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NPB 2022 Japan Series game #4: Tokyo Yakult Swallows @ Osaka ORIX Buffaloes 0-1 (Swallows lead the series 2-1) A single hit by Yutaro Sugimoto in the 3rd inning (with 2 outs) was enough for the Buffaloes to secure game #5 of the 2022 Japan Series. A combined shutout by their 4 pitchers completed the job. the Swallows had a few chances through the game, but they couldn't capitalize any of them and finally they went scoreless for the first time in the series. here's the boxscore: http://hosted.stats.com/npb/boxscore.asp?gamecode=20221026111 game #5 is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) in Osaka, always @ 6.30 p.m. local time (11.30 a.m. CET).

NPB 2022 Japan Series game #1: Osaka ORIX Buffaloes @ Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3-5 (Swallows lead the series 1-0) helped by a HR by Munetaka Murakami, the home team won the first match thanks to a speedy start, favoured also by a shaky outing of Buffaloes' ace starting pitcher Yamamoto, who gave up 4 runs in the first 4 innings. here's the boxscore: https://npb.jp/bis/eng/2022/games/s2022102201856.html game #2: Osaka ORIX Buffaloes @ Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3-3 (Swallows lead the series 1-0) the second chapter of this saga was a record breaking amazing battle: 5 hours and 3 minutes long, 16 pitchers used by the 2 teams and an unusual end in a tie (the 9th in the Japan Series history). not only, the Buffaloes can only blame themselves for not having won this game, as they were comfortably ahead 3-0 in the 9th inning, when their closer Abe put 2 men on base and then gave up a 3-run shot to Uchiyama (a pinch hitter). after the crazy 9th, in the extra innings both teams had their chances with a few men on base, but they couldn't apitalize and the score remained tied until the end of the 12th inning, when by rule the game was ended as a tie. here's the boxscore: https://npb.jp/bis/eng/2022/games/s2022102301857.html game #3: Tokyo Yakult Swallows @ Osaka ORIX Buffaloes 7-1 (Swallows lead the series 2-0) not much to say about the 3rd match. it was very close until the 5th inning, when another 3-run HR given up by a Buffaloes' pitcher broke things apart. from that moment, it was a no contest and the following runs were just cosmetic. here's the boxscore: https://npb.jp/bis/eng/2022/games/s2022102501858.html game #4 is scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) in Osaka @ 6.30 p.m. local time (11.30 a.m. CET).

KBO the second round of the 2022 Playoffs is over. coming off the Wild Card round, KT Wiz almost upset favourite Kiwoom Heroes, forcing them to a decisive game #5 that ended in a dramatic 4-3 win for the team from Seoul. the whole series ended with 3 wins to 2 for the Heroes. the first 2 matches in Seoul were shared by the 2 teams (8-4 for Kiwoom and 2-0 for KT Wiz), as it happened for the following 2 games in Suwon (9-2 for the Heroes, then 9-6 for KT Wiz) and this led to the already said final game in Seoul. ___________________________________________________ Right now, the 3rd playoffs round (the last one before the Korean Series) is underway. the first 2 games have already been played and the Kiwoom Heroes are tied 1-1 with the LG Twins, also from Seoul. the Twins won game #1 by a score of 6-3, the the heroes won game #2 by a score of 7-6 earlier today. game #3 and #4 are scheduled for Thursday & Friday (at the Heroes' home stadium). if necessary, game #5 will be played on Sunday at the LG Twins stadium. the winners of this series advance to the 2022 Korean Series against the SSG Landers from Incheon.

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Men's Team 300m 3-Position Rifle Gold: France Silver: Switzerland Bronze: Austria

Individual Open 300m Standard Rifle Gold: Steffen Olsen Silver: Simon Claussen Bronze: Timothy Sherry

Men's Individual 300m 3-Position Rifle Gold: Emilien Chassat Silver: Aleksi Leppa Bronze: Istvan Peni

Women's Individual 300m 3-Position Rifle Gold: Jeanette Hegg Duestad Silver: Sarina Hitz Bronze: Elin Ahlin

Women's Individual 25m Center Fire Pistol Gold: Munkhzul Tsogbadrakh Silver: Bayartsetseg Tumurchudur Bronze: Khishigdelder Enkhbat *Listed as Grand Prix, so, most likely not to be counted in the Medal Table

Men's Individual 25m Center Fire Pistol Gold: Christian Reitz Silver: Ruslan Lunev Bronze: Peeter Olesk

the Men's European Final Medal Table 1. 3 / 1 / 0 2. 2 / 0 / 0 3. 1 / 3 / 1 4. 1 / 2 / 2 5. 1 / 2 / 1 6. 1 / 1 / 5 =7. 1 / 1 / 0 =7. 1 / 1 / 0 9. 1 / 0 / 1 10. 1 / 0 / 0 11. 0 / 1 / 2 12. 0 / 1 / 1 13. 0 / 0 / 4 =14. 0 / 0 / 2 =14. 0 / 0 / 2 =16. 0 / 0 / 1 =16. 0 / 0 / 1 =16. 0 / 0 / 1 =16. 0 / 0 / 1 =16. 0 / 0 / 1

the Men's European Champions: 48kg: Sakhil Alakhverdovi 51kg: Martin Molina 54kg: Billal Bennama 57kg: Vasile Usturoi 60kg: Artush Gomtsyan 63.5kg: Hovannes Bachkov 67kg: Vahid Abasov 71kg: Harris Akbar 75kg: Gabriel Dossen 80kg: Artjom Agejev 86kg: Georgi Kushitashvili +92kg: Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine +92kg: Nelvie Tiafack Full Results Book: http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2022.pdf

the Women's European Final Medal Table 1. 3 / 2 / 2 2. 3 / 1 / 2 3. 1 / 2 / 1 4. 1 / 1 / 3 =5. 1 / 0 / 2 =5. 1 / 0 / 2 7. 1 / 0 / 1 8. 1 / 0 / 0 9. 0 / 3 / 0 =10. 0 / 1 / 1 =10. 0 / 1 / 1 12. 0 / 1 / 0 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1 =13. 0 / 0 / 1

the Women's European Champions: 48kg: Sevda Asenova 50kg: Busenaz Cakiroglu 52kg: Tetiana Kob 54kg: Anastasia Kovalchuk 57kg: Irma Testa 60kg: Kellie Harrington 63kg: Amy Broadhurst 66kg: Stefanie Von Berge 70kg: Ani Hovsepyan 75kg: Aoife O’Rourke 81kg: Gabriele Stonkute +81kg: Maria Lovchynska Full Results Book: http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/European_wom_Champs2022.pdf

Men's Team 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Gold: China Silver: Ukraine Bronze: South Korea

Mixed Team 50m 3-Position Rifle Gold: Norway 2 Silver: Denmark 2 Bronze: Germany 1

Mixed Team 50m Pistol Gold: China 2 Silver: Mongolia 2 Bronze: Poland and China 1

e via che è andata un'altra settimana ricca di eventi importanti. in primis, si è conclusa la caccia alle carte olimpiche ai mondiali di tiro a segno...e nulla è cambiato in questi 7 giorni, la medaglia (e carta olimpica) guadagnata in apertura di evento da Danilo Dennis Sollazzo nella Carabina ad Aria Compressa maschile rimane l'unico sprazzo d'azzurro in tutta la manifestazione. gli altri tiratori di casa nostra, infatti, hanno fatto letteralmente schifo. E fa male dover constatare ciò specie per Sofia Ceccarello, che da quando si è trasferita negli USA ha completamente perso la bussola. passando ad altro, impalpabile la presenza italiana pure ai mondiali di Breakdance (non che la cosa mi rattristi in questo caso, anzi ). soddisfazioni vere invece sono arrivate dalla vela, dove dopo 14 anni di medaglie "minori", Marta Maggetti ha finalmente riportato in Italia il titolo del Windsurf Olimpico (ora, il nuovissimo iOFOiL). L'ultima gioia "piena" ce la portò, indovina un po'?, Alessandra Sensini. Grande successo anche di Irma Testa, che si è tenuta stretta per la terza volta il titolo europeo di Boxe olimpica, categoria -57kg. Bene anche l'argento di Roberta Bonatti nei -48kg e benino anche le 3 medaglie di Bronzo. ma nel complesso la manifestazione è stata ancora una volta una farsa, con giudizi fuori dal mondo. questo sport non cambierà mai...è ora di farla finita. nel Judo, buoni risultati Italiani al Grand Slam di Abu Dhabi, favoriti anche da tante assenze di peso dopo così poco dalla conclusione dei mondiali. in ogni caso, sono tanti punti pesanti, specie per Elios Manzi (uomini -66kg) che ha vinto il torneo con grande autorità (nella stessa classe, ottimo bronzo anche per l'alternativa, Matteo Piras), per il duo dei -48kg donne, Francesca Milani (argento) e Assunta Scutto (5. posto un po' deludente per la verità, specie per aver perso la semifinale contro la compagna di squadra), Giovanni Esposito (ottimo argento, ma lui rimane la riserva di Manuel Lombardo in prospettiva Parigi 2024, anche dopo il serio infortunio del torinese) e Martina Esposito (ottimo bronzo, con il rimpianto della sconfitta in semifinale contro la stessa avversaria battuta neanche 2 settimane fa al mondiale). Un po' deludente (per le mie alte aspettative) Asya Tavano nei +78kg donne, solo 5a in una gara che aveva un tabellone "praticabile" almeno fino all'atto decisivo. Disastro ancora una volta, invece, per Antonio Esposito nei -81kg...ora che non ha più ostacoli per il posto olimpico, ha perso del tutto "la vena". Urge un'alternativa importante qui (o un recupero miracoloso del buon Antonio). nel Taekwondo è andato in scena il Grand Prix di Manchester, che ha portato in dote all'Italia il ritorno in gara di Vito Dell'Aquila, che è riuscito in qualche modo ad arrivare al bronzo nei suoi -58kg, ma che non mi ha fatto una buona impressione contro il nuovo fenomeno coreano Park, 17enne molto pericoloso in prospettiva futura. nei -80kg maschili, è arrivata (finalmente, prima che potessero innescarsi meccanismi psicologici pericolosi...meglio ora che in occasioni più importanti) la prima sconfitta stagionale per Simone Alessio, arrivato all'argento nei -80kg e poi fermato anche lui da un nuovo giovanissimo prodigio coreano, Seo. da male a malissimo, invece, gli altri azzurri impegnati in Inghilterra. infine, è iniziata anche la CdM di Nuoto in vasca da 25m, dove alcuni azzurri si sono cimentati con risultati incoraggianti (visto che era il primo vero meeting importante della stagione), anche se non stupefacenti.

yes, it might well be that this is a non official event, as it's never been contested before in any official competition. like a sort of demonstration/training event. however, imho, there are way too much (senseless) events in this championship. first, they should separate the juniors from the seniors...as it stands right now, it's really a mess. then, I think that all the team events (except for the Olympic mixed ones) are really redundant, especially those with only 6/7 Nations competing.

Swimming World Cup, Stage #1 in Berlin Top of day #3 action Isabel Gose won the W 800m Free in 8.14.88 Louise Hansson won the W 100m Fly in 55.33 Shaine Casas edged out long course world champion Thomas Ceccon 49.54 to 49.62 in the M 100m Back Ruta Meilutyte won the W 50m Breast in 28.60, which is the new SC European Record and just 4/100 shy of Alia Atkinson's WR Siobhan Haughey completed her personal triple, winning also the W 100m Free in 51.59 Matthew Sates outtouched Kyle Chalmers in the M 200m Free, 1.40.88 to 1.41.09; Kieran Smith was 3rd in 1.42.30 Full Results: https://www.omegatiming.com/2022/fina-swimming-world-cup-berlin--live-results

Manchester Grand Prix, Day #3 Women's +67kg Gold: Lorena Brandl Silver: Althea Laurin Bronze: Xu & Aleksandra Kowalczuk Men's -80kg Gold: Seo Geon-Woo Silver: Simone Alessio Bronze: Firas Katousi & Hwan Nam Goong Men's +80kg Gold: Maicon Siqueira Silver: Caden Cunningham Bronze: Emre Kutalmis Atlesli & Cheik Sallah Cissè

tbh, the Olympics in the last 20 years have been hyper Far East centric. most medal events added in that stint have gone to CHN, JPN and to a lesser extent KOR. and in any case, the "newest" sports have a lot of interest in those Nations (which isn't surprising, as China rules the world and JPN and KOR have the main sponsors feeding the IOC, except for the US TV stations, namely NBC).

any stadium with the athletics' track can easily host a cricket match at the highest level, it's only about putting a grass carpet over the track. but the size is there.