In the early hours of March 28, the European Championship qualifiers continued, with two strong teams, France and the Netherlands.
Facing Ireland away, Qatar World Cup runners-up France took a narrow 1-0 win to usher in a two-game winning streak in the European Qualifiers. The Netherlands did not upset their opponents, beating Gibraltar 3-0.
While the match was going on, an off-field news also attracted attention: in the latest player value ranking published on the "Transfer Market" website, Argentine star Messi ranked 115th, no longer in the top 100.
Pavard scored the winning goal.
Two straight wins, France beat Ireland 1-0
On March 28, Beijing time, in the second round of Group B of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, France played away against Ireland.
Neither team scored in the first half, and Pavard scored the only goal of the game in the second half, as France beat Ireland 1-0 to secure two consecutive European preliminary matches.
At the end of the match, France, who won both games, led the way with six points, while Ireland, who have played only one European qualifier, are fourth in Group B with zero points.
After the match, Parva, who celebrated his 26th birthday, said: "Although the World Cup did not go as I had hoped, I am happy after every victory. I'm fighting for the team, it's good for me to have the opportunity to play and hopefully I can continue this form. ”
In addition, when asked if he or goalkeeper Menion is the best player, Pavard said: "Menion's save allowed us to keep three points and clean sheets, so I would say Meignan!" ”
For the outstanding performance of his disciples, French coach Deschamps also spoke highly of it after the game: "Pavard was a starter in previous years, but Conde took the place in the World Cup, and despite his disappointment, he always maintained the team spirit. Now I'm happy for him, no one is left out forever. ”
Speaking about the new main goalkeeper Meignan, Deschamps did not hide his joy: "He made a special save, but I was not surprised, against the Netherlands he saved a penalty, but this save was more valuable. ”
Van Dijk was not satisfied with the team's attacking efficiency.
The Netherlands beat Gibraltar 3-0 for the first victory
On March 28, Beijing time, the Netherlands hosted Gibraltar in the second round of Group B of the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.
In the first half, Depay scored with a header to give the Netherlands the lead. In the second half, Acker's header helped the Netherlands extend the scoreline, Liam was sent off with a red card for stepping on Vevr, and Ake scored twice with a long-range shot before the end of the game. In the end, the Netherlands beat Gibraltar 3-0 to win their first European Qualifiers.
Despite the win, the Netherlands' "striker" did not improve, with defender Ake scoring two goals and quipping after the game: "Scoring twice doesn't happen very often for me, and sometimes I even think about the possibility of scoring a hat-trick." ”
The Netherlands had 51 shots on goal and, as captain, was disappointed with his team's attacking efficiency: "We were still sloppy in possession, we did score three goals, but we should have scored more. ”
'I don't know if it has to do with a lot of players who are not in good form, but we have to improve in the next stage.'
After a 4-0 defeat to France in the first round, the Netherlands faced media skepticism, and coach Koeman urged the team to score more goals against Gibraltar, both to boost morale and to make up for the loss of the opening goal.
Messi
Messi fell out of the top 100 in the world
A few days ago, "Transfer Market" announced the latest list of players, and Messi's value fell to 45 million euros, ranking 115th among all players.
But at the same time, he remains the most expensive player over 32.
Of all the players, Mbappe is at the top of the table with a value of 180 million euros, Haaland is second with 170 million euros and Messi is 115th.
Also worth €45 million are Van Dijk, Alisson, Ederson, Tomori, Paqueta and others. Among Ligue 1 players, Messi is ranked 9th, Paris 8th and Argentine players 6th.
Among players born in 1987, Messi remains ranked first and Benzema is second with 35 million euros, the only two '87 players worth more than 8 million euros.
Aspas in third place is worth only 7 million euros, while Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Vardy and Morales are worth only 4 million euros each.
Among players over 32, Messi is also ranked first, and Lewandowski is second with 40 million euros. In addition, Ronaldo is currently worth 20 million euros, ranking 403rd, and Modric is worth 10 million euros, ranking 888th.
Chen Meng was not in good condition.
In the World Table Tennis Championships trials, Chen Meng was swept 0-3
On March 27, Beijing time, the second leg of the 2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships Trials continued, and in the second round of the group stage, the women's singles Chen Meng was swept 0-3 by Quang Man and then went out of the group stage.
Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi and Qian Tianyi all won two consecutive victories. Men's singles Wang Chuqin won two straight 3-1, and Liang Jingkun beat Liu Dingshuo 3-0. Mixed doubles Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won two straight 3-0 and will compete with Yuan Licen / Wang Yidi for the top spot in the group.
Women's singles Olympic champion Chen Meng faced Qu Man in the second match of the group stage. Chen Meng was completely out of form and made many mistakes in the game, while Kuman played proactively, Chen Meng lost three consecutive sets, losing the match 7-11, 6-11 and 4-11, and did not qualify, and Kuman entered the semifinals after winning two consecutive victories.
Chen Xingtong encountered Wu Yangchen and won three consecutive games, winning both games and breaking through from the group in advance. Wang Yidi faced He Zhuojia and also defeated his opponent in straight sets. Singapore Grand Slam runner-up Qian Tianyi faced Guo Yuhan and completed the comeback after losing the first game. Wang Yidi and Qian Tianyi, who are also two consecutive wins, will compete for the top spot in the group.
In the men's singles, Wang Chuqin faced Xu Yingbin in the second round. Wang Chuqin had a clear advantage in the game, defeating Xu Yingbin 3-1 on aggregate. Liang Jingkun, who lost the first game, faced Liu Dingshuo in the second game, defeating his opponent 3-0 on aggregate.
In addition to his outstanding singles performance, Wang Chuqin also beat Xu Yingbin/Han Feier 3-0 in mixed doubles with Sun Yingsha, winning two consecutive games and competing with Yuan Licen / Wang Yidi for the top spot in the group.
Ding
Ding Junhui defeated Allen to reach the final four of the Tour Championship
On March 28, Beijing time, the curtain of the 2023 World Snooker Tour Championship kicked off, with Ding Junhui playing against Mark Allen, who has defeated him twice this season.
After the score came to 2-3, Ding Junhui won six consecutive games, shooting a break of 100 and a 9 of 50+, and avenged his opponent 10-5 on aggregate, successfully reaching the semifinals.
Ding Junhui had just won the 6 Red Ball World Championships, but after exiting the first round of the WST Classic, he played four consecutive ranking tournaments in a row, and later qualified for the Tour Championship only in the top eight in a single season with the help of his junior brother Pang Junxu.
In the first round, Ding Junhui faced Mark Allen, who has been in excellent form this season. The match was played in a 19-game 10-win format, with a 3-3 draw after the start, with Ding Junhui keeping a clean sheet of 92 in the seventh game and 52 points in the eighth game to win 81-49, and the first stage to lead 5-3.
After the start of the second stage, Ding Junhui kept another clean sheet with a single shot of 91 in the ninth game, scored the winning black ball in the tenth game to win 81-74 again, and scored 56 points in the 11th game to win 78-52, winning six consecutive games to extend the advantage 8-3. In the 12th game, Allen scored 65 to catch up with the first game, and in the 13th game, Ding Junhui scored 58 points to win 77-1 and 9-4 to win the match point.
After Allen saved a match point in the 14th game, Ding Junhui sealed the victory with a 95-point performance in the 15th game, and finally defeated Allen 10-5 on aggregate, avenging the two losses of the season, and also one step closer to entering the main tournament of the World Championship as a seeded player.
Zheng Qinwen
Zheng Qinwen lost the No. 27 seed and missed the Miami quarterfinals
In the early morning of March 28, Beijing time, the fourth round of the WTA1000 Miami competition was contested.
Chinese flower Zheng Qinwen met with the 27th seed Potapova. After two sets of fierce matches, Zheng Qinwen regretted to lose 0-2 to his opponent, losing to his opponent for the first time in three meetings in his career, and unfortunately missed the quarterfinals in Miami.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen was broken in the third game, and she quickly completed the break in the fourth game. In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen's serve was lost again, and in the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen missed a break point opportunity, and his opponent led 5-3 after saving serve. In the 10th game, Potapova successfully saved her serve to win the set, and Zheng Qinwen lost the first set 4-6.
The two sides exchanged serve at the beginning of the second set, and in the fourth game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve again with four consecutive points to take a 3-1 lead. In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen's serve was lost, and the opponent then chased 4 draws. After that, both sides held their own serves, and the game was dragged into a tie-break. After tying four draws in seven games, Zheng Qinwen lost three points in a row, lost the second set 4-7 to tie seven, and lost the entire match.
Finally, after this match, which took 1 hour and 40 minutes, Zheng Qinwen lost 4-6, 6-7 to the 27th seed Potapova and missed the women's singles quarterfinals. Zheng will adjust a little before moving to the European clay season, where her next stop is the WTA500 Stuttgart.
The 2023 MLB CUP Junior Baseball Open comes to an end
On March 26, the 2023 MLB CUP Youth Baseball Open Spring Tournament Shanghai Station came to a successful conclusion at the Hurricane Dragons Baseball and Softball Stadium at No. 1468 Guozhan Road. 34 teams contributed to the four days of competition in the five age groups of U6/U8/U10/U12/U15.
After two consecutive weekends of fierce battles, Shanghai Eagles won the U15 championship, Shanghai Superstars won the U12 championship, 8N7U Commando won the U10 category, 8N7U Commando A won the U8 gold medal, and the U6 championship went to RUNNING.
MLB has long been deeply engaged in the development of China's youth baseball career, and held the first youth baseball league in China in 2008, initially only the U12 age group and five cities hosted the competition. After more than ten years of development, there are now youth teams including five age groups: U6, U8, U10, U12 and U15, and nearly 20 cities participate in the competition. In 2022, MLB CUP entered 15 cities across the country, covering 1.3 million students. In the future, MLB will continue to expand the tournament group and continue to hold the Junior Baseball Open in many cities across the country.
The launch ceremony of Arena's 50th anniversary was held in Hangzhou
A few days ago, the 50th anniversary launch ceremony of Arena and the launch of the 50th anniversary limited series were held. The venue of this ceremony is the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Swimming Center, an important competition venue that will undertake the three events of swimming, diving and synchronized swimming at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Chenyue Huang, General Manager of Arena China, said: "Since 2000, Chinese consumers' demand for healthy sports categories, including swimwear, has increased rapidly. Therefore, arena pays special attention to the water sports needs of the Chinese market, respects the unique preferences of Chinese consumers, and develops exclusive product lines in China: Chinese, Italian and Japanese designers work together to design unique styles and fabrics for the Chinese market and constantly strengthen the power of Made in China. ”
The China Zhejiang swimming team is a swimming team sponsored by Arena for a long time, and members such as Xu Jiayu of the swimming team have also signed as the spokesperson of the Arena brand.
Wang Wei, director of the swimming department of Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, which has produced many outstanding athletes, said: "Our team trusts the professionalism of Arena's swimming equipment. It is precisely because of the quality and excellent performance of swimming equipment that athletes can be better protected and participate in training and competitions safely. ”