Miu Hirano won the women's singles title.
At the WTT Regular Challenge Zagreb, Japan's Miu Hirano staged a miracle battle, winning the championship with 3 consecutive national table tennis players.
In the women's singles final on the evening of the 2nd, Sun Yingsha faced Miyu Hirano - the two sides fought to a tiebreaker, Sun Yingsha was tied by Miyu Hirano three times after leading three times, and finally reversed 3-4 on aggregate.
Miu Hirano (second from left) fell behind three times and tied three times.
Sun Yingsha was reversed by Miyu Hirano and missed the women's singles title
In the first game of the match, Sun Yingsha won 11-4, but the game then appeared extremely glue.
In the tiebreaker after 3-3, Sun Yingsha started unfavorably and trailed 2-4 and had to request a timeout. After the timeout, Sun Yingsha still could not get rid of the passive situation, and the shot was hesitant, and the rhythm was not against Miyu Hirano, and the score difference was pulled to 2-6.
Sun Yingsha tried to strengthen the attack, but unfortunately there were still too many mistakes, and finally lost 6-11 and lost the championship.
Miu Hirano takes a selfie after winning the championship.
The last time Sun lost in singles was at the Swedish Open in October 2019, when she lost 4-2 to Mimato Ito in the semifinals, 1,365 days have passed.
This is also Miyu Hirano's first international title this season, and it is her second consecutive victory over 3 national table tennis players to win the championship after 6 years.
In 2017, Miyu Hirano defeated the main players of national table tennis Ding Ning, Zhu Yuling and Chen Meng in the Asian Championships to win the championship, and this time she defeated Liu Weishan, Qu Man, Sun Yingsha 3 people in a row to win the championship.
In the men's doubles final, the national table tennis team Lin Shidong/Yuan Licen defeated Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun 3-1; South Korean pair Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin defeated Qian Tianyi/Liu Weishan 3-2 to win the women's doubles title; In the men's singles final, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Fan Zhendong 4-3 and successfully won the championship.
Will veteran Buffon go to Saudi Arabia to pan for gold?
Buffon received an offer of 15 million euros from Saudi Arabia
On July 2, according to Roma dello Sport, a Saudi team offered 45-year-old Buffon a huge offer with an annual salary of 15 million euros and a period of two years.
Buffon's contract with Parma expires in 2024, and he and Parma have failed to successfully promote back to Serie A this season, and Buffon has reached another crossroads in his career this summer.
According to reports, Buffon currently faces three choices: continue to play at Parma and fulfill his contract, which expires in 2024; Or choose to retire; Or choose to accept a lucrative offer from a Saudi team.
Although the conditions are attractive enough, Buffon is still considering it, and the final decision has not yet been made.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Buffon has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons and is personally more inclined to end his career this summer. While both Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have extended olive branches, Buffon wants to be with his family and friends.
Gordon joins the Suns in pursuit of a championship.
Gordon signed with the Suns at the end of two years
On July 3, according to Shams, a well-known NBA reporter, Eric Gordon had signed a two-year contract with the Suns, with the second year as a player option.
It is reported that this is a basic salary contract, and Gordon's salary in the first year is about $2.02 million. So far, the Sun's 15+1 list has been released, and the total salary + luxury tax has exceeded $250 million.
Last week, the Clippers refused to guarantee Gordon's $21 million contract, making the 34-year-old a free agent. With this move, the Clippers saved $100 million in luxury taxes.
According to Rockets reporter Iko, Gordon had quite a few options this summer, and the former best sixth man finally decided to join the Suns after narrowing his sights to the Suns, Warriors and Rockets.
The Suns have formed a Big Four lineup of Booker + Beal + Durant + Ayton, and signed 6 people in a row on the first day of free agency, and with the addition of Gordon, the team's outside strength has further improved.
The data shows that Gordon ranks 5th in three-point shooting at least 9 meters in history, and by signing him, the Suns' projection ability has improved again.
Verstappen.
In F1 Austria, Verstappen won five consecutive titles
On July 2, the 2023 F1 Grand Prix ended its ninth race in Austria, with Verstappen starting from pole position winning the title without suspense, claiming his seventh race of the season.
With Verstappen winning the Austrian race, Red Bull Racing was able to continue their unbeaten season and complete a ninth consecutive title this season.
Leclerc and Perez reached the podium at this stop, and China's Zhou Guanyu failed to break into the points zone and finished 14th.
In this race, Verstappen took pole position, and Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu finished 16th in qualifying. However, an accident occurred on the first lap of the race, when Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda's car hit the right rear wheel of Okon, Tsunoda rushed into the gravel buffer zone, and then had to replace the front wing.
Zhou Guanyu continued to suffer from tire change problems in this battle, and replaced with a new hard tire for the first time, the tire change time was as high as 5.3 seconds, and the ranking quickly dropped to 20th after exiting, and finally could only finish in 14th place.
China U19 Men's Basketball World Cup 10th
On July 2, the U19 men's basketball World Cup qualifying match was contested for 9-10 places, and the Chinese U19 men's basketball team and Slovenia fought fiercely for four quarters, and finally the Chinese team lost to Slovenia U19 76-85, and the final World Cup ranking was 10th.
Looking back at the game, the Chinese men's basketball team led the opponent by 11 points in one and a half quarters, and entered the fourth quarter to have the advantage, but the result was finally overturned... Head coach Handen's line-up is debatable.
Especially in the final stage of the fourth quarter, under the leadership of player Ma Mingkun, the backward Chinese national youth once chased 71-72 and was 1 point, but Han Deng took the initiative to make a substitution, replacing the best performing Ma Mingkun, so that the Chinese men's basketball team has no power to return.
After the game, angry netizens said: "If you don't replace Han Deng, if you don't deal with this national youth coach seriously, it's hard to be angry." ”
This World Cup trip is regrettable, but the national youth men's basketball team has no shortage of highlights, such as interior player Yang Hansen, who contributed 51.7% of the shooting percentage, averaging 12.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 5 blocks per game.
Malele tackles in front of goal to give Shenhua the lead.
Jinmen Tiger reversed Shenhua, and Cangzhou defeated Zhejiang
On the 2nd, the 2023 Chinese Super League season played four matches in the 14th round, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers defeated Shanghai Shenhua 2:1 away with the "own goal" gift in the late stage of the game.
The match was a strong conversation, with Shenhua finishing second in the league and Jinmen Tigers in fourth place before the match.
In the 18th minute, Shenhua foreign aid Bassogo cleverly distributed the ball in the box to Cao Yunding, who crossed low and followed, and Marele pushed and scored to take the lead.
In the 63rd minute, the Tsumen Tigers attacked from a corner kick, and the score was equalized by a volley from the back of the foreign player Beric at the front post.
Berridge's magical scorpion swings its tail.
In the 85th minute, Tigers' Barton crossed from the left and was blocked by goalkeeper Bo Yaxiong due to the slippery turf on a rainy day. In the end, the Tigers relied on this "own goal" to win away from home.
The Cangzhou Lions started the day at home against Zhejiang and led 1-0 in the 6th minute thanks to a follow-up push from foreign aid Owusu.
Zhejiang suffered another blow in the 32nd minute when Dong Yu was sent off with a red card for a tackle foul.
In first-half stoppage time, the Lions' two foreign players successfully connected and Oscar broke off several defenders in a row before passing the ball to Locadia, who scored hard to extend the advantage to 2-0. In the 89th minute, foreign aid Lucas scored with a header to pull a goal back for Zhejiang.
In other matches, Nantong Zhiyun drew 2:2 at home to Meizhou Hakka, and the visiting team's Yang Zhen scored a "tie" goal in stoppage time; Dalian Renren were also Jedi escapees, relying on Lin Liangming's late-minute goal at home to draw 1-1 with Qingdao Manatee.
Japan crushed South Korea to win the championship.
U17 Asian Cup, Japan beat South Korea 3-0
On July 2, the final of the U17 Asian Cup was held, and Japan defended the U17 Asian Cup title with a 3-0 victory against South Korea.
Before the match, the Korean media "JoongAng Daily" wrote: "This match is definitely a battle that South Korea cannot lose, because this team lost 0-3 to Japan last year and hopes to complete revenge." ”
However, the history is strikingly similar - this time against Japan, the South Korean youth still lost 0-3.
While defending their title, Japan won the title for the fourth time in its history, continuing to rank first in history - Japan has participated in the final for the third time in the last five editions, and won one title and one runner-up in the previous two editions.
South Korea last reached the final in 2014, missing out on the title for 21 consecutive years, and the last time the team won a cup was back in 2002.
China's first Internet celebrity football carnival ended
A few days ago, on the occasion of the opening of the Shanghai Chao Life Festival, ECO Interactive Entertainment, Dewu and POIZON CON, jointly created the first red football carnival IP in China - "Wardbo World Ball" closed at Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium.
The first "Wardbo Football Carnival" sounded the call for celebrities, and ECO Interactive Entertainment invited more than 20 celebrities, football stars and cross-border celebrities in the football field, covering tens of millions of fans on the entire network.
At the event, celebrities interacted closely with fans, took photos, and signed autographs. Photos and videos of the scene were widely circulated online on social media platforms.
According to on-site interviews, friends who came to participate in the carnival activities came from all over the country, but they also love football.
In the Reds Match, football Reds and crossover Reds teamed up to give a wonderful performance to the audience. The "Reds vs Fans" live interactive match followed, and football fans from all walks of life randomly formed teams on the spot, competed on the court to show their skills and compete with the Reds.
White Elephant Food became the official partner of Chinese women's football
White Elephant Food joined hands with the Chinese women's national football team as an official partner for the first time, and the signing ceremony was held in Qingdao on July 2. He Xiaofeng, Deputy Secretary-General of China Football Association and General Manager of China Fordbao Football Industry Development Company, Shui Qingxia, head coach of the Chinese women's national football team, Yao Zhongliang, Chairman and President of White Elephant Food, attended the signing ceremony, and women's football team members Wang Shanshan and Zhang Linyan attended to witness.
While becoming the official partner of the Chinese women's national football team, White Elephant Food announced the establishment of the "Sonorous Rose Bloom Fund" in order to continue to support the vigorous development of China's women's football and sports, aiming to focus on the development of China's women's football youth training, cultivate "rose seedlings", help "rose bloom", and provide support and guarantee for the construction of women's football youth training system.
Yao Zhongliang, chairman and president of White Elephant Food, said that White Elephant has always been keenly concerned about the development of Chinese football and has always had deep respect for the tenacious and tenacious fighting spirit of Chinese women's football.
Shui Qingxia, head coach of the Chinese women's national football team, said, "Youth training is the cradle of China's football development, and with a sustainable training mechanism, Chinese women's football can produce outstanding talents and the spirit of women's football can be passed on from generation to generation. Thanks to the strong support of White Elephant, I believe that China's women's football industry will grow stronger and stronger. ”