Ding Junhui in the game.
Chinese snooker has never needed Ding more than it does now.
In the early morning of the 18th, in the first round of the 2023 World Snooker Grand Prix, it took only 1 hour and 20 minutes for Ding Junhui to defeat Bingham 4-0 and advance to the second round of the Grand Prix.
At the Australian Open, Djokovic made his debut, and after easily beating Spain's Baena in the first round, Deyo has won 22 consecutive Australian Opens, making a good start for his journey to win the Australian Open 10.
Ding Junhui quickly beat Bingham to advance
From Zhao Xintong to Yan Bingtao to Liang Wenbo, Chinese snooker has been banned for manipulating matches in less than a month, reaching 10.
Among the Chinese players who have not been affected so far, the long-time iconic figure Ding Junhui has fallen out of the top 20, other Chinese players such as Zhou Yuelong are ranked 27th, and Xiao Guodong, Lu Haotian and Fan Zhengyi are all outside the 30th place.
But the more in the moment of crisis, the more Ding Junhui is needed to stand up.
In this year's Snooker World Grand Prix, 4 Chinese players qualified for the competition, namely Ding Junhui, Zhou Yuelong, Lv Haotian and Xiao Guodong.
In the match that ended on the first day, Xiao Guodong eliminated Neil Robertson 4-1 - facing the world champion, Xiao Guodong played quite well, showing his strength at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and strongly advanced to the round of 16.
Ding Junhui also performed well, beating Bingham 4-0 in just one hour and 20 minutes to advance to the second round of the Grand Prix. In the next round, he will face Williams.
Deyo won very easily.
Deyo won 22 consecutive Australian Open wins
On the evening of January 17, the first round of the Australian Open men's singles continued, and Djokovic met Spain's Baena in the highlight of the day.
In the end, the nine-time Australian Open champion Deyo did not give his opponent any chance, swept his opponent in three sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-0, and also sent eggs in the third set to finish the match.
Last year, Djokovic was expelled by Australian customs for not being vaccinated against the new crown, missed the 2022 Australian Open, and missed the opportunity to defend the Australian Open trophy. Returning to the Australian Open this year, Djokovic is once again aiming for the title.
If he can lift the cup here, he will become an unprecedented 10th Australian Open title and also increase his Grand Slam title count to 22, equalling Nadal's all-time record.
Due to a previous injury to his left thigh in the Adelaide tournament, Deyo, who appeared in the first round of the Australian Open, put a bandage on his left thigh, but showed a fiery form against opponents with a clear difference in strength.
After an easy win, Deyo has won 22 consecutive Australian Opens. In the previous day's match, another favourite, Nadal, advanced after a four-set tie to beat British rising star Draper 3-1.
Elliott wonderful world wave.
Liverpool beat Wolves 1-0 to advance
In the early morning of the 18th, the FA Cup third round rematch was played at the home of Wolves, and Liverpool, who finally played away, took the victory as they wished.
Only one goal was produced – in the 13th minute, Elliott ran with the ball from the back, raised his foot and blasted a long-range world wave into the net, and Liverpool relied on this valuable goal to win 1-0 and advance to the next round.
Liverpool have been in poor form in recent times, having gone 3-0 to Brighton in the league last weekend, Liverpool have gone three games without a win in all competitions and are now in ninth place in the Premier League table.
They had previously lost 3-1 to Brentford in the league and drew 2-2 with Wolves in the FA Cup, and now they finally tasted victory.
In this FA Cup replay, Liverpool undertook a massive rotation to take care of the team's fitness, but Elliott put in a key performance - after scoring goals in this game, his statistics this season have come to 17 starts, with three goals and one assist.
In this weekend's league match, Liverpool will host Chelsea, who are currently 10th in the league, and Liverpool are "brothers and brothers", and both sides want to change the trend.
Shang Juncheng played No. 16 seed Thiafoe today.
A number of Chinese players played in the second round of the Australian Open
On January 18, the Australian Open continues, with Nadal facing McDonald in the second round, while the Chinese team will also continue to play.
Among them, young player Shang Juncheng, who won the first round of the tournament and won the first victory of the Chinese mainland men's Australian Open, will face a strong opponent from the United States, Tiafu - the 16th seed of the tournament, whose strength and ranking are above Shang Juncheng.
It will be extremely difficult for the Chinese youngster to win, but regardless of the outcome of the match, it will be a valuable experience for Shang Cheng.
In addition, China's Jinhua Zheng Qinwen, who played strongly in the first round, will also face Croatia's Pella on the 18th.
The two had a meeting in 2022, and Zheng Qinwen won after three sets.
On the same day, there will be two Jinhua in the second round of the women's singles, Wang Xinyu will challenge the 10th seed Keith, and Zhu Lin will face the 32nd seed Teichmann.
Veteran Zhang Shuai will also make an appearance, but she will be competing in the first round of the women's singles against Tigue. The match was originally scheduled for the 17th, but was postponed to the 18th due to weather conditions.
Arslan scored 26 points.
The Xinjiang men's basketball team made a thrilling comeback against Qingdao
On January 17, five games were played in the 28th round of the CBA regular season, in which Shandong narrowly defeated Jiangsu 94-91 and Xinjiang defeated Qingdao 101-100.
Qingdao scored in the opening game, while Xinjiang's Arslan hit more three-pointers, and Xinjiang trailed by four points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Qingdao continued its offensive momentum and extended their lead to nine points by halftime.
In the third quarter, the Xinjiang team did not have many methods and was never able to narrow the point gap. In the final quarter, the Xinjiang team played a small climax, and Abdul Shalamu made a free throw in the final stage, and Qingdao failed to score the final attack and was reversed.
In this game, Xinjiang team Arslan scored 26 points, foreign aid Tucker Farr had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Abdul Shalamu scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Qingdao foreign aid German scored 21 points and 8 assists, and Wang Ruize had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
In other matches of the day, the Lions defeated Shenzhen 114-89, Guangsha lost 85-95 to Shanghai, and Shanxi defeated Ningbo 113-103.
Shi Yuqi defeated Indonesia's Vodoyo.
Badminton India Open begins
On January 17, the BWF World Tour India Open kicked off. On the first day of the competition, the Chinese Legion achieved satisfactory results.
In addition to Zhao Junpeng's elimination of teammate Weng Hongyang, the Chinese player won all other matches of the day and successfully passed the level.
In the men's singles match, Shi Yuqi faced Indonesia's Vodoyo, and finally lost the first set to win 2-1, the three sets were 20-22, 21-16, 21-15. Zhao Junpeng, on the other hand, defeated teammate Weng Hongyang in two sets, 21-19, 21-12.
In the women's singles, Chen Yufei defeated Canada's Li Wenshan in straight sets 21-19, 22-20 to advance to the next round, and Han Yue also won two sets, defeating Chinese Taipei's Bai Yupo 21-10, 21-16.
In the men's doubles event, Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi defeated the English pair Rani/Wendi, and Ren Xiangyu/Tan Qiang defeated the Malaysian pair Wu Shifei/Izudin. In the women's doubles competition, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu and Li Wenmei/Liu Xuanxuan also won separately.