Jakarta (ANTARA) - Defending champion of the FIBA World Cup 2019 Spain will compete at the Indonesia Arena Jakarta in the FIBA World Cup 2023 championship along with other countries in Group G and Group H. In the draw for the group phase of the FIBA World Cup 2023 which took place in Manila on Saturday
night , Indonesia as one of the host countries will hold Group G and H matches which contain top teams and a number of NBA
FIBA World Cup 2023 stars to be held in three countries, the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Indonesia will hold matches in two groups, namely Groups G and H. In these two groups, the big names in world basketball are entrenched.
Group G is filled with the defending champion of the FIBA World Cup and the winner of FIBA EuroBasket 2022, Spain. Spain won the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China by beating Argentina 95-75 in the final. Spain will be challenged by Brazil, Iran and Ivory Coast in Group G.
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo is likely to rely again on Ricky Rubio, the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard who became MVP at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
The team ranked first in the FIBA World Ranking Men will also be strengthened brothers Guillermo Gustavo "Willy" Hernangómez (New Orleans Pelicans) and Juancho Hernangomez (Toronto Raptors). Besides that, there are Usman Garuba (Houston Rockets) and Santi Aldama (Memphis Grizzlies), as well as other local stars who play in the Euroleague.
Brazil is also not a random team. The 13th-ranked team in the FIBA World Ranking Men are two-time world champions and four-time FIBA AmeriCup winners.
Brazil has never missed competing in the World Cup. This team will rely on Bruno Caboclo, a power forward who defends German club Ratiopharm Ulm, but has a track record of strengthening the Toronto Raptors, Sacramento King, Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets.
Meanwhile, Ivory Coast is a two-time FIBA AfroBasket champion. Meanwhile, Iran is a team ranked 22nd in the FIBA World Ranking Men as well as a three-time Asian champion.
In Group H are Canada, France, Latvia and Lebanon. Canada has a lineup of players who have performed in the NBA, namely Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Jamal Murray, Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Olynyk, Nick Alexander-Walker, Cory Joseph, Dwight Powell, Oshae Brissett, Dillon Brooks, Khem Birch, Lugentz Dort, Shaedon Sharpe, Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard, and Caleb Houston.
Meanwhile, France has forntcourt Evan Fournier, Nicolas Batum and Rudy Gobert. There are still Theo Maledon, Frank Ntilikina, Joel Embiid, and a teenage player who is predicted to be the first 2023 NBA draft pick Victor Wembanyama.
Latvia, who will become a debutant in the 2023 World Cup, will rely on Washington Wizards center, Kristaps Porzingis. While Lebanon is runner up in the FIBA Asia Cup 2022, it will be strengthened by point guard Wael Arakji who is the MVP in the event.
Chairman of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Organizing Committee (LOC) Budisatrio Djiwandono welcomed the lottery results. Because, the hope to witness the world's top basketball stars in action in Jakarta has come true. Unmitigated, classmate defending champion Spain will be in action in the capital.
"All basketball lovers will be delighted with the results of this draw. We will host matches for teams with world-class stars," Budisatrio said in a written statement.
"This is an opportunity for us to show that Indonesia is ready to host big matches later. I hope everything goes well and basketball fans in Indonesia will come to witness the matches at the FIBA World Cup 2023," continued Budisatrio.
Barcelona sweeps Real Betis..on a historic night for teenager Al-Amin Jamal
FC Barcelona reconciled its fans at the expense of its guest, Real Betis, by defeating it (4-0) in the match that brought them together on Saturday evening, in the framework of the 32nd round of the Spanish Football League.
The Catalan team hit hard in the first half and advanced by three goals through Danish defender Andreas Christensen, Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, and Brazilian winger Ravinha, in the minutes (14, 36, 39), respectively, while the fourth goal came with “friendly fire” in the minute. 82, and Argentine midfielder Guido Rodriguez scored an error in his own net.
Real Betis club completed the match with ten players after its defender Edgar Gonzalez was sent off in the 33rd minute of the first half of the match that took place at the “Spotify Camp Nou” stadium.
Barcelona team regained its balance after its defeat against its host, Rayo Vallecano (1-2) in the last round, to raise its score to 79 points, and occupies the top of the “La Liga” league table, by 11 points in front of its traditional rivals, Real Madrid, in second place.
While Real Betis is sixth on the standings, with 49 points.
The 83rd minute witnessed the participation of the teenage player, Al-Amin Jamal, in the Barcelona shirt, “The Blaugrana”, at the age of 15 years and 290 days, to become the youngest player in the club’s history in the Spanish League, “La Liga”.
Jamal also became the fifth youngest player to participate in the history of the Spanish League, while Luca Romero is the youngest player, who participated at the age of 15 years 219 days.
Al-Amin Jamal was born in the city of Mataro, 30 km east of Barcelona city center, to a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea, and joined the Barcelona Academy "La Masia" at the age of seven.
Jamal has great dribbling, passing and scoring abilities, and is able to play as a centre-forward, attacking midfielder or as a winger mostly on the right flank.
He also has an amazing left foot, which makes it easier for him to make the decision to shoot from anywhere on the field, and some compare him to the legend of FC Barcelona, Argentine Lionel Messi.
Al-Amin Jamal chose to represent the Spanish national teams at the level of juniors and youth, however, he can still join the Moroccan national team if he decides to change his sporting identity, as he has not yet carried the first Spain national team shirt.
“I was lucky to play against him.” The president of the Spanish Federation reveals his position on Messi's return to Barcelona
The President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, stated that he would welcome the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, with an open arm, if he returned to the ranks of the Barcelona team, next season.
Lionel Messi's contract with the French striker, Paris Saint-Germain, expires next summer, and several reports stated that the Argentine star plans to return to Barcelona for free from us, who left him two years ago.
"If Messi returns to La Liga, we will welcome him with open arms," Rubiales said in statements highlighted by the Spanish newspaper "Sport".
He added, "I was lucky to play against Lionel Messi, but I don't know if it was a matter of good or bad luck, because I had to watch him, and he is a great player that will not be repeated."
And the president of the Spanish Federation continued: “In the event of Messi’s possible return to the Spanish League, I will not interfere in this matter either.”
He pointed out: "All Spaniards, and Spanish football fans abroad, want the best players to be in LaLiga, however, the issue belongs to the player and Barcelona who negotiate the matter."
And Luis Rubiales concluded: “I do not interfere in the matter, no matter what happens. Messi is unique in the world of football, and I will always wish him the best.”
Violent confrontations between the police and the Tunisian Esperance fans stopped the team's match with Algeria's JS Kabylie
Clashes broke out between security and Tunisian Esperance Sportive fans during its match against its guest club JS Kabylie, Algeria, this evening, Saturday, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.
The fans threw firecrackers on the grounds of Hammadi Al-Aqrabi Stadium in Rades, and the security units responded by firing tear gas.
A state of chaos engulfed the stands, and the protection units entered to extinguish the fire that ignited near the southern curve of the Rades stadium, which led to a delay in the start of the second half of the match for about 40 minutes.
How will Turki Al-Sheikh respond to Karim Benzema's "hat-trick"?
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema set a new record with his team, during his match against his guest Almeria on Saturday evening, in the 32nd round of the Spanish Football League.
Benzema scored 3 "hat-trick" goals for the royal team against Almeria Club, owned by Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, at minutes (5, 17, and 42 from a penalty kick) of the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium in the capital, Madrid.
The French striker scored his fifth "hat-trick" in the "La Liga", the eleventh in the Real Madrid shirt in all competitions, and the thirteenth in his professional career, as he signed two hat-tricks with the French Olympique Lyonnais.
Karim Benzema, 35, became the fourth top scorer in the history of La Liga, with 236 goals, surpassing Mexican star Hugo Sanchez, who scored 234 goals during his professional career.
The following is a list of the best scorers in the history of "La Liga":
1- Argentine Lionel Messi, 472 goals
2- Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, 311 goals
3- Spaniard Telmo Zara, 251 goals
4- French Karim Benzema, 236 goals
5- Mexican Hugo Sanchez, 234 goals
6- Spaniard Raul Gonzalez, 228 goals
7- Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina - Spain) 227 goals
8- Spain's Cesar, 222 goals
9- Spaniard Quini, 219 goals
10- Spaniard Bahino, 212 goals.
It is noteworthy that Turki Al-Sheikh acquired Almeria club in late 2019, which returned to the League of Lights after an absence of 7 years.
Almeria had qualified for the first division, “La Liga”, after it succeeded in winning the Spanish second division for the season (2021-2022).
WRT 31 finished in P6 position at SPA Belgium : Formula 1
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Even though the three racers have made all their efforts and have the potential to win, the WRT 31 team had to settle for finishing outside the top five, P6, in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps race in Belgium, Saturday local time.
As quoted from the written statement received in Jakarta, Sunday, Sean Gelael became the first racer to get an assignment for Team WRT 31. Starting from P4, he then moved up one point to P3 and before the pit stop he even got to P2.
Only after that did his car experience intense understeer , so that he was even easily overtaken by the two drivers who had been struggling to overtake him, Doriane Pin (Prema Racing #63) and Rui Andrade (WRT #41).
When control moved from Sean to Robin Frinjs the car had improved. The Dutch racer even benefited from the condition where the Safety Car (SC) had to neutralize the race due to the collision experienced by Renger Van Der Zande (Cadillac # 3, Hypercar).
Frinjs and then crawl up, to P3, P2, and even P1. Team WRT 31 has been at the forefront of the LMP2 class for a long time, even longer than the other teams, including when the helm moved from Frinjs to Ferdinand Habsburg, and back to Frinjs.
Only the existence of SC which entered the track four times in total was not used by WRT 31 to change tactics. Even though they are still in P1, several teams save "time savings" when they enter the pits to take advantage of SC moments on the track.
In fact, among the teams that took advantage of this moment was Team WRT 41, which was actually in the same garage as car number 31. The
three teams that took advantage of the situation the most were those who got on the podium, WRT 41, United Autosports 23, and Inter Europol Competition 34.
Meanwhile, WRT 31 again experienced understeer in the last stint where Frinjs was also unable to catch up with Felipe Albuquerque (United Autosports 22) so he finished in P6.
As a team, WRT recognizes that car 41 wins differently than last year's 31.
"Last year we won dominantly, but this year it was determined at the end of the race," WRT wrote on their IG account.
The next round of FIAWEC is the most famous race and the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from June 10-11.
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