Special correspondent/Song Ci, July 17, CSL Round 19: Guoan faced Tieren at Beijing Workers' Stadium. After 90 minutes of intense action, the match ended in a 1-1 draw, snapping Guoan's four-game winning streak across league and cup competitions.

On July 18, Beijing time, in the NBA Summer League, the Jazz edged out the Trail Blazers 83-79. Yang Hansen went 3-for-8 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 9 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks. With this game, the Trail Blazers concluded their Summer League campaign. In the first quarter, Yang Hansen kicked the ball out to Olivari, who hit a long-range shot, tying the game at 5-5. After Yang Hansen scored on a strong inside drive, the Trail Blazers took a 7-5 lead.

Reporter Lu Mi reports: A 1-1 draw away against West Coast marked Rongcheng's third straight stalemate, slowing their momentum. However, their commanding lead remains so vast that no one doubts they will lose the league title. Yet the team's current form does require adjustment, particularly their finishing ability in front of goal. As a championship favorite, Rongcheng had long held the top spot in the league standings, with consistent results and a mature system in both attack and defense.

The group stage of the 2026 National U21 Finals has concluded, identifying the eight best teams that will compete in the quarterfinals, featuring many highly anticipated matchups.

Hanoi dominated Lam Dong with an 8-0 victory, while Dong Nai pulled off a surprise by defeating PVF-CAND in the opening round of the 2026 National U17 Championship finals.

After nearly two weeks of training with almost 40 players, Becamex TP.HCM will enter the phase of squad selection ahead of the 2026-2027 V-League 2 season.

Premier League side Brighton have resumed pre-season training and are making thorough preparations for their training camp. Next week, the "Seagulls" will fly to France to prepare for the upcoming season with two friendly matches. Carlos Baleba, the 22-year-old Cameroon international, has reported back to the team, but his mind may be elsewhere. As is well known, since last summer, Baleba has dreamed of joining Manchester United.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand claimed that the club has agreed a deal with Roma to sign French international Khephren Thuram? Actually, it's Manu Kone? Wait, the text says "Kouadio Manu Kone". Let me correct: Rio Ferdinand stated that Manchester United has reached an agreement with Roma to sign French international Kouadio Manu Kone. "Fabrizio Romano has just confirmed that Manchester United has agreed to sign French midfielder Kone from Roma for £45 million (€53 million)," Ferdinand said.

In the League of Legends EWC World Cup, all three LPL teams have been eliminated. After the match, GEN support player Duro called out Gala in an interview: "In the second game, the opposing ADC (Xayah) got three kills early on, but instead of buying items with strong base stats, he chose scaling items. That's why our bot lane could maintain dominance as usual." Well, poor Gala got publicly roasted.

The first round of eliminations at the 2026 League of Legends Esports World Cup has concluded. Before the tournament, everyone thought Doublelift had drawn a good group for the LPL—aside from JDG being likely eliminated, both BLG and AL were expected to secure top four spots. However, expectations were high, but reality was harsh. In the elimination stage, not only did JDG stop at the quarterfinals, but the highly anticipated AL and BLG also suffered consecutive upsets, losing to KC and DK respectively, failing to advance to the second round.