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Last time we spoke about the climax of the battle of Lake Khasan. In August, the Lake Khasan region became a tense theater of combat as Soviet and Japanese forces clashed around Changkufeng and Hill 52. The Soviets pushed a multi-front offensive, bolstered by artillery, tanks, and air power, yet the Japanese defenders held firm, aided by engineers, machine guns, and heavy guns. By the ninth and tenth, a stubborn Japanese resilience kept Hill 52 and Changkufeng in Japanese hands, though the price was steep and the field was littered with the costs of battle. Diplomatically, both sides aimed to confine the fighting and avoid a larger war. Negotiations trudged on, culminating in a tentative cease-fire draft for August eleventh: a halt to hostilities, positions to be held as of midnight on the tenth, and the creation of a border-demarcation commission. Moscow pressed for a neutral umpire; Tokyo resisted, accepting a Japanese participant but rejecting a neutral referee. The cease-fire was imperfect, with miscommunications and differing interpretations persisting.    #185 Operation Hainan Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. After what seemed like a lifetime over in the northern border between the USSR and Japan, today we are returning to the Second Sino-Japanese War. Now I thought it might be a bit jarring to dive into it, so let me do a brief summary of where we are at, in the year of 1939. As the calendar turned to 1939, the Second Sino-Japanese War, which had erupted in July 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and escalated into full-scale conflict, had evolved into a protracted quagmire for the Empire of Japan. What began as a swift campaign to subjugate the Republic of China under Chiang Kai-shek had, by the close of 1938, transformed into a war of attrition. Japanese forces, under the command of generals like Shunroku Hata and Yasuji Okamura, had achieved stunning territorial gains: the fall of Shanghai in November 1937 after a brutal three-month battle that cost over 200,000 Chinese lives; the infamous capture of Nanjing in December 1937, marked by the Nanjing Massacre where an estimated 300,000 civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed in a six-week orgy of violence; and the sequential occupations of Xuzhou in May 1938, Wuhan in October 1938, and Guangzhou that same month.  These victories secured Japan's control over China's eastern seaboard, major riverine arteries like the Yangtze, and key industrial centers, effectively stripping the Nationalists of much of their economic base. Yet, despite these advances, China refused to capitulate. Chiang's government had retreated inland to the mountainous stronghold of Chongqing in Sichuan province, where it regrouped amid the fog-laden gorges, drawing on the vast human reserves of China's interior and the resilient spirit of its people. By late 1938, Japanese casualties had mounted to approximately 50,000 killed and 200,000 wounded annually, straining the Imperial Japanese Army's resources and exposing the vulnerabilities of overextended supply lines deep into hostile territory. In Tokyo, the corridors of the Imperial General Headquarters and the Army Ministry buzzed with urgent deliberations during the winter of 1938-1939. The initial doctrine of "quick victory" through decisive battles, epitomized by the massive offensives of 1937 and 1938, had proven illusory. Japan's military planners, influenced by the Kwantung Army's experiences in Manchuria and the ongoing stalemate, recognized that China's sheer size, with its 4 million square miles and over 400 million inhabitants, rendered total conquest unfeasible without unacceptable costs. Intelligence reports highlighted the persistence of Chinese guerrilla warfare, particularly in the north where Communist forces under Mao Zedong's Eighth Route Army conducted hit-and-run operations from bases in Shanxi and Shaanxi, sabotaging railways and ambushing convoys. The Japanese response included brutal pacification campaigns, such as the early iterations of what would later formalize as the "Three Alls Policy" (kill all, burn all, loot all), aimed at devastating rural economies and isolating resistance pockets. But these measures only fueled further defiance. By early 1939, a strategic pivot was formalized: away from direct annihilation of Chinese armies toward a policy of economic strangulation. This "blockade and interdiction" approach sought to sever China's lifelines to external aid, choking off the flow of weapons, fuel, and materiel that sustained the Nationalist war effort. As one Japanese staff officer noted in internal memos, the goal was to "starve the dragon in its lair," acknowledging the limits of Japanese manpower, total forces in China numbered around 1 million by 1939, against China's inexhaustible reserves. Central to this new strategy were the three primary overland supply corridors that had emerged as China's backdoors to the world, compensating for the Japanese naval blockade that had sealed off most coastal ports since late 1937. The first and most iconic was the Burma Road, a 717-mile engineering marvel hastily constructed between 1937 and 1938 by over 200,000 Chinese and Burmese laborers under the direction of engineers like Chih-Ping Chen. Stretching from the railhead at Lashio in British Burma (modern Myanmar) through treacherous mountain passes and dense jungles to Kunming in Yunnan province, the road navigated elevations up to 7,000 feet with hundreds of hairpin turns and precarious bridges. By early 1939, it was operational, albeit plagued by monsoonal mudslides, banditry, and mechanical breakdowns of the imported trucks, many Ford and Chevrolet models supplied via British Rangoon. Despite these challenges, it funneled an increasing volume of aid: in 1939 alone, estimates suggest up to 10,000 tons per month of munitions, gasoline, and aircraft parts from Allied sources, including early Lend-Lease precursors from the United States. The road's completion in 1938 had been a direct response to the loss of southern ports, and its vulnerability to aerial interdiction made it a prime target in Japanese planning documents. The second lifeline was the Indochina route, centered on the French-built Yunnan-Vietnam Railway (also known as the Hanoi-Kunming Railway), a 465-mile narrow-gauge line completed in 1910 that linked the port of Haiphong in French Indochina to Kunming via Hanoi and Lao Cai. This colonial artery, supplemented by parallel roads and river transport along the Red River, became China's most efficient supply conduit in 1938-1939, exploiting France's uneasy neutrality. French authorities, under Governor-General Pierre Pasquier and later Georges Catroux, turned a blind eye to transshipments, allowing an average of 15,000 to 20,000 tons monthly in early 1939, far surpassing the Burma Road's initial capacity. Cargoes included Soviet arms rerouted via Vladivostok and American oil, with French complicity driven by anti-Japanese sentiment and profitable tolls. However, Japanese reconnaissance flights from bases in Guangdong noted the vulnerability of bridges and rail yards, leading to initial bombing raids by mid-1939. Diplomatic pressure mounted, with Tokyo issuing protests to Paris, foreshadowing the 1940 closure under Vichy France after the fall of France in Europe. The route's proximity to the South China Sea made it a focal point for Japanese naval strategists, who viewed it as a "leak in the blockade." The third corridor, often overlooked but critical, was the Northwest Highway through Soviet Central Asia and Xinjiang province. This overland network, upgraded between 1937 and 1941 with Soviet assistance, connected the Turkestan-Siberian Railway at Almaty (then Alma-Ata) to Lanzhou in Gansu via Urumqi, utilizing a mix of trucks, camel caravans, and rudimentary roads across the Gobi Desert and Tian Shan mountains. Under the Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of August 1937 and subsequent aid agreements, Moscow supplied China with over 900 aircraft, 82 tanks, 1,300 artillery pieces, and vast quantities of ammunition and fuel between 1937 and 1941—much of it traversing this route. In 1938-1939, volumes peaked, with Soviet pilots and advisors even establishing air bases in Lanzhou. The highway's construction involved tens of thousands of Chinese laborers, facing harsh winters and logistical hurdles, but it delivered up to 2,000 tons monthly, including entire fighter squadrons like the Polikarpov I-16. Japanese intelligence, aware of this "Red lifeline," planned disruptions but were constrained by the ongoing Nomonhan Incident on the Manchurian-Soviet border in 1939, which diverted resources and highlighted the risks of provoking Moscow. These routes collectively sustained China's resistance, prompting Japan's high command to prioritize their severance. In March 1939, the South China Area Army was established under General Rikichi Andō (later succeeded by Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi), headquartered in Guangzhou, with explicit orders to disrupt southern communications. Aerial campaigns intensified, with Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" bombers from Wuhan and Guangzhou targeting Kunming's airfields and the Red River bridges, while diplomatic maneuvers pressured colonial powers: Britain faced demands during the June 1939 Tientsin Crisis to close the Burma Road, and France received ultimatums that culminated in the 1940 occupation of northern Indochina. Yet, direct assaults on Yunnan or Guangxi were deemed too arduous due to rugged terrain and disease risks. Instead, planners eyed peripheral objectives to encircle these arteries. This strategic calculus set the stage for the invasion of Hainan Island, a 13,000-square-mile landmass off Guangdong's southern coast, rich in iron and copper but strategically priceless for its position astride the Indochina route and proximity to Hong Kong. By February 1939, Japanese admirals like Nobutake Kondō of the 5th Fleet advocated seizure to establish air and naval bases, plugging blockade gaps and enabling raids on Haiphong and Kunming, a prelude to broader southern expansion that would echo into the Pacific War. Now after the fall campaign around Canton in autumn 1938, the Japanese 21st Army found itself embedded in a relentless effort to sever the enemy's lifelines. Its primary objective shifted from mere battlefield engagements to tightening the choke points of enemy supply, especially along the Canton–Hankou railway. Recognizing that war materiel continued to flow into the enemy's hands, the Imperial General Headquarters ordered the 21st Army to strike at every other supply route, one by one, until the arteries of logistics were stifled. The 21st Army undertook a series of decisive occupations to disrupt transport and provisioning from multiple directions. To sustain these difficult campaigns, Imperial General Headquarters reinforced the south China command, enabling greater operational depth and endurance. The 21st Army benefited from a series of reinforcements during 1939, which allowed a reorganization of assignments and missions: In late January, the Iida Detachment was reorganized into the Formosa Mixed Brigade and took part in the invasion of Hainan Island.  Hainan, just 15 miles across the Qiongzhou Strait from the mainland, represented a critical "loophole": it lay astride the Gulf of Tonkin, enabling smuggling of arms and materiel from Haiphong to Kunming, and offered potential airfields for bombing raids deep into Yunnan. Japanese interest in Hainan dated to the 1920s, driven by the Taiwan Governor-General's Office, which eyed the island's tropical resources (rubber, iron, copper) and naval potential at ports like Sanya (Samah). Prewar surveys by Japanese firms, such as those documented in Ide Kiwata's Minami Shina no Sangyō to Keizai (1939), highlighted mineral wealth and strategic harbors. The fall of Guangzhou in October 1938 provided the perfect launchpad, but direct invasion was delayed until early 1939 amid debates between the IJA (favoring mainland advances) and IJN (prioritizing naval encirclement). The operation would also heavily align with broader "southward advance" (Nanshin-ron) doctrine foreshadowing invasions of French Indochina (1940) and the Pacific War. On the Chinese side, Hainan was lightly defended as part of Guangdong's "peace preservation" under General Yu Hanmou. Two security regiments, six guard battalions, and a self-defense corps, totaling around 7,000–10,000 poorly equipped troops guarded the island, supplemented by roughly 300 Communist guerrillas under Feng Baiju, who operated independently in the interior. The indigenous Li (Hlai) people in the mountainous south, alienated by Nationalist taxes, provided uneven support but later allied with Communists. The Imperial General Headquarters ordered the 21st Army, in cooperation with the Navy, to occupy and hold strategic points on the island near Haikou-Shih. The 21st Army commander assigned the Formosa Mixed Brigade to carry out this mission. Planning began in late 1938 under the IJN's Fifth Fleet, with IJA support from the 21st Army. The objective: secure northern and southern landing sites to bisect the island, establish air/naval bases, and exploit resources. Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō, commanding the fleet, emphasized surprise and air superiority. The invasion began under the cover of darkness on February 9, 1939, when Kondō's convoy entered Tsinghai Bay on the northern shore of Hainan and anchored at midnight. Japanese troops swiftly disembarked, encountering minimal initial resistance from the surprised Chinese defenders, and secured a beachhead in the northern zone. At 0300 hours on 10 February, the Formosa Mixed Brigade, operating in close cooperation with naval units, executed a surprise landing at the northeastern point of Tengmai Bay in north Hainan. By 04:30, the right flank reached the main road leading to Fengyingshih, while the left flank reached a position two kilometers south of Tienwei. By 07:00, the right flank unit had overcome light enemy resistance near Yehli and occupied Chiungshan. At that moment there were approximately 1,000 elements of the enemy's 5th Infantry Brigade (militia) at Chiungshan; about half of these troops were destroyed, and the remainder fled into the hills south of Tengmai in a state of disarray. Around 08:30 that same day, the left flank unit advanced to the vicinity of Shuchang and seized Hsiuying Heights. By 12:00, it occupied Haikou, the island's northern port city and administrative center, beginning around noon. Army and navy forces coordinated to mop up remaining pockets of resistance in the northern areas, overwhelming the scattered Chinese security units through superior firepower and organization. No large-scale battles are recorded in primary accounts; instead, the engagements were characterized by rapid advances and localized skirmishes, as the Chinese forces, lacking heavy artillery or air support, could not mount a sustained defense. By the end of the day, Japanese control over the north was consolidating, with Haikou falling under their occupation.Also on 10 February, the Brigade pushed forward to seize Cingang. Wenchang would be taken on the 22nd, followed by Chinglan Port on the 23rd. On February 11, the operation expanded southward when land combat units amphibiously assaulted Samah (now Sanya) at the island's southern tip. This landing allowed them to quickly seize key positions, including the port of Yulin (Yulinkang) and the town of Yai-Hsien (Yaxian, now part of Sanya). With these southern footholds secured, Japanese forces fanned out to subjugate the rest of the island, capturing inland areas and infrastructure with little organized opposition. Meanwhile, the landing party of the South China Navy Expeditionary Force, which had joined with the Army to secure Haikou, began landing on the island's southern shore at dawn on 14 February. They operated under the protection of naval and air units. By the same morning, the landing force had advanced to Sa-Riya and, by 12:00 hours, had captured Yulin Port. Chinese casualties were significant in the brief fighting; from January to May 1939, reports indicate the 11th security regiment alone suffered 8 officers and 162 soldiers killed, 3 officers and 16 wounded, and 5 officers and 68 missing, though figures for other units are unclear. Japanese losses were not publicly detailed but appear to have been light.  When crisis pressed upon them, Nationalist forces withdrew from coastal Haikou, shepherding the last civilians toward the sheltering embrace of the Wuzhi mountain range that bands the central spine of Hainan. From that high ground they sought to endure the storm, praying that the rugged hills might shield their families from the reach of war. Yet the Li country's mountains did not deliver a sanctuary free of conflict. Later in August of 1943, an uprising erupted among the Li,Wang Guoxing, a figure of local authority and stubborn resolve. His rebellion was swiftly crushed; in reprisal, the Nationalists executed a seizure of vengeance that extended far beyond the moment of defeat, claiming seven thousand members of Wang Guoxing's kin in his village. The episode was grim testimony to the brutal calculus of war, where retaliation and fear indelibly etched the landscape of family histories. Against this backdrop, the Communists under Feng Baiju and the native Li communities forged a vigorous guerrilla war against the occupiers. The struggle was not confined to partisan skirmishes alone; it unfolded as a broader contest of survival and resistance. The Japanese response was relentless and punitive, and it fell upon Li communities in western Hainan with particular ferocity, Sanya and Danzhou bore the brunt of violence, as did the many foreign laborers conscripted into service by the occupying power. The toll of these reprisals was stark: among hundreds of thousands of slave laborers pressed into service, tens of thousands perished. Of the 100,000 laborers drawn from Hong Kong, only about 20,000 survived the war's trials, a haunting reminder of the human cost embedded in the occupation. Strategically, the island of Hainan took on a new if coercive purpose. Portions of the island were designated as a naval administrative district, with the Hainan Guard District Headquarters established at Samah, signaling its role as a forward air base and as an operational flank for broader anti-Chiang Kai-shek efforts. In parallel, the island's rich iron and copper resources were exploited to sustain the war economy of the occupiers. The control of certain areas on Hainan provided a base of operations for incursions into Guangdong and French Indochina, while the airbases that dotted the island enabled long-range air raids that threaded routes from French Indochina and Burma into the heart of China. The island thus assumed a grim dual character: a frontier fortress for the occupiers and a ground for the prolonged suffering of its inhabitants. Hainan then served as a launchpad for later incursions into Guangdong and Indochina. Meanwhile after Wuhan's collapse, the Nationalist government's frontline strength remained formidable, even as attrition gnawed at its edges. By the winter of 1938–1939, the front line had swelled to 261 divisions of infantry and cavalry, complemented by 50 independent brigades. Yet the political and military fissures within the Kuomintang suggested fragility beneath the apparent depth of manpower. The most conspicuous rupture came with Wang Jingwei's defection, the vice president and chairman of the National Political Council, who fled to Hanoi on December 18, 1938, leading a procession of more than ten other KMT officials, including Chen Gongbo, Zhou Fohai, Chu Minqi, and Zeng Zhongming. In the harsh arithmetic of war, defections could not erase the country's common resolve to resist Japanese aggression, and the anti-Japanese national united front still served as a powerful instrument, rallying the Chinese populace to "face the national crisis together." Amid this political drama, Japan's strategy moved into a phase that sought to convert battlefield endurance into political consolidation. As early as January 11, 1938, Tokyo had convened an Imperial Conference and issued a framework for handling the China Incident that would shape the theater for years. The "Outline of Army Operations Guidance" and "Continental Order No. 241" designated the occupied territories as strategic assets to be held with minimal expansion beyond essential needs. The instruction mapped an operational zone that compressed action to a corridor between Anqing, Xinyang, Yuezhou, and Nanchang, while the broader line of occupation east of a line tracing West Sunit, Baotou, and the major river basins would be treated as pacified space. This was a doctrine of attrition, patience, and selective pressure—enough to hold ground, deny resources to the Chinese, and await a more opportune political rupture. Yet even as Japan sought political attrition, the war's tactical center of gravity drifted toward consolidation around Wuhan and the pathways that fed the Yangtze. In October 1938, after reducing Wuhan to a fortressed crescent of contested ground, the Japanese General Headquarters acknowledged the imperative to adapt to a protracted war. The new calculus prioritized political strategy alongside military operations: "We should attach importance to the offensive of political strategy, cultivate and strengthen the new regime, and make the National Government decline, which will be effective." If the National Government trembled under coercive pressure, it risked collapse, and if not immediately, then gradually through a staged series of operations. In practice, this meant reinforcing a centralized center while allowing peripheral fronts to be leveraged against Chongqing's grip on the war's moral economy. In the immediate post-Wuhan period, Japan divided its responsibilities and aimed at a standoff that would enable future offensives. The 11th Army Group, stationed in the Wuhan theater, became the spearhead of field attacks on China's interior, occupying a strategic triangle that included Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangxi, and protecting the rear of southwest China's line of defense. The central objective was not merely to seize territory, but to deny Chinese forces the capacity to maneuver along the critical rail and river corridors that fed the Nanjing–Jiujiang line and the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway. Central to this plan was Wuhan's security and the ability to constrain Jiujiang's access to the Yangtze, preserving a corridor for air power and logistics. The pre-war arrangement in early 1939 was a tableau of layered defenses and multiple war zones, designed to anticipate and blunt Japanese maneuver. By February 1939, the Ninth War Zone under Xue Yue stood in a tense standoff with the Japanese 11th Army along the Jiangxi and Hubei front south of the Yangtze. The Ninth War Zone's order of battle, Luo Zhuoying's 19th Army Group defending the northern Nanchang front, Wang Lingji's 30th Army Group near Wuning, Fan Songfu's 8th and 73rd Armies along Henglu, Tang Enbo's 31st Army Group guarding southern Hubei and northern Hunan, and Lu Han's 1st Army Group in reserve near Changsha and Liuyang, was a carefully calibrated attempt to absorb, delay, and disrupt any Xiushui major Japanese thrust toward Nanchang, a city whose strategic significance stretched beyond its own bounds. In the spring of 1939, Nanchang was the one city in southern China that Tokyo could not leave in Chinese hands. It was not simply another provincial capital; it was the beating heart of whatever remained of China's war effort south of the Yangtze, and the Japanese knew it. High above the Gan River, on the flat plains west of Poyang Lake, lay three of the finest airfields China had ever built: Qingyunpu, Daxiaochang, and Xiangtang. Constructed only a few years earlier with Soviet engineers and American loans, they were long, hard-surfaced, and ringed with hangars and fuel dumps. Here the Chinese Air Force had pulled back after the fall of Wuhan, and here the red-starred fighters and bombers of the Soviet volunteer groups still flew. From Nanchang's runways a determined pilot could reach Japanese-held Wuhan in twenty minutes, Guangzhou in less than an hour, and even strike the docks at Hong Kong if he pushed his range. Every week Japanese reconnaissance planes returned with photographs of fresh craters patched, new aircraft parked wing-to-wing, and Soviet pilots sunning themselves beside their I-16s. As long as those fields remained Chinese, Japan could never claim the sky. The city was more than airfields. It sat exactly where the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway met the line running north to Jiujiang and the Yangtze, a knot that tied together three provinces. Barges crowded Poyang Lake's western shore, unloading crates of Soviet ammunition and aviation fuel that had come up the river from the Indochina railway. Warehouses along the tracks bulged with shells and rice. To the Japanese staff officers plotting in Wuhan and Guangzhou, Nanchang looked less like a city and more like a loaded spring: if Chiang Kai-shek ever found the strength for a counteroffensive to retake the middle Yangtze, this would be the place from which it would leap. And so, in the cold March of 1939, the Imperial General Headquarters marked Nanchang in red on every map and gave General Okamura the order he had been waiting for: take it, whatever the cost. Capturing the city would do three things at once. It would blind the Chinese Air Force in the south by seizing or destroying the only bases from which it could still seriously operate. It would tear a hole in the last east–west rail line still feeding Free China. And it would shove the Nationalist armies another two hundred kilometers farther into the interior, buying Japan precious time to digest its earlier conquests and tighten the blockade. Above all, Nanchang was the final piece in a great aerial ring Japan was closing around southern China. Hainan had fallen in February, giving the navy its southern airfields. Wuhan and Guangzhou already belonged to the army. Once Nanchang was taken, Japanese aircraft would sit on a continuous arc of bases from the tropical beaches of the South China Sea to the banks of the Yangtze, and nothing (neither the Burma Road convoys nor the French railway from Hanoi) would move without their permission. Chiang Kai-shek's decision to strike first in the Nanchang region in March 1939 reflected both urgency and a desire to seize initiative before Japanese modernization of the battlefield could fully consolidate. On March 8, Chiang directed Xue Yue to prepare a preemptive attack intended to seize the offensive by March 15, focusing the Ninth War Zone's efforts on preventing a river-crossing assault and pinning Japanese forces in place. The plan called for a sequence of coordinated actions: the 19th Army Group to hold the northern front of Nanchang; the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Advance Army (the 8th and 73rd Armies) to strike the enemy's left flank from Wuning toward De'an and Ruichang; the 30th and 27th Army Groups to consolidate near Wuning; and the 1st Army Group to push toward Xiushui and Sandu, opening routes for subsequent operations. Yet even as Xue Yue pressed for action, the weather of logistics and training reminded observers that no victory could be taken for granted. By March 9–10, Xue Yue warned Chiang that troops were not adequately trained, supplies were scarce, and preparations were insufficient, requesting a postponement to March 24. Chiang's reply was resolute: the attack must commence no later than the 24th, for the aim was preemption and the desire to tether the enemy's forces before they could consolidate. When the moment of decision arrived, the Chinese army began to tense, and the Japanese, no strangers to rapid shifts in tempo—moved to exploit any hesitation or fog of mobilization. The Ninth War Zone's response crystallized into a defensive posture as the Japanese pressed forward, marking a transition from preemption to standoff as both sides tested the limits of resilience. The Japanese plan for what would become known as Operation Ren, aimed at severing the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway, breaking the enemy's line of communication, and isolating Nanchang, reflected a calculated synthesis of air power, armored mobility, and canalized ground offensives. On February 6, 1939, the Central China Expeditionary Army issued a set of precise directives: capture Nanchang to cut the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway and disrupt the southern reach of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces; seize Nanchang along the Nanchang–Xunyi axis to split enemy lines and "crush" Chinese resistance south of that zone; secure rear lines immediately after the city's fall; coordinate with naval air support to threaten Chinese logistics and airfields beyond the rear lines. The plan anticipated contingencies by pre-positioning heavy artillery and tanks in formations that could strike with speed and depth, a tactical evolution from previous frontal assaults. Okamura Yasuji, commander of the 11th Army, undertook a comprehensive program of reconnaissance, refining the assault plan with a renewed emphasis on speed and surprise. Aerial reconnaissance underlined the terrain, fortifications, and the disposition of Chinese forces, informing the selection of the Xiushui River crossing and the route of the main axis of attack. Okamura's decision to reorganize artillery and armor into concentrated tank groups, flanked by air support and advanced by long-range maneuver, marked a departure from the earlier method of distributing heavy weapons along the infantry front. Sumita Laishiro commanded the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, with more than 300 artillery pieces, while Hirokichi Ishii directed a force of 135 tanks and armored vehicles. This blended arms approach promised a breakthrough that would outpace the Chinese defenders and open routes for the main force. By mid-February 1939, Japanese preparations had taken on a high tempo. The 101st and 106th Divisions, along with attached artillery, assembled south of De'an, while tank contingents gathered north of De'an. The 6th Division began moving toward Ruoxi and Wuning, the Inoue Detachment took aim at the waterways of Poyang Lake, and the 16th and 9th Divisions conducted feints on the Han River's left bank. The orchestration of these movements—feints, riverine actions, and armored flanking, was designed to reduce the Chinese capacity to concentrate forces around Nanchang and to force the defenders into a less secure posture along the Nanchang–Jiujiang axis. Japan's southward strategy reframed the war: no longer a sprint to reduce Chinese forces in open fields, but a patient siege of lifelines, railways, and airbases. Hainan's seizure, the control of Nanchang's airfields, and the disruption of the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway exemplified a shift from large-scale battles to coercive pressure that sought to cripple Nationalist mobilization and erode Chongqing's capacity to sustain resistance. For China, the spring of 1939 underscored resilience amid mounting attrition. Chiang Kai-shek's insistence on offensive means to seize the initiative demonstrated strategic audacity, even as shortages and uneven training slowed tempo. The Ninth War Zone's defense, bolstered by makeshift airpower from Soviet and Allied lendings, kept open critical corridors and delayed Japan's consolidation. The war's human cost—massive casualties, forced labor, and the Li uprising on Hainan—illuminates the brutality that fueled both sides' resolve. In retrospect, the period around Canton, Wuhan, and Nanchang crystallizes a grim truth: the Sino-Japanese war was less a single crescendo of battles than a protracted contest of endurance, logistics, and political stamina. The early 1940s would widen these fault lines, but the groundwork laid in 1939, competition over supply routes, air control, and strategic rail nodes, would shape the war's pace and, ultimately, its outcome. The conflict's memory lies not only in the clashes' flash but in the stubborn persistence of a nation fighting to outlast a formidable adversary. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The Japanese invasion of Hainan and proceeding operations to stop logistical leaks into Nationalist China, showcased the complexity and scale of the growing Second Sino-Japanese War. It would not merely be a war of territorial conquest, Japan would have to strangle the colossus using every means necessary.  

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Shoot us a Text.Episode #1226: We're talking rising auto prices and longer-term debt in the U.S., Kazakhstan's record-setting manufacturing momentum, and Simon Sinek's take on why Gen Z might be the most rational workforce yet.As new car prices have climbed 33% since 2020, affordability is slipping out of reach for many. Buyers are stretching loan terms to eight, nine, even ten years—trading short-term relief for long-term debt.Average new vehicle price broke $50K this fall, up from under $38K in early 2020.Monthly payments now average $760; rising prices and high interest rates are fueling defaults.One-third of buyers now take loans of at least 72 months; some exceed 100 months, especially on pickups.Automakers are lowering prices and leaning into base trims—Ford's Maverick jumped 76% in November sales.Kazakhstan's automotive sector is on a record-breaking run. Through the first 11 months of 2025, vehicle production has already topped the full-year total from 2024, signaling both rising demand and growing sophistication in local manufacturing. With nearly $4 billion in output, the industry is becoming a major economic engine.From January to November, Kazakhstan built 146,163 vehicles valued at $3.9B—a 15.7% jump from 2024.November alone set a monthly record with 22,580 units produced worth $601M, up 25.5% year-over-year.Auto manufacturing now makes up 41.7% of the country's entire machine-building sector, up from 2024.Growth was led by Allur (79K+ units) in Kostanay and Hyundai plants in Almaty and Shymkent (up 26.7%), including those operated by our friends at Astana MotorsSimon Sinek and Garry Ridge are taking aim at the "lazy Gen Z" stereotype. In a recent podcast conversation, the leadership thinkers argue that Gen Z's workplace demands are less about entitlement—and more about a rational response to broken corporate trust.On A Bit of Optimism, Sinek says Gen Z's need for upfront value stems from growing up in a world with "no loyalty from the company."Ridge, former WD-40 CEO, agrees: leaders must build trust and ditch outdated performance models.Both advocate for regular coaching check-ins over once-a-year reviews.Gen Z doesn't want delayed recognition—they want feedback, growth, and transparency now.“I don't want to wait 364 days for you to tell me what I should've done better,” said RidgeThank you to today's sponsor, Mia. Capture more revenue, protect CSI, and never miss a call or connection again with 24/7 phone coverage and texting (SMS) follow-up for sales, service, and reception. Learn more at https://www.mia.inc/0:00 Intro with Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier4:21 Average Monthly Payments arJoin Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier every morning for the Automotive State of the Union podcast as they connect the dots across car dealerships, retail trends, emerging tech like AI, and cultural shifts—bringing clarity, speed, and people-first insight to automotive leaders navigating a rapidly changing industry.Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/

In honor of the late Sam Rivers, Lou presents his playlist to try to get the crew into Limp Bizkit.  Rock On!Limp Bizkit - Live at Almaty 2025 | FULL SHOW 4Khttps://youtu.be/xlwXSjLzZg8?list=RDxlwXSjLzZg8Theme music by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband.Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.comContact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcastTwitter/X: @r4podcasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/r4podcaster/

In this episode, I talk about life in Almaty and share some personal observations about the city, its daily life, and how it feels to live there today.

China's major airlines have extended free refund and rescheduling policies for Japan-bound tickets as weekly Sino-Japanese flight volumes sink to their lowest level in a month and Chinese travelers redirect their winter holiday plans toward emerging hubs in Russia, Central Asia and domestic ice-and-snow destinations.中国主要航空公司已延长日本航线机票的免费退改政策，因中日每周航班量跌至一个月来最低水平，中国旅客正将冬季度假计划转向俄罗斯、中亚新兴枢纽及国内冰雪旅游目的地。On Friday, major domestic airlines, including Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, extended their previous Dec 31 deadline for refunds and rebooking to March 28 next year, the end of the winter-spring travel season.周五，包括中国国际航空、中国东方航空和中国南方航空在内的国内主要航空公司，将原定于12月31日的退票和改签截止日期延长至明年3月28日，即寒假春假出行高峰期的结束之日。The extensions follow China's travel advisories issued in mid-November discouraging trips to Japan after erroneous remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding China's Taiwan. Chinese airlines have since recalibrated capacity, with reductions concentrated in leisure-heavy routes.此次延长禁令源于中国11月中旬发布的旅行建议，该建议因日本首相高市早苗就中国台湾问题发表不当言论而劝阻赴日旅行。此后中国航空公司已调整运力配置，削减主要集中在休闲旅游为主的航线。Data from Flight Master, a travel services platform, show that round-trip Sino-Japanese flights fell to 1,167 during the week of Nov 24-30, the lowest weekly volume in a month, with the recovery rate sliding to 78.1 percent, a new low. As of Dec 1, the projected cancellation rate for Sino-Japanese flights scheduled in December rose to 26.4 percent, continuing an upward trend.旅行服务平台Flight Master数据显示，11月24日至30日当周中日往返航班量降至1167架次，创下一个月来最低周度水平，复航率滑落至78.1%，再创新低。截至12月1日，12月中日航班的预计取消率升至26.4%，持续呈上升趋势。Industry insiders said that the impact is likely to extend beyond the Spring Festival period, with aircraft redeployed to Southeast Asia and domestic routes.业内人士表示，该影响可能持续到春节假期之后，部分航班将被调往东南亚及国内航线。As travelers look beyond Japan for winter sports and seasonal scenery, travel demand is rising across a widening set of destinations. One of the most significant shifts is toward Russia following Moscow's decision to grant Chinese citizens visa-free entry for up to 30 days through Sept 14 next year.随着游客将目光投向日本以外的冬季运动和季节性景观，越来越多的目的地正迎来旅游需求增长。其中最显著的变化之一是俄罗斯旅游热潮，因为莫斯科宣布自即日起至明年9月14日，中国公民赴俄可享受最长30天的免签待遇。UTour, a Beijing-based travel agency, said inquiries doubled immediately after the policy took effect, driven largely by Spring Festival travel plans.北京优途天下国际旅行社表示，新规生效后咨询量立即翻倍，主要受春节出行计划推动。Huang Zhaoyang, the company's Russia product manager, said Murmansk, known for its aurora and ice-snow resources, is attracting attention under the new policy. Russia's overall appeal is expected to strengthen and help woo a wider range of Chinese travelers, he added.该公司俄罗斯产品经理黄朝阳（音译）表示，以极光和冰雪资源闻名的摩尔曼斯克在新政策下正吸引更多关注。他补充道，俄罗斯整体吸引力有望增强，有助于吸引更广泛的中国游客群体。Outbound travel is also pivoting notably toward Central Asia and Northern Europe, with Kazakhstan rapidly emerging as a winter sports hub. Tongcheng Travel data show that flight bookings from major Chinese cities to Kazakhstan between early December and the New Year holiday climbed more than 50 percent year-on-year, while hotel reservations climbed more than 80 percent, with Almaty and Astana ranking as top choices.出境游目的地也明显转向中亚和北欧地区，哈萨克斯坦正迅速崛起为冬季运动中心。同城旅游数据显示，12月初至新年假期期间，中国主要城市飞往哈萨克斯坦的机票预订量同比增长超50%，酒店预订量增幅更达80%以上，其中阿拉木图和阿斯塔纳成为最热门目的地。Analysts at Tongcheng's tourism research institute said the "Japan substitution effect" has accelerated since late November, with outbound ski demand that once concentrated on Japan increasingly shifting toward Kazakhstan and Nordic destinations. They added that domestic ski areas are also becoming popular alternatives to Japan's ski destinations.同程旅游研究院分析师指出，自11月下旬以来，“日本替代效应”持续加速，原先集中在日本的出境滑雪需求正逐步转向哈萨克斯坦及北欧目的地。他们补充道，国内滑雪场也正成为日本滑雪目的地的热门替代选择。European destinations are witnessing a similar upswing. Hotel bookings in Germany and Spain have increased by more than 300 percent year-on-year, while Denmark and Switzerland have posted gains exceeding 200 percent.欧洲旅游目的地也呈现出类似的增长态势。德国和西班牙的酒店预订量同比增幅超过300%，而丹麦和瑞士的增幅则超过200%。Domestically, local governments are racing to capture winter travelers through substantial incentives. Jilin province rolled out 100 million yuan ($14.1 million) in ice-snow vouchers and offered free ski passes to university students, while the Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions have introduced similar discounts.国内方面，地方政府正通过大幅优惠政策争相吸引冬季度假游客。吉林省推出价值1亿元（约合1410万美元）的冰雪消费券，并为大学生提供免费滑雪通行证；内蒙古和新疆维吾尔自治区也推出了类似的折扣政策。Qunar, a Beijing-based online travel agency, said hotel bookings in Xinjiang's Bortala region rose more than 80 percent year-on-year from November to late January of 2026, while reservations in the northeastern cities of Dandong, Liaoning province, Liaoyuan, Jilin province and Yichun, Heilongjiang province, each grew around 30 percent.北京在线旅游平台途牛旅游网表示，2026年11月至次年1月底期间，新疆博尔塔拉地区的酒店预订量同比增长逾80%，而东北地区辽宁省丹东市、吉林省辽源市及黑龙江省伊春市的酒店预订量均增长约30%。Demand for trips to glaciers and snow mountains has also surged, with ticket bookings for sites such as Meili Snow Mountain in Yunnan province and Xiling Snow Mountain in Sichuan province doubling year-on-year.前往冰川雪山的旅游需求也大幅增长，云南梅里雪山、四川西岭雪山等景点的门票预订量同比翻了一番。According to a white paper on China's ski industry, China currently has 748 operational ski resorts, including 66 indoor centers. Total ski visits reached 26.05 million last winter, up 12.9 percent.根据中国滑雪产业白皮书显示，目前中国共有748家运营中的滑雪场，其中包括66家室内滑雪中心。去年冬季滑雪人次达到2605万，同比增长12.9%。The white paper also noted that China's total ski visits last season surpassed Switzerland's 23.1 million, reflecting the growing scale of China's winter sports market. Average ski days per participant in China rose from 1.80 to 1.92, indicating increasing skier engagement and loyalty.该白皮书还指出，中国上赛季滑雪人次总量已超越瑞士的2310万人次，彰显中国冬季运动市场规模的持续扩大。中国滑雪者人均滑雪天数从1.80天提升至1.92天，表明滑雪参与度与忠诚度正逐步增强。recalibratev./ˌriːˈkæl.ə.breɪt/重新校准

In this episode of Sanctions+, hosts Milana Karayanidi and Shahrzad Noorbaloochi discuss with Dina Hoffman the new “Affiliates Rule” by BIS and what it means for export controls compliance. Drawing on her experience with BIS in Germany and her current work in Kazakhstan with ECS Advisors, Dina explains aggregation across the Entity List and MEU owners, the rule of most restrictiveness, and the practical implications of new Red Flag 29 and BIS's closer alignment with OFAC's 50% rule. The discussion touches upon tracing the ownership to the ultimate beneficial owner, recalibrating screening beyond the Consolidated Screening List, document diligence, and preparing for increased licensing and voluntary disclosure decisions. This episode also explores the culture of Kazakhstan – from its nomadic heritage to modern life in Astana and Almaty.

Zeynep Deldag is a Partner at EY and Head of Consulting for EY Netherlands, where she leads the entire consulting practice across technology, business, risk, and people advisory, and across all sectors. She is also a Client Serving Partner for some of the world's largest banks and insurers. Before stepping into her current role, Zeynep spent over two decades building an international career that has taken her from Istanbul to Moscow, Amsterdam to St. Petersburg, and Almaty to London, before returning to Amsterdam. She studied Economics at Marmara University and began her career as an IT intern at Mikroset, later working as a banking intern at Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi. She then joined Andersen, where she worked on audit and due-diligence projects for major Turkish banks, before moving to EY in 2002 following the Andersen–EY merger in Turkey. Over the years, Zeynep has held several senior management positions across different countries, and in 2012 she became a Partner at EY. From 2022 to 2025, she served as EMEIA Chief Innovation Officer, driving the digital transformation of audit within financial services across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. Finally, Zeynep is 49 years old and lives with her husband in Amsterdam. They have two sons who currently live in the United States.   *** Leaders in Finance is made possible by the support of Kayak, EY, Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen, Roland Berger and Lepaya More information about our partners is available at our partner page.    ***  Want to stay up to date with Leaders in Finance? Subscribe to the newsletter.   ***  Questions, suggestions, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! You can reach us via email at info@leadersinfinance.nl and check out our website.   *** Eerdere gasten bij de Leaders in Finance podcast waren onder andere: Klaas Knot (President DNB), Robert Swaak (CEO ABN AMRO), Frank Elderson (directie ECB), David Knibbe (CEO NN), Janine Vos (RvB Rabobank), Jos Baeten (CEO ASR), Nadine Klokke (CEO Knab), Gita Salden (CEO BNG Bank),  Annerie Vreugdenhil (CIO ING), Karien van Gennip (CEO VGZ), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos), Chantal Vergouw (CEO Interpolis), Geert Lippens (CEO BNP Paribas NL), Simone Huis in 't Veld (CEO Euronext), Nout Wellink (ex DNB), Onno Ruding (ex minister van financiën), Maurice Oostendorp en Martijn Gribnau (CEOs Volksbank), Yoram Schwarz (CEO Movir), Laura van Geest (Bestuursvoorzitter AFM) Katja Kok (CEO Van Lanschot CH), Ali Niknam (CEO bunq), Nick Bortot (CEO BUX), Petri Hofsté (Commissaris, o.a.  Rabobank en Achmea), Peter Paul de Vries (CEO Value8), Barbara Baarsma (CEO Rabo Carbon Bank), Jan van Rutte (Commissaris PGGM, BNG Bank, vml CFO ABN AMRO), Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen (Chair Aon Holdings), Annemarie Jorritsma (o.a. Voorzitter NVP), Lidwin van Velden (CEO Waterschapsbank), Don Ginsel (CEO Holland Fintech), Jan-Willem van der Schoot (CEO Mastercard NL), Tjeerd Bosklopper (CEO NN NL), Joanne Kellermann (Chair PFZW), Steven Maijoor (Chair ESMA), Radboud Vlaar (CEO Finch Capital), Karin van Baardwijk (CEO Robeco) en Annette Mosman (CEO APG).

Succede che a Firenze in via de' Ginori, a La Ménagère — uno di quei bar dove il design si beve prima ancora del cocktail — spunti il Kazakistan. No, non è uno scherzo geografico. È stata una guest internazionale nell'ambito della 500 Top Bars Week, dove a salire dietro al bancone non sono solo i soliti noti. Questa volta, l'invito è andato dritto ad Almaty: ospiti i ragazzi del Domashniy Bar, uno dei locali più noti del Paese.  Ed è proprio in questa occasione che ho conosciuto Arina Nikolskaya, presidente dell'Academy dei 50 Best Bars per Europa orientale, Asia centrale e Paesi baltici: una donna dalle idee chiare e ambiziose.

The Champions League matchday four game between Inter Milan and Kairat Almaty takes place on Wednesday 5 November at 2100 CET at San Siro. Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview the big game. We look at the probable XIs, injuries and suspensions, and break down the game tactically before offering our predictions. Who do you think will win? Who will score? Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don't know how? Well, Live Football Tickets is THE best place to find Serie A tickets. Tickets are often available for as little as £25, and sometimes for even less. Buying from LiveFootballTickets.com is totally secure and they even offer a 150% refund guarantee on ticket authenticity. So if you want to watch Juventus, or Inter, or Milan or Napoli, OR if you want to join Nima at a Pisa vs Lecce relegation dogfight, then Live Football Tickets is for you. To buy tickets to any Serie A match, simply click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LiveFootballTickets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last two weeks of storylines to emerge on the ATP Tour. He shares his thoughts on all five title winners, offers his thoughts on an assortment of under-the-radar seasons, checks-in on the state of the ATP/NextGen Finals races, plus SO much more!! Don't forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: Who won titles - 6:46 Medvedev in Almaty - 7:15 Fonseca in Basel - 20:02 Ruud in Stockholm - 32:03 FAA in Brussels - 37:54 Sinner in Vienna - 43:00 Other notable performances - 48:00 Retirements/Injuries on the rise - 59:52 State of the ATP Finals Race - 1:08:30 State of the NextGen Finals Race - 1:11:25 Rankings Breakthroughs - 1:13:40 Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Moins d'une semaine après sa défaite en finale à Almaty, Corentin Moutet a pris sa revanche sur Daniil Medvedev à Vienne. Pendant ce temps-là, Ugo Humbert s'offrait Taylor Fritz à Bâle ! Les deux tricolores sont en quarts de finale et se préparent idéalement avant le rendez-vous tant attendu du Rolex Paris Masters qui débute en fin de semaine. Mais peuvent-ils aller chercher un titre ? Alors que la bataille fait rage pour savoir quel tricolore finira la saison numéro 1, lequel vous impressionne le plus ?

AGENDA: IntroResultados de los torneos del fin:Leylah Fernandez campeona del WTA 250 de Osaka vs Valentova. (5to título de su carrera)Elena Rybakina campeona del WTA 500 de Ningbo vs Ekaterina Alexandrova. (10mo título de su carrera)Daniil Medvedev campeón del ATP 250 de Almaty vs Corentin Moutet (Título #21 de su carrera y primero desde mayo 2023). Casper Ruud campeón del ATP 250 de Estocolmo vs Ugo Humbert. (Título #14 de su carrera)Felix Auger-Aliassime campeón del ATP 250 de Bruselas vs Jiri Lehecka (8vo título de su carrera)Jannik Sinner gana el Six Kings Slam por 2do año consecutivo vs Carlos Alcaraz.ATP 250 AlmatyDebate de la discrepancia del calendario y del tour enfocándonos en la lesión de Holger Rune (ruptura del tendón de áquiles en el torneo de Estocolmo). Torneos esta semanaATP 500 ViennaATP 500 BaselWTA 500 TokioWTA 250 GuangzhouRenata Zarazua gana W100 Macon.Y más ...Instagram: @TennisPiochasTwitter: @TennisPiochasTikTok: @tennis.piochas  Distribuido por Genuina Media Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Catherine, David and Matt catch up on all the latest tour results as the races for the year-end finals heat up. Part one - WTA Results. We start with Elena Rybakina's title run in Ningbo, including her impressive turnaround in the final against Ekaterina Alexandrova and where that leaves the Race to Riyadh. Jasmine Paolini has qualified, but why is Mirra Andreeva not playing this week? There's also chat about Leylah Fernandez's victory in Osaka over Czech rising star Tereza Valentova. Part two - ATP Results (24:30). We cover Daniil Medvedev's first title in 29 months in Almaty, Felix Auger-Aliassime making a late charge for Turin, Holger Rune's horrific injury, Casper Ruud's awesome form in Stockholm, and the meaninglessness of the Six Kings Slam. Part three - The week ahead including our trip to Wrexham! (01:05:30) As mentioned in this episode, The Athletic's ⁠Monday Tennis Briefing⁠ is always worth a read. Tickets are now on General Sale for The Tennis Podcast - Live in Wrexham on Wednesday October 22nd! Buy ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Become a ⁠Friend of The Tennis Podcast⁠Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Talk tennis with Friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to receive our free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt's Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more)Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Daniil Medvedev's long-awaited title triumph, beating Corentin Moutet in Almaty. Plus, Casper Ruud with a scintillating level in Stockholm to crush Ugo Humbert and win his first indoor title. Felix Auger-Aliassime used strong serving to take down Jiri Lehecka and continue his fine form with a title in Antwerp. And finally, Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz to repeat as champion at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia. 0:00 Intro1:10 ATP Race2:07 Medvedev def Moutet Almaty14:30 Ruud def Humbert Stockholm26:36 FAA def Lehecka Antwerp36:47 Sinner def Alcaraz 6 Kings IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_GrossThe Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribeBecome a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/joinEvans Brothers Coffee Roasters, the Official Coffee Of Monday Match Analysis... use code GILLGROSS25 for 25% off your first order: https://evansbrotherscoffee.com/collections/coffeeAUDIO PODCAST FEEDSSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c3VXnLDVVgLfZuGk3yxIF?si=AQy9oRlZTACoGr5XS3s_ygItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/monday-match-analysis/id1432259450?mt=2 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's been another packed week on the ATP and WTA Tours, so join Joel, Chris, and a special guest appearance from Alina as they break down all the big stories from Tennis Weekly HQ.Jannik Sinner dominated Carlos Alcaraz to capture the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia, pocketing a record $6 million payday — but what did we really learn from their latest showdown? Is indoor hard court still Sinner's territory, and what to make of Alcaraz's comments on the packed tennis calendar? Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev finally returned to the winners' circle in Almaty after 882 days, and Casper Ruud lifted the Stockholm Open title in front of Swedish royalty, with Chris and Alina reporting behind the scenes as they continue their quest to track down and interview Magnus Norman.The team also rates Emma Raducanu's season, analyses Elena Rybakina's late WTA Finals push, and asks what's gone wrong for Mirra Andreeva. Plus, big coaching news as Jack Draper hires former coach of Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov, Jamie Delgado whilst Frances Tiafoe sacks his teams to sign up Todd Martin. Finally, our Mailbag tackles Holger Rune's heartbreaking injury — is the tennis calendar pushing players too far or should players learn to adapt their schedule more?SOCIALSFollow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show tennisweeklypod@gmail.com.MERCHPurchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do!REVIEWS***Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge mit den Turnieren aus Ningbo, Osaka, Brüssel, Almaty und Stockholm. Während die Spitze bei den Herren in Schaukämpfen involviert war und die absoluten Topspielerinnen eine kurze Pause vor den WTA Finals nahm, wurde gutes Tennis auf der regulären Tour geboten. Der Titel in Ningbo ging an Elena Rybakina. Ein wichtiger Sieg für sie, der das Tor zum Jahresendturnier weit geöffnet hat. Auch so zeigte Rybakina mit ihr bestes Tennis der Saison. Im Finale gewann sie gegen Ekaterina Alexandrova, die damit auch die Top 10 für das Jahr sicherte. Die Halbfinalistin Jasmine Paolini kann ... WERBUNG 10 Euro gratis bei NEO.bet Sichert euch 10 Euro gratis beim Wettanbieter NEObet, ganz ohne Einzahlung. Einfach den Promotion-Code tennis10 bei der Registrierung auf neobet.de eingeben und sofort mit den 10 Euro loswetten. Link zur NEObet-Registrierung: https://neobet.de/de/Sportwetten#account/Account Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Corentin Moutet surprend en indoor à Almaty. Le Français va y disputer sa 2e finale de la saison ! Peut-il aller chercher son premier titre en carrière ? Il va devoir se défaire de Danill Medvedev, spécialiste de la surface... L'équipe revient sur la belle semaine du joueur tricolore sans oublier de pronostiquer la finale. Dans la 2e partie de Sans Filet, tops et flops sans oublier les finales de Bruxelles entre Lehecka et Auger-Aliassime et celle de Stockholm entre Humbert et Ruud. Au menu également l'analyse des tableaux de Bâle où Giovanni Mpesthi Perricard est tenant du titre et celui de Vienne avec la présence de Jannik Sinner.

Sean Calvert & Nigel Seeley break down round 2 matches from this week's ATP 250 events. Subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter & the new Betting Weekly Insider https://www.bettingweeklystudios.com/ Intro - 00:00 Daniil Medvedev vs Adam Walton - 02:54 Karen Khachanov vs Jan Lennard Struff - 08:24 Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Miomir Kecmanovic - 14:20 Ugo Humbert vs Matteo Berrettini - 18:26

Nigel Seeley & Sean Calvert look at the final matches of round 1 for this week's 250 events.

Dave and Jon break down the 3 sites this week!

This week on ATP Weekly, we break down one of the biggest shockers of the season — Valentin Vacherot's incredible run to the Shanghai title. Where does it rank among the all-time ATP surprise champions? We also preview the upcoming action in Stockholm, Almaty, and Brussels as the race to Turin heats up. Who's surging, who's slipping, and who still has a shot at the ATP Finals? Tune in for analysis, insights, and everything you need to know from the world of men's tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Only two spots have been secured for the ATP Finals. The tour moves west from the Asian swing with three 250 tournaments this week in Almaty, Brussels and Stockholm. Sean Calvert & Nigel Seeley look for the best bets this week.

Aujourd'hui, 2 émissions, la première diffusée à 16h10 TU (18h10 heure de Paris), avec au sommaire : - Ligue des Champions, dernière série de matches comptant pour la 2è journée. ; - Le Cholismo n'est pas mort ! 10 buts inscrits en 2 matches à domicile pour les Colchoneros !  - Ligue des Champions, dernière série de matches comptant pour la 2è journée. Déplacement du PSG à Montjuic, le Barça compte bien s'imposer, et oublier l'élimination en ¼ de finale de l'édition 2023-2024 par un onze où évoluait encore Kylian Mbappé. Des formations très offensives, même si l'attaque de Luis Enrique est un peu dégarnie, mais il y a des blessés des deux côtés. Pedri en confiance, Lewandowski et Yamal au top, difficile d'imaginer un 0-0 ! - Monaco/Manchester City. Les joueurs d'Adi Hütter au pied du mur bleu ciel. Après la claque reçue à Bruges et le revers à Lorient en L1, les Rouge et Blanc sont décimés, leur milieu de terrain est à réinventer. Les Sky Blues traversent une bonne période, à l'image de Doku et Haaland. L'artificier norvégien disputera son 50è match européen, et compte bien transpercer les filets monégasques ! Bernardo Silva était de ceux qui avaient éliminé sa future équipe en 2017, il sera dans le camp d'en face. Ansu sera-t-il au-dessus ? Fati, quadruple buteur lors des 3 derniers matches des Azuréens, aura-t-il plus de temps de jeu ? Monaco sera-t-il acculé sur son but ? - Le Cholismo n'est pas mort ! 10 buts inscrits en 2 matches à domicile pour les Colchoneros ! Francfort a-t-il eu du mal à se remettre de sa débauche d'énergie samedi (27 septembre 2025) à Mönchengladbach (6-4) ? Les joueurs de la Hesse en ont encaissé 5 au Metropolitano. Julian Alvarez passeur, Antoine Griezmann en a profité pour atteindre la barre des 200 buts (en 454 buts). Grizou a-t-il bien fait de prolonger chez les Colchoneros ? - Le Bayern prolifique à Paphos (5-1). Harry Kane a encore vu double. Michael Olise pas en reste, l'international double passeur décisif et buteur des Roten à la 69è. - Un triplé, mais pas content ! Autre tricolore inspiré, Kylian Mbappé. Décisif à Almaty, déjà 61 réalisations et 6è meilleur buteur de la C1. Le Kyks veut soigner son ratio occasions/buts. Avec Annie Gasnier : Éric Rabesandratana, Nicolas Vilas et Hervé Penot. Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno - David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.   La deuxième émission est diffusée à 21h10 TU (23h10 heure de Paris) sur RFI.

Aujourd'hui, 2 émissions, la première diffusée à 16h10 TU (18h10 heure de Paris), avec au sommaire : - Ligue des Champions, dernière série de matches comptant pour la 2è journée. ; - Le Cholismo n'est pas mort ! 10 buts inscrits en 2 matches à domicile pour les Colchoneros !  - Ligue des Champions, dernière série de matches comptant pour la 2è journée. Déplacement du PSG à Montjuic, le Barça compte bien s'imposer, et oublier l'élimination en ¼ de finale de l'édition 2023-2024 par un onze où évoluait encore Kylian Mbappé. Des formations très offensives, même si l'attaque de Luis Enrique est un peu dégarnie, mais il y a des blessés des deux côtés. Pedri en confiance, Lewandowski et Yamal au top, difficile d'imaginer un 0-0 ! - Monaco/Manchester City. Les joueurs d'Adi Hütter au pied du mur bleu ciel. Après la claque reçue à Bruges et le revers à Lorient en L1, les Rouge et Blanc sont décimés, leur milieu de terrain est à réinventer. Les Sky Blues traversent une bonne période, à l'image de Doku et Haaland. L'artificier norvégien disputera son 50è match européen, et compte bien transpercer les filets monégasques ! Bernardo Silva était de ceux qui avaient éliminé sa future équipe en 2017, il sera dans le camp d'en face. Ansu sera-t-il au-dessus ? Fati, quadruple buteur lors des 3 derniers matches des Azuréens, aura-t-il plus de temps de jeu ? Monaco sera-t-il acculé sur son but ? - Le Cholismo n'est pas mort ! 10 buts inscrits en 2 matches à domicile pour les Colchoneros ! Francfort a-t-il eu du mal à se remettre de sa débauche d'énergie samedi (27 septembre 2025) à Mönchengladbach (6-4) ? Les joueurs de la Hesse en ont encaissé 5 au Metropolitano. Julian Alvarez passeur, Antoine Griezmann en a profité pour atteindre la barre des 200 buts (en 454 buts). Grizou a-t-il bien fait de prolonger chez les Colchoneros ? - Le Bayern prolifique à Paphos (5-1). Harry Kane a encore vu double. Michael Olise pas en reste, l'international double passeur décisif et buteur des Roten à la 69è. - Un triplé, mais pas content ! Autre tricolore inspiré, Kylian Mbappé. Décisif à Almaty, déjà 61 réalisations et 6è meilleur buteur de la C1. Le Kyks veut soigner son ratio occasions/buts. Avec Annie Gasnier : Éric Rabesandratana, Nicolas Vilas et Hervé Penot. Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno - David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.   La deuxième émission est diffusée à 21h10 TU (23h10 heure de Paris) sur RFI.

Seguimos el Sanedrín que pasa por el triunfo del Real Madrid en Almaty y conocemos la previa del partido que enfrenta mañana a Barça y PSG, así como el Dortmund-Athletic y el Villarreal-Juventus de Turín.

Barcelona y Paris Saint-Germain se cruzan en el que puede ser el partido más esperado de toda la liguilla de Champions League. No estará el flamante nuevo Balón de Oro Ousmane Dembélé (ni otros muchos), pero sí que estará Lamine Yamal, segundo en el ránking. Aunque el gran duelo estará en el centro del campo, donde Pedri y Vitinha lucharán por el dominio de la pelota, que junto a la creación de espacios, será la clave del choque. Por su parte, Real Madrid y Atlético hicieron los deberes en sus respectivos partidos de este martes. Sigue el programa 165 de El bar de Sique Rodríguez.

Radio Foot internationale à 16h10 et 21h10 T.U, deux émissions en direct ce mardi 30 septembre 2025 : - Suite de la phase de ligue de la C1 (2e journée). OM/Ajax Amsterdam. ; - Un invité dans Radio Foot. Vincent Garcia, rédacteur en chef de France Football. Retour sur la 69e édition du Ballon d'Or. - Suite de la phase de ligue de la C1 (2e journée). OM/Ajax Amsterdam. Des retrouvailles après l'affrontement d'il y a 2 ans en Ligue Europa. Les Amstellodamois battus par l'Inter Milan lors de la 1ère journée, tandis que les Olympiens s'étaient inclinés à l'extérieur face au Real Madrid. Les quadruples vainqueurs de la compétition se déplacent au Vélodrome sans Weghorst ni Dolberg. Geronimo Rulli, le portier argentin de Marseille, retrouve le club au sein duquel il a évolué une saison. 2 clubs qui ont gagné en championnat le week-end dernier. De Zerbi compte notamment sur P-E Aubameyang. Il avait été particulièrement efficace face aux Néerlandais en C3. - Chelsea-Benfica, un match forcément spécial pour le «Special One» de retour à Stanford Bridge, José Mourinho a enrichi son palmarès avec les Blues. Invaincu depuis qu'il entraine les Aigles de Benfica, peut-il espérer obtenir un bon résultat sur le terrain de Londoniens généralement en réussite contre les formations lusitaniennes ? - Galatasaray/Liverpool : voyage en terre hostile pour les Reds qui viennent de connaître un 1er revers en championnat contre Crystal Palace. Le champion de Turquie n'a perdu qu'un seul de ses 8 derniers matchs européens à domicile contre des équipes anglaises, mais est en mal de victoires en compétition UEFA, au contraire des Scousers. - Autres matches à suivre : Atalanta/Bruges, Atlético/Francfort, long déplacement du Real Madrid au Kazakhstan (près de 6.500 kms) pour affronter le Kaïrat Almaty. - Un invité dans Radio Foot. Vincent Garcia, rédacteur en chef de France Football. Retour sur la 69e édition du Ballon d'Or. L'analyse des suffrages des représentants des pays du top 100 au classement FIFA qui ont livré leurs listes de 10 joueurs. Qui a voté pour qui ? Notamment en Europe, en Amérique, et surtout sur le continent africain ? Dembélé ou Yamal, y a-t-il eu match entre les deux offensifs ? Le duel semblait pourtant serré avent le scrutin. Étant donné le nombre de nommés parisiens, y a-t-il eu dispersion des voix (Hakimi, Vitinha, Kvaratskhelia) ? Les coulisses et la préparation de la cérémonie avec le boss du B.O. France Football. Comment bien garder le secret jusqu'au jour J ? Auditeurs, auditrices posez vos questions à notre invité sur la page Facebook. Vincent Garcia, Bruno Constant, et Cherif Ghemmour débattront avec Olivier Pron. - Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno - David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.   Écoutez à 21h10 TU sur RFI l'émission Radio foot internationale pour le debrief de la soirée Ligue des Champions, et sur www.rfi.fr à partir de 23h05 TU.

El debate sobre la inmigración centra la atención política, con partidos como el PP proponiendo un visado por puntos para controlar el flujo, mientras se reconoce que la migración puede paliar la baja natalidad y sostener las pensiones. Los datos del INE muestran más de 700.000 irregulares. En el ámbito económico, los precios de la vivienda usada se disparan un 17% en un año, marcando la subida más acusada en dos décadas, aunque el Euríbor en el 2,17% abarata las hipotecas variables. Las llamadas fraudulentas persisten, con un 30% de las llamadas clasificadas como fraude, a pesar de que la ley entró en vigor en junio. COPE informa sobre 178.000 alumnos valencianos sin clase por la borrasca Gabriel, y la alerta roja se activa en Ibiza. Carlos Alcaraz busca el título de Tokio, ganando el primer set. En la Champions, el Real Madrid se enfrenta al Kaïrat Almaty y el Atlético de Madrid al Eintracht de Frankfurt. La justicia anula la inhabilitación de Pedro Rocha como presidente de la RFEF. ...

Radio Foot internationale à 16h10 et 21h10 T.U, deux émissions en direct ce mardi 30 septembre 2025 : - Suite de la phase de ligue de la C1 (2e journée). OM/Ajax Amsterdam. ; - Un invité dans Radio Foot. Vincent Garcia, rédacteur en chef de France Football. Retour sur la 69e édition du Ballon d'Or. - Suite de la phase de ligue de la C1 (2e journée). OM/Ajax Amsterdam. Des retrouvailles après l'affrontement d'il y a 2 ans en Ligue Europa. Les Amstellodamois battus par l'Inter Milan lors de la 1ère journée, tandis que les Olympiens s'étaient inclinés à l'extérieur face au Real Madrid. Les quadruples vainqueurs de la compétition se déplacent au Vélodrome sans Weghorst ni Dolberg. Geronimo Rulli, le portier argentin de Marseille, retrouve le club au sein duquel il a évolué une saison. 2 clubs qui ont gagné en championnat le week-end dernier. De Zerbi compte notamment sur P-E Aubameyang. Il avait été particulièrement efficace face aux Néerlandais en C3. - Chelsea-Benfica, un match forcément spécial pour le «Special One» de retour à Stanford Bridge, José Mourinho a enrichi son palmarès avec les Blues. Invaincu depuis qu'il entraine les Aigles de Benfica, peut-il espérer obtenir un bon résultat sur le terrain de Londoniens généralement en réussite contre les formations lusitaniennes ? - Galatasaray/Liverpool : voyage en terre hostile pour les Reds qui viennent de connaître un 1er revers en championnat contre Crystal Palace. Le champion de Turquie n'a perdu qu'un seul de ses 8 derniers matchs européens à domicile contre des équipes anglaises, mais est en mal de victoires en compétition UEFA, au contraire des Scousers. - Autres matches à suivre : Atalanta/Bruges, Atlético/Francfort, long déplacement du Real Madrid au Kazakhstan (près de 6.500 kms) pour affronter le Kaïrat Almaty. - Un invité dans Radio Foot. Vincent Garcia, rédacteur en chef de France Football. Retour sur la 69e édition du Ballon d'Or. L'analyse des suffrages des représentants des pays du top 100 au classement FIFA qui ont livré leurs listes de 10 joueurs. Qui a voté pour qui ? Notamment en Europe, en Amérique, et surtout sur le continent africain ? Dembélé ou Yamal, y a-t-il eu match entre les deux offensifs ? Le duel semblait pourtant serré avent le scrutin. Étant donné le nombre de nommés parisiens, y a-t-il eu dispersion des voix (Hakimi, Vitinha, Kvaratskhelia) ? Les coulisses et la préparation de la cérémonie avec le boss du B.O. France Football. Comment bien garder le secret jusqu'au jour J ? Auditeurs, auditrices posez vos questions à notre invité sur la page Facebook. Vincent Garcia, Bruno Constant, et Cherif Ghemmour débattront avec Olivier Pron. - Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno - David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.   Écoutez à 21h10 TU sur RFI l'émission Radio foot internationale pour le debrief de la soirée Ligue des Champions, et sur www.rfi.fr à partir de 23h05 TU.

Tras una contundente victoria en esta salida en la fase de liguilla de la Champions, la intranquilidad que nos dejó el derbi del fin de semana nos vuelve a asaltar y opaca completamente la actuación de los nuestros en esta noche europea. El horizonte que se atisba para este mes de octubre nos lleva a debatir sobre qué piezas están en mejores condiciones para que Xabi Alonso haga uso de ellas en este momento tan crucial del inicio de temporada. Elenco íntimo pero con mucho madridismo y fútbol en la cabeza: @QuinteroCaliche @SirBugzilla @alpr97 *Meritocracia Blanca no se hace responsable de las opiniones de sus colaboradores Nos podéis seguir en: Web: https://meritocraciablanca.com/ Twitter/Facebook: @MeritoRMCF Twitch: www.twitch.tv/meritocraciablanca

Así te contamos la primera parte del Kairat Almaty - Real Madrid, partido correspondiente a la Jornada 2 de la liguilla de la UEFA Champions League 25/26.

Así te contamos la segunda parte del Kairat Almaty - Real Madrid, partido correspondiente a la Jornada 2 de la liguilla de la UEFA Champions League 25/26.

Mbappé, con un hat-trick, resolvió el partido en Kazajistán y así te lo narró Antonio Romero en Carrusel Deportivo.

Entrevista con Luis Mata, jugador del Kairat Almaty (30/09/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2025! El 12x07 se graba poco antes del Kairat-Real Madrid, un partido aún más especial desde que el Morning tiene un nuevo amigo en Almaty. En el podcast se tratan temas recurrentes de los últimos episodios, dándoles continuidad, pero se abren otros, como la edición más polaca de la historia de la Conference o un conflicto que Axel tuvo que resolver mientras editaba en la Wikipedia la clasificación de goleadores de la liga kosovar.

Entrevista con Luis Mata, jugador del Kairat Almaty,, antes de enfrentarse al Real Madrid en la Champions. Además, el mejor análisis del triunfo de Marc Márquez en el Mundial de MotoGP.

Entrevista con Luis Mata, jugador del Kairat Almaty,, antes de enfrentarse al Real Madrid en la Champions. Además, el mejor análisis del triunfo de Marc Márquez en el Mundial de MotoGP.

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Kasachstan ist das neuntgrößte Land der Erde. Mit einer Fläche von 2.724.900 Quadratkilometern ist es auch der größte Binnenstaat der Welt. Und dennoch wissen wir so wenig über das Land. Dabei kann das Land mit mehr als nur weiter Steppe und Bergen auftrumpfen. Allein ein Besuch der wohl verrücktesten Hauptstadt der Welt – Astana – lohnt sich. Vor drei Jahrzehnten verlagerte die autoritäre Regierung ihre Hauptstadt mitten ins Land. Dank hohen Erlösen aus Erdöl- und anderen Bodenschatzverkäufen investierte die Regierung Milliarden in moderne und futuristische Bauten, die symbolträchtig und monumental wirken. Prominente Architekten aus aller Welt haben die Verwaltungsneustadt entworfen. Das bekannteste Bauwerk ist der 100 Meter hohe Bajterek-Turm. Flair aber, sucht man hier vergeblich. Den hat dagegen die alte Hauptstadt Almaty behalten. Sie ist die Geburtsstadt des Apfels. Ihren Namen verdankt sie der Frucht: Alma-Ata heißt übersetzt „Vater der Äpfel.“ Der Urapfel läuft aber Gefahr auszusterben. Denn immer mehr Apfelwiesen müssen Bauprojekten weichen, denn die größte Stadt des Landes boomt weiter: Die Höhe der Hochhäuser ist wichtiger als die Menge der Äpfel. Und dennoch: Almaty wirkt gemütlich. Hier endet der Tag nicht, er klingt aus, während die Sonne langsam hinter der Silhouette der schneebedeckten Berge versinkt. Vor Cafés und Restaurants sitzen vor allem junge Menschen, trinken einen Kaffee oder einen Cocktail. Das Leben hier ist teurer als auf dem Land. Der Naturliebhaber findet hingegen anderswo im Land seine Höhepunkte: den Altin-Emel-Nationalpark mit viel Gestein und Sanddünen, den Scharyn-Canyon, er ist der kleine, kasachische Bruder des Grand Canyons. Im Sommer lassen grüne Berge rund um Saty die Besucher in eine andere Welt eintauchen. Freilaufende Pferde- und Schafherden vor traumhafter Bergkulisse strahlen eine nicht vermutete Magie aus. Auch das ist Kasachstan. Reportagen von Dennis Burk

Conan talks to Nurzhamal in Almaty, Kazakhstan to discuss Conan's evasion of her attempts to get ahold of him and performing on the Kazakh stand-up circuit. Wanna get a chance to talk to Conan? Submit here: teamcoco.com/apply Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan.

In August I preached at the most powerful meetings of my life, firstly at SOZO – All-Central Asia Youth Conference, held for 3 days in Almaty, Kazakhstan August 20-22, then evangelism on Sunday 24th. Thank you for supporting in prayer and finance. Costs were enormous but the result – money could never buy. Coming out of extreme persecution, revival is breaking through and the Holy Spirit came down!

Hablamos con un español que vive en Almaty. ¿Cómo ha sentado el sorteo en los vestuarios de los españoles?

Una Champions con el Bodo, el Kairat, el Pafos y el Qarabag. ¿Le apetecerá a Rulo viajar a todos esos destinos? De entrada, la eliminatoria de Almaty en la que cayó el Celtic le pareció inusual e incluso parece sugerir que hay pocos precedentes de resultados como esos. Retamos a los oyentes a demostrarle que no es cierto. La Intertoto de 2008 es analizada: ¿cuántos ganadores tuvo? Hoy es Axel quien cuenta su temporada y sus vacaciones, deteniéndose en las dos figuras deportivas del momento en el lugar que visitó.

The Morning Footy crew reacts to a seismic upset in Champions League qualifiers. Kazakhstani minnows Kairat Almaty deliver a historic victory over Celtic to claim their berth to the competition proper. It's a remarkable statement for Kazakhstan and a failure that will haunt the Scottish giants. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Visit the betting arena on CBS Sports.com: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/ For all the latest in sportsbook reviews: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/sportsbooks/ And sportsbook promos: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/promos/ For betting on soccer: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/soccer/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gordon Duncan, Gordon Dalziel & Marvin Bartley are in the studio in what turns out to be an extended show, as Celtic are taken to extra-time and penalties in the Champions League qualifier against FC Kairat.We have immediate reaction to the Scottish Champions exit, as Mark, Daniel and Ross throw the blame at the board, players and manager.There is also reaction to the latest in the Hamza Igamane saga at Rangers, with callers reacting to the apparent £10m release clause.Plus Superscoreboard goes international with a call from Darren in LA for Beat the Pundit and Celtic fan Michael in Bermuda!

The Go Radio Football Show: 26th of August, 2025 In Association with Burger King. This is a catch-up version of the live, daily Go Radio Football show.  Join host Paul Cooney along side Award Winning journalist Mark Guidi and ex Celtic Striker Andy Walker.. Celtic's Champions League Gamble Can Forrest and Yang deliver on the wings? Is Maeda the right man through the middle? Why the board's transfer delays could cost them dearly. Rangers in Turmoil Igamane's refusal to play sparks outrage - has he played his last game? Russell Martin under pressure: is Sunday's Old Firm clash make-or-break? Transfer window drama: who's staying, who's going, and who's not pulling their weight? Fan Reactions & Mystery Voices Craig from East Kilbride joins the £2,500 Vision Scotland Challenge. Listeners weigh in on Rangers' form, Celtic's European hopes, and the boardroom frustrations boiling over. Plus: Exclusive updates on Celtic's transfer targets: Balikwisha and Saracchi. Insightful commentary on the match as it unfolds in Kazakhstan. Heated debate on Scottish football's European standing and what's at stake for the coefficient. Don't miss it – PLAY and HIT SUBSCRIBE, and NEVER miss an episode! The Go Radio Football Show, weeknights from 5pm-7pm across Scotland on DAB, Online, Smart Speaker and on the Go Radio App. IOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/go-radio/id1510971202 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.thisisgo.goradio&pcampaignid=web_share  In Association with Burger King. Home of the Whopper, home delivery half time or full time, exclusively on the Burger King App  https://www.burgerking.co.uk/download-bk-app Follow us @thisisgoradio on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok  For more Go Creative Podcasts, head to: https://thisisgo.co.uk/podcasts/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ATeQD...

Ralph, Monty and Desi get together to talk about the shambles that are Celtic at the moment.They ask "Just what the fuck is going on?" and try and find a few answers!They wonder "Are the fans the wean caught between 2 parents heading for a divorce?"Theres Fitbaw talk, Rants, Complaints and even some helpful suggestions through a packed 90 minutes!Maybe not one for  the Optimist CSC members mind!

The Go Radio Football Show: 18th of August, 2025 In Association with Burger King. This is a catch-up version of the live, daily Go Radio Football show.  Join host Paul Cooney alongside ex Rangers Manager Barry Ferguson and ex Celtic and Scotland Midfielder Charlie Mulgrew. Cup Draw Reactions & Key Fixtures Reaction to the Scottish Cup quarter-final draw. Rangers face a tough challenge against Hibs, while Celtic are set to play Partick Thistle. Barry and Charlie discuss Hibs and talk about  their momentum and could pose a real threat. Rangers' Transfer Moves & Performance Concerns Rangers' recent signing of Jayden MegHoma from Brentford is discussed, along with the team performance against Alloa. Despite progressing, concerns remain about defensive vulnerabilities and susceptibility to counter-attacks. Russell Martin's tactical setup and squad rotation are also analysed. Celtic's Form & European Prospects Charlie discusses Celtic's intensity and pressing in their win over Falkirk, highlighting Brendan Rodgers' philosophy. The upcoming Champions League qualifier against Almaty is previewed, with emphasis on the need for a strong home result due to the challenging away leg. Young Talent & Squad Depth Mikey Moore's debut and potential are in the spotlight, with both Barry and Charlie impressed by his maturity and how he fits within Martin's system. The need for squad depth, especially in Celtic's forward line, is emphasised, with more speculation around potential signing Jamie Vardy. European Nights & Managerial Pressure Russell Martin's pre-match comments reveal the pressure and excitement of managing Rangers. Barry and Charlie stress the importance of intensity and crowd engagement during European fixtures. Old Firm Memories & Derby Atmosphere The team share personal memories from Old Firm derbies, highlighting the unmatched atmosphere and emotional significance. They compare past teams to current squads and reflect on the physicality and quality of previous eras. Don't miss it – hit subscribe, play and get stuck in! The Go Radio Football Show, weeknights from 5pm-7pm across Scotland on DAB, Online, Smart Speaker and on the Go Radio App. IOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/go-radio/id1510971202 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.thisisgo.goradio&pcampaignid=web_share  In Association with Burger King. Home of the Whopper, home delivery half time or full time, exclusively on the Burger King App  https://www.burgerking.co.uk/download-bk-app Follow us @thisisgoradio on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok  For more Go Creative Podcasts, head to: https://thisisgo.co.uk/podcasts/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ATeQD...