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Tom Bell
Senior Production Editor, Sport
Tom has covered Olympics, football and rugby World Cups, English Premier League and a disastrous Lions tour. Highlights include Bolt at the Bird's Nest, Messi at the Maracana, European nights at Anfield and finding England's rugby tactics in Ireland's hotel. He chose this job aged 9 while watching rugby at HK Football Club.
Two contenders in England’s second tier test each other’s credentials, while Women’s T20 World Cup produces upset.
Spurs’ and Chelsea’s European adventures and the start of the Women’s T20 World Cup also feature.
Contrasting fortunes for city’s teams against China in the series’ first leg in Incheon.
Sixes and fours account for most of Ravija Sandaruwan’s stunning century in the series decider in Kuala Lumpur.
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Pole vaulter electrifies Stade de France, where there is also a rare medal for China, but Hong Kong’s genuine podium hope is extinguished.
Noah Lyles proves fastest in the men’s 100 metres on the track while four Chinese legs of 100m in the pool end an American monopoly.
Sha’Carri Richardson is denied in 100 metres final, while an Irish gymnast makes this his nation’s most successful Games ever.
Pan Zhanle’s world record brings his nation’s first gold in pool of these Olympics, while it’s bronze again for Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey.
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle shows his true self at last, while New Zealand’s women’s rugby team strike gold.
More Hongkongers in reach of medal while one of the Games’ most iconic stars is aiming for gold, too.
Table tennis’ Doo Hoi-kem could earn a slice of Hong Kong history first, while Roland-Garros hosts Swiatek plus Djokovic v Nadal.
Day two saw thrills and spills in the pool, a podium chance for Hong Kong in table tennis and varying basketball fortunes for US and China.
China tipped for Games’ first gold, Hong Kong’s Vivian Kong targets épée fencing podium and rugby’s Antoine Dupont aims to dethrone Fiji.
‘In China, they love to see players grow up so quick. They want to see them at 20 years old winning everything, and it’s too much pressure,’ country’s No 1 Ding Junhui says.
All-Star Challenge saw fans paying HK$3,380 for top-level tickets that did not give them a view of the table, but world No 1 O’Sullivan says he enjoyed his visit.
Ding Junhui begins his 18th snooker World Championship still chasing an elusive first crown for China, but with a healthier approach to expectation that includes his beloved United.
Zhang Anda ‘put too much pressure on myself’ in early exit at snooker’s World Championship, after defending champion Luca Brecel is also knocked out on the opening weekend in Sheffield.
All Blacks had been struggling for form, on Friday wins over Great Britain and Argentina were a statement of intent, while the Black Ferns had a brutal response to Australia’s bullish opening.
More than 39,500 of the 40,000 available tickets have been sold, while overseas ticket sales return to over 40 per cent of total capacity, supported by strong interest from the UK, Australia and Fiji.
‘It’s never going to be easy in the first season,’ Jesus Tato says of the newly rebranded club as supporters question his tactics and squad.
Zhang Zhilei knocks down New Zealand’s Joseph Parker twice before fading in their contest, then Anthony Joshua blows away Francis Ngannou inside two rounds in Riyadh.
With Lionel Messi’s club Inter Miami condemned and his Argentina national team no longer welcome, past rows involving NBA and WTA offer clues as to what those involved risk losing.
Dupont to make his sevens debut this weekend after his switch from 15-a-side, raising the prospect of him lighting up Hong Kong in a few weeks’ time.
Zhu Chengzhu, who starred for Hong Kong in the previous championships, wins the deciding match for the city’s women’s team as they also secure a place at this year’s Olympics.
Siobhan Haughey has to settle for second in the 100 metres freestyle final in Doha, two days after her historic gold in the 200m.
Days after sitting out the Hong Kong match, Lionel Messi starts Miami’s preseason game against Argentine team Newell’s Old Boys and plays for an hour.
Siobhan Haughey reaches the 100 metres freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships, a day after becoming Hong Kong’s first ever gold medallist with her 200m win.
Siobhan Haughey is dominant in Doha to claim her first ever gold – and Hong Kong’s – in a global championships or Games held in the Olympic-standard format.
Argument said to have escalated when Son complained about teammates eating dinner quickly so they could scoot off to play table tennis, on the eve of their shock Asian Cup exit.
China’s Tang Qianting takes the title in Doha with Haughey finishing third in addition to qualifying for the final of her preferred 200m freestyle.
