Ball sports
football
On April 21, Beijing time, the 33rd round of La Liga continued, and Real Madrid challenged Osasuna away. In the first half, Alaba opened the scoring with two combos, Budimir lightning equalised, and Asensio scored in the closing stage to help Real Madrid regain the advantage. In the second half, Benzema's two penalties were brilliantly defused by Sergio Herrera; Vinicius assisted Vazquez in the second to seal the victory; Militão and Nacho were yellowed in this game, both missing the next round of Real Madrid's match against Espanyol due to a total of five yellows. In the end, Real Madrid beat Osasuna 3-1 away.
On April 21, Beijing time, the 25th round of the Premier League came to the London derby, and Chelsea sat at home to meet Arsenal. In the first half, Nketiah took advantage of Christensen's low-level mistake to open the record, Wernersch fired a line into the net to equalize, then Smith Rothy to help the Gunners regain the advantage, and Azpilicueta grabbed the point to break the goal and equalize again. In the second half, Nketiah stabbed and scored twice in the next city, and Saka made a point in stoppage time and personally shot to seal the victory. In the end, Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-2 away, ending a three-game losing streak.
On April 21, Beijing time, the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City sat at the home of the Etihad Stadium to meet the visiting Brighton. In the first half, Robert Sanchez made a mistake in the 17th minute, and Mahrez took the ball and was released by Moises Kecedo, who was timely to defend. In the second half, de Bruyne counter-attacked in the 53rd minute, and Mahrez accidentally hit the ball inside the box to get the ball, and the shot bounced into the net. In the 64th minute Foden pulled out a long-range shot from outside the penalty area and the ball flew into the net after refracting. In the 81st minute, City snatched the ball forward and De Bruyne poked the ball to B in front of the defender, who rubbed the ball and broke the goal. In the end, Manchester City returned to the top of the table 3-0 Brighton with a one-point advantage.
On April 21, Beijing time, the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, Juventus hosted Fiorentina, and the first leg was 1-0 between the two sides. In the first half, Morata and Vlahović conceded a single knife, and Bernardeschi scored to take the lead. In the second half, Perrin made a heroic save to keep the city goal, Zakaria exploded into the post, Rabio's goal was blown, and in injury time, Danilo went down again. At the end of the match, Juve 2-0 Fiorentina, 3-0 on aggregate, advanced to the Italian Cup final. The final will face Inter Milan.
On April 21, Beijing time, the semi-final of the German Cup, RB Leipzig played against Union Berlin. In the first half, Promel's shot was saved, followed by a follow-up shot that hit the side-netting and Becker pushed the shot into the net. In the second half, Olmo's long-range shot was confiscated, Nkunku made a point, A-spot equalized, Fosberg came off the bench, and finally, Leipzig defeated Berlin 2-1 to advance to the final.
On April 21, Beijing time, the 33rd round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain challenged Angers away. In the first half, Bofal's long-range shot was saved by Navas, then Bofar retired injured, Mbappe broke the deadlock and Ramos's header was successful. In the second half, Ashraf's shot from a tight angle was blocked, Mbappe's shot was deflected, Marquinhos' header was deflected, Edouard Mich was red, and in the end, Paris was 3-0 Angers.
basketball
On April 20, Beijing time, in the first game of the 2021-2022 CBA Finals, Liaoning defeated Zhejiang Guangsha 98-75 to lead 1-0 in the series of seven wins and four wins. The Guangsha team clenched the score in the first two quarters, but the lack of Hu Jinqiu and Zhao Yanhao's two main forces had too much impact, and finally in the third quarter, liaoning pulled away the point difference in one fell swoop, and in the fourth quarter, Liaoning team blasted a wave of 16-2 to lock up the victory. Liaoning team: Guo Allen 24 points, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, Fu Hao 16 points and 6 boards, Zhao Jiwei 13 points and 7 assists, Zhang Zhenlin 9 points and 2 blocks, Moland 11 points, 13 boards and 5 assists; Guangsha team: Sun Minghui 13 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, Xu Zhonghao 13 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks, Zhao Jiaren 15 points and 5 boards, Zhu Junlong 10 points, 9 boards and 4 assists, Okafu 15 points and 8 boards.
other
Beijing time on April 21, the first round of the 2022 Snooker World Championship, China's Ding Junhui against Wilson, ding Junhui led 5-4 in the first half, the second half of the two sides continued to bite, once the battle was 8-8 draw, Ding Junhui made a mistake in the last two sets, Wilson defeated Ding Junhui 10-8, the latter missed the Snooker World Championship Round of 16.
On April 20, Beijing time, the 5th matchday of the 2022 Snooker World Championships began. The last player in the "75 Three Masters" to appear in the tournament, John Higgins, with a big score of 4-5 in the first stage, won the second stage with a 100 and 3 shots 50+, and finally defeated Thailand's "fast gunner" Ta chaiya 10-7 to advance to the round of 16. His opponent in the second round will be the winner between Belgian youngster Luca Brechel and another Thai player, Sankam.
On April 21, Beijing time, the second round of the men's singles of the 2022 ATP250 Serbia Open ended a focus battle. After conceding an opening set, World No. 1 Djokovic managed to reverse through a double-header in the last two sets, and finally defeated Jerry 2-6, 7-6 (6)/7-6 (4) to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals in a battle that took 3 hours and 21 minutes. Djokovic will face the 7th seed, another Serbian player, Ketzmanovic, in the quarter-finals.
On April 20, Beijing time, the 2022 ATP500 Barcelona Open began the second round of men's singles competition. Koda lost to Tabena on a round trip, and the 66-minute race was also his fastest defeat except for his mid-way exit. Ivaszka eliminated Martinez in two sets after 11 Aces balls to host top seed Tsitsipas, who had just won the Monte Carlo Masters in the second round.
On April 20, Beijing time, the 2022 WTA250 Istanbul Station began the first round of women's singles competition. Costia, Kudmetova and Teihiman all made it through the first round, but No. 8 seed Martinkova was knocked out by Bondar.
On April 20, Beijing time, the 2022 WTA500 Stuttgart station began the first round of women's singles competition. The women's singles field continued to be unpopular, Gauff, Giorgi and Grubich were all eliminated, and Andreescu returned to the field to eliminate Niemeyer to win the opening, and the next round will challenge the runner-up of the last tournament, Sabarenka.
On April 20, Beijing time, the official website of Wimbledon issued a statement, officially decided to ban Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the 2022 Wimbledon, and called on the British Tennis Association to ban Russian Belarusian players from participating in all tennis tournaments held in the United Kingdom. If there is a significant change in the situation between now and June, Wimbledon will consider and respond accordingly.
Go
The Asian Games Go national team men's team list was released Ke Jie and six others qualified
On April 20, Beijing time, the training and selection of the Chinese national Go team at the 2022 Asian Games entered the twelfth day. Today, the 9th round of the men's tournament was held at the International Go Cultural Exchange Center in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Fan Tingyu, Ke Jie, Yang Dingxin, Gu Zihao, Li Xuanhao, and Feng Jiaxi successfully qualified for the Chinese national Go team at the 2022 Asian Games.
Tournament Preview
04-21(Thu)
08:00 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round G3 76ers - Raptors
09:30 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round G2 Bulls - Bucks
16:00 China Women's A China Women's Football Team U17 - Yunnan Jiashijing
17:00 AFC Champions League Group Stage Group I Ulsan Hyundai - Guangzhou
17:30 NBL (A) Regular Season Kans Senior Class - Sydney Kings
19:00 AFC Champions League Group Stage Group G Baton United - United City FC
19:00 AFC Champions League Group Stage Group F Shandong Taishan - Lion City Mariners
20:05 World Snooker Championship First Round
22:00 AFC Champions League Group I Kawasaki Striker - Johor DT
22:00 AFC Champions League Group Stage Group F Daegu FC - Urawa Red Diamonds
22:00 AFC Champions League Group G Melbourne City - Jeonnam Dragons
12-01 (Wed)
01:00 La Liga Round 33 Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano
01:00 La Liga Round 33 Levante - Sevilla
02:00 La Liga Round 33 Cadiz - Bilbao
02:00 Snooker World Championship 1/8 final Zhao Xintong - Maguire
02:45 Premier League Round 30 Burnley-Southampton
03:30 La Liga Round 33 Real Sociedad - Barcelona
Editor: Luo Songkai Review: Peng Qi