On the hot Tuesday of August 8, CCTV went out of its usual way to unveil a feast of programming on its sports channel (CCTV5), sports event channel (CCTV5+), CCTV16 and CCTV55 client in one fell swoop. Despite being a weekday afternoon, today's live schedule was still star-studded, covering a number of exciting events including the Women's World Cup, Chengdu Universiade, Chinese Super League, tennis and cycling.
At 12:00 noon sharp, CCTV5 is on the air, bringing viewers the latest sports news. Meanwhile, a friendly match between English Premier League's Red Army Liverpool and international soccer's Darmstadt was staged amidst the eager anticipation of fans.
The U.S. Men's Basketball team challenged the Puerto Rican Men's Basketball team in a warm-up game, while the CBA Summer League's marquee game was staged at the Kokodara Station, where the Tianjin Men's Basketball team and the Fujian Men's Basketball team engaged in a heated duel. The Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team, touted as the best team in CBA history, is under scrutiny for its off-court turmoil.
The regular season matchup between Jiangxi Ganchi and Changsha Wan Tian Yongsheng, and Shijiazhuang Xiang Basketball's matchup against Jiangsu Yannan Suco were exciting games.
At 15:50 pm, CCTV5 will broadcast the 1/8 final of the Women's World Cup live, where the Colombian women's soccer team from South America and the Jamaican women's soccer team from North America will start a fierce battle. The Colombian women's soccer team leads Group H with six points, while the German women's soccer team continues to write brilliantly in the Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games. The Jamaican women's soccer team is in second place in Group F with five points, successfully suppressing the South American powerhouse Brazilian women's soccer team.
In the same time slot, the European team France Women's Soccer Team will challenge the African team Morocco Women's Soccer Team in a World Cup one-eighth final.
At 18:00 in the evening, CCTV5 will broadcast a special program of the closing ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade live. The Closing Ceremony of the 31st World University Summer Games will be simulcast at 19:55 via CCTV5, CCTV5+ and CCTV16. As the host, the Chinese team is far ahead in the gold medal and medal lists, and its strength should not be underestimated.
At 21:30 p.m., CCTV5 will present a panoramic view of the Universiade, allowing viewers to experience the charm of this sporting event from all angles.
At 19:30 pm, CCTV sports client CCTV5APP synchronized live broadcast of the 21st round of the Chinese Super League two matches, Ma Nantong Zhiyun away to challenge the Zhejiang team, Changchun Yatai away against Meizhou Hakka. On the table, Zhejiang fifth, Changchun Yatai ninth, Meizhou Hakka thirteenth, Nantong Zhiyun penultimate.
Meanwhile, Qingdao Hainiu hosts leader Shanghai Harbor, and new Sichuan football team Chengdu Rongcheng challenges Shandong Taishan on the road, with both sides having equal strengths, the game is full of suspense.
The excitement is not to be missed as the World Cycling Championships Road Cycling Mixed Team Relay Time Trial will be broadcast live on CCTV5APP at 20:00pm.
At 22:30, CCTV5APP will broadcast live the 2023 ATP 1000 Men's Masters Tennis Tournament Toronto, where Chinese women's tennis golden flower ZHULIN and Chinese men's player ZHANG Zhizhen will represent their country.
