
亚足联3日宣布,原定于2027年1月举办的沙特男足亚洲杯,因安全形势等原因延期至2027年12月23日至2028年1月21日举行。
AI-generated summary
沙特近日多地遭遇袭击,国内多场足球比赛受到影响。
中新社北京11月3日电 亚足联3日宣布,原定于2027年1月7日至2月5日在沙特阿拉伯举办的2027年男足亚洲杯,将延期至2027年12月23日至2028年1月21日举行。
亚足联在声明中称,鉴于安全形势,2027年男足亚洲杯组委会已获准重新调整赛事举办日程。考虑到赛事筹备的复杂性及交通等相关问题,新的比赛日期将提交国际足联批准。
据悉,沙特近日多地遭遇袭击,该国国内已有多场足球比赛受到影响。亚足联指出,这些特殊状况使得原定赛期内的赛事组织和运行面临困难,为了所有参赛球队、官员、观众及其他利益相关方的利益,延期是必要的。
亚足联表示,将继续与当地组委会、参赛会员协会、赞助商、转播和商业合作伙伴以及所有利益相关方密切合作,举办一场与亚洲最具声望的男子国家队赛事地位和运营水准相匹配的盛会,同时尽量减少延期带来的影响。
据悉,2027年男足亚洲杯将在沙特阿拉伯的利雅得、吉达和胡拜尔三座城市举行。本届亚洲杯一共有24支参赛球队,分成6个小组,每个小组的前两名以及四支成绩最好的小组第三名将晋级16强赛。在此前的抽签仪式中,中国队被分入C组,同组对手为伊朗、叙利亚、吉尔吉斯斯坦。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
新的比赛日期将提交国际足联批准
Very likely · Within weeks

According to news from the International Olympic Committee on the 2nd, the list of bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics has been finalized, with seven countries including Germany, Hungary, India, Qatar, South Korea, South Africa and Turkey shortlisted. The window period for submitting intention to bid has expired, and no new country has expressed its intention to bid.

Li Han won the bronze in the men's 100-meter freestyle final at the 2026 Dhaka Youth Olympic Games in 50.26 seconds, becoming Taiwan's first Youth Olympic swimming medal in history. On the same day, the Taiwan 5-a-side baseball team also defeated Mexico to advance to the gold medal match.

The Asian Cup, originally set for Saudi Arabia in early 2027, has been postponed to December next year following attacks on the kingdom, including a strike on Riyadh's international airport that killed at least 12 people.

The SoftBank Hawks have reached the "Japan No. 1" ranking for two consecutive years, and they still plan to strengthen their teams in the off-season, locking in Seibu Lions star pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi and Hiroshima Carp star pitcher Nobuhito Morishita. Mitsunari Takahashi announced this year that he will exercise his overseas free agency rights to challenge the major leagues, but staying in Japan is still an option. SoftBank chief baseball officer Kenji Jojima confirmed that the team continues to evaluate both pitchers.

The Taiwanese combination Lin Jinting/Chen Yixin lost to the Japanese combination Kawakami Ryusei/Matsushima Misora 1:3 in the top four of the 2026 Dhaka Youth Olympic Table Tennis Mixed Doubles. They missed the gold medal and will compete with the Thai combination Pricharyan/Vijit Viriagul at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning for the bronze medal.

Taiwan's five-a-side baseball team defeated Mexico 2:1 in the semi-finals of the Youth Olympic Games in Dhaka, Senegal and entered the gold medal match. They will compete with Cuba for the first Youth Olympic five-a-side baseball gold medal in team history.