The Paper's reporter Pu Yaolei
This summer, the Chinese men's basketball team has encountered countless entanglements, but their "hard journey" is not over.
On the evening of the 8th, the Chinese men's basketball team confirmed the schedule of the next stage of the World Cup qualifiers, and the team will play against Kazakhstan and Bahrain on August 25 and August 29, respectively.
At present, the Chinese men's basketball team is training in Europe, and the core of the team, Zhou Qi and Guo Allen, are also looking for a place to play next season...
Zhangjiajie bicycle race fell off a cliff
On August 8, after the end of the 10th "Tianlu" Bicycle Challenge held in Zhangjiajie City, there was an incident of participating riders falling off a cliff. It is reported that at that time, the driver unfortunately fell unexpectedly at the bend of the downhill highway and died after rescue.
According to the "Pocket Zhangjiajie" WeChat public account, after the accident, the relevant functional departments and the organizers of the event have quickly launched a situation investigation and aftermath disposal.
According to a previous report by Jimu News, the incident occurred at a downhill 8-kilometer position, and the female runner fell off a cliff when she went down the mountain.
The race was more than 10 kilometers long, and about 2,000 runners from all over the country participated on the day, and the runners who fell off the cliff participated in the road women's race.
The players who suffered the accident were very strong, finishing in more than one hour and finishing in 32nd place in the women's road group.
At noon, the runners went down the mountain in batches, and each batch had a guiding motorcycle leading the way and controlling the speed of the runners down the mountain, but there was an accident, and the specific accident process was still under investigation.
The Chinese men's basketball team has determined the schedule of the next stage of the World Preliminary Round
After the end of the Men's Basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team is about to usher in the confrontation of the World Preliminary Round.
On August 8, Beijing time, FIBA announced the schedule of the fourth window of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, and the Chinese men's basketball team will play against Kazakhstan and Bahrain on August 25 and August 29, respectively.
The specific schedule is: 22:00 on August 25, Kazakhstan vs China; At 22:00 on August 29, China vs Bahrain.
In the World Preliminary Round, the Chinese men's basketball team and Australia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Japan, Bahrain are divided into Group F, according to the rules, the results of the previous stage of the group stage are brought into this stage.
In November and February next year, the Chinese men's basketball team will also play against Iran, Bahrain, Kazakhstan and Iran, and the final team that finishes in the top three of the group can qualify for the World Cup.
More than half a month ago, the Chinese men's basketball team stopped in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, and then rested for a few days in Jakarta, where the Asian Cup was held, and on July 25, the team set off for European training, preparing to travel to Kazakhstan in late August to start two games in the fourth window of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers.
Durant asked the Nets to sack Nash (right) and general manager Max.
Durant and Tsai will meet to negotiate a deal
Whether Durant will stay with the Nets is the focus of attention in the current NBA. On August 9, Beijing time, the results of durant's talks with Nets owner Cai Chongxin were also exposed.
According to reporter Shams, Durant reiterated his trade request to Nets owner Tsai Chongxin and asked Tsai Chongxin to make a choice: either trade himself or fire head coach Nash and general manager Max.
Durant has no confidence in where the team is headed, and the trade with Harden, as well as the large number of games missed by Irving and Simmons last season, also made him unhappy.
Another media broke the news that before the fourth game of the first round of the playoffs last season, Simmons directly withdrew from the group chat when asked if he would participate, which also made Durant feel very difficult to accept. In the end, the Nets were also swept by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
With the nets likely to leave, the Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat are all home to Durant's scandal, and the Celtics, who reached the Finals last season, are currently the most promising.
De Jong's next stop is the Premier League?
Barca's contract with players such as De Jong is suspected of violating
Recently, the media revealed that Barca has contacted Messi to discuss the latter's plan to return, but at this time, the club was exposed to a negative news.
According to Catalan Radio, The Daily Sport and other media, in the contract extension of the four players of Pique, De Jong, Ter Stegen and Lenglet, the Barça legal department believes that there is a possibility of suspected violations or even crimes.
According to reports, two years ago, the four players and Barca were renewed with a pay cut – but De Jong, Ter Stegen and Lenglet all had contracts in which they had a salary cut first and then a salary increase in the future, which would undoubtedly put great pressure on barca, which was in a difficult economic situation.
Barca believe that the contract between Barca's former chairman team and De Jong has legal problems and therefore cannot be accepted by the club at the moment; De Jong and his team believe that the contract between the two sides has passed the audit of La Liga, Barca should pay the promised salary, and the club's lack of money is not De Jong's fault.
According to the Daily Sports Newspaper, Pique has agreed to renew his contract with Barca with a salary cut to help the club cope with economic difficulties, and players such as De Jong will continue to "fight" with Barca.
Chinese men's volleyball head coach Wu Sheng.
The Chinese men's volleyball coach is satisfied with the team's performance
On the evening of August 8, Beijing time, the group stage of the 2022 Men's Volleyball Asian Cup continued, and the Chinese men's volleyball team, which was bye on the first match day, finally ushered in the first competition.
Facing Chinese Taipei, the Chinese men's volleyball team played well, won the game with a score of 3-1, won the opening red of the group stage, and also locked in the top eight places of the game with Bahrain.
In the first game, the Chinese team led with a small score advantage after the opening game, and then gradually widened the point difference, taking a 25-19 lead. In the second set, the two sides fought more intensely, alternately taking the lead, but the Chinese team narrowly won 25-23.
In the third set, the Chinese team made more mistakes and lost 21-25. Coming to the fourth set, the Chinese team found its form in time, and the trend of the game seemed to be a copy of the first set, and finally the Chinese team won 25-19 and defeated the opponent 3-1.
After the game, for the performance of the team, Wu Sheng, head coach of the Chinese men's volleyball team, gave a positive review: "Both teams have done their best to play a relatively high level, and today's game is still relatively exciting." ”
After locking up the top eight seats, the Chinese men's volleyball team will compete for the top spot in Group D against Bahrain today.
Serena in the game.
Serena Williams won the women's singles again after a gap of 14 months
In the early morning of August 9, Beijing time, WTA1000 Toronto Station began the first round of women's singles competition, and finally Serena williams spent 1 hour and 57 minutes to defeat the lucky loser Parissas Díaz 6-3, 6-4 to achieve his first women's singles victory in 14 months.
The last time Serena Williams won in the Women's Singles on the Tour was in the third round of last year's French Open, she beat Collins of the United States, and since then, Serena has not tasted a singles victory on the Tour.
Last year's Wimbledon first round Serena Williams retired due to injury, and then entered a long recovery period, until this year's grass season ushered in a comeback. However, in the first singles comeback on Wimbledon, Serena once again encountered a round of travel, losing to France's Harmony Tan in three sets.
At the end of September, Serena will celebrate her 41st birthday, and she will become the fourth player in history to win the tour tournament after the age of 40, and Serena may be getting closer and closer to the day of her retirement.
After a long time of victory, Serena's words also seemed to have hints: "At the end of the tunnel is a beam of light, I am getting closer and closer to the light, I can't wait to reach the light." ”
When asked what "light" meant, Serena's answer was "freedom."
Desante co-founded supercars to create racing sports equipment
Recently, sports brand DECENT Desante and Lamborghini joined forces to launch the second season of the "DESCENTE X AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI" joint series.
The cooperation of the second season, Desante around professional sports technology, F360 running jacket using Desant F360 professional running three-dimensional version, innovative three-dimensional cutting and cutting effectively reduce the friction between the body and clothes during running.
At the same time, the jacket adopts 3 layers of SILKTECH composite functional fabric, the outer layer of windproof and water-repellent breathable at the same time, the inner layer of knitted fabric provides soft and skin-friendly feeling.
In addition, another professional running 3-in-1 jacket in the joint series, through the combination of long-sleeved jacket and running vest, runners can freely take off according to their body feelings, meeting the runner's multi-scene running needs.
In addition to professional running jackets, the joint collection also includes F360 short-sleeved T-shirts and woven trousers, sports vests, leggings, running dresses, professional running shoes, running speed hats and other items.
In addition, there is a professional running shoe, inspired by the interior design of the Lamborghini, and the heel part is inspired by the excellent wrapping experience of the racing seats, through the one-piece molding structure, to create a comfortable and stable wearing experience.
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