In the men's ring final of the 2023 Gymnastics World Cup Doha in the early morning of the 4th, Liu Yang, the first ranked Chinese player in the qualifying round, won the championship with 15.366 points, his difficulty score of 6.4 points and completion score of 8.966 points were the highest in the game.
In international football, Argentina has unveiled a new squad for the national team – a list of 35 players, including Messi and most of the players who won the World Cup for Argentina.
Liu Yang.
Liu Yang won the World Cup ring
In the previous preliminary round, Liu Yang ranked first with a score of 15.333 points and advanced to the final.
After winning the Tokyo Olympics, Liu Yang underwent knee surgery in February last year. He began to resume upper limb training more than a month after the operation, and began to perform net-assisted training three months after the operation, and then gradually got on track, and he also missed the entire year of last year's competition.
For this World Cup, Liu Yang's goal is to regain his form, "It is indeed a long time away, and I hope that the World Cup can recover his condition early, whether it is physical condition or game state." ”
Similar to previous Olympic cycles, the rules of gymnastics in the Paris Olympic cycle have changed again, and the difficulty score of each individual event has been adjusted.
"I had some sets of moves that were downgraded in difficulty, so I adjusted the arrangement of the sets according to the change in the rules."
In the previous winter training, Liu Yang still "carved" on the ring to ensure that his complete set of movements still maintained a high level of difficulty and high rating.
"In addition to updating the arrangement of the rings, I also carefully cut the angle of the movement, reduced the deduction points, and focused on strengthening strength training. The lower method has also been changed to be better than before. ”
Messi hopes to play again for the Argentine national team as a "world champion".
Argentina announced the squad and Messi was selected
In the early morning of the 4th, the Argentina team announced a new national team squad, which numbered as many as 35 people, of which most of the members of the World Cup winning team were selected.
Messi was not allowed to be selected, along with Di Maria, Dybala, Enzo, Lautaro, Martin and McAllister.
Messi previously confirmed in an interview that he will not immediately quit the national team, and he hopes to play for the Argentina national team again as a "world champion", and Di Maria is in a similar situation.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester United youngster Garnacho was also selected for the first time. This season, Ghanajo has been a stand-alone at Manchester United and has become a substitute for the squad – with four goals and four assists in 27 appearances and 10 starts.
It was previously reported that Spain also wanted to recruit Ghanajo, but it is clear that Argentina has begun to prepare for the rainy day.
The Argentine Football Federation has previously announced plans for the team's friendly matches in March, which will play in friendlies with Panama and Curacao, which will be played on March 23 and March 28 local time.
Jones contributed brilliantly.
Jones beat the Shanghai men's basketball team, and the CBA scored more than 10,000
In the 30th round of the CBA regular season, Jilin narrowly defeated Shanghai 107-105, and foreign aid Jones read the seconds at the last minute.
Jones played 47 minutes and 42 seconds in the game and played almost all of the game - he shot 12 of 21, 8 of 9 from the free throw line, scored a game-high 32 points, and had 10 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.
Not only did Jones hit the winning shot, but he also reached an important milestone in his career - after this game, Jones reached 10,010 points in his CBA career, becoming the fifth Mr. 10,000 in CBA history, leaving only Hudson, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu and Liu Wei in front of him.
Jilin players tossed Jones in celebration.
Jones said after the game: "It was a very difficult game, first of all very happy to be back home and away, we players are all enjoying it. We didn't give up in the difficult situation and hit a lot of key shots in key moments. ”
Jilin defender Jiang Weize said after the game, "First of all, congratulations to Jones, this is his night." His encouragement to the Jilin team and the mental outlook he brings are very important. In this game, Jiang Weize contributed 27 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, including 14 points in the third quarter.
"That lore tactic was drawn by Jones himself. He also trusts us and lets us shoot when we get the chance, but it's also his personal ability to shoot. ”
Zhu Lin in the game.
Zhu Lin advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Monterrey
In the early morning of the 4th, in the 2023 WTA250 Monterrey women's singles 1/4 final, the No. 5 seed and Chinese player Zhu Lin won all 8 of her serves, and finally took only 1 hour and 16 minutes, defeating qualifier Dole Heade 6-3, 6-2 and advancing to the semifinals.
With this victory, Zhu Lin scored 110 points and immediately rose to 33rd place, continuing to set a new career high. If she can advance to the final, her ranking will be close to the Top30.
If he finally wins the championship, he can even surpass Zhang Shuai, who is ranked 26th in the instant.
In the first set of this match, Zhu Lin showed the aggressiveness of receiving serves, and received a perfect break from the beginning. In the 9th game, Zhu Lin's strong serve allowed her to firmly grasp the key point, cashing in on the second break point to take a 6-3 lead.
In the second set, Zhu Lin caught her opponent's soft serve and psychological fluctuations on key points in the 6th and 8th games, and successfully broke serve twice to win 6-2.
The schedule suggests that Zhu Lin will face No. 3 seed Vickić in the semifinals.
Deyo lost to Medvedev.
Medvedev ended Deyo's 20-game winning streak
In the early morning of the 4th, the 2023 ATP500 Tournament in Dubai ended the second semifinal of the men's singles, and the No. 3 seed Russian Dmitry Medvedev defeated world number one and top seed Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, ending his opponent's 20-game winning streak and advancing to the men's singles final with a 13-game winning streak in the new season.
In the final he will face defending champion and second-seeded compatriot Rublev and challenge for his third title of the season and eighteenth of his career.
Medvedev has won 12 straight and won two races in Rotterdam and Doha, and is in hot form. World number one Novak Djokovic has won 20 consecutive games across the season, 15 in a row this season, and he is also the fifth winner of the Dubai race.
In terms of head-to-head records, Deyo leads 4-9 against Medvedev and has recently won four straight games.
The match started with both men in hot form, drawing the first four games. In the fifth game, Deyo's serve fluctuated and he broke serve and lost the first set 4-6.
In the second set, Deyo still served first, but the result was unfavorable, and he broke serve in the opening game, and in the 10th game Medvedev saved his serve to win again 6-4, winning 2-0 on aggregate.
Zhu Songwei scored 11 points.
Zhu Songwei's hand revived, and the Bay Area Pterodactyl won the third place battle
On March 3, the East Asian Super League Championship Week (East Asian Super League Championship Week) ended the two-match match on matchday 3.
Among them, the Bay Area Wing Dragon from Hong Kong, China, defeated Utsunomiya Wang Michi 96-90 and finally qualified from the group with a 1-1 record, and won the opportunity to travel to Okinawa City for semifinals and third place.
The Bay Area Wing Dragon, who made its debut in the Eastern Super League, lost 84-92 to Seoul SK Cavaliers after leading by 18 points in the third quarter of the first game, so the second group stage faced a desperate situation of qualifying or going home.
Fortunately, the team played a strong momentum in the desperate situation, especially Andrew Nicholson, who started the game, scored consecutive points, led the team to a strong start, and took a 23-17 lead in the first quarter.
The Bay Area Dragons were even more aggressive heading into the second half, with newly brought in Asian foreign aid Cedric Berefeld, whose back-to-back scoring not only sealed the victory but eventually earned a ticket to Okinawa.
Andrew Nicholson of the starting lineup contributed 26 points and 12 rebounds, Bairefeld scored 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, as well as 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, and Zhu Songwei had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; Liu Chuanxing, who came off the bench, had nine points and four rebounds.
The 5th World Baseball Classic returns in 2023
The 5th World Baseball Classic (WBC) will be held from March 8 to March 22, 2023 Beijing time, and the 5th World Baseball Classic will return to the public eye next week after a gap of six years.
The World Baseball Classic is the largest international baseball tournament today, with teams from all continents.
It is worth mentioning that the scale of participation will be expanded to 20 teams for the first time in the history of the competition, including 16 teams that have participated in the 2017 WBC and 4 teams that have advanced in the 2022 qualifiers.
Group B matches kick off at Tokyo's Dome Stadium from March 9 to 13, where China will face two-time classic champions Japan, star players South Korea, the Czech Republic and Australia. China will play its first match against Japan on March 9.
In order to bring baseball fans a rich and convenient viewing experience, Bilibili, Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo, and Five Star Sports will broadcast the game live simultaneously.
MLB has always been committed to the promotion of baseball in China, and during this baseball event, MLB will hold WBC offline viewing parties in more than 10 cities.
It is worth mentioning that the champion of the World Baseball Classic will also be awarded the title of "World Champion" by the World Baseball and Softball Association, and Chinese baseball fans will once again see the Chinese team compete with the world's giants in the international arena.