Sports Mid-Underground | Chelsea won the first game of the Club World Cup, and the Thunder led the Pacers to win the championship point 3:2

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In the early morning of June 17, the first round of Group D of the Club World Cup group stage was a focus game. With the goals of Neto and Enzo, Chelsea easily defeated the American League team Los Angeles FC 2:0, making a good start.

On the morning of the 17th, in the NBA Finals G5, the Thunder defeated the Pacers at 120:109 at home, and led the championship point with a total score of 3:2. As long as you win another game, you can win the first championship in the team history.

Tennis arena, the first round of women's singles in the WTA500 Berlin Station started today. The fifth seed of the tournament, Zheng Qinwen, will fight across the net with former world third and former Wimbledon champion Lebakinna, and the two will compete for a top 16 seat.

Club World Cup:

Chelsea beat Los Angeles FC 2:0 and got a good start

In the early morning of June 17, the first round of Group D of the Club World Cup group stage was a focus game. With the goals of Neto and Enzo, Chelsea beat the American League team Los Angeles FC 2:0 and got a good start.

In the 34th minute, Chelsea had a counterattack opportunity, Jackson made a subtle pass in the midfield position, Neto followed up with a single opportunity to detonate the opponent and scored, and Chelsea led 1:0.

So far, Neto became the fifth Portuguese player to score in the Club World Cup. The previous four were Deco, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo and Vitinia.

In the 80th minute, Chelsea attacked from the right, Palmer made a ball forward, Delapp crossed from the bottom to the goal, Enzo inserted into the net, and Chelsea ended the game 2:0.

Compared with victory, what makes Chelsea fans even more happy is the perfect integration of new player No. 9 Drapp. This summer window, Drapp rushed from the relegated team Ipswich to assist the Blues with a transfer fee of 35.5 million euros. This game was also his debut for the Blues after joining.

In this game, although Drapp did not shoot, he had two key passes and gave 1 assist. Despite his poor physical condition, Drapp has shown the potential of an all-round center. With confrontation, pressing, and being able to do balls, these three traits are destined to be "watered" at Chelsea in the future.

It is worth mentioning that before this, England and the United States clubs had never had a fight in the main game, and this game made history. After the game, Chelsea coach Maresca said in an interview with the media: "Overall, it performed well, we won the game. Now we need to recover, and there will be a game against Flamenco in three days. We will definitely prepare for the game at the best condition and strive to win."

NBA:

Thunder defeated the Pacers 120:109, and won the championship point with a total score of 3:2

On June 17, in the NBA Finals G5, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 120:109 at home, and led the championship point with a total score of 3:2. As long as you win another game, you can win the first championship in the team history.

In the first quarter, the Thunder blossomed from multiple points and forced the Pacers to make 7 mistakes on the defensive end, leading to double digits early at 32:22. Alexander made more than 7 minutes in the first quarter, and made 2 of 3 shots to contribute 7 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. The Pacers core Haliburton made 0 of 2 shots in the first quarter without a single point.

In the second quarter, the Thunder not only continued to suppress the Pacers, but also expanded their lead, leading by 14 points after 59:45 in the first half. Jaylen scored 10 points in this quarter, and Alexander scored 6 points in 1 of 3 shots, which obviously retained his energy in the second half.

In the second half, the Thunder were recovered by the Pacers at 28:34 in a single quarter. After the Thunder's lead, there were 8 points left. In this quarter, Alexander scored 9 points on 3 of 6 shots, and Jaylen Williams scored 13 points alone.

In the last quarter, Alexander made a mid-range shot and assisted his teammates to hit a three-pointer. Then the Pacers continued to counterattack and chased to 2 points. Then the Thunder played dominant power on both ends of the offense and defense. Alexander and Jaylen led the team to a super offensive of 18:4. With 5 minutes and 05 seconds left in the game, the Thunder led by 16 points. The Pacers continued to resist to no avail, and the Thunder finally won the G5.

According to the schedule, the two teams will rest for two days and then go to the Pacers to have a G6 showdown. As long as the Thunder wins another game, they will win the first championship in 2017, and Alexander is expected to win three MVP trophys in a row in a row.

Premier League:

Wilz arrived at Liverpool on Thursday and underwent a physical examination on Friday. On June 17, according to famous reporter Romano, Liverpool has prepared everything for Wilz's joining, who will arrive at Liverpool on Thursday local time and undergo a physical examination on Friday.

After Liverpool and Leverkusen agreed on transfer fees, it was a foregone conclusion that Wiltz joined Liverpool. Romano revealed Wilz's itinerary, and he will take a leave until Wednesday, and may undergo a phase one physical examination this Thursday, and all physical examinations are expected to be completed by Friday at the latest.

After passing the physical examination, Wilz will sign a contract with Liverpool, and the contract between the two sides will be signed until 2030, and he will appear in front of Liverpool fans thereafter.

According to previous reports, Wilz's transfer fee reaches 116 million pounds, and he will become the betting leader of Liverpool. His annual salary is about 12 million euros, and it can reach up to 15 million euros.

In the 2024-2025 season, Werz made 31 appearances in the Bundesliga, including 25 starts, scoring 10 goals and assisting 12 times, helping Leverkusen to win the Bundesliga runner-up, and he himself ranked second in the Bundesliga assist list. Currently in Germany, Werz's net worth is 140 million euros.

Wilz's arrival will greatly enhance Liverpool's offensive strength.

La Liga:

Barcelona leads Nico's battle, players express their first choice Barcelona

June 17, according to well-known media reporters such as "Daily Sports", "German Sky Sports", Romano, Moreto, etc., Barcelona is in the leading position in the competition of Nico Williams. Nico has made it clear that he is only willing to join Barcelona.

The Daily Sports Daily stated that Nico Williams has made a clear statement that he or she will either stay at Athletic Bilbao and will only join Barcelona if he or she leaves the team.

"German Sky Sports" said that Barcelona has held a new round of negotiations with Nico to lead Bayern, Chelsea and Arsenal in the battle.

reporter Romano said that clubs interested in Nico Williams have already known that players choose Barcelona first, and now, the transfer depends on Barcelona's financial and technical decisions.

reporter Moreto said that Nico has once again become Barcelona's first choice in the winger position. Barcelona knows that he is Nico's first choice next home and has been very active in negotiations with the player's agent.

However, since Barcelona has always had a disagreement with Athletic Bilbao, if Barcelona wants to introduce Nico Williams, they must pay a liquidated damages. Currently, Nico's termination fee may be higher than the 58 million euros set last season. A person from the Athletic Bilbao club said in an interview with World Sports: "If they want him, then pay, that's all."

WTA500 Berlin Station:

Zheng Qinwen faced Lebakinna tonight tonight, the first round of the women's singles in the WTA500 Berlin Station. Zheng Qinwen, the fifth seed of the tournament, will fight across the net with former world third and former Wimbledon champion Lebakinna, and the two will compete for a top 16 seats.

Zheng Qinwen lost to Anisimova in the three sets of the Queen's Cup semi-finals and then moved to Germany to participate in the Berlin Station. This is the fourth time Zheng Qinwen has played in Berlin Station in his career. He has two rounds of tournaments in the first three times, and once stopped in the quarterfinals.

Last year, Zheng Qinwen also faced a Grand Slam champion player in the first round of the Berlin station. At that time, she eliminated Naomi Osaka 6:4, 3:6, and 6:3, which was also Zheng Qinwen's third victory in the Grass Tour of her career. Now, her winning games in the grass has reached 5 games and has reached the semi-finals in the Cup of Reigns, refreshing her best record in the grass tour.

While breaking through the Cup of Queen's, Zheng Qinwen's world ranking also rose to fourth place in his career high. Currently, her battle with Borini for the fourth place in the world and the competition for Wimbledon seed position is based on the two's performance at the Berlin Station.

There is no doubt that Lebakina's achievements and experience in past grass competitions are better than Zheng Qinwen. However, she was eliminated earlier than Zheng Qinwen in the Queen's Cup this year, and lost to the German veteran Maria who finally won the championship in the quarter-finals, and stopped in the quarter-finals.

This year is also the fourth time that Lebakinna has played in the Berlin Station. She won the first match three times before and successfully advanced. The two sides had fought three times before, and Zheng Qinwen was at a slight disadvantage in 1 win and 2 losses.

Fortunately, Zheng Qinwen is in good shape at present and is gradually finding the feel and confidence of the grass. In the match with Lebakina, he will serve well and reduce mistakes. Zheng Qinwen has a great chance of winning.

Comprehensive:

The latest ITTF world rankings were announced

On June 17, the ITTF announced the rankings of each individual event in the 25th week. Sun Yingsha continued to rank first in the women's singles with 11,250 points, Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin led the top two in men's singles, and the Chinese team ranked first in four individual events except men's doubles.

Men's singles: Lin Shidong ranked first in 8675 points, Wang Chuqin ranked second in 6575 points, Liang Jingkun ranked fifth in 4200 points, Xiang Peng ranked ninth in 2215 points

Women's singles: Sun Yingsha ranked first in 11250 points, Wang Manyu ranked second in 6765 points, Chen Xingtong ranked third in 5425 points, Wang Yidi ranked fourth in 4415 points, Kuaiman ranked fifth in 4255 points

Men's doubles: Wang Chuqin/Liang Jingkun, Wang Chu Qin/Lin Shidong, Lin Shidong/Lin Gaoyuan ranked sixth to eighth, Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng ranked tenth

Women's Doubles: Wang Manyu/Kuai Man first, Sun Yingsha/Wang Yidi third, Qian Tianyi/Chen Xingtong fourth

Mixed Doubles: Lin Shidong/Kuai Man, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha ranked top two

It is worth mentioning that Sun Yingsha has maintained more than 10,000 points in the 19th week since the ITTF World Rankings for the 7th Week of 2025 announced on February 11 this year. At the Doha World Table Tennis Championships that ended earlier, she defended the women's singles championship and partnered with Wang Chuqin to complete the three-game winning streak in the mixed doubles.