In the WCBA finals, the Sichuan women’s basketball team defeated the Inner Mongolia women’s basketball team with a total score of 3-2. In the fierce competition of the fifth game of the finals, Sichuan won with a score of 83-78, claiming the championship. Li Meng, with her outstanding performance, contributed 23 points and was honored as the FMVP, becoming the most valuable player of the season’s WCBA finals. In the five games, Li Meng scored 14 points, 13 points, 24 points, 8 points, and 23 points respectively. In addition, Cambage scored 38 points, Han Xu 13 points, while Jones and Zhang Ru contributed 23 points and 18 points respectively.
In the U23 Asian Cup group stage, the Chinese U23 national soccer team defeated the U23 team of the UAE with a score of 2-1, achieving their first victory in this Asian Cup. Xie Wanneng and Liu Zhurun scored consecutively in the first half, and although the opponent scored a goal in the second half, the U23 national team maintained the lead and won the match.
The latest world rankings from the International Table Tennis Federation show that the Chinese national table tennis team swept the top five spots in both men’s and women’s singles. In men’s singles, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Gaoyuan were ranked in the top five. In women’s singles, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, and Chen Xingtong took the front positions.
The 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony took place in Madrid, including winners such as Djokovic for the Best Male Athlete Award, Bongmati for the Best Female Athlete Award, the Spanish women’s football team won the Team of the Year Award, Bellingham received the Breakthrough of the Year Award, Biles won the Comeback of the Year Award, De Groot and True respectively received the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award and the Action Sportsperson of the Year Award, while the Nadal Foundation was honored with the Sport for Good Award.
In the NBA playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers with a score of 101-99 in a comeback, taking a 2-0 lead in the series. Despite the Lakers at one point establishing a 20-point lead, the Nuggets launched a strong counterattack, with Jokic and Murray’s stellar performance ensuring the victory at the last moment. Additionally, the Cavaliers also had an outstanding performance against the Magic, winning again with a score of 96-86, leading the series 2-0. The 76ers are behind the Knicks 0-2, who managed to turn the game around despite being behind in the score, eventually winning 104-101.
