We begin with football and the AFC Under-23 Championship, where host nation China were aiming to get their campaign off to a winning start when they took on Oman in Changzhou. The PRC haven't had the best of times at the tournament in recent years, losing all six of their previous matches, but under new coach Massimiliano Maddaloni, they would get off on the right foot thanks to a stand out performance from young Beijing Guoan forward Wei Shihao.

These youngsters will be seeing a lot more game time in the next Chinese Super League season after the AFC implemented new rules which state each side must have as many under-23 players on the pitch as they do foreigners at all times. 

30 minutes in, a lovely back heel from Wei gives Li Shuai the chance to cross for Yang Liyu who fires in the opener. 1-0 China.

Four minutes later, the Beijing Guoan forward, Wei, is at the centre of the hosts second. Twisting and turning before a pin-point ball finds the head of Li Xiaoming.

Great movement from the Shanghai Shenhua defender to elude the Oman back line.

Wei rounds off an all round impressive display by netting the third eight minutes after the break with a fantastic glancing header which allows him to show off this handshake.

Ahmed Al Kaabi nearly pulls one back for the visitors but young Beijing Renhe centre half Gao Zhunyi clears his effort off the line on 70 minutes.  

The only disappointment is the loss of man of the match Wei who is stretchered off in the final moments with what looks like a hamstring problem. 3-0 is how it ends, China off to a winning start, next up for Oman is Qatar on Friday with the PRC taking on Uzbekistan the same day.