When the Philippines and Japan lost one after another, the five Asian teams of the men's basketball World Cup have been out, and only the Chinese men's basketball team still has a chance to qualify.
However, the qualification of the Chinese men's basketball team is almost only a theoretical possibility, and in order to advance to the round of 16, the Chinese men's basketball team needs to not only defeat Puerto Rico, but also win at least 36 points.
The Chinese men's basketball team has a back-to-back battle tonight.
The five Asian teams in the World Cup are out, leaving only China
On the evening of the 29th, the fifth matchday of the Men's Basketball World Cup, the Philippines and Japan, as hosts, both lost in the final game of the group stage, and both failed to advance to the round of 16.
So far, 10 teams have confirmed to advance to the round of 16: Dominica and Italy in Group A, the United States in Group C, Lithuania and Montenegro in Group D, Germany and Australia in Group E, Spain in Group G, Canada and Latvia in Group H.
Asian teams are currently the only ones left with the theoretical possibility of advancing to the Chinese men's basketball team, which will face Puerto Rico, the last opponent of the group stage at 8 p.m. on August 30, and in order to advance to the round of 16, it will not only need to defeat Puerto Rico, but also win by at least 36 points.
Japan lost to Australia by 20 points.
As a result, the Chinese men's basketball team is likely to fall into qualifying like the two hosts, with only one win by Asian teams so far, and defeating Finland also gives Japan a successful lead in the Paris Olympics qualification battle for Asian teams.
According to the rules, only the teams with the best results in Asia will have direct access to Paris.
Once qualified, the Chinese men's basketball team will play the Philippines and Angola in Group A, and the Philippines will face South Sudan or Puerto Rico in addition to China.
The Japanese men's basketball team, which holds a win, will play against Cape Verde and Venezuela, and it can be said that whether it is points or the next round of opponents, the Japanese men's basketball team has an absolute advantage.
Wang Yafan performed well.
Wang Yafan picked the world's No. 7 Garcia
In the early morning of the 30th, in the first round of the 2023 US Open women's singles, Chinese player Wang Yafan, who broke through from the qualifying round, broke out the biggest upset since the start of the tournament, defeating the top 4 of last year's tournament 6-4, 6-1, and Garcia, the No. 7 seed in this tournament, advanced to the second round of the US Open women's singles.
Garcia became the biggest seed player out of the US Open since the start of the US Open.
In the first set, Wang Yafan broke serve first in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead, and she finally won the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Wang Yafan broke Garcia's first two serve games in a row to build a huge 4-0 advantage. In the 7th game, Wang Yafan completed the third break of the game and finally won the second set 6-1, thus knocking out his opponent 2-0.
In this game, Wang Yafan not only played harder than Garcia's offense, but her defense forced Garcia to make 34 unforced mistakes in the game.
This is Wang Yafan's second Grand Slam main draw victory after Wimbledon in 2019, the second time he won the US Open main draw in five years, and the second time in Wang Yafan's career to defeat the world's top 10.
Wang Yafan's opponent in the next round will be Britain's Usain Bolt.
Ottavio made a point, and Ronaldo took the penalty overnight.
Cristiano Ronaldo shot 2 shots and 1 pass, Riyadh won two consecutive victories
In the early morning of the 30th, in the fourth round of the Saudi League, Riyadh Victory hosted Riyadh youth. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty and provided an assist, and Riyadh won a 4-0 home victory over Yade Juniors to win two consecutive league games.
In the 11th minute, Ottavio crossed, the youth player was fouled in the penalty area for handball, through VAR, and the referee awarded a penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty kick was the trigger to give Riyadh a 1-0 lead.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on penalties.
In the 35th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo was brought down by Cuillar when breaking through in the box, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, and Ronaldo hit the penalty again.
In the 40th minute, Brozovic crossed, Cristiano Ronaldo slid to the right side of the box, and Mane scored from a small angle.
In the 79th minute, Ghalib picked out a cross from the left, Cristiano Ronaldo's header popped off the post, and Hannum scored.
Cristiano Ronaldo assisted Mane's tackle to score.
After the match, Ronaldo wrote on social media: "The atmosphere in our stadium is fantastic! It's great to celebrate this victory with our fans! Fantastic team performance! Come on, Riyadh victory! ”
In the Saudi league goalscorers' list, Ronaldo currently leads the table with five goals, while his teammate Mane, Crescent striker Malcolm and Jeddah joint striker Hamdallah are tied for second with four goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo's header popped up into the post and Hannum scored.
Haaland was named PFA Player of the Year
In the early morning of the 30th, the PFA officially announced the candidate for the best player of the year, and Manchester City striker Haaland won the PFA Player of the Year.
Haaland joined the Premier League last season and broke the Premier League's all-time single-season goal record with 36 goals and eventually won the Golden Boot.
He has made 53 appearances in all competitions for the club, contributing 52 goals and nine assists, so he also emerged from the competition against Kevin De Bruyne, Kane, Odegaard, Saka and Stones.
Aston Villa's Rachel Dali won the PFA Women's Player of the Year award and Chelsea's Lauren James won the PFA Young Athlete of the Year award.
Haaland.
Last season, Manchester City won three consecutive Premier League titles and won the treble, while Arsenal finished second in the Premier League after 247 days in the lead. In the selection of the best team in the PFA, the two giants also occupy the vast majority of seats.
Manchester City have five players selected with the most number – centre-backs Stones and Ruben Dias, midfielders Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, and Haaland.
Arsenal have four players, namely goalkeeper Ramsdale, defender Saliba, midfielder Odegaard and winger Saka.
In addition, Newcastle's right-back Trippier and Harry Kane, who has now left Tottenham, are also among the best in the squad. Manchester United, who finished third in the Premier League last season, did not have any players selected.
PFA Team of the Year:
Goalkeeper: Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Saliba (Arsenal), Dias (Manchester City), Stones (Manchester City), Trippier (Newcastle)
Midfielders: Odegaard (Arsenal), Rodri (Manchester City), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Forwards: Kane (Tottenham-Bayern), Haaland (Manchester City), Saka (Arsenal)
Pavard.
French defender Pavard joins Inter
On August 29, according to famous journalists Romano and Di Marzio, Bayern defender Pavard's deal to join Inter has been reached, and the transfer fee is 30 million euros + 2 million euros floating.
Romano said: "Pavard moved to Inter Milan, Bayern have agreed to this transfer for a total of 32 million euros, the contract was negotiated today. ”
Pavard will travel to Milan later today for a medical check-up and the player will sign his contract on Wednesday.
Pavard, 27, is a French defender who is currently worth 40 million euros. He moved from Stuttgart to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2019 for €35 million and played a total of 163 games for Bayern, scoring 12 goals and providing 12 assists.
Sock.
Sock announced his retirement after the US Open
On the 29th, following Isner's announcement that the US Open will end the auction, his men's doubles partner in this year's US Open, Jack Sock, who has scored in the world's top ten in both singles and doubles, also announced that he will regard the US Open as his last professional tennis event.
Sock wrote on social media: "To that 8-year-old boy who fell in love with tennis at first sight, I hope I make you proud. I will never forget the memories of these 14 years. From winning four Grand Slam titles, Olympic gold and bronze, finishing in the top 10 in singles and doubles, to competing in team competitions in the Davis Cup and Laver Cup, this has exceeded anything I ever dreamed of. None of this could have happened without the help of so many people. ”
According to previous news, Sauk has signed with the Pickleball Tour and will become a professional Pickleball player after his tennis career is over.
The 30-year-old has been playing professionally since 2011. As one of the few players in tennis today who has achieved good results in both singles and doubles, he has scored in the top 10 in both singles and doubles, with the highest ranking in singles being No. 8 in the world and the highest ranking in doubles being No. 2 in the world.