In the early hours of 2 September, the summer transfer window in European football officially closed – teams made a frenzy of signings in the last moments before closing, but Mbappe ended up staying in Paris.
In tennis, Chinese flower Wang Xinyu played two consecutive singles and doubles matches on this match day - Wang Xinyu staged a comeback in both matches to reach the round of 16. Zhang Zhizhen lost 1-3 to wild card player Tsuchikata Rinhui after 4 sets and stopped in the round of 32.
Amrabat finally fulfilled his dream and joined Manchester United.
The summer window of Europe's top five leagues closes
Ahead of the European transfer window, Manchester United officially announced Reguilon and Amrabat, both on loan, on the last day of the transfer window.
Manchester City have officially announced the signing of Portuguese midfielder Nunes, and the player will wear the number 27 shirt in Manchester City, and it is reported that Nunes' transfer fee is 50 million pounds.
Liverpool made a late-minute move to sign 21-year-old Herafenbech from Bayern for £34 million, and after a summer window, Liverpool's midfielder completed a major changeover.
Chelsea signed young talent Palmer from Manchester City, and it is reported that Palmer's transfer fee is £40 million + £2.5 million floating clause, and he signed a seven-year contract with Chelsea.
Reguilon joined Manchester United on loan.
Barca signed Cancelo and Felix in the final minute, both on loan and without a buyout clause. Before joining Barca on loan, Felix extended his contract with Atletico until 2028.
Barca also sent away several players on loan on the final day, namely Fati and Eric Garcia, in addition to Abboud's permanent move to Betis for 7.5 million euros, Barca have 50% ownership and future buyback terms.
Real Madrid officially announced the transfer of Odriosola to Real Sociedad, and it is reported that the transfer fee is only 1.5 million euros, which is Odrio Sola's return to Real Sociedad after 5 years.
Herafenbech moved to Liverpool from Bayern.
In addition, according to journalist Romano, Grand Paris signed Chlo Muani for a transfer fee of 75 million euros + 15 million euros, but Grand Paris has not officially announced the transfer.
Portugal international Palinia failed to move to Bayern Munich at the last minute after it was reported that he was close to 100% to the Bundesliga hegemony, but the transfer did not happen...
Greenwood joined La Liga side Getafe on loan, with United charging no loan fee and taking on the lion's share of Greenwood's £75,000 weekly salary.
Cancelo (left) and Felix join Barca on loan.
Wang Xinyu reached the round of 16 of Grand Slam women's singles and women's doubles for the first time
In the early hours of September 2, the US Open ushered in its fifth matchday of contention. Chinese Xiaohua Wang Xinyu played two consecutive singles and doubles matches on this matchday, and Wang Xinyu staged a comeback in both matches, and both reached the round of 16.
Since the second round of women's singles, Wang Xinyu has staged a reversal battle in the singles and doubles court for four consecutive matches.
In the singles match, Wang Xinyu's opponent was world No. 64 Schmidrova, and after losing a set 4-6, Wang Xinyu made a power in the last two sets, 6-3, 6-2 to complete the reversal, including the tiebreaker Wang Xinyu sent invisible eggs in six consecutive games after 0-2.
Wang Xinyu celebrates victory.
This is the first time in her career that Wang Xinyu has reached the round of 16 of the US Open, and her performance in the round of 16 also set her best record in a Grand Slam. In the next 1/8 final, Wang Xinyu will face the 10th seed Mukhova across the net.
After a short break, Wang Xinyu partnered Xie Shuwei in the women's doubles match, and the two played against the Matek/Potapova pair.
The French Open champions lost the first set 3-6, the two stubbornly tied and won the tiebreaker after falling behind 2-4 in the second set, and the two defused their serve after 3-5 to win the tiebreaker 7-5 in four consecutive sets.
This is the first time Wang Xinyu has reached the round of 16 in the US Open women's doubles, having partnered Zhu Lin in her US Open doubles tournament for the first time last year, and the two were eliminated in the first round.
In the next third round of women's doubles, Wang Xinyu/Xie Shuwei will meet the winners of Ostapenko/Kichenok and Avanezian/Rahimova.
Zhang Zhizhen is no match for Tufang Rinhui.
Zhang Zhizhen lost and stopped at the round of 32 of the US Open
In another match, world No. 67 China's Zhang Zhizhen lost 1-3 to wildcard player and Australian Rin Tufang after four hard fights to stop the round of 32.
With four-set scores 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 and 3-6, Zhang Zhizhen also regretted not being able to refresh the best record of the Chinese men's tennis Grand Slam (men's singles round of 32).
In the first set, both sides held serve for the first 7 games. The first serve was 4-3 ahead. In the crucial 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen fell behind 3-5 after being broken. Tsuchikata then won the set with his own serve, winning the first set 6-3.
In the second set, the two sides were once again locked in a fight, and in the seventh game, Tsuchikata Kai completed a break to establish a 4-3 lead. In the 9th game, Tsuchikata Huanghui broke Zhang Zhizhen's unavoidable serve again to win the second set 6-3.
In the third game, Zhang Zhizhen, who had no way back, completed the break to start 2-0 lead. However, Tsuchikata Jihui completed the 6th game and chased 3-3. In the 10th game, Zhang Zhizhen struggled to hold serve and win a set 6-4 after a long tug-of-war in his serve victory.
In the fourth set, Zhang Zhizhen had physical problems, lost 3-6, and stopped the men's singles round of 32 with an aggregate score of 1-3.
The Latvian team broke out a big upset.
Latvia beat Spain in upset
In a match in the group stage of the second phase of the Basketball World Cup held on the 1st, defending champions Spain lost 69-74 to Latvia, who made their debut on the World Cup stage.
Looking ahead to the match, Latvian coach Ban Ci said: "We are not afraid of any challenge. Sure enough, Latvia showed strong physical confrontation from the start, forcing Spain to make frequent mistakes, and Latvia ended the first quarter with a 17-16 lead.
Latvia and Spain played each other fiercely, committing a total of 50 fouls. Latvia continued to work hard in the crucial moments of the final quarter, relying on defensive counterattacks to hit consecutive three-point shots and finally controlled the rhythm to win the game.
"We let them play too easily in the last quarter, especially the blocking and changing of the defense were not done well, we need to play more efficiently. But congratulations to Latvia, they played better and deserved this victory. Spain coach Scariolo said.
With the win, Latvia returned to the ranks of the top eight ticket contenders, with Canada losing 65-69 to Brazil in the same group, with all four teams winning 3-1.
In the final round, Latvia will face Brazil, while Spain will face Canada, one of the favourites to win the tournament.
Italy beat Serbia.
Italy defeated Serbia by 16 points
Italy, who had not played well in the group stage, came back after trailing by 16 points in the third quarter to defeat favourites Serbia 78-76.
Since the start of this World Cup, the strong Serbian team has been in great form, and they have won easily against all three opponents in the group stage. Italy was relatively slow to heat, losing to the Dominican team in the group stage and giving up the top spot in the group.
In the final quarter of the game, Italy's scorer Fontecchio was in good form and scored points repeatedly, while Bogdanovic missed shots many times...
In the final moments of the game, Serbia, who trailed by two points, had to make a desperate bet on the outside, but the final ultra-long distance was deflected by three points, and Italy narrowly won by two points.
Fontecchio became Italy's top contributor, scoring a game-high 30 points and grabbing seven rebounds while shooting 73 percent from the field.
Bogdanovic scored Serbia's highest 18 points, but he hit just four of his 16 shots...
In the other match in the same group, the Dominican team lost 97-102 to Puerto Rico. Group I currently has a record of 3-1 for all four teams, with Italy taking on Puerto Rico and Serbia against Dominica in the next round.
Edwards and Rivers were key figures in Team America's comeback.
The four teams locked up the quarterfinals of the Men's Basketball World Cup
The four teams from the other groups are clear – the United States, Lithuania, Slovenia and Germany all secure places in the quarter-finals after four straight wins.
In Group J, Montenegro led the United States by one point at halftime, but thanks to Edwards' strong performance in the second half, the United States eventually won 85-73.
Team USA coach Cole said after the game: "We didn't do a good job of moving the ball, and when we go back we'll watch the video and find out why we got into trouble in the game. ”
In the other match in Group J, Lithuania beat Greece 92-67 with a 28-9 offensive climax in the final quarter. After this match, the United States and Lithuania will lock in the top two places in the group, and there will be a direct dialogue in the next match, and the winner will take the top spot in the group.
In Group K, Germany beat Georgia 100-73. In the game, six of Germany's players scored double-doubles, and the team hit a total of 20 three-pointers.
In the other game in the same group, Doncic had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help Slovenia beat Australia 91-80. Germany and Slovenia secured the top two of their group after four consecutive wins, advancing to the quarter-finals together.
Germany will play Slovenia in the next game, and when talking about how to defend the opposing team's top star, Doncic, Germany coach Gordon Herbert said: "We had a perfect plan for last European Championship, but he still scored 36 points in that game, so this time, I really don't know how to do it. ”
Doncic (right) remains unstoppable.
In the Women's Volleyball Asian Championship, the Chinese team advanced to the first place in the group
On the evening of September 1, the competition for matchday 3 of the 2023 Women's Volleyball Asian Championship ended in Korat, Thailand.
The second team of the Chinese women's volleyball team beat Kazakhstan 3-0, and won all three games to advance to the round of eight in Group D, with the scores of the three sets 25-12, 25-21 and 25-10. China will face Japan and India, who are the top two finishers in Group B, in the round of eight.
The Chinese women's volleyball team followed the starting lineup of the first two games of the group stage, the first to appear was the main attack Wu Mengjie and Zhonghui, the secondary attack Yang Hanyu and Cao Tingting, followed by Zhou Pagetong, the second setter Xu Xiaoting and the libero Xu Jianan.
Currently, Thailand and Australia in Group A, Japan and India in Group B, Vietnam and South Korea in Group C, China and Kazakhstan in Group D have each of the top two places to advance to the Round of Eight. The rematch of the 2023 Women's Volleyball Asian Championship Round of 8 will be played on September 3 and 4.
HOKA's new equipment wakes up acceleration
Recently, the international high-performance footwear brand HOKA ONE ONE launched a new color matching Mach X and Rocket X2, as HOKA's two iconic high-performance road running shoes, continuing the strong propulsion, sensitive foot feel and full cushioning protection, with bright and eye-catching dopamine colors on a black and white background, awakening runners to speed on the autumn marathon track.
The Mach X, which was launched in June this year, features a new color acceleration with a ProFly-X™ structure and a Peba X propulsion plate to create a versatile training shoe for multiple scenarios with high rebound cushioning performance.
At the same time, the Rocket X2, which combines speed and stability, also returns with a contrast. This racing shoe designed for racing also features a ProFly-X™ construction for excellent cushioning; Equipped with agile and flexible spoon-shaped split-toe carbon fiber plates, it will provide more powerful propulsion.
The Hangzhou Asian Games held an open day of the main media center
On September 1, the Hangzhou Asian Organizing Committee held an open day of the main media center, and more than 250 media reporters walked into the "Media House" in advance to understand the spatial layout and functional division of the main media center.
The main media center is located in Hangzhou International Expo Center, but also in the Hangzhou Asian Games competition venue group, close to Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Olympic Sports Center Swimming Pool, Olympic Sports Center Tennis Center, Olympic Sports Center Comprehensive Training Hall, 15 minutes' drive from the Media Village.
The main media center of the Hangzhou Asian Games covers a total area of nearly 50,000 square meters, which is divided into different areas such as the main news center, the international broadcasting center, and the main broadcaster operation center. During the Asian Games, the main media center will enter a 24-hour operation.
The main media center is the home base for registered media and broadcasters during the games, undertaking important activities, decision-making, information distribution and response functions such as media operations, news promotion and broadcast services, and is also the headquarters for the work of the OCA media committee, anchor agencies, rights-holding broadcasters and news information service teams.