In the quarterfinals of the Men's Basketball World Cup, the two games were one-sided, Serbia defeated Lithuania 87-68 and the United States defeated Italy 100-63, both advancing to the semifinals.
In the football arena, the Chinese Olympic team's game plan has changed unexpectedly.
In the Paris Olympic qualifiers, the Maldives Olympic team, which is in the same group as the Chinese team, is unable to play in China for some reason, and the competition rules of this group may be adjusted as a result.
The U.S. men's basketball team made the easy cut.
Serbia and the United States advance to the semifinals of the World Cup
In the quarterfinals of the 2023 Basketball World Cup, which took place on September 5, Serbia and the United States defeated Lithuania and Italy, respectively, to advance to the semifinals.
Serbia defeated Lithuania, who had won five straight and toppled the United States, 87-68 to reach the semifinals for the third time in the last four basketball World Cups.
Speaking after the game, Lithuanian player Cedekskis said: "I don't know what happened, it looks like they are more active, they defend better, we can't get into our own rhythm. ”
Serbia's Bogdanovic said teammate Borisa Simanić, who was sidelined due to injury, gave everyone extra motivation.
"He gave us amazing energy. Yesterday we were nervous and changed hotels. I received a message from Borissa. He said, 'Brothers, I'm okay, don't worry, let's win tonight's game.' After all this (losing a kidney from an injury), he still thinks of us. He brought us together and this victory was won for him. ”
In the other quarterfinals of the day, the United States beat Italy 100-63. The game was lopsided from the first quarter, with the U.S. leading 46-24 at the end of the first half.
Bridges contributed 24 points for Team USA, with Haliburton and Reeves scoring 18 and 12 points, respectively. Throughout the game, the United States shot 17 of 36 from three-point range, while Italy shot just 7 of 38.
The remaining two quarter-finals will be played on the 6th, with Germany and Canada facing Latvia and Slovenia respectively.
The Chinese Olympic team trains and prepares for the competition.
The Maldives withdrew from the Olympic Preliminary Round
On September 5, the AFC informed the Chinese Football Association that as one of the teams participating in Group G of the 6th U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers and the first stage of the Paris Olympic Qualifiers, the Maldives Olympic Team could not come to China to participate in the event.
This will undoubtedly have an impact on the competition in this group of events, and whether the competition method of this Olympic preliminary round will be adjusted after the Maldives Olympic team withdraws from the competition, it remains to be officially confirmed by the AFC.
According to the schedule, the Maldives Olympic team will play the first round of Group G with the Indian Olympic team at the Dalian Sports Center on the afternoon of the 6th. And this match has been confirmed to be canceled.
The Chinese Olympic team originally planned to play the third round of this group with the Maldives Olympic team at Barracuda Bay Stadium in Dalian on the evening of the 12th. But this game is also currently unavailable.
The Asian teams are divided into 11 groups, with the first place in each group and the four best second places in each group advancing to the final stage of the U23 Asian Cup in Qatar next year.
The final stage of the U23 Asian Cup will be held in Qatar from 15 April to 3 May 2024, with 16 teams participating, with the top three qualifying directly for the Paris Olympics and the fourth place competing for a place with the African team.
In the event of Maldives' withdrawal, the AFC is likely to calculate only the top four second-placed teams in the group based on the mutual records of the top three teams, with the records of the fourth-placed teams not counted.
Mao Jianqing
Mao Jianqing publicly apologized on social media
Due to the bombardment of head coach Wu Jingui in the online live broadcast and the exposure of the "black material" of Shenhua coaching staff members accompanying players to drink, in the early morning of September 5, Shenhua Club issued a statement: suspended Mao Jianqing and ordered him to make a deep reflection.
The statement of Shenhua Club read: "After the internal investigation and verification of the club, the matters involved in its live broadcast have no factual basis. Mao Jianqing's actions damaged the reputation of the club and caused harm to the coaches, players and fans who cared about the team. After the club's study and decision, Mao Jianqing was suspended from now on and ordered to make a deep reflection. ”
On the 5th, Mao Jianqing also issued a statement on social media, apologizing for the shelling: "I made a series of erroneous remarks on my personal live broadcast platform in the early morning of September 5, which caused a very bad impact, and caused great harm to Shenhua Club, Wu Jingui, Li Chengming, Zhou Junchen and the fans who have always cared about and supported us, for which I apologize!" ”
"After deep reflection, I feel deep remorse for my actions. As a former professional player and now a youth coach of a club, I did not show everyone the correct outlook on life and values. In the future, I will definitely correct my bad habits, devote myself to business learning, and no longer conduct any kind of live broadcast. ”
Anthony
Anthony is at risk of moving away from the Manchester United squad
Recently, Brazilian player Anthony, who plays for Manchester United Club, faced domestic violence allegations from his ex-girlfriend, and on September 5, Beijing time, Anthony was withdrawn from the current issue of the Brazilian national team list, and the Brazilian team recruited Jesus to join the team.
Subsequently, according to Brazilian media reports, after being removed from the Brazilian team, Anthony is now also at risk of staying away from the Manchester United squad.
Brazilian media UOL said that Greenwood was previously removed from Manchester United because his girlfriend condemned him for assault and violence.
Even after the English courts concluded the investigation and dropped the charges against Mason Greenwood, he failed to return to the United squad and he was eventually loaned to Getafe in Spain.
The Guardian later reported that British anti-domestic violence groups condemned Anthony and asked Manchester United to punish Anthony, while they criticized Manchester United for not responding to the matter in a timely manner, believing that regulations should be made for such incidents.
The UK Domestic Violence Agency believes football clubs need to have "clear policies and procedures indicating what to do when their players or employees are subject to such charges".
A spokesman for the organisation said: "When the alleged perpetrator is a high-profile footballer, it has an even worse impact on fans and society. ”
Weng Hongyang
The 2023 China Open Badminton Championship starts in Changzhou
On September 5, the 2023 Victor China Open opened in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, and most of the Chinese players who played on the first day passed the test.
Weng Hongyang lost three sets to Indonesia's Jonatan, and the mixed doubles pair Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin, who won the third place in the world championships this year, lost 1-2.
Playing at home in the Super 1000 event, the Chinese team did its best and sent many new generation young players to participate. On the first day of the tournament, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, who ranked world No. 1 in mixed doubles and women's doubles, respectively, advanced 2-0.
Of the five men's singles players on the Chinese team, only Weng Hongyang played on the first day. Facing world number nine Jonatan, the two played inextricably in the first two games. Jonatan took the lead 22-20, and Weng Hongyang won back 21-19. But Weng Hongyang collapsed after the tiebreaker 8-9, and Jonatan won the game 21-10.
The four women's singles players Wang Zhiyi, Han Yue, Zhang Yiman and Gao Fangjie who appeared on the first day of the Chinese team all won the match 2-0, and the men's doubles pair Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi, Liang Weiheng/Wang Chang also easily advanced.
Recently, budding mixed doubles duo Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin unexpectedly lost to Indonesian pair Jordan/Merati. In addition, the women's doubles new generation duo Li Yijing/Luo Xumin also lost 1-2.
Waters (left)
Foreign aid Waters signed a contract with the Guangdong men's basketball team
On September 5, the CBA team Guangdong men's basketball team announced that it had signed a contract with foreign aid Tremont Waters, and the renewal of Marshon Brooks had also been completed.
Born in 1998 in Connecticut, USA, Waters is 1.78 meters tall and plays as a guard. In 2019, he was selected by the NBA Celtics with the 21st pick in the second round.
In the ongoing 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup, Waters played in five games for Puerto Rico, averaging 20 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2.6 steals per game. As of now, Waters is tenth in the World Cup scoring list, second in assists, second in steals and fourth in double-double.
Waters played for the Metropolitan 92 men's basketball team in Ligue 1 in the 2022-23 season, and finally broke the Ligue 1 finals. In Ligue 1 last season, Waters averaged 18.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, 41 percent from three-point range and 86.7 percent from the free-throw line.
Zhu Fangyu said: "We have seen his characteristics and abilities in the World Cup, Zhao Rui left the team in the summer, and the back line needs fresh blood. We think Waters is the outside aid the system needs. ”
The Japanese men's basketball team won Olympic qualification at this World Cup.
The Japanese men's basketball team officially announced the Asian Games participation list
Beijing time on September 5, after the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced the basketball list of the Asian Games, the Japanese Basketball Association also officially announced the basketball list of the Asian Games, only 1 of the 12 Japanese men's basketball players has participated in the World Cup, and the Japanese women's basketball team sent a full main team to participate in the championship with the Chinese women's basketball team.
At present, it seems that in this Asian Games, the biggest winning opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team will be the South Korean men's basketball team, and the biggest opponent of the Chinese women's basketball team will still be the Japanese women's basketball team.
Of the 12-man roster of the Japanese men's basketball team, only Kawa Sanada has also participated in this year's basketball World Cup. However, although Kawa-Sanada played in four of the five World Cup matches, he did not score a single point.
In addition, the Japanese men's basketball team also recalled Yusho Kawashima, who played in Australia, and the head coach who coached the Japanese men's basketball team to the Asian Games was Corey, an assistant coach of the Japan Men's Basketball World Cup.
However, the 12-man roster announced by the Japanese women's basketball team sent a full main team to participate, only mixed race player Stephanie did not come to participate, in this year's Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Japanese women's basketball team was reversed by the Chinese women's basketball team in the final, and the Asian Cup 5 consecutive championships were ended. Previously, at the Universiade, the Japanese team also lost to China in the final.
In the Asian Games squad of the Chinese team, 9 members of the Chinese men's basketball team have participated in the World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team is also the main team, and WNBA stars Li Meng and Han Xu will also return.