In the early hours of March 25, the European Championship qualifiers were contested, and France and Belgium won by a big victory.
France beat the Netherlands 4-0 and Belgium beat Sweden 3-0. It is worth mentioning that in this game, the 41-year-old veteran Ibrahimovic once again played for the Swedish team.
Mbappe assists Griezmann.
Mbappe scored twice as France beat the Netherlands
In the early morning of the 25th, the first round of the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers ushered in a key match, and the French team hosted the Netherlands.
The match was Kylian Mbappe's debut as France's new captain, and the much-anticipated conversation turned into a one-sided match.
Griezmann drove a set-piece and Celesen saved the ball in Palmecano's leg and the ball rolled into the goal.
Just two minutes into the game, France broke the deadlock when Kylian Mbappe crossed from the left and assisted Griezmann's goal to open the scoring for France.
Griezmann's free-kick in the eighth minute created chaos in front of the goal, and Mbappe pushed another goal shortly after.
Kylian Mbappe scored.
As a result, France had a 3-0 lead over the Netherlands in the 20th minute and 47 seconds of the game. According to statistics, the last time France led their opponents by three goals so early was in an 8-0 victory over Luxembourg on December 17, 1953.
In the end, Mbappe scored his second goal before the end as France took the victory 4-0. Pre-match concerns that Griezmann would be dissatisfied with not being captain, thus affecting the atmosphere in the team were temporarily dispelled.
In the 88th minute, Mbappe scored twice.
Head coach Deschamps said after the game: "Griezmann has a smile on his face from Monday until now. It was logical that he was a little disappointed at first that he wasn't captain, but that was the end of the matter. Every player in the squad has a common goal. ”
Romelu Lukaku scored with a header.
Veteran Ibrahimovic came on as Sweden lost 3-0 to Belgium
In another European Cup qualifier, Belgium away to Sweden.
The Belgian team, which has experienced the "change" after the World Cup, showed good fighting power in front of the Swedish team with veteran Ibrahimovic, and finally won 3-0 with Romelu Lukaku's hat-trick.
Romelu Lukaku snatched a spot in front of the goal.
Romelu Lukaku's header in the 35th minute, followed by goals in the 49th and 82nd minutes, helped Belgium take the victory and lift the record for the meeting between the two teams to 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Compared with the Qatar World Cup, Belgium's Eden Hazard and Alderver have retired from the national team, and Tedesko has replaced Martinez as the new manager, and from the performance of this game, the team's replacement is progressing steadily.
Bakayoko assists Romelu Lukaku.
On the Swedish side, the 41-year-old veteran Ibrahimovic came off the bench in the second half – he has already played 122 games for Sweden and scored 62 goals.
However, the record of "oldest player in European Qualifier history" does not belong to Ibrahimovic.
Gibraltar veteran Lee Cassiaro, who is 41 years and 176 days old, is four days older than Ibrahimovic in the Gibraltar vs Greece match at the same time.
Ibrahimovic couldn't do anything about the defeat either.
Japan and South Korea drew in friendly matches
On the evening of the 24th, the Japanese team and the South Korean team also ushered in the international football friendly match.
Japan's opponent is Uruguay. In the first half, Valverde took the lead for Uruguay. In the second half, Junya Ito assisted Takuma Nishimura's goal, and the two teams ended up drawing 1-1.
Japan draws with Uruguay.
In fact, Japan still had a chance to equalize the score - in the 67th minute, Jun Ito also fell to the ground in the opponent's penalty area, and the referee blew a penalty, but canceled the penalty after watching the VAR.
On the same day, the South Korean team also staged a friendly match against Colombia, this time the South Korean team was the first team to take the lead.
In the 10th minute, South Korea seized the opportunity of the opponent's mistake, Son Heung-min shot into the empty goal, and in first-half stoppage time, Son Heung-min scored twice with a direct free kick to give South Korea a 2-0 lead.
However, in the end, South Korea could not take away the victory, and Jristiano Ronaldo and Carrascal scored goals to help Colombia equalize.
According to the arrangement, South Korea will play Uruguay next, and Japan will play Colombia.
Son Heung-min scored twice.
Qin Haiyang broke the Asian record in the 50m breaststroke
On March 24, the 2023 National Spring Swimming Championships ushered in the last competition day on the 24th.
Qin Haiyang won the men's 50m breaststroke and set a new Asian record in the heats with a time of 26.63 seconds. Zhang Yufei continued to perform well and won the gold medal in the women's 50m butterfly with a national record.
Qin Haiyang swam 26.63 seconds in the men's 50m breaststroke heats that morning, setting a new Asian record in the event. In the final, his time was 26.77 seconds.
"Judging by the recent training feedback, I already have this quality, so I think it is a natural fit. In the future, I will continue to carry out more in-depth systematic training to continue to improve my performance. Qin Haiyang said.
Shanghai's Qin Haiyang.
In the men's 400m freestyle final, Pan Zhanle won the gold medal with a time of 3:47.22. In other men's events, Wang Gukailai won the 200m backstroke championship; Chen Juner won the 200m butterfly.
Zhang Yufei scored 25.32 seconds in the women's 50m butterfly final, tying her own national record.
"Tonight's competitive form is okay, after the last few days of competition, I am now more confident than before, my awareness of my speed has deepened, and I believe I will definitely play better in the next games."
Li Bingjie won the women's 800m freestyle championship with a time of 8:23.42. In other women's events, Hubei won gold in the 4×100m medley relay.
Yao Ming and Liu Yudong.
"God of War" Liu Yudong became the president of the Fujian Basketball Association
The inauguration ceremony of the 8th Fujian Basketball Association was held in Fuzhou on the 24th, and Liu Yudong, a famous Chinese men's basketball player and once known as the "God of War", was officially inaugurated as the new president of the Fujian Basketball Association.
At the inauguration ceremony, he said that he felt a great responsibility and a glorious mission, and wanted to do a better basketball career that the people in his hometown liked.
"The stage for the revitalization of the 'three big balls' has been set up, let us basketball people with dreams, show the spirit of our Fujian people 'love to fight to win', sing the songs of basketball people, and dance the dance of basketball people."
Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, said that the Chinese Basketball Association will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with members in terms of technology and policy, bring more wonderful events, and look forward to Fujian basketball opening a new chapter, hoping that Fujian, a basketball hot land, can give birth to more basketball talents.
Liu Yudong was born in Putian, Fujian Province in October 1970, and as the main scorer, he helped Bayi Team win seven CBA championships. He served as the flag bearer for the Chinese delegation to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang brothers.
Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang will represent the Tianjin team
On March 24, according to China News Network and Jinyun, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang will represent Tianjin in the upcoming National Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Beijing.
At present, the Tianjin short track speed skating team is actively training in Hohhot, which also means that the Liu brothers, who were previously approved by the Hungarian Skating Association to change their nationality, are about to return to the arena.
On November 8, 2022, the website of the Hungarian Skating Association announced that short track speed skating stars Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang requested the consent of the Hungarian Skating Association to start the process of changing their nationality.
The Hungarian Skating Association agreed, but they had to pay a compensation. At that time, the Liu brothers said in an interview with local Hungarian media: "We don't know where we are going yet, and no country or association is willing to pay this fee." If the Hungarian Ice Association insists on this cost, we will bear it ourselves. ”
Subsequently, the Hungarian Skating Association issued a statement on November 20 of that year, agreeing to Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang's request to change nationality and abandoning the previous claim.
The Liu brothers, whose father is Chinese and their mother is Hungarian, trained in China and won the men's 5,000m relay at PyeongChang for the Hungarian team before winning the men's 500m gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Sheng Lihao.
Shooting World Cup: The Chinese team won the gold medal in the men's and women's 10m air rifle
According to the official website of the International Shooting Sports Federation, in the shooting World Cup India competition on the 24th, Chinese players Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting won the gold medals in the men's and women's 10-meter air rifle respectively, and the Chinese team led the medal table with 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
The men's 10m air rifle final became a "civil war" between Chinese skaters, after Sheng Lihao, who was in good form in the domestic trials, and his teammate Du Linshu sealed the gold medal for the Chinese team in advance.
The final was extremely glue, Sheng Lihao led several times, Du Linshu tied several times, and after hitting 13 draws, the 18-year-old Sheng Lihao was shocked, and he shot 10.9 rings with two consecutive shots, and finally won the championship 17:13.
Huang Yuting's victory in the women's 10m air rifle was uneventful. The 2006-born youngster has been on a solid run since last year's blockbuster, leading the way to the final in qualifying, where she easily defeated Tucker of the United States by a narrow score of 16-4.
It is worth mentioning that Huang Yuting also joined hands with Sheng Lihao to win the 10-meter air rifle mixed team gold medal at this station.
At the World Championships in Cairo last October, the Chinese shooting team won eight Olympic seats and won four golds, three silvers and three bronzes in 10 Olympic events.
Hanabi Sakamoto.
Hanori Sakamoto won the women's singles title in figure skating at the World Championships
On March 24, the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships ended the women's singles free skating competition, and Japan's Hanori Sakamoto successfully defended the women's singles title with a steady performance.
Hanori Sakamoto built an advantage in the previous short program competition, topping the list with 79.24 points. In the free skate of the day, Hanori Sakamoto was the last to appear.
Despite a mistake in the three-week jump, she scored the second highest score of 145.37 points and eventually won the championship with a total score of 224.61 points.
The 22-year-old Hanori Sakamoto became the first athlete to defend the women's singles title at the World Championships, after Russia's Medvedeva. She won a bronze medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The first match of the HSBC National Junior Golf Championship concluded
On March 24, Guangdong Province ushered in the first large-scale strong convective weather of the year. In order to ensure the safety of all participating players and staff, the organizing committee decided to cancel the final round after several communications and consultations with the referee team and the stadium.
In the end, the 2023 HSBC National Junior Golf Championship Qingyuan Station Group A three-round 54-hole competition was adjusted to two rounds of 36-hole competition, the two-round 36-hole competition of Group B was adjusted to one round of 18-hole competition, and the two-round 18-hole competition of Group C was adjusted to one round of 9-hole competition. The results of the second round of Group A and the first round of Group BC will be used as the final results of this competition.
Wei Tianyou (Men's Group A), Yan Jinheng (Men's Group B), Liu Changyi (Men's Group C), Wang Zixuan (Women's Group A), Lin Yuqian (Women's Group B) and Ma Chenxi (Women's Group C) won the championships in each category.
The male and female MVP awards were won by Yan Jinheng and Ma Chenxi, among which Ma Chenxi also won the most potential award of this competition for his outstanding performance. The Moral Style Award was won by Group C players Huang Ma and Xu Chengjian.
From April 19 to 21, the HSBC National Junior Golf Championship Qingdao will be held at Qingdao Huashan International Country Club.
New Love Sports obtained the broadcast rights of the French Open
On March 23, 2023, New Love Sports officially announced that it has reached a cooperation with the French Open to obtain the exclusive new media broadcast rights of the 2023-2025 French Open tournament in Chinese mainland.
At that time, online fans can receive online events through iQIYI Sports App, iQIYI Sports Channel, iQIYI Sports PC, Web and Kiwifruit TV.
According to official statistics from the French Open, more than 100 million people in China watched French Open events in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 21%.
Now, Chinese tennis players such as Zhang Shuai, Zheng Qinwen, Wu Yixiang, Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng continue to break world ranking records, and in this context, the performance of Chinese players at the 2023 French Open is expected.
Commenting on the conclusion of this cooperation, Gilles Moretton, President of the French Tennis Federation, said: "We are delighted to sign this new broadcast agreement with New Love Sports, which will bring the greatest exposure and the best publicity effect to the French Open in China, and meet the growing enthusiasm of Chinese audiences for tennis, especially the French Open. ”
New Love Sports has successfully broadcast tennis majors such as the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. By entering into a new partnership with the French Open, New Love Sports will gain a leading position in the content layout and marketing of top tennis events.