despite the SNP's position, a coalition was formed of Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Independents, referred to as The Argyll Lomond and the Isles Group (TALIG). Aileen Morton, leader of the group, was elected as council leader.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Fife
The Scottish National Party replaced Scottish Labour as the largest party for the first time in the Fife region, although they did not gain enough seats to form a majority. The Scottish Conservatives made the most gains, replacing the Scottish Liberal Democrats as the third biggest party. The election also returned no Independent councillors, marking the first time the area will be without any Independent representation since the creation of Fife Regional Council in 1974.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Fife
On 18 May, the two largest parties of the new council, the SNP and Scottish Labour, signed a Power Sharing Agreement to co-run an administration. David Alexander (SNP) and David Ross (Labour) were made co-leaders, and Jim Leishman remained in his role as Provost.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Glasgow
The SNP replaced Labour as the biggest party; although without a majority it ended Labour's 37-year-long control of the council. The Conservatives increased its number of councillors from 1 to 8, their highest since 1984, while the Scottish Green Party also made a couple of gains to reach their highest ever level in Glasgow. This council is the first without any Liberal representation since 1974.


2017 Scottish local elections, Aftermath, Glasgow
The SNP took control of the council as a minority administration with SNP members filling the positions of council leader, depute council leader, and Lord Provost.


2017 Scottish local elections, Results
The table has been arranged according to popular vote, not the number of seats won.


2017 Scottish local elections, Boundary changes
Prior to the 2017 elections, changes were made to council ward boundaries in 25 council areas. This meant that comparisons with the actual results from 2012 were inaccurate due to a small increase in the total number of seats (from 1,223 to 1,227), different boundaries, and some wards having their number of councillors adjusted. These changes led BBC News, using work done by Professor David Denver of Lancaster University, to estimate what the results would have been in 2012 if the new boundaries and seat numbers had been in place for that election.


2017 Seattle Mariners season
The 2017 Seattle Mariners season was the 41st season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 18th full season (19th overall) at Safeco Field and finished with a record of 78–84. They failed to qualify for the postseason, extending their drought to 16 years (having last qualified for the postseason in 2001). In addition to being the longest current streak in MLB, the drought became the longest currently in the four major North American professional sports when the National Football League's Buffalo Bills made it to the playoffs in December of that year.


2017 Seattle Mariners season, Offseason and spring training
The Mariners added many players in a busy offseason, including pitchers Yovani Gallardo and Drew Smyly, and outfielder Jarrod Dyson. Additionally, the team acquired shortstop Jean Segura and outfielder Mitch Haniger from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for pitcher Taijuan Walker and shortstop Ketel Marte. Other players given up in trades included outfielder Seth Smith and pitcher Nate Karns. The team finished with a 19–14 win–loss record in preseason spring training, the second best record in the Cactus League. Their three ties are not included in the standings.


2017 Seattle Mariners season, Regular season
On September 5, 2017, in a game against the Houston Astros, Ryan Garton became the 40th pitcher used by the Mariners in the 2017 season, tying the single-season record held by the 2014 Texas Rangers.


2017 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Batting
(Through October 1, 2017)Players in bold are on the active roster.


2017 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;


2017 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Pitching
(Through October 1, 2017)Players in bold are on the active roster.


2017 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2017 Seattle Reign FC season
The 2017 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fifth season of play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.


2017 Seattle Reign FC season
Incorporating schedule disruptions caused by the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, teams competed in 24 games during the regular season, a schedule last played during the 2014 season.


2017 Seattle Reign FC season, Club, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Seattle Reign FC season, Competitions, Regular season, Regular-season standings
Last updated: October 2, 2017Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2017 Seattle Reign FC season, Awards, Team season awards
Reign FC team season awards are voted on by the players, coaches, and technical staff at the club.


2017 Seattle Reign FC season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.


2017 Seattle Reign FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2017 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2017 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 42nd in the National Football League and their eighth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks tried to improve their 10–5–1 record from 2016. However, it did not happen because of injuries to key defensive players and poor offensive performances. After the Falcons Week 17 win over the Panthers, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2011. They also failed to achieve a 10-win season for the first time since that same season. This was Russell Wilson's first (and, as of 2020, only) season not making the playoffs.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season
During the season, Russell Wilson broke Eli Manning's NFL record for most 4th quarter touchdowns in a single season with 18; the previous record was 15. Wilson also led the NFL in touchdown passes with 34.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season
This was also the final season of the original Legion of Boom playing together, as well as the 21st and last full season under the ownership of Paul Allen, who died during the 2018 season.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season, Roster changes, Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2017 NFL Draft concluded on April 29, unless noted otherwise.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts
This would be the final game in Seattle for defensive end Cliff Avril, who would suffer a neck injury and be released after a failed physical in the offseason.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals
In what would be his last game in Seattle, Richard Sherman ruptured his Achilles tendon, effectively ending his season and the Legion of Boom era. Kam Chancellor would also play his final game as he suffered a neck injury and would later announce his retirement in the offseason.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 9–7. This was the first season since 2011 the Seahawks failed to qualify for the playoffs. They also had a home record of 4-4, the worst of Russell Wilson's career. They would've still been eliminated even if they won, as the Falcons won their game.


2017 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
This was also Bruce Arians' last game as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.


2017 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season
The 2017 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season is the club's third year of existence, and their third season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, this is the 37th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.


2017 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 14, 2017.


2017 Seattle Sounders FC season
The 2017 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The Sounders entered the 2017 season as the defending MLS Cup champions. The 2017 season is Brian Schmetzer's first full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.


2017 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 22, 2017.


2017 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.


2017 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2017 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.


2017 Seattle Storm season
The 2017 WNBA season was the 18th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season began May 13 and ended September 3.


2017 Seattle mayoral election
The 2017 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017. It was won by former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, who beat civic activist Cary Moon in the general election by 15 percentage points. The two candidates had advanced from an earlier primary election held in August, which ensured that Seattle would have its first female mayor since Bertha Knight Landes was elected in 1926. Municipal elections are officially nonpartisan though most candidates have declared party affiliations.


2017 Seattle mayoral election
Then-incumbent mayor Ed Murray initially sought re-election, but ended his campaign amid allegations of sexual abuse which led to his resignation in September 2017. In the top-two primary, leading candidates had included Durkan, Moon, Nikkita Oliver, former State Representative Jessyn Farrell, former Mayor Mike McGinn, and State Senator Bob Hasegawa. Fifteen lesser-known candidates were also on the primary ballot.


2017 Seattle mayoral election
Durkan had a large lead over Moon after the preliminary general election ballot count on November 7, and Moon conceded the next day. Durkan officially took office on November 28, after the results were certified, replacing interim mayor Tim Burgess.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Voting
Elections in Washington use a nonpartisan blanket primary which selects the top two candidates, whether endorsed by any party or not, to appear on the general election ballot, along with a write-in space. Washington elections have been vote-by-mail in every county since 1990. Since there are no polling places, voting can only be done by absentee ballot, typically mailed to registered voters 20 days ahead of the election deadline, and returned by US Mail. Replacement ballots may be downloaded online and printed by the voter. Designated ballot drop boxes are available as an alternative to mailing, and voters with disabilities can get assistance in person beginning 18 days before election day. Mail in ballots must be postmarked by midnight of the election day, or delivered to the drop box by 8 pm.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Voting
The ballots for the 2017 primary were mailed on July 12, and the primary election day was August 1. King County Elections began posting results at 8:30 pm on that day, and certified final results on August 15. General election ballots were mailed out on or before October 18, and drop boxes opened the following day. The general Election Day was November 7, and results were certified on November 28.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, City politics
Ed Murray, a former state legislator, was elected Mayor of Seattle during the 2013 mayoral election, defeating incumbent Mike McGinn. During Murray's first term in office, Seattle adopted a $15 hourly minimum wage, a citywide preschool program, a large transportation funding measure, and reforms within the Seattle Police Department after intervention from the United States Department of Justice.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, City politics, Ed Murray abuse lawsuit
In early April, several months before the primary election, a lawsuit was filed against Mayor Ed Murray, alleging sexual abuse of the plaintiff as a minor in the 1980s in exchange for drug money. The allegations were denied by Murray, who initially said he would fight the suit and carry on his campaign, but decided to withdraw a month later because, he said, the Mayor's race should be about the needs of the city, not "a scandal, which it would be focused on, if I were to remain in".


2017 Seattle mayoral election, City politics, Ed Murray abuse lawsuit
The Seattle Times editorial board had said they feared dealing with the allegations during an election would weaken Murray to the point that an "extreme left-wing ideologue" could become Mayor, so Murray should withdraw from the race to "clear the way for another qualified, pragmatic leader to come forward". The Stranger alt-weekly said that even though The Times mentioned Kshama Sawant as the kind of mayor they feared, they really meant lawyer and Black Lives Matter activist Nikkita Oliver. Murray ended his campaign on May 9, after a fourth accuser was identified.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Candidates
Seattle elections are officially nonpartisan but some candidates have a stated party affiliation.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Candidates, Political positions
Each candidate on the primary ballot was sent a questionnaire by The Seattle Times where they discussed their political positions.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Endorsements
Seattle City Council member Lisa Herbold said on June 6 that she did not intend to endorse anyone, while Bruce Harrell and Lorena González, both supporters of incumbent Ed Murray, have not commented since Murray withdrew. The other six City Council members have lined up behind either Durkan, Farrell, or Oliver.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon won the August 1 primary, with Durkan's 51,529 votes comprising 27.97% of the total, and Moon's 32,536 votes comprising 17.66%. Until the final result was certified on August 15, Moon's second-place finish was uncertain, with Nikkita Oliver running a close third with 17.02% of the total, or 31,366 votes, finishing 1,170 votes, or 0.63 percentage points behind Moon. The size of the top two candidates' leads shrank slightly as the daily counts were announced, but not enough to change the outcome. None of the three conceded, or claimed victory, until final tally. None of the leading candidates eliminated in the primary, Oliver, Farrell, O'Brien, or Hasegawa, had made any endorsements at that point.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
The first day's preliminary count after the August 1 primary was 88,950 ballots, 19.18% of the 463,660 ballots sent to registered voters. The leaders in this initial count were Jenny Durkan with 27,579 votes or 31.6% of the ballots counted so far, Cary Moon with 13,583 or 15.56%, and Nikkita Oliver with 12,126 or 13.9%. Jessyn Farrell had 10,308 votes (11.81%), Bob Hasegawa 7,526 (8.62%), and Mike McGinn 6,247 (7.16%). The remaining 15 candidates, and write-ins, totaled 9,899 votes, or 11.3%.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
The Seattle Times, KUOW radio, and other local media predicted, after the initial count of about half what King County said was the expected turnout, that Seattle's next mayor would be a woman for the first time since Bertha Knight Landes was elected 91 years before, in 1926. They said Durkan appeared certain to have her name on the general election ballot, while Moon and Oliver, and perhaps Farrell, were in a toss-up to make it through the primary.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
The Stranger predicted that in the likely event of Moon or Oliver facing Durkan in the general, "Seattle's mayoral race will once again pit an establishment politician with deep Democratic ties against an outsider whose political influence grew from activism", whom Crosscut.com called "darlings of the left". Erica C. Barnett called the result a rejection of backward-looking "taking back" Seattle (Hasegawa) and "keeping Seattle" (McGinn).


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
By August 8, local media said Durkan and Moon appeared certain to have their names on the general election ballot, with 186,784 ballots counted representing 40.28% of registered voters, and about 1,200 Seattle ballots left. Most of the remaining ballots were awaiting signature challenges. Oliver had begun a campaign of 'ballot chasing', encouraging supporters whose ballots had been challenged to contact the elections office to defend them. Durkan and Moon said they supported Oliver's efforts to make sure every vote is counted.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
Durkan, with 27.96% was still secure in her position, while Moon's lead over Oliver had decreased to 1,362, larger than the number of remaining ballots. After an election is certified, a recount is mandatory when candidates are separated by very slim margins. Moon did not announce she had won, and Oliver did not concede. Moon said she contacted Farrell, Hasegawa, McGinn, and Oliver to begin discussing working together. Oliver signaled that if Moon moved to the general she would support Moon, while the others are waiting for the final results.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, Primary election, Results
King County Elections certified the final result on August 15, with no significant changes from the late running totals, and Durkan and Moon remaining in the winning first and second positions. The 1,170 vote margin between Oliver and Moon met one of the criteria for an automatic recount, a separation of 2,000 or fewer votes, but the 0.63 percentage point difference was greater than the second criterion, a 0.5 or smaller percentage point margin. Oliver conceded after the results were announced, but did not endorse either Durkan or Moon, and said the Peoples Party would not be making any endorsements.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, General election, Results
In the first preliminary returns, Durkan won nearly 61 percent of votes. The Seattle Times called the election for Durkan, predicting that her lead was too large for Moon to overcome in the uncounted ballots. King County Elections plans to finish counting ballots and certify the final result on November 28.


2017 Seattle mayoral election, General election, Results
On November 8, Moon conceded to Durkan and offered her congratulations.


2017 Segunda División B play-offs
The 2017 Segunda División B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final playoffs for promotion from 2016–17 Segunda División B to the 2017–18 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each one of the four qualify for the promotion playoffs and the four last placed teams in Segunda División are relegated to Segunda División B. It also decides the teams which placed 16th to be relegated to the 2017–18 Tercera División.


2017 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group winners have the opportunity to promote directly and become the overall Segunda División B champion. The four group winners will be drawn into a two-legged series where the two winners will be promoted to the Segunda División and will enter into the final for the Segunda División B champion. The two losing semifinalists will enter the playoff round for the last two promotion spots.


2017 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group runners-up will be drawn against one of the three fourth-placed teams outside their group while the four third-placed teams will be drawn against each other in a two-legged series. The six winners will advance with the two losing semifinalists to determine the four teams that will enter the last two-legged series for the last two promotion spots. In all the playoff series, the lower-ranked club will play at home first. Whenever there is a tie in position (e.g. like the group winners in the Semifinal Round and Final or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw will determine the club to play at home first.


2017 Segunda División B play-offs, Relegation play-off, Matches
The losers of this series will be relegated to the 2017–18 Tercera División.


2017 Segunda División play-offs
The 2016–17 Segunda División play-offs took place in June 2017 and will determine the third team which will be promoted to the top division. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position excluding reserve teams will take part in the promotion play-offs.


2017 Segunda División play-offs
Getafe achieved the promotion berth one year after their relegation.


2017 Segunda División play-offs, Regulations
The regulations were the same as the previous season: in the semi-finals, the fifth-placed team faced the fourth-placed team, while the sixth-placed team faced the third. Each tie was played over two legs, with the team lower in the table hosting the first leg.


2017 Segunda División play-offs, Regulations
The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied (i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced). If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time (i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored). If no goals were scored during extra time, the winner would be the best positioned team in the regular season.


2017 Segundona
The 2017 Segundona was the 23rd season of the second-tier football league in Angola. The season will run from 9 July to  October 2017.


2017 Segundona
The league comprises 2 series, one 4 and the other 5 teams, the winner of each series being automatically promoted to the 2018 Girabola while the runners-up of each group will contest for the third spot. At the end of the regular season, the three series winners will play a round-robin tournament to determine the league champion.


2017 Segundona, Draw
All teams in each group play in a double round robin system (home and away).


2017 Selangor FA season
The 2017 Selangor FA Season was Selangor FA's 12th season playing soccer in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004.


2017 Selangor FA season
Selangor FA began the season on January 21, 2017. They will also compete in two domestic cups, the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
Selangor started the summer in December when P. Maniam was officially announced as its new coach for one season. He appeared for his first press conference with the media on December 28. K. Gunalan, last year's interim coach, will again serve as assistant coach for this season.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
On December 28, 2016, P. Maniam added some new faces to the club's academy after losing several key players who moved to other teams. The players who were promoted to the first team were A. Namathevan, K. Kannan, Amirul Ashraf, Faizzudin Abidin, Badrul Amin, K. Sarkunan and Syahmi Safari.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
On December 30, Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali quit as president of the Football Association of Selangor(FAS), after having held the post for two years beginning in December 2014. Amirudin Shari also joined Azmin by resigning as team manager. They made this decision after seeing the failure of Selangor's executive officers(EXCO FAS) to submit a strategic plan for Selangor's state football management, including failing to update the professional administration organization for the FAS association.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
During the pre-season planning, P. Maniam also added some new local players for the season. Among them are: Afiq Azmi (Negeri Sembilan), Halim Zainal (Kuala Lumpur), K. Satish (PKNS), Fairuz Abdul Aziz (AirAsia FC) and Nurshamil Abd Ghani, a player who is on loan from Melaka United.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
On December 6, S. Subramaniam was released by Selangor. Azmi Muslim left the club on the same day, and was transferred to PKNS FC after three years with the Red Giants. Hazwan Bakri and R. Gopinathan were sold to Johor Darul Ta'zim for a fee of RM1 million (Malaysian ringgit), while Nazmi Faiz had already signed an agreement to join JDT when he was with Selangor FA last season. The following day, Shahrom Kalam, and Hafiz Kamal switched sides and joined Perak this season for an undisclosed fee, while Hadi Yahya joined them on a free transfer.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
P. Maniam also added new foreign players from Liberia and Romania, Francis Forkey Doe and Victoraș Astafei to replace foreign players from last season, Mauro Olivi and Patrick Wleh, whose contracts were not renewed for the current season. Patrick Wleh returned to PKNS FC following the end of his loan spell after Selangor decided not to make the loan move a permanent deal. Mauro Olivi has been released after not being offered a new contract.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
Selangor agreed on a contract extension with import defender Ugo Ukah, keeping him with the club for one more year. Quota imports from Asia, Andik Vermansyah still remains with the team, with a year left on his contract. However, he sustained an ACL injury forcing Andik to rest for 5–6 months causing him to be dismissed from the team for this season. Import player Asia status will be filled by Timor-Leste players, Juliano Mineiro, who will replace him  temporarily after signing a six-month contract.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Mid-season
On second transfers day, Selangor reached an agreement with Melaka United on 17 May for AFC Cup winner Amri Yahyah, who re-joined the team for an undisclosed fee. Two days later, Selangor announced Victoraș Astafei will be released to make way for the original import, Andik Vermansyah, who will take Astafei's place until the end of the season.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Mid-season
On 9 June, before the second transfer window closed, Selangor officially signed a new import player from Spain, Rufino Segovia, to replace Juliano Mineiro, whose contract expired at the end of the month.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Selangor announced their first fixture of the 2017 pre-season schedule on 25 December 2016. On 29 December, Selangor began its pre-season campaign against Sime Darby at the training field in Shah Alam. The match finished as a goalless draw.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
The next fixture, Selangor visited PDRM on 6 January at PULAPOL, Kuala Lumpur. Selangor won the match 2–1, with goals from K. Kannan and Forkey Doe. Victory against PDRM is the first pre-season win for the team.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Five days later, Selangor faced Terengganu, last season's Super League relegation team, at Selayang Stadium. Selangor won the match 2–0, with goals from two import trials,  Mohamed Talaat and Kamil Poźniak.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
The next day, Selangor continued their friendly matches against a club from the FAM league (third division), MOF FC. Selangor won 1–0, with a goal scored by import trials, Tiago Chulapa. It was the Red Giants' third victory after four friendly matches.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Selangor meet Kuala Lumpur for the next game on 14 January at SUK field in Shah Alam, which Kuala Lumpur won 1–0 with a goal scored by Kuala Lumpur import trials, Carlos Chamorro.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
In the final matchday of the pre-season, Selangor faced another FAM league club, Petaling Jaya Rangers on the SUK field. The Red Giants lost again, 1–0, thanks to a goal from a local player, Badrul Afendy. It was the team's second defeat in six friendly matches.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Overall, Selangor finished the pre-season friendlies with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
On 21 January, Selangor officially kicked off its Super League campaign, playing at home to Penang. Maniam fielded a 3–4–3 formation, while playing a style of defending and attacking football. Selangor went on to win the match 2–0, with goals from Adam Nor Azlin and Forkey Doe, ensuring Maniam got off to a winning start.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
On 27 January, Selangor was unable to progress up the table, recording a 1–1 home draw against Melaka United. Although there was a goal from Selangor's new import signings, Victoraș Astafei, one goal from Melaka United player, Khairu Azrin held Selangor to a draw.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 4 February, despite one goal from Syahmi Safari and two goals from Forkey Doe, Selangor came up short with a 5–3 away defeat to PKNS. This was their first defeat in the league after three games.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
Their next away game, against defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim, ended goalless as well meaning Selangor were down in eighth place.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 14 February, in the first FA Cup match against Negeri Sembilan, Selangor were eliminated at home with 3–4 penalty shoot-out, after the match finished as a goalless draw 0–0 (including extra-time).


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
Three days later, in their fifth match of the league campaign, Selangor recorded a 3–1 home win against Felda United, following three goals from Astafei, Raimi Mohd Noor and Juliano Mineiro ensured the Red Giants side the victory.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 24 February, Selangor FA (FAS) finally found a new president, Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal, who replaced former chief Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali who stepped down from the post before the start of the season.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 25 February, Selangor faced Kelantan in an away game, which had ended 0–2 to Selangor. A brace from Mineiro helped collect another three points. That results meant Selangor climbed to third place at the end of the month.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
Selangor started the new month at home with a 1–1 draw against Kedah. Sandro opened the scoring for the visitors, before Selangor equalized the score with a late goal from Mineiro.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
In the last match in March, Selangor suffered their first defeat at home, after a 0–1 loss against Perak. On the league table, Selangor were down to fifth place.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, April
After the international break, Selangor continued their league match on 8 April with a narrow 2–1 victory against Sarawak at home, which saw Selangor climb up to fourth place. The two goals were scored by Astafei and Forkey Doe.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, April
On 15 April, Selangor went against Pahang as visitors. And with goals from Mineiro and Forkey Doe, the match ended up in a draw with the final result being 2–2.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, April
Selangor visited T–Team on 26 April, the next match day, and lost 0–1, with a goal from Fauzi Abdul Kadar in the 89th minute. That result means Selangor has finished their first round in the league with 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, May
On 8 May, Selangor began the second round in the league as visitors with a 1–1 draw against Sarawak. The goal Selangor goal was scored by Rizal Fahmi, after Sarawak player Mateo Roskam opened the scoring.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, May
On May 24, Selangor continued its winless streak—no wins in four matches in a row— after losing to Pahang 2–0 at home. Two goals from striker import visitors, Matheus Alves at the 74th and 83rd minutes ensured victory for Pahang. The defeat saw Selangor drop down to fifth place before the league break during the month of Ramadan.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, May
On 22 May, Selangor were drawn into Group D of the Malaysia Cup alongside Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sarawak, and Terengganu.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
After a one-month break, Selangor opened July, and continued their league match, against T–Team at home. The Red Giants won the thrilling encounter 4–2 thanks to goals from Forkey Doe, Rufino Segovia and a double from Syahmi Safari. Dilshod Sharofetdinov and Yannick N'Djeng scored for T–Team.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
On 4 July, Selangor opened their Malaysia Cup campaign, against Terengganu at home. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with goals by Rufino Segovia (43rd minute) for Selangor and Issey Nakajima-Farran (64th minute) for Terengganu.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
In the second matchday of the Malaysia Cup group stage on 8 July, they visited Sarawak State Stadium to face Sarawak. The Red Giants was able to squeeze out a 1–2 win after goals from Forkey Doe and one own goal from Sarawak players, Dzulazlan Ibrahim. Sarawak's goal was scored by Shreen Tambi. This was their first win in the current season's Malaysia Cup campaign.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
Three days later, Selangor's second game of July in the Super League saw the Red Giants visiting Perak for an away game. A goal from Forkey Doe was all that was required for Selangor to collect three points in a 0–1 win. Despite winning, they also get a less agreeable results, by collecting nine yellow cards and one red card (Andik had been sent off).


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
For the next league game on 15 July, Selangor visited Kedah. The Red Giants came home without victory after a 1–1 draw at Darulaman Stadium, with only one goal each from S. Veenod (Selangor) and Ken Ilsø (Kedah).


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
On 18 July, Selangor played the matchday third of Malaysia Cup campaign against Johor Darul Ta'zim at home. Goals from Fairuz Abdul Aziz and a brace by Amri Yahyah gave the Red Giants a comfortable 3–2 win. With this victory, Selanger moved to the top spot in Group D, leaving JDT behind with 3 points difference.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
Selangor played their 17th Super League match at home on 22 July and won 1–0 against Kelantan, with the only goal scored by Amri Yahyah. The Red Giants set a new record for the season by maintaining five wins and two draws after seven matches (including the Malaysia Cup match).


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
On 26 July, Selangor's seven-match unbeaten streak came to an end as they lost to FELDA United 3–1 at Tun Abdul Razak Stadium. The Red Giants goal was scored by Forkey Doe.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
Taking on Terengganu at the fourth matchday of the Malaysia Cup campaign, Selangor was able to get a narrow 3–2 victory, with goals from Forkey Doe, Syahmi Safari and Rufino Segovia. With this victory, the Red Giants booked their spot in the quarter final two matchdays before the group stage finished.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, August
On 2 August, Selangor suffered their first Malaysia Cup loss of the season with a 2–1 loss at home against Sarawak. A goal from Ugo Ukah was not enough to secure the victory.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, August
Back to the Super League, Selangor took on Johor Darul Ta'zim at home. Despite an early goal by Natxo Insa in the first half, Amri Yahyah and Andik Vermansyah scored in the second half to give Selangor a 2–1 victory. Despite being defeated by the Red Giants, JDT was crowned Super League champion that night, after their closest rival, Kedah, lost to Pahang 2–1. After this, the league took a month-long break to give way for the Malaysian national squad and the under-22 international friendly matches, and the 2017 SEA Games football matches.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, September
On 9 September 2017, in the last match of the group stage against Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor lost 3–1 despite a goal from Rufino Segovia, which resulted in the team finishing second in the group stage of the Malaysia Cup. The next day, in the draw for the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup, Selangor faced Kedah once again.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, September
Selangor lost 2–3 to Kedah in the first leg of the 2017 Malaysia Cup quarter-final on 15 September. Rufino Segovia scored the Red Giants' two goals.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, September
On 20 September, Selangor lost their third game in row after being defeated at home by fierce rival PKNS with a scoreline of 1–2. Shahrul Azhar Ture, Patrick Wleh (PKNS) and Rufino Segovia provided the goals.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, September
On 24 September, Selangor lost 1–0 in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup against Kedah in the second leg, which meant the Red Giants bade farewell to the Malaysia Cup after being unable to break down a resilient Kedah backline.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, September
Selangor suffered their fifth loss in a row on 27 September as they were out-played by Melaka United in a 2–1 away defeat, despite Rufino's second-half goal, his 8th goal for the team this season. On the league table, that result means Selangor were down to sixth place.


2017 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, October
In their last match of the season against Penang on 28 October, Selangor were able to get a 3–1 victory after goals from Andik Vermansyah and a brace from Rufino. That win meant the Red Giants finished 6th in the league table.


2017 Selangor FA season, Competitions, Selangor FA Results
Fixtures and Results of the Malaysia Super League 2017 season. Win  Draw  Loss


2017 Selangor FA season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


2017 Semuliki attack
The 2017 Semuliki attack was an attack carried out by elements of the Allied Democratic Forces on a United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) operating base in the Beni Territory, North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on December 7, 2017. The attack was highly coordinated and resulted in the deaths of fifteen U.N. peacekeeping personnel and wounds to 53 others making it the deadliest incident for the U.N. since the deaths of twenty-four Pakistani peacekeepers in an ambush in Somalia in 1993. The attack was among many of the latest flare-ups in violence in the North Kivu region which borders Uganda and Rwanda and one of the ADF's deadliest attacks in recent history. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres labeled the attack, "the worst attack on UN peacekeepers in the organization's recent history."


2017 Semuliki attack, Background
Since the early 1990s, the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been a hotbed of ethnic violence and human rights violations partially because the area is located adjacent to Rwanda and Uganda. The porous borders and intersecting ethnic groups have led to heavy fighting between rival militias and the Congolese army. Much of the fighting has been over the access to mineral deposits which are plentiful in the region and the Kivu conflict has led to the deaths of thousands of people and the displacement of millions more. The United Nations has maintained an international presence in the region under the banner of MONUSCO since 1999, deploying peacekeepers and sending humanitarian aid.


2017 Semuliki attack, Background
In 2013, the rebel group Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) surrendered to the government. This surrender, however, did little to ease the fighting and armed groups splintered even further. There are reported to be 70 armed groups operating in the region. One of the major groups continuing to perpetrate violence in the region has been the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamist group with Ugandan origins, which in the last decade has transformed from a low level insurgent group to one of the most powerful factions in Kivu.


2017 Semuliki attack, Background
The ADF has been accused by Ugandan and U.N. officials of having links to foreign terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab; however, these links are widely considered dubious due to a lack of strong evidence. In 2016, the ADF were suspected to have been behind the Beni massacre, infiltrating the city of Beni in North Kivu during the night of 14 August and killing 64–101 people, many of them by hacking. In October 2017, the ADF was blamed for an attack on a U.N. base that killed two Tanzanian peacekeepers and wounded twelve others in Beni. The same month, ADF fighters killed 22 people, many of them state officials, in the Beni region, when they ambushed a convoy of motorcycles with machetes and guns.


2017 Semuliki attack, Attack
Shortly before 5:00 pm on December 7, 2017, a large group of armed individuals wearing Congolese army uniforms appeared at the gate of the MONUSCO base located on the banks of the Semuliki river. Expecting Congolese troops, the U.N. peacekeepers let the armed men in who promptly began attacking the base's communications infrastructure, severing connection with reinforcements, although the peacekeepers were able to send a distress call before communications were cut. The Tanzanian peacekeepers returned fire, and ADF reinforcements arrived who outnumbered the peacekeepers.


2017 Semuliki attack, Attack
ADF fighters were heavily armed with mortars and rocket propelled grenades and destroyed many U.N. vehicles, including two armored personnel carriers, an ambulance, and a truck. Fighting lasted until 8:00 pm when ADF fighters withdrew. The attack resulted in the deaths of fifteen United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania and wounded 53 others. Additionally, one peacekeeper remains missing. A further five Congolese government troops were killed. According to a Congolese army captain, 72 ADF fighters were killed though this number remains unconfirmed.


2017 Semuliki attack, Aftermath and reaction
The attack on the Semuliki river MONUSCO outpost was the deadliest attack on peacekeepers in the United Nations' history since twenty-four Pakistani peacekeepers were killed in Somalia in 1993. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement condemning the attack said, "I condemn this attack unequivocally. These deliberate attacks against UN peacekeepers are unacceptable and constitute a war crime. I call on the DRC authorities to investigate this incident and swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice. There must be no impunity for such assaults, here or anywhere else."


2017 Semuliki attack, Aftermath and reaction
President John Magufuli of Tanzania expressed shock, urged calm, and prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured in the attack. The U.S. Department of State said it was "horrified" by the attack and the department's Bureau of African Affairs expressed its "deepest condolences" to the families of those killed or wounded.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 30 July 2017, having originally been planned for 2 July.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Background
The original election date was chosen on 1 December 2016 after a meeting between the President of Senegal Macky Sall and the Opposition in the National Assembly.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Background
The coalition of parties supporting President Sall, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, sought to retain the parliamentary majority it obtained in the 2012 parliamentary election. It included Sall's party, the Alliance for the Republic, as well as the Socialist Party and the Alliance of the Forces of Progress. The coalition's national candidate list was headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Background
Plans for a united opposition coalition that would incorporate the Senegalese Democratic Party of Abdoulaye Wade as well as the supporters of imprisoned Dakar Mayor Khalifa Sall were ultimately scuttled in late May 2017 because the two sides could not agree on who should head the coalition's candidate list. Consequently the two sides decided to stand separately, with Wade and Khalifa Sall each heading their respective lists. The opposition's failure to unite was viewed as a boon for President Sall, making it appear more likely that he would keep his parliamentary majority; if his supporters lost, he would be forced into cohabitation for the remaining two years of his term, greatly curtailing his powers.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 165 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 90 are elected by either first-past-the-post or party bloc vote in 35 single- or multi-member constituencies based on the 35 departments, with an additional 15 elected by overseas voters. The other 60 seats are elected from a nationwide constituency by proportional representation, with seats allocated initially using the simple quotient, with remaining seats allocated using the largest remainder method.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Campaign
The official campaign period began on 8 July. Wade, who had been living in France, returned to Dakar on 10 July to begin campaigning for his coalition, Manko Wattu Sénégal. A record number of parties, 47, contested the elections.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Results
Voter turnout was reported to be 54%. Prime Minister Dionne, speaking on 31 July, said that the pro-Sall Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition had prevailed in 42 out of the 45 departments of Senegal (all but Kédougou, Saraya and "probably" Mbacké). The opposition coalition led by Khalifa Sall, however, said that it had won in Dakar, the capital. Results for Dakar released on 3 August showed Benno Bokk Yaakaar slightly ahead of Khalifa Sall's coalition, Manko Taxawu Sénégal.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Results
Provisional results released on 4 August showed Benno Bokk Yaakaar winning 125 out of 165 seats, a strong majority. The two main opposition coalitions trailed distantly; Manko Wattu Sénégal (led by Wade) obtained 19 seats and Manko Taxawu Sénégal (led by Khalifa Sall) obtained seven seats. The presidential coalition was slightly short of a majority in the vote count, receiving 49.5% of the votes.


2017 Senegalese parliamentary election, Aftermath
Following the victory of Benno Bokk Yaakaar, President Sall reappointed Dionne as Prime Minister on 6 September 2017. Abdoulaye Wade, elected to the National Assembly as the top candidate on his coalition's candidate list, announced his resignation as a Deputy on 10 September, before the National Assembly even began meeting. He explained that his purpose in running was merely to support his coalition in the election.


2017 Senior Bowl
The 2017 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2017 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 17, 2016. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl. The game was coached by John Fox of the Chicago Bears and Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns.


2017 Senior Bowl
The Game was played on January 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.


2017 Senior Bowl, Rosters
The entire roster was announced on January 18. Western Michigan's Corey Davis was unable to attend the Senior Bowl after suffering a shoulder injury.


2017 Senior League World Series
The 2017 Senior League World Series took place from July 29–August 5  in Easley, South Carolina, United States. Aguadulce, Panama defeated Coral Springs, Florida in the championship game. This was the first SLWS held in Easley.


2017 Senior League World Series
The debut of the Australia and Caribbean regions created a change in format. For the first time ever, teams were placed into two geographic-based brackets (U.S. and International).


2017 Senior Open Championship
The 2017 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 31st Senior Open Championship, held from 27–30 July at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. It was the 2nd Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 15th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.


2017 Senior Open Championship
World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by three strokes over Corey Pavin. The 2017 event was Langer's third Senior Open Championship title and his tenth senior major championship victory. Langer also won the 2014 Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.


2017 Senior Open Championship, Venue
The 2017 event was the second Senior Open Championship played at Royal Porthcawl.


2017 Senior Open Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 competitors: 135 professionals and 9 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 24 July for players who were not already exempt.


2017 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, First round
Bernhard Langer posted a two-under-par 69 on day one to lead by one shot.


2017 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Scoring was difficult during the second round as only one player, Santiago Luna, broke par on Friday. Steve Flesch and Brad Faxon shot even-par rounds of 71, while the rest of the field shot over-par. Langer struggled to a 74 (+3) and fell back into a five-way tie for the lead going into the third round.


2017 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Lutz (+9), Haag (+13), Curtis (+20), Hastie (+21), Hoit (+22), White (+22), Tomlinson (+29), Creed (+31), Bell (+34)


2017 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Langer rebounded with a bogey-free, six-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a four stroke lead into the final round. 2010 Senior Open runner-up Corey Pavin also shot a third round 65 to move into 2nd place. Peter Lonard shot a 67 (−4) to move into 3rd place and 5 shots of Langer's lead.


2017 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Bernhard Langer's lead was extended to five shots after Pavin bogeyed the first hole, however, the lead was cut to three after a birdie by Pavin and a bogey by Langer on the par-4 3rd hole. Pavin cut Langer's lead to two after a birdie on the par-3 5th. After a bogey by Pavin on the par-5 13th hole, Langer's lead was extended to three strokes, which he carried into the 72nd hole. Langer and Pavin both birdied the 72nd hole, as Langer secured the title and his tenth senior major championship.