Ball sports
football
On March 24, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, China played against Saudi Arabia. In the first half, Hatan Babburi's long-range shot was deflected, Zhang Linpeng accurately shoveled + blocked the rescue, and Saleh Sheikhli broke the hammer. In the second half, Muwallad barbed deflection, Yan Junling saved, Zhu Chenjie equalized, and in the end, China 1-1 Saudi Arabia.
On March 24, Beijing time, Comrade Chen Chengda, former secretary general of the Chinese Football Association, member and coach of the Chinese men's national football team, died on March 24, 2022 at the age of 93 due to illness.
On March 25, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Round of 12 in the Asian zone, Iraq played against the United Arab Emirates. In the first half, Qazim's long-range shot was deflected and Ali Saleh's header was saved. In the second half, Hussein Ali scored from a tight angle, Mohammed Abbas's long-range shot was confiscated, and in the end, Iraq won the 1-0 UAE round of 12 for the first time.
On March 24, Beijing time, in the 9th round of Group A of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, Lebanon sat at home to face Syria. In the first half, Ala Dali and Mardikian passed each other, and Mohammed Mulmul swept the goal to give Syria a 3-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, the game was interrupted twice due to disturbances by the home fans. In the end, Lebanon defeated Syria 3-0 at home.
On March 24, Beijing time, in the 9th round of Group B of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, Vietnam sat at home to face Oman. In the first half, the two sides had few chances, and Zahir Agbarri shot low to create danger. In the second half, Khalid Haggiri's header was hammered out. In the end, Vietnam lost 1-0 at home to Oman, and continued to be at the bottom of Group B in the round of 12.
On March 24, Beijing time, the World Cup Asian qualifier round of 12 continued, south Korea against Iran. In the first half, just after the opening Haj Safi seized the South Korean team's mistake to create a threat, but the ball was blocked, and then the South Korean defense repeatedly made mistakes, but Iran failed to seize the opportunity, Harizade was injured, and in the last moment, Son Heung-min world wave caused the Iranian goalkeeper to leave; in the second half, Son Heung-min missed a good opportunity, Kim Young-kwon scored, Azmun made a threat, and finally South Korea 2-0 Iran.
On March 24, Beijing time, a focus battle in Group B of the Asian Region of the World Cup qualifiers, Australia sat at home to face Japan. In the first half, Yamane saw that the oolong was blown ineffective, Takumi Minamino scored twice, Australia temporarily 0-0 Japan; in the final stage of the second half, Yamane saw that he assisted in the scoring of the three flies, and in the stoppage time, Tsutomu Zoji was next city. In the end, Japan won 2-0 away to Australia and qualified early for the group.
On March 25, Beijing time, a contest in the European play-off of the World Preliminary Round, Italy sat at the Barbera Stadium in Palermo to face North Macedonia. In the first half, Berardi missed a good opportunity, the two sides temporarily drew 0-0, and in the second half, Italy continued to dominate the field, but still could not complete the goal, and Trajkovski scored from a distance in stoppage time. In the end, Italy was defeated by North Macedonia 0-1 at home and missed the World Cup for two consecutive times.
On March 25, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the 2022 World Preliminary Round European Zone Play-off Group A began to compete, Wales beat Austria 2-1 at home, Bell scored twice, and Sabice pulled back a city.
On March 25, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the World Cup European Qualifiers play-off, Portugal played against Turkey. In the first half, Jota missed a good opportunity to shovel in front of the goal, B seat long-range shot after Otawio scored the goal, Kutlu's header was slightly deflected, Otavio assisted Jota to score a goal before the end of the half; Yundale assisted Ilmaz to pull back a goal, José Fonte kicked down Yunar in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, Ilmaz took the penalty, and Mateus Nunes scored in stoppage time to seal the victory. In the end, Portugal 3-1 Turkey, with this match victory, Portugal and North Macedonia will meet the World Cup European Qualifiers Play-off Group C Final, and the winner of the final will be selected for the World Cup final.
On March 25, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the European Play-offs of the World Preliminary Tournament, Sweden played against the Czech Republic. In the first half, Kulusevsky's header was deflected off the top and Zima's volley was deflected wide. In the second half, Nielsson's header was confiscated and Kuchta's shot was deflected to end in the ninetieth minute, sweden 0-0 Czech Republic. In extra time, Isaac helped Kwajsen to win with one blow, and in the end, Sweden reached the final of the play-offs 1-0 czech republic, and the Czech republic missed the World Cup.
At 3:45 Beijing time on March 25, the friendly match between Scotland and Poland. In the first half, Patterson's push was confiscated, Salamon's header was high over the bar and Christie's long-range shot was high. In the second half, Piyantek's volley was cleared off the Gilmore goalline, Tierney's header was broken, Andpianteke's penalty equalizer made it 1-1 to Scotland Poland.
On March 24, Beijing time, the official news, 39-year-old former England international Defoe announced his retirement, ending a 22-year career. Defoe, 39, currently plays for Sunderland, whose contract with the Black Cat expires this summer. Defoe debuted at West Ham United and played for Tottenham, Charlton, Portsmouth, West Ham, Sunderland, Toronto FC, Bournemouth, Glasgow Rangers and other clubs. Defoe made 496 premier league appearances, scoring 163 goals and 29 assists. For the club, Defoe made 362 appearances for Tottenham, scoring 143 goals and 32 assists, and made 104 appearances for West Ham, scoring 40 goals and three assists. For the national team, Defoe made his England debut in March 2004, scoring 20 goals in 57 appearances.
On March 24, Beijing time, Chelsea officially confirmed that the club had received permission to sell tickets. The Chelsea website said: "The club has received news from the British government on the revision of the operating licence and the team will update the ticket sales process to fans in due course. Previously, according to Sky Sports, the British government has made changes to the content of chelsea clubs' operating licenses, chelsea can receive 30 million pounds of funding, and fans can also buy tickets for certain games.
basketball
On March 24, Beijing time, the CBA officially announced the playoff format, of which the finals will use a 7-game, 4-win system. This season's playoffs will be divided into four stages: 12-in-8, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. The playoffs 12-in-8 will take place from April 1 to 6, with four groups of matches being Guangdong vs Tianjin, Shenzhen vs Shandong, Beijing vs Jilin, Guangzhou vs. Shanxi, using a win-three-win format.
On March 24, Beijing time, the CBA officially announced the MVP candidates for this season's regular season, the specific list is as follows: Hu Jinqiu, Shen Zijie, Chen Yingjun, Sun Minghui, Zhao Jiwei, Zhao Yanhao, Fan Ziming, Wu Qian, Zhu Xuhang, Zhu Junlong, Gu Quan, Yu Jiahao!
volleyball
On March 23, Beijing time, the Chinese Volleyball Association issued a notice to ensure the health and safety of participants in accordance with the relevant requirements of the epidemic prevention and control work in Guangdong Province and Jiangmen City, and the 2021-2022 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League, which will start in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, will be postponed until further notice.
other
On March 24, Beijing time, the 2022 WTA1000 Miami Open ended the first round of women's singles competition. Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka qualified well and will face Kerber in the second round. Mukhova, who returned from injury, won seven times to eliminate Martinkova; veteran Kukova swallowed a double defeat to Garfi.
On March 24, Beijing time, the 2022 WTA1000 Miami Open continued to compete in the first round of women's singles. Chinese player Zhang Shuai received a retirement gift from 19-year-old Danish teenager Towson in the third set. Zhang Shuai will face the 24th seed, Romanian player Costia in the second round; Wang Qiang successfully defeated Kruger after losing the first set, and Wang Qiang will face Gauff in the second round. Wang Xinyu and Yuan Yue both lost and did not qualify.
On March 23, Beijing time, the 2022 ATP1000 Miami Open began the first round of the men's singles competition. The 17-year-old Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng fought hard for nearly three hours, missing the serve to win the game in the second set, and the advantage of breaking in the decider was also wasted, and finally lost 7-6 (3)/5-7/4-6 to the American native player Kudra, and still did not win in the main stage of the tour.
Go
Chunlan Cup China 5 people to advance to the quarterfinals Ke Jie will fight Shen Zhenchen again
On March 24, Beijing time, the 14th Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship Round of 16 continued online; as a result, China's Ke Jie, Tang Weixing, Li Xuanhao, Yang Dingxin, and Li Weiqing defeated their opponents to advance, and South Korea's Shin Jin-chen, Bian Xiangyi, and Shin Min-min won. China occupies five of the top eight seats, and South Korea grabs three seats.
Other sports
FINA: Russian and Belarusian athletes are prohibited from participating
On March 24, Beijing time, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) officially confirmed that athletes from Russia and Belarus are prohibited from participating in the 2022 Swimming World Championships. The Russian Swimming Federation responded that Russian swimmers would not participate in any OFA-sponsored competitions this year. The FINA World Championships are scheduled to take place in Budapest from June 18 to July 3.
Tournament Preview
03-25(Fri)
07:30 World Preliminary Round South American Uruguay - Peru
07:30 World Preliminary Round South America Colombia - Bolivia
07:30 World Preliminary Round South American Zone Brazil - Chile
07:30 World Preliminary Round South America Paraguay - Ecuador
07:30 NBA Regular Season Cavaliers-Raptors
08:00 NBA Regular Season Pacers - Grizzlies
08:00 NBA Regular Season Wizards - Bucks
08:00 NBA Regular Season Bulls - Pelicans
09:00 NBA Regular Season Suns - Nuggets
10:00 North American Caucus Mexico - USA
16:30 NBL (A) Regular Season Kans Senior Class - South East Melbourne Phoenix
16:30 Snooker Gibraltar Open Round 1 Higgins-Grace
18:30 Snooker Gibraltar Open Round 1 Fan Zhengyi - Hugel
18:30 Snooker Gibraltar Open Round 1 O'Sullivan-Wollaston
20:00 Snooker Gibraltar Open Round 1 Trump-Higginson
22:00 F1 Saudi Grand Prix first practice session
23:00 World Preliminary Round 3 First Leg of the African Zone Democratic Republic of the Congo - Morocco
03-26(Sat)
01:00 World Preliminary Round 3 First Leg Cameroon - Algeria
01:00 Fima Africa Round 3 First Leg Mali- Tunisia
01:00 F1 Saudi Grand Prix Second Practice Session
03:30 World Preliminary Round 3 Africa Round 3 First Leg Egypt - Senegal
03:30 World Preliminary Round 3 Africa Round 3 First Leg Ghana - Nigeria
04:15 Football friendly France - Côte d'Ivoire
Editor: Luo Songkai Review: Peng Qi