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3 Countries shined in day #1: they all reached 2 Gold Medal matches out of 6 events contested Today meanwhile it was a complete disaster for with only 3 Bronze Medal matched reached by our athletes and only 1 of these finals is in the Kumite events

Day #1 Medal Matches Women's Individual Kata Gold Medal Match: Hikaru Ono vs Grace Lau Mo Sheung Bronze Medal Match #1: Sakura Kokumai vs Paola Garcia Lozano Bronze Medal Match #2: Terryana D'Onofrio vs Dilara Bozan Men's Individual Kata Gold Medal Match: Damiano Hugo Quintero Capdevila vs Alì Sofuoglu Bronze Medal Match #1: Ariel Torres Gutierrez vs Karim Waleed Ghaly Bronze Medal Match #2: Kakeru Nishiyama vs Mattia Busato Women's Individual Kumite, -68kg Gold Medal Match: Elena Quirici vs Iryna Zaretska Bronze Medal Match #1: Alizèe Agier vs Maria Isabel Nieto Mejias Bronze Medal Match #2: Georgia Zefanya Ceyco vs Madeleine Schroeter Women's Individual Kumite, +68kg Gold Medal Match: Ayaka Saito vs Maria Torres Garcia Bronze Medal Match #1: Shaaban Okila Menna vs Chehinez Jemi Bronze Medal Match #2: Sofya Berultseva vs Clio Ferracuti Men's Individual Kumite, -84kg Gold Medal Match: Mahdi Khodabakhshi vs Youssef Badawy Bronze Medal Match #1: Eduard Gasparian vs Valerii Chobotar Bronze Medal Match #2: Rikito Shimada vs Mohammad Aljafari Men's Individual Kumite, +84kg Gold Medal Match: Taha Tarek Mahmoud vs Mehdi Filali Bronze Medal Match #1: Giovani Felipin Salgado vs Djorde Tesanovic Bronze Medal Match #2: Sajad Ganjzadeh vs Andjelo Kvesic

dominating performance by our girls Scutto only needed 30 secs or so to throw Ersin on the mat for Ippon, Giuffrida has reached a record 16 consecutive podium finish (5 of them being wins) in Grand Slam tournaments

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Results - Day #1 Men's 60Kg Gold: Cedric Revol Silver: Matheus Takaki Bronze: Francisco Garrigòs & Ayub Bliev Men's 66Kg Gold: Vazha Margvelashvili Silver: Mukhriddin Tilovov Bronze: Narmandakh Bayanmunkh & Erkhembayar Battogtokh Women's 48Kg Gold: Assunta Scutto Silver: Sila Ersin Bronze: Leyla Aliyeva & Blandine Pont Women's 52Kg Gold: Odette Giuffrida Silver: Mascha Ballhaus Bronze: Zhu Yeqing & Naomi Van Krevel Women's 57Kg Gold: Jessica Klimkait Silver: Christa Deguchi Bronze: Kseniia Galitskaia & Jessica Lima

Game #23, beat by 149 runs the South Africans basically secured the win from the start of the match, they scored 382 runs with only 5 wickets fallen in 50 overs, meanwhile went all out in 46.4 overs after scoring only 233 runs game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102747 Tomorrow, game #24: vs at 10.30 a.m. CET in Delhi

forgot to mention the Judo Grand Slam and the Karate World Champs

game #22, beat by 8 wickets another upset at the CWC, have definitely gone, they're no longer mentally in the tournament and they're also out of contention for the top places after scored 282/7 in 50 overs in the 1st inning, their bowlers just couldn't hold the bats off nor find any wicket early in the inning so, scored 286 runs with only 2 wickets fallen in 49 inning, sealing the deal on a great chase game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102745 Tomorrow, game #23 is on stage in Mumbai, where faces at 10.30 a.m. CET let's see if the South Africans could eventually waste the momentum given by the great win vs last Saturday

the most anticipated match of the CWC so far did confirm how are really the big, big favourite to win it all not even the brilliant team could do anything against the host Nation game #21, beat by 4 wickets the Home team started with a very solid performance by their bowlers, letting score only 273/all out in 50 overs in the 1st inning then, answered with a relatively easy 274/6 in 48 overs to earn the 5th win in a row and consolidate the lead in the standings game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102767 Tomorrow, in game #22 a true derby is on stage, as faces at 10.30 a.m. CET in Chennai

always Cricket World Cup and Baseball playoffs (MLB, NPB, KBO) at 95% then, a bit of Euroleague Basketball, Wintersports (Alpine Skiing + Short Track Speedskating) and as much Hockey as I can

their Asian Games results website was more than OK to me...if only they didn't take it down just 2 days after the end of the Games

wow! just wow! what a show by game #19, beat by 5 wickets posted a 262/all out in 49.4 overs, then replied with a late charge, scoring 263/5 in 48.2 overs to avoid another upset by the Dutch team game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102766 in game #20, instead, destroyed by 229 runs under very, very difficult weather conditions (hot and humid beyond imagination), the South Africans put on the most impressive show of the CWC so far, scoring 399/7 in 50 overs (thanks above all to the heroic performance by Heinrich Klaasen, who scored 109 runs from 67 balls despite at a certain point he was completely done because of the weather and also an ankle injury) never looked in contention and in the 2nd inning they only scored 170 runs, going all out in just 22 overs now the reigning world champions are basically out of the race for the top 4 places and the semifinals; only a miraculous and improbable renaissance in the next games (they need to win them all to get back in the race) would give them a chance game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102765 Standings after gameday #4 https://www.cricketworldcup.com/standings Tomorrow, it's time for the 5th gameday to start: will face at 10.30 a.m. CET in Dharamsala in the most anticipated match of the whole round robin (for what we've seen so far, at least)

of course I'm not gonna miss a minute of all the sports I'm interested in and you know what I'm gonna miss

passport incoming...

game #18, b. by 62 runs in the first inning, a lethal combination of unwatchable bowlers and the duo Warner (163 runs from 124 balls ) and Marsh (121 runs from 108 balls) being unstoppable basically killed the match tried an amazing comeback in the second stint, but when their best batsmen did fall one after another (Iftikhar the last one, who almost put back in line for a miracle), any hope was gone and now are really in trouble, if they want to stay in the medal race they really need to win against teams like and (other than all the "smaller" teams) scored 367/9 in 50 overs, stopped at 305/all out in 45.3 overs game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102764 Tomorrow, games #19 and #20 to complete the 4th gameday first vs at 7 a.m. CET in Lucknow, then the almost decisive clash between and at 10.30 a.m. CET in Mumbai

our federation already said they are in for some shopping, as they want a medal in LA

the US Military bases located outside the US territory legally are not considered US soil (like an Embassy, for instance) it's quite complicated, but basically if both the parents are from USA, you are still American for sure (but you can apply for the German citizenship, too, even if there are some limits and you also need that you and your family have the official residence in Germany for a few years...and those enrolled in the military troops have even more rules to follow)

Cakiroglu, almost for sure then, I think it's quite open and many contenders might get it

and are always in troubles with Arianna Fontana and her whims now she said she won't be back on the ice until the federal judges will fix the feud she has with Tommaso Dotti and other guys of the male team she said they tried to get her injured during the training sessions in the past years frankly, I'm so tired of this shit taking the attention of the media and of the audience away from the action of the current members of the team (and especially Pietro Sighel's medals)

most of the athletes I used to support are no longer competing... however, I still admire all the champions in each sport I follow, so, there are way too many to be named so, among those still in activity I love watching play "pound for pound" there are: Baseball: Shoei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts Hockey: Anze Kopitar, Alexander Ovechkin, Leon Draisaitl, Roman Josi Alpine Skiing: Mikaela Shiffrin, Marco Odermatt Speedskating: Jutta Leerdam (well, maybe that's not because of her -however great- skills ) Short Track Speedskating: Hanne Desmet Athletics: Mondo Duplantis, Yulimar Rojas, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Faith Kipyegon, Tom Walsh Swimming: Ariarne Titmus Judo: Uta Abe Wrestling: the and athletes in general Boxing: Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue Basketball: Luka Doncic Shooting: Alessandra Perilli (and the team in general) and many, many more...

Knockout Stage Round of #16 Tuesday/Wednesday 14/15.11.2023 - 1st Leg Tuesday/Wednesday 21/22.11.2023 - 2nd Leg Adler Mannheim (GER) - Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (SUI) Växjö Lakers (SWE) - ERC Ingolstadt (GER) Lukko Rauma (FIN) - HC Innsbruck (AUT) Färjestad Karlstad (SWE) - EHC Biel-Bienne (SUI) Skellefteå AIK (SWE) - Oceláři Třinec (CZE) Ilves Tampere (FIN) - Dynamo Pardubice (CZE) Genève-Servette (SUI) - Red Bull Munich (GER) Pelicans Lahti (FIN) - Vìtkovice Ridera Ostrava (CZE)

CHL PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 16 MATCH-UPS SET Following a hectic end to the 2023/24 Champions Hockey League Regular Season, we now have our eight Round of 16 match-ups and a Playoff tree showing each team's path to the CHL Final early next year First off, the shock of Game Day 6 - reigning CHL and Finnish champions Tappara Tampere finished best of the rest and will not be playing anymore pan-European hockey this season. Adler Mannheim were crowned Regular Season winners, posting 16 points from five regulation wins and one OT loss which means they will face 16th-ranked Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in November. Second place went to the Växjö Lakers who end the Regular Season as the only unbeaten team, but miss out on top spot due to tie-breakers. The reigning SHL champions will face 15th-ranked ERC Ingolstadt in the Round of 16. Finnish side Lukko Rauma secured third place with 15 points in six games. The six-time CHL qualifiers and 2021 Finnish champions will face 14th-ranked HC Innsbruck in the very first Playoff round.

so, the last team to qualify to the knockout stage is Oceláři Třinec now, the list is complete (in order according to the final ranking at the end of the RS): 1. Adler Mannheim 2. Växjö Lakers 3. Lukko Rauma 4. Färjestad Karlstad 5. Skellefteå AIK 6. Ilves Tampere 7. Genève-Servette 8. Pelicans Lahti 9. Vìtkovice Ridera Ostrava 10. Red Bull Munich 11. Dynamo Pardubice 12. Oceláři Třinec 13. EHC Biel-Bienne 14. HC Innsbruck 15. ERC Ingolstadt 16. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers This is also the seeding for the knockout stage

Regular Season Day 6, Part 2 Wednesday 18.10.2023 - Final Standings https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/standings#select_standings=0&tab_standings=regular-season

Regular Season Day 6, Part 2 Wednesday 18.10.2023 - Results 18:00 Oceláři Třinec (CZE) - Aalborg Pirates (DEN) 4-0 (2-0, 1-0, 1-0) 18:30 HC Košice (SVK) - Adler Mannheim (GER) 1-4 (1-0, 0-2, 0-2) 19:45 HC Bolzano/Bozen (ITA/AUT) - Stavanger Oilers (NOR) 0-1 (0-0, 0-1, 0-0) 20:00 Belfast Giants (GBR) - Dynamo Pardubice (CZE) 3-2 (1-2, 0-0, 2-0) 20:00 Rouen Dragons (FRA) - Ilves Tampere (FIN) 6-1 (2-0, 2-1, 2-0)

game #17, b. by 7 wickets impressive stuff by the Host Nation...after scored 256/8 in 50 overs in the 1st inning, Virat Kohli answered with his "century" from 97 balls and led to 261/3 in 41.3 overs to close down the match game details https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102763 Tomorrow, time for game #18, the very, very important clash between and at 10.30 a.m. CET in Bengaluru the loser, especially if it's , might get already out of the race for the top 4 spots at the end of the round robin phase