Under the landlord status of Guangzhou men's basketball team, Cui Yongxi and Jiao Boqiao, two young international players, teamed up with Zhu Shilong of Nanjing Tongxi as the head coach of the CBA Starry First Year Team. And just as this scene is playing out, the live broadcast of CCTV5 Sports News opens at 18:00 on time.
At 18:35, CCTV5 turns its attention to "Football Night", an old-fashioned special program. The investigation of Li Tie, the former head coach of the national soccer team, has swept through the entire CFA like a storm, with Chen Xuyuan, Liu Yi, Chen Yongliang, Wang Xiaoping and many other top officials falling into disrepute, and even players and managers of Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs are not immune to the blame.
Access to the Chinese Super League, Chinese League A and Chinese League B for the new season is still tight, with funding issues and other factors putting a number of teams at risk of withdrawing from the competition.
The night continues live at 19:00 on CCTV5, focusing on the 2023 CBA All-Star Weekend's Star Challenge, which pits the CBA's star-studded sophomore team against the College United team. Zheng Yonggang, a former coach of Liao basketball players, is now at the helm of the Shenzhen men's basketball team, with players such as Yu Jiahao, Cui Xiaolong and Liao Sanning, who are well known in the CBA league.
CCTV16 will simulcast the CBA Star Match, while CCTV Olympic Channel will also join the broadcast.
CCTV5+, the CCTV sports event channel, will record the World Cup Finals, the European Championships, the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour Finals and other exciting events and special programs.
At midnight, CCTV5+ will broadcast the second game of the U-Track Final of the 2022-2023 Freeskiing World Cup - Calgary, Canada. At 9:00 a.m., the North American Hockey League (NHL) regular season matchup between the Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche will also be presented by CCTV5+.
CCTV5+ will also live stream the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship - Semi-Finals. And at 8.45am and 13.00pm, CCTV Sports client CCTV55 APP will broadcast the first leg of the 2023 China Mountain Bike League live on the web side in two stages.
CCTV5APP will bring live coverage of the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships - Ice Dance Free Dance at 11.30am, followed by the Men's Singles Free Skate at 16.20pm. And at 22:30 that night, CCTV5APP will live stream the 2023 ATP 1000 Men's Masters Tennis Tournament - Miami.
