The 2024 International Table Tennis Federation Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup has just concluded, with several tense and exciting matches that left the audience's hearts racing. In particular, the match between Zhang Benmei and Yuan Xuejiao saw Zhang Benmei, despite experiencing ups and downs in her form, ultimately win a close 3-2 victory over her opponent; while world champion Hirano Miu showcased her dominance by sweeping her opponent 3-0 in her match against Minami Yuri, completely crushing them in what can only be described as a dreamlike performance. Today, let's talk about the thrilling moments of these matches, the players' performances, and the stories behind them. Zhang Benmei vs Yuan Xuejiao: A Suspenseful Clash Zhang Benmei's match was undoubtedly one of the highlights of this event. As a representative figure in the Japanese table tennis world, every one of her matches attracts countless eyes. This time, although the Japanese team did not send their strongest lineup, Zhang Benmei still stood out at the critical moment, engaging in fierce competition with Yuan Xuejiao. The match started with Zhang Benmei as if she had activated an extreme speed mode. In the first game, she quickly entered the state and won 11-8, showing strong aggressiveness. Although Yuan Xuejiao did not immediately surrender, Zhang Benmei's keen response and decisive attack made people almost feel that she had no pause at all. The match quickly entered a volatile period, and Yuan Xuejiao found her rhythm in the second game, successfully countering with an 11-6 score to tie one game back. In the third game, Yuan…

Shanghai Port has already started looking for a successor to Bargas, and the latest rumored foreign aid is Yang-Mateus, the assist king of the Japanese J-League. His characteristics and position are very similar to Bargas, although there is a gap in value, but it is still a good choice to let him replace Bargas. He has at least three advantages that are worth looking forward to. Firstly, he has a high cost performance. He is only 26 years old and in his prime. His value is 1.7 million euros, which can rank among the top 8 in the Chinese Super League (CSL), not low. His salary will definitely be much lower than that of Oscar and Bargas before. If he plays well, he can completely play more years in the CSL in the future, or even become a naturalization candidate for the national team in the future. Secondly, his assist ability is exactly what the Port needs. This year, Oscar and Bargas have made 39 assists. With these two gone, the Port urgently needs a foreign aid who can pass the ball. Otherwise, Wu Lei's value will also be greatly reduced. It is difficult to buy players of the level of Oscar and Bargas now, and Yang-Mateus is relatively the best choice. In the past two years, he has made a total of 27 assists for Yokohama F. Marinos, winning the assist king of the J-League last year with 11 assists. This year, he is also among the top 3 in the assist list of the J-League, maintaining a good…

The first coach to be fired in the 2024-25 season has been announced, and it's not who you might expect. It's not Rivers, Redick, or Kerr, but rather Mike Brown of the Kings! It seems that Brown is always on the verge of being fired. The team announced Brown's dismissal just before boarding a flight to Los Angeles for an away game, with assistant coach Doug Christie temporarily taking over the head coaching position. Prior to this, Brown had just completed a training session and conducted a 15-minute interview, only to find out he wouldn't be needed to fly to Los Angeles after all. Everything happened so suddenly! During his interview, Brown said, "When you're in trouble, you'll know who will help you." Just five minutes after saying this, news of his dismissal came through. So, the answer is: no one helps you. This summer, the Kings renewed Brown's contract for three years at $30 million (the contract expires in the 2026-27 season), so even though they've let him go, they still have to pay him. At the time of the renewal, it was said that Brown had broken the Kings' 20-year curse. Before Brown, the Kings hadn't renewed a coach's contract in 20 years; every coach either served one term or was dismissed before their contract expired. However, this curse seems to have only been half-averted, as Brown's dismissal still came about. Recalling the 2022-23 season, when Brown left his assistant coaching position with the Warriors to join the Kings, he was still considered a sweetheart. That year, Brown…

Here it is, Taishan's midfield reinforcement in sight: A suitable price for the Brazilian Serie A mainstay, will no one poach this time? In just a week's time, the Taishan team will gather at their base and then head to Hainan for winter training. During their stay in Hainan, the team will also have player transfers: Taishan has already received many clubs' offers, and it can be confirmed that during the training period, many players will welcome many coaches' inspections. The club has set up a list, excluding three foreign players and four to five domestic mainstays, no one can stay stable in the team, especially those rotation players, substitute players, rather than watching from the sidelines in the Taishan team, it is better to take on the role of the main force in other teams. And replacing these players will be Taishan's youth training players. This can also be considered a change in the history of the team: except for the Tengkate period, when a large number of young players such as Liu Binbin, Wu Xinghan were used, in other seasons, Taishan basically supplemented with their own youth training and the concept of the transfer market as the main focus. Now using a lot of their own youth training, is it over-cultivation or steady development? We'll wait and see. But anyway, this is an attempt worth encouraging. Taishan's midfield is targeting the Brazilian Serie A mainstay The team is about to gather, compared to many teams' foreign aid news, Taishan has been calm, without any news coming out, which…

The 2024 season of badminton is nearing its end, and Lin Dan's King's Cup has started in mainland China. The tournament is divided into two stages: the main event and exhibition matches. Eight male singles players were invited for the main event, including this year's outstanding performer Anders Antonsen and former World Championship winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn. On the first day of the King's Cup on December 28, 2024, all four semi-finalists were determined. Three Chinese male singles players participated, including Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long, and China's national team's twin stars, Hu Zhe'an and Wang Zijun. After a day of competition, only Wang Zijun remains from the national team, continuing his solo journey towards the championship. In the first round of the King's Cup, Thailand's former world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, a post-2000 player, was defeated 0:2 by Danish player Anders Antonsen, missing out on the semi-finals. Antonsen, after eliminating the Thai player, became the biggest favorite to win the King's Cup. He is also the highest-ranked player among the semi-finalists. China's post-2000 player Wang Zijun easily defeated former world champion Loh Kean Yew 2:0 in the first round of the King's Cup. The Singaporean player had previously won a world championship and had beaten current top-ranked and Grand Slam winner Viktor Axelsen multiple times. Wang Zijun's performance was impressive, successfully advancing to the semi-finals. However, another Chinese player, Hu Zhe'an, was not as fortunate. After taking a 1:0 lead, he suffered a big reversal and lost to France's Brice Leverdez, missing out on the semi-finals. Leverdez has been one of…

Recently, Xinhua News Agency, a domestic authoritative media organization, conducted a selection of the top ten international athletes. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen outperformed fellow Olympic champions Quan Hongchan, Sun Yingsha, and Ma Long to become the only Chinese athlete selected. This news has sparked heated discussions and attention from netizens and the media. We all know that after the Olympics, Quan Hongchan and Sun Yingsha became the two most popular and influential athletes in the domestic sports scene. Let's start with Quan Hongchan. After the Paris Olympics, her hometown, Meihet Village in Zhanjiang, has become a tourist attraction. It is reported that at peak times, tens of thousands of people visit Meihet Village every day. Tourists just want to see what kind of environment and family can cultivate such an excellent Quan Hongchan! The current Meihet Village has transformed from an unknown small village into a bustling market. This shows the influence of Quan Hongchan. Now let's talk about Sun Yingsha, whose influence is also very hot. Not long ago, a certain platform held an annual best female athlete voting selection. Sun Yingsha led by a landslide. It is reported that the number of votes received by the athletes after Sun Yingsha did not even reach half of Sun Yingsha's votes! This also shows how much Sun Yingsha is liked by netizens. It is precisely because of this that many netizens were optimistic about Quan Hongchan and Sun Yingsha in this selection of the top ten international athletes by Xinhua News Agency, but they did not expect that Zheng Qinwen…

Recently, a netizen shared photos of Yi Jianlian, a Chinese men's basketball legend, at a coffee shop in Los Angeles, USA! This is the second time Yi Jianlian has been seen after the scandal! However, this time it was abroad, and the previous one was suspected to be domestic! As a result, it has attracted heated discussions and attention from fans and media. Fans are still waiting for Yi Jianlian's response to the scandal. After all, Yi Jianlian has always given fans a very positive image. So when the scandal was exposed, the first reaction of the fans was that they were being slandered again. Fans expect Yi Jianlian to come forward to refute the rumors. However, Yi Jianlian's side has remained silent. Even until now, neither Yi Jianlian himself nor his brokerage company have released any messages! Honestly, it's a pity! The current situation of "Heroine Sister Qiao" is also a focus of fans' attention. It is reported that after the storm broke out, "Heroine Sister Qiao" was taken away by the police at the airport. Some say he wanted to run away, and others say he was exposed for some of his previous unsavory events after the "Yi Jianlian storm" broke out. According to the blogger's revelation, "Sister Qiao" was reported by a previous client for extortion and blackmail, and the expected sentence may be more than ten years. More than a month has passed, and the heat of Yi Jianlian's scandal has also decreased. A few days ago, a netizen shared a video of Yi Jianlian appearing…

Recently, China's authoritative media, Xinhua News Agency, officially announced the list of the top ten athletes of the year. Among them, veteran table tennis Olympic champion Ma Long is included in the list. Additionally, Quan Hongchan and Pan Zhanle are also featured on the list. Surprisingly, Sun Yingsha was not selected, which is slightly regrettable! The list of the top ten athletes published by Xinhua News Agency includes a total of 10 athletes, but only one athlete is listed for each sport. Among them, there are 8 Olympic champions, another athlete is a world champion, and one project is a collective award. These 8 athletes are table tennis Olympic champion Ma Long, women's freestyle BMX park Olympic champion Deng Yawen, women's 10-meter platform Olympic champion Quan Hongchan, women's tennis Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, women's 20km race walk Olympic champion Yang Jiayu, 10m air rifle Olympic champion Sheng Lihao, swimming Olympic champion Pan Zhanle, and Paralympic champion Jiang Yuyan. A world champion is 15-year-old Deng Zhixuan, who won 2 gold medals at the World Tai Chi Championships. The winning collective project is the Chinese artistic gymnastics team. Because this year is an Olympic year, most of the athletes come from Olympic competition projects. The election of Olympic champion Ma Long is not surprising. As the only double Grand Slam winner in the world table tennis arena, 36-year-old Ma Long participated in the Olympics this year and helped the Chinese table tennis team successfully defend their men's team championship. With 6 Olympic gold medals, Ma Long has become the athlete with the…

"Originally thought that Lü Bu was invincible, but it turns out there's someone even more fierce, whose troops are these?" In the CBA league today, there is such a "fierce" team that has poor results and struggles to win a game, yet they rank high in fouls and malicious fouls (violent fouls), with various minor and dirty actions on the court that strike fear into their opponents... Let's take a look at the foul statistics of each team in the CBA. As of the 22nd round of the league, the top 5 teams in terms of fouls are as follows: Jiangsu Men's Basketball averages 29.4 fouls per game, ranking 1st; Shandong Men's Basketball averages 28.1 fouls per game, ranking 2nd; Shenzhen Men's Basketball averages 26.9 fouls per game, ranking 3rd; Shanxi Men's Basketball averages 26.8 fouls per game, ranking 4th; Beijing Men's Basketball averages 25.3 fouls per game, ranking 5th. Now let's take a look at the statistics for malicious fouls (violent fouls) of each team, also as of the 22nd round of the CBA regular season. The top 5 are as follows: Shanxi Men's Basketball has accumulated 14 violent fouls, ranking 1st in the league; Jiangsu Men's Basketball has accumulated 11 violent fouls, ranking 2nd in the league; Guangdong Men's Basketball has accumulated 7 violent fouls, ranking 3rd in the league; Jilin Men's Basketball has accumulated 6 violent fouls, ranking 4th in the league; Qingdao Men's Basketball has accumulated 6 violent fouls, ranking 5th in the league. Everyone must have noticed that Jiangsu's entire team ranks first in fouls…

On December 28th, Beijing time, the CBA regular season continued with Beijing hosting Nanjing. In the first quarter, both teams started well, with Solomon scoring a 2+1, Leaf responding with a three-pointer, Zhu Mingzhen also hitting a three-pointer, and Leaf then continuously attacking to score points, with Nanjing slightly taking the lead. Zeng Fanbo broke through for a basket, Zhang Cairen hit two consecutive three-pointers, Tariq dunked, Beijing overtook the score, and the two teams then became embroiled in a tug-of-war, with the offense going back and forth, and the score alternatingly leading. Zhang Cairen hit another three-pointer, Floyd hit two consecutive three-pointers to tie the score, and Jie Man also made a three-pointer, giving Beijing a 30-27 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Harris made a jumper, followed by a three-pointer, and Jie Man immediately responded. Floyd scored on a counterattack, Tian Yuheng hit a three-pointer, and the two teams were evenly matched, with the score difference never widening. Zeng Fanbo picked up his third foul early, and Nanjing built a seven-point lead with consecutive scores. Jie Man made a 2+1 to catch up, Fan Ziming made a jumper, Beijing's offensive momentum recovered, Solomon hit a three-pointer, and a 12-2 run overtook the score. Lin Wei stopped the bleeding with free throws, Beijing's offensive momentum continued, Solomon made a counterattacking dunk, and the half ended with Beijing leading 56-51. After halftime, Beijing continued to score and take the initiative, Harris made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Zeng Fanbo picked up his fifth…