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Basketball
Zhou Qi played in last National Games for Liaoning. Now Sichuan has ‘bought’ him
‘What’s the point of the National Games?’ a fan asks after basketball star’s change of allegiance, while another calls it ‘buying results’.
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Bruised Yeung ready to resume: ‘I’ve got big hoof marks on my shoulder and glute’
16 Feb 2025 - 8:03PM
Exciting duo Magnifique and Horsepower maintain unbeaten records at Sha Tin
16 Feb 2025 - 8:10PM
Racing
Doyle tastes maiden Sha Tin success four races before husband Marquand
In town as injury cover, the star couple make an immediate impact.
16 Feb 2025 - 7:55PM
Hollie Doyle is all smiles after saluting aboard Billionaire Secret. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Racing
Johannes Brahms back on track for HK Derby after barnstorming Class Two win
Pierre Ng’s Irish import rebounds from Classic Mile disappointment to firm as top chance in final two legs of four-year-old series.
16 Feb 2025 - 7:04PM
Cricket
Coach takes blame as Hong Kong lose to Italy, vows to help city to next level
ODI and 2027 World Cup hopes practically over after team go down to seven-wicket defeat.
16 Feb 2025 - 7:00PM
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China
China’s ex-coach Wu Jingping slams WTT and ‘the mess table tennis has become’
Wu, coach from 1991 to 2021, criticises sport’s commercialisation and rules that led ex-protégé Fan Zhendong to withdraw from world rankings.
16 Feb 2025 - 3:57PM
Former Chinese coach Wu Jingping (right) speaks to Hao Shuai at the World Table Tennis Championships in 2005. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong
Hong Kong should target Olympic medals for ‘fearless’ young cyclists, coach says
Herve Dagorne praises emerging riders who ‘think about winning’, with Daniel Yip’s Asian junior title proof that new approach is working.
16 Feb 2025 - 9:30AM
Football
Arsenal keep hunting Liverpool, Manchester City star born, Anisimova’s Qatar joy
Mikel Merino keeps Gunners’ title hopes alive with double in Leicester victory, Haaland survives injury scare as City drub Newcastle.
16 Feb 2025 - 8:43AM
China
Brain-dead Chinese footballer flown home as family seeks answers
Source says Beijing association stalling over whether insurance was arranged, and timeline of Guo Jiaxuan’s injury in Spain.
16 Feb 2025 - 12:33AM
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Racing
SCMP Best Bets: Magnifique can create some early magic at Sha Tin
15 Feb 2025 - 9:30PM
Tennis
Tennis world No 1 Jannik Sinner accepts 3-month doping ban
Top-ranked men’s player agrees settlement with Wada over last year’s two positive drug tests.
15 Feb 2025 - 7:16PM
Cricket
Hong Kong cricket’s Ehsan Khan says ODI dream still alive before Italy clash
City team set for critical encounter against dangerous Europeans, as ODI status and World Cup hopes hang in balance.
16 Feb 2025 - 2:36PM
Racing
Marquand and Doyle ready to make the most of unexpected Sha Tin opportunity
Star couple excited for Hong Kong return as replacements for quartet of injured jockeys.
15 Feb 2025 - 1:48PM
Football
Kitchee star eyes Europe move and Uzbekistan call, but praises Hong Kong league
Sherzod Temirov spearheading Kitchee’s Premier League title quest after being restored to centre-forward role.
15 Feb 2025 - 10:00AM
Sherzod Temirov tries to blast a shot past the blocking Timmy Ma Hei-wai during Kitchee’s 3-0 victory over Eastern this month. Photo: Sam Tsang
Football
Chelsea thrashed by Brighton, Iga Swiatek’s Qatar KO, scoreless rugby clash
Seagulls beat Blues for second time in a week, as tennis’ world No 2 suffers heaviest defeat since 2023.
15 Feb 2025 - 12:32PM
Racing
Newnham eager to see Mid Winter Wind back up sensational Hong Kong debut
Australian handler says South African import must back up sizzling first-up triumph to warrant Classic Cup start.
15 Feb 2025 - 8:00AM
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Football
Who keeps the floodlights on in Hong Kong football’s financial black hole?
Burning cash and sharing pitches with the public, city’s teams are ill-equipped to play in mainland China and resistant to forcing change.
20 Jul 2024 - 2:12PM
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Outdoor
F1 star Bottas among those embracing fast-growing sport of gravel riding
Thirty-four cyclists competed in the first edition of Dirty Kanza in 2006 – this year 5,000 riders started the race, now renamed Unbound Gravel, with many more left out.
24 Jun 2024 - 3:08PM
Health & Wellness
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Hong Kong Macau Grand Prix star on using her pain to drive herself forwards
Vivian Siu went through a ‘dark time’ after her mother died of cancer. But the Hong Kong native got her life back on track, became a racing-car driver and in 2023 made history at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix.
31 May 2024 - 11:30AM
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Outdoor
From street culture to Paris Games: how Japan’s skateboarding youth turned tide
Children as young as six can be seen zipping up ramps and grinding down rails at skate parks all over the country, with instructors teaching tricks while parents wait patiently nearby.
4 Jul 2024 - 3:32PM
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OPINION
Josh Ball
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Hong Kong won’t be Asia’s sports event hub until it upgrades amateurish chiefs
7 Jan 2025 - 6:54AM
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Richard Breslin
Opinion
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Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods
21 Dec 2024 - 10:56AM
Dan Hough
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Football is a mirror on our souls, and reveals many problems faced by society
31 Oct 2024 - 3:28PM
Mike Rowse
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Plenty in Hong Kong to promote but are tourism planners looking?
6 Oct 2024 - 5:59PM
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74,000 take part in Hong Kong marathon
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Asian Winter Games 2025 opens in northeastern Chinese city of Harbin
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Hong Kong football boss Eric Fok open to legalising gambling
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