Josh Ball
News Editor, Sport & Racing
A journalist for 25 years, Josh arrived in Hong Kong in March 2018 having spent the previous 10 years in Bermuda. He has worked all over the world in a variety of roles, while covering some of the biggest events in international news and sport.
A journalist for 25 years, Josh arrived in Hong Kong in March 2018 having spent the previous 10 years in Bermuda. He has worked all over the world in a variety of roles, while covering some of the biggest events in international news and sport.
Areas of Expertise:
Editing, production, sports writerLanguages Spoken:
English
Three years on from a celebrated edition in Hangzhou, athletes have been left bemoaning a ‘sad and mediocre’ experience.
City’s athletes grabbed medals in esports and women’s table tennis, while China’s divers close in on 100 golds.
Singaporean sprinter ‘brings fighting spirit’ to win gold, while China’s 18-year old javelin thrower only needs one attempt to set Games record.
City’s Lee Ka-yi, Tang Ming-hong take mixed doubles squash title, while Fong Hoi-sun adds men’s team épée bronze to individual medal.
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Two of city’s mixed doubles pairs win through to final, but women’s foil and men’s sabre fencers finish with bronze after semi-final losses.
Ng Ka-ki wins city’s first gymnastics medal since 2018, esports Fighting Games team also earn bronze, squash’s Simmi Chan reaches semi-finals.
Swimmer says her body had sent ’signals’ this should be her last Games as rowers bring in four medals, wushu wins first, fencing wins bronze.
Sora Matsushima wins decisive match as men’s title fight goes down to the wire at Sky Hall Toyota, while later China’s women sweep to gold.
Athletes compete in open space across six weight classes in Japan, with different rules and enhanced safety features such as shin pads.
Japan’s Shin Ohashi wins men’s 200m breaststroke, Siobhan Haughey claims fourth medal of Games, after rowers add gold, silver and bronze.
Tsang Yee-ting finally earns karate medal at fourth Asian Games, and Natalie Kan recovers to claim bronze in women’s 100m butterfly.
Hong Kong swimmer takes women’s 100m freestyle title with ease in Tokyo, says parents being able to watch makes her happy.
Cheung Ka-long’s early exit leaves Ryan Choi to chase foil title alone, after wushu medal for Lau Chi-lung, cycling success for Chloe Leung.
Siobhan Haughey, Cheung Ka-long and the women’s road race cycling team all have gold medals to defend in Japan.
Success across wushu, triathlon, karate and swimming took the city’s overall tally to eight, with fencers entering the mix tomorrow.
China teen Yu Zidi adds second gold in women’s 200m IM, Siobhan Haughey, Ian Ho add to Hong Kong medal haul on Monday.
Siobhan Haughey leads city to just second 4x100m freestyle silver as Grace Lau wins medal, China win six pool golds, hosts win opening gold.
Japan’s royal family and IOC president among those in attendance at a subdued Paloma Mizuho Stadium to watch show created by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
Hong Kong team among those hit by issues such as housing, but the enlarged multi-sport event will see its share of world-class competition.
Basketball and wushu athletes Ivan Yang and Lydia Sham to lead city’s delegation into event, as official urges team to ‘achieve new heights’.
Draft follows debut of X Games Summer League, with both events aiming to cement ties with Olympic Games, build on strong audience growth.
‘I think, for me, these past three or four months have been basically the worst period of results in my career,’ former world No 4 says.
The Mizuho Blue Challenge will take place at the city’s National Stadium during the Fifa international window in November.
The much-accomplished Swede, who will chase his first Macau Open in October, says the breakaway league did at least help shake up the sport.
Golf’s best expected to head to Clear Water Bay in March for Futu Ladies World Championship and a prize purse that is the richest in Asia.
Jay Ma has been involved in the sport for years, now he’s president of the Hong Kong American Football Legion and has Olympics in his sights.
The International Series is no more, but the Asian Tour’s partnership with European and US counterparts is more equal than before.
Kai Tak Arena seen as potential venue for exhibition event next summer, with organisers saying 8 of world’s top 10 could play.
Development funding from game’s world governing body is discretionary, not an entitlement, meaning speaking up risks association’s livelihood.
