As the NBA's top pick this year, Venbanyama will make his summer league debut on the 8th, but just a day before the game starts, trouble arises.
According to US media reports, the security guard of Venbanyama and Britney "Britney" had a physical altercation, and Britney has called the police.
In the table tennis arena, WTT Star Challenge Ljubljana, the national table tennis men's doubles and women's doubles broke out - Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan lost 1-3 to France's Lebrun brothers; Chen Meng/Wang Manyu fought fiercely for five games and lost to the multinational pair Balazova/Matrova.
Britney and Vembanyama's security clashed.
Britney was slapped by Venbanyama security guards
According to the US media TMZ, "Britney" Britney has always been a fan of Bunbanyama, and the two met by chance in Las Vegas - when Britney stepped forward to ask for a group photo, there was a physical altercation with the security guard of Bunbanyama.
It is reported that the two appeared in the same restaurant at that time, Britney said that after she saw Wen Banyama, she stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder to try to attract his attention, but was slapped by the other party's bodyguard and his glasses were also knocked off.
After that, Britney chose to call the police, and the police have also intervened in the investigation.
Venbanyama said Britney grabbed him from behind.
Venbanyama also responded to the conflict, "I had no idea what was going on, I kept walking forward and was told not to stop. Someone grabbed me from behind, not on the shoulder, but from behind, and then the security guards pushed her away. ”
It wasn't until a few hours later that Venbanyama learned that the man was Britney...
Britney herself then tweeted: "When I was surrounded by fans that day, my bodyguards did not attack them. I haven't received a public apology from Venbanyama, his security guards, or the Spurs. ”
Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan lost 3-1 to France's Lebrun brothers.
National table tennis men's and women's doubles broke out and lost
On the evening of the 6th, at the WTT Star Challenge Ljubljana, the national table tennis men's doubles and women's doubles were unpopular.
Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan lost 1-3 to France's Le Brun brothers; Chen Meng/Wang Manyu fought fiercely for five games and lost to the multinational pair Balazova/Matrova.
In the men's doubles match, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan faced France's Lebrun brothers in no form, lost 8-11 in the first set, and then recovered a game 11-5, and was completely suppressed by the opponent in the third game, losing 3-11.
In the fourth game, the national table tennis combination failed to fight back, the young Lebrun brothers seized the opportunity to win 13-11, and Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan finally stopped in the quarterfinals 1-3.
In the women's doubles match, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu was in poor form as soon as they came up, and quickly lost 5-11 in the first set. After losing 2 consecutive games, the national table tennis combination woke up like a dream, and began to control the game in the third game, easily recovering one game 11-4 and 11-6 in the fourth game.
After entering the tiebreaker, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu's mistakes increased again, and the opponent seized the opportunity to open the score, and the national table tennis combination was unable to return to the sky.
Witnessing the failure of these two pairs, some netizens ridiculed, "These two pairs have not achieved too good results, and they can be dismantled." ”
The Chinese men's volleyball team has only won two victories so far.
In the World League, the Chinese men's volleyball team lost 1-3 to Slovenia
The third week of the 2023 World Men's Volleyball League in the Philippines continued, with China playing Slovenia, losing three consecutive games 21-25, 20-25, 26-24 and 23-25, sweeping 0-3 on aggregate, which was also the eighth defeat of the Chinese team in this World League.
After defeating Bulgaria 3-2 in the first match of this year's World League, the Chinese men's volleyball team suffered an embarrassing six-game losing streak, but it was only after defeating Germany 3-1 in the last game in Rotterdam that it struggled to get the second victory.
Moving to the Philippines, China was defeated 2-3 by Japan in the first match, losing to Slovenia again.
Slovenia is a strong team, finishing runner-up in three consecutive European Championships in 2015, 2019 and 2021.
After this battle, China is ranked 14th with 2 wins and 8 losses, only ahead of Cuba and Bulgaria, and will face Brazil in the next match.
Castro (left).
Ronaldo recommended that Riyadh Victory officially announce the appointment of the Portuguese famous coach
On July 6, Saudi League giants Riyadh Victory officially announced that Portuguese coach Castro was officially appointed as the new coach of the team, and the two sides signed until 2025, Castro will receive an annual salary of 7.5 million euros, Castro is also the third manager of Riyadh Victory in the past three months.
According to French media sources, it was Ronaldo who strongly recommended Castro to the management of Riyadh Victory, and Ronaldo appreciated Castro's coaching ability.
Last season, Riyadh Victory lost to Jeddah United in the title race, and French coach Rudy Garcia was dismissed midway through the season. After that, interim coach Jelicic led the team to play the remaining matches.
At the end of the season, Riyadh Victory was associated with many world famous coaches such as Jose Mourinho, Zidane, Gallardo, etc., but they were all declined, and finally Riyadh triumphantly chose Cristiano Ronaldo's compatriot Castro.
Castro has previously coached a number of Portuguese Premier League teams, including FC Porto, Riaovi, and he has also coached Shakhtar Donetsk, Duhaile and Botafogo.
The U.S. men's basketball World Cup 12-man squad confirmed
On July 7, the 12-man roster of the U.S. men's basketball team for this year's World Cup was released, and none of the 12 players had World Cup or Olympic experience.
The specific list is as follows:
Bankero (Magic), Mikal Bridges (Nets), Brunson (Knicks), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Haliburton (Pacers), Josh Hart (Knicks), Brandon Ingram (Pelicans), Jalen Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies), Cameron Johnson (Nets), Kessler (Jazz), Portis (Bucks), Reeves (Lakers).
This year's Men's Basketball World Cup will be played from August 25 to September 10, with the United States and Greece, New Zealand and Jordan in a group.
Paul will join forces with Curry.
5 for 1, the Warriors announced that he was sent out of Poole and got Paul
On July 7, the NBA Warriors officially announced that they had received 12-time All-Star guard Paul in a trade from the Wizards.
The Warriors sent Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Rollins, a 2027 second-round pick and a 2030 first-round pick (with the first 20 pick) in the deal.
Paul will be wearing the Warriors' No. 3 jersey, which was previously owned by Poole.
In the 2022-2023 regular season, Paul played in 59 games for the Suns, averaging 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game; in the playoffs, Paul played in 7 games, averaging 12.4 points, 5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
Ju Wenjun.
Ju Wenjun and Lei Tingjie played again in the second round
According to Xinhua News Agency, the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship (Women's World Championship) was held in the second round of the Shanghai Chess Academy on the 6th, and the current chess queen Ju Wenjun and the challenger Lei Tingjie from Chongqing played a draw again after three and a half hours of competition, and the total score of the two sides is currently 1:1.
In the match of the day, Ju Wenjun took the lead and abandoned the rear wing, and Lei Tingjie defended with two horses. Then the challenger chose to take the initiative, and the two sides fought fiercely, and Ju Wenjun once suffered a lot of pressure on the back wing and center, but she defended accurately, dripping water, and also consumed a lot of Lei Tingjie's time.
The two then engaged in a series of force exchanges, turning into a roughly balanced Che Elephant Soldier endgame, culminating in three repetitions and chess in the 40th round.
The game seemed rather glued, but the post-match press conference had a relaxed atmosphere. The press officer of the tournament relayed the question of netizens: "If you can 'cross', which chess player would you most like to play chess?" ”
Ju Wenjun said with a smile that he wanted to play against Ding Liren when he was a child, and he wanted to win the game. Lei Tingjie said that she wanted to play chess with Carlson, Carlson in any era.
The two are teammates and good friends of the national team, and when asked how to adjust their mentality, Ju Wenjun said: "This tournament is the most important and special game in my chess career, and chess players will naturally enter the state when they come to this scene." ”
Lei Tingjie replied that she and Ju Wenjun are both Chinese, and whoever wins and loses the championship belongs to China. For her personally, entering the arena is going all out.
Ke Jie.
China Go Open Tournament, Ke Jie lost to Ding Hao
According to Xinhua News Agency, in the second round of the 24th Ahan Tongshan Cup China Go Open Tournament on the 6th, Ke Jie Jiudan, the first person in the domestic ranking, lost to LG Cup champion Ding Hao Jiudan and missed the final four.
The battle between Ke Jie and Ding Hao is the focus of this round. Ding Hao, who was in charge, gained the upper hand in the mid-set battle, after which Ke Jie fought back, but could not stage a comeback as he did in the first round against Fan Tingyu. By the 281st hand, Ke Jie was defeated.
Gu Zihao and Yang Dingxin, who also hold the world title, advanced to the semifinals.
Koo Zihao eliminated defending champion Li Qincheng and Yang Dingxin defeated Xu Jiayang. Another semifinalist spot was pocketed by Tu Xiaoyu, who defeated Xie Erhao.
In the semifinals on the 7th, Gu Zihao will face Ding Hao, and Yang Dingxin will face Tu Xiaoyu.
Barca won La Liga last season.
Barça's operating income last season exceeded expectations
On July 6, according to the news released on Barça's official website, the club's operating income in the 2022-2023 season exceeded expectations, and a number of data reached new highs.
Barça's total operating income last season was 154.8 million euros, a figure 18% higher than the budget at the beginning of the season and 4% higher than the 2018-2019 season, the last full season before the pandemic.
Among Barça's various revenues, there are a number of new figures, such as the 2022-2023 season is the first season in Barça's history to sell more than 1 million (men's first team) tickets, specifically 1021001, which brings Barça about 98 million euros in revenue.
Barça women's ticket revenue of €2.7 million in a single season is also the highest ever.
Azpilicueta left Chelsea after 11 years.
Azpilicueta has officially joined Atletico
On 6 July, Chelsea officially announced that meritorious captain Azpilicueta left the team to join Atletico Madrid.
In the summer window, Loftus-Cheek Cheek and Azpilicueta left the team, leaving the Blues since Chelsea's last Premier League triumph (2016-2017).
Cesar Azpilicueta, who has been with Chelsea for 11 seasons, also said an affectionate farewell to his team via social media at this particular moment.
'It was the hardest letter I've ever written in my life and I felt home from the first moment I put on my Chelsea shirt. Incredibly, as of today I have made 508 appearances for the team, won nine titles and captained your team, and my bond with the city and the club will always be there. ”
Chelsea boss Burleigh also paid tribute to the club's departure, "As a fighter, a champion and a legend loyal to Chelsea, Azpilicueta has left his mark on the history of the club. ”