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Mike Chan
Reporter, Sport
Mike joined SCMP in 2022 with 20 years of experience in sports journalism across various platforms. Previously working in Singapore as a producer with ESPN, Mike is a true sports lover with a particular interest in basketball and football, and has been a Liverpool fan since 1988.
The British player, who became a Hong Kong resident earlier this week, says former figure skater Maisy Ma has helped him return to top form.
Michael Cheng also says more players could come to the city to prepare for tournaments, as China’s No 1 player Zhang Zhizhen has just done.
A World Cup bronze in Vancouver last month capped a history-making past 14 months for the 28-year-old – and he thanks one man for it.
Former world champion Terry Griffiths was laid to rest on Monday with a celebratory service and nothing ‘too heavy’ – ‘Dad didn’t like fuss’.
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The funeral of the former world champion will take place at Llanelli Crematorium on Monday.
Former NBA star left with injury that needed stitches after physical game between his New Taipei Kings and Taipei Taishin Mars.
China’s top men’s player Zhang Zhizhen spends week training in Hong Kong and says maintaining form throughout season key to hitting goals.
Officials believe teams can be competitive sooner rather than later, despite admitting people in country know very little about the sport.
The Chinese player led from start against compatriot Wu Yize to become only the ninth player from China to win a ranking tournament.
The Filipinos fall 2 goals short against Japanese powerhouses Fogostealers, while Hong Kong lose to Germany again to finish fourth.
Egypt’s men in finals of the World Team Squash Championships for seventh straight tournament, and seem destined to win Olympic gold in 2028.
They may have started playing years after their regional rivals but have improved quickly – and are a step away from the Super Sixes final.
Both the men’s and women’s teams have been promised plenty of overseas exposure before the World Championships in 2027 and the LA Games.
The man leading Egypt’s pursuit of their seventh world team title is also a passionate football fan.
Billiard sports face losing their place as a top-tier sport, which would see their funding cut by 80 per cent.
Nouran Gohar beats Nour El Sherbini to claim first title in city in eight years, while Ali Farag’s miserable run continues in men’s final.
Four-time NBA champion says Victor Wembanyama and Zaccharie Risacher can lead country to gold.
The 10,000-seat indoor arena was the second facility of the HK$30 billion Kai Tak Sports Park to be tested.
The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will play each other twice in three days for pre-season at the Venetian Arena next October.
Basketball league and Sands China sign multimillion-dollar partnership to host pre-season games at Venetian Arena starting in 2025.
Sources tell Post why Macau was considered a better option than Hong Kong for five-year agreement, even if Kai Tak Arena had been available.
The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will kick off the partnership with two games on October 10 and 12 next year, said the NBA’s deputy commissioner Mark Tatum.
The former world No 21 says she has learned much from being out for 2 years with a career-threatening injury – but has ‘unfinished business’.
Yeung Tak-keung says while it is ‘general practice’ to include all Olympic events, there are other factors the Games authorities must look at.
Hongkonger, a successor to veteran Edmond Ho, has both 3x3- and regular-basketball licences, and works as an electronics product manager.
Hong Kong’s university champions are beaten 89-49 by Korean powerhouses Yonsei in a test event for a pan-regional collegiate league next year.
Men’s and women’s tournaments will be held alongside each other for the first time, week following the Hong Kong Squash Open.
It has become popular in Asia in recent years to naturalise players, but Norman Chan says it is up to clubs to let him know who can qualify.
