Mike Chan
Correspondent, 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.
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.
Areas of Expertise:
Sports news writingLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Only the second official from the country to take charge at a Fifa World Cup, Ma says next step is encourage others to follow in his footsteps.
Obstacle race will replace show jumping in modern pentathlon at 2028 Games, organisers say move will make sport ‘very exciting and very cool’.
World No 25 Lee Cheuk-yiu loses to compatriot Jason Gunawan, who wins first Super 750 event after also beating world No 1 Jonatan Christie.
To win promotion, a team in second tier must finish in top two of NBL, beat a CBA team in a play-off and then be screened by China officials.
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There are also teams in modern pentathlon, wrestling, rhythmic gymnastics and padel competing for the first time at the event in Japan.
City will send some 580 athletes, competing in 38 sports to Japan this month, with Chief Executive John Lee expecting ‘greater success’ than in Hangzhou.
Trio of international friendlies over next several weeks provides some light in a gloomy time for game in the country.
Hong Kong’s Nick Halliday becomes first from city to finish in top 10 at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship.
Some of the city’s best will never reach an Olympics, let alone a podium, so why do they continue to train as hard as those who do.
Rumours swirl over Antonio Puche’s future, but officials hint that bigger things lie ahead for successful Spaniard.
Former international Li Weifeng takes aim at the ‘social influence’ he says stops best people from being in position to improve things.
Part of the city’s team that qualified for next year’s Netball World Cup, Zenia Wong sees comparisons between her sport and legal career.
A six-paddler female team are among the city’s 43-strong squad taking part in all categories at the World Sprint Championships in Singapore.
German club says they have to seize the moment and capitalise on Chinese star’s winning ways, pulling power in the Table Tennis Bundesliga.
Having been in the Beijing office for almost two years, Jay Li is observing some interesting behaviour among Chinese supporters.
Faolan Whyte, who grew up in Sai Kung, dealt with isolation, nature and working with others on the Clipper Round The World yacht race.
Abra Weavers, Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League champions, will compete in 2026-27 EASL season, which starts in first week of October.
Michael Cheng says city must continue to invest in tennis and has no issue with calendar, which some players say is too long, causes injuries.
Hong Kong beat Malaysia in pulsating semi-final, and only Singapore stand between them and a first regional title in more than 30 years.
‘I’ve always wanted to become great at something and reach my full potential, so that when I look back … I gave it everything,’ Ruby Chan says.
‘It is a sport that requires both mental and physical strength: a well‑toned body with a tranquil mindset,’ Michael Sung says.
Asian University Basketball League cut short with final still to play, but coaches see nothing but good in expanded competition.
Co-founder Jay Li Jintian says Asian University Basketball League is growing healthily, with revenue and number of teams set to double.
Senior figures in Asian University Basketball League believe there is enough talent coming through for China to retake top spot in region.
Taiwan students see off determined challenge of Yonsei University to make semi-finals of Asian University Basketball League.
Playing in such big events helps players prepare for professional careers, says Fan Keng-hsiang, whose team have not lost over two years.
The city’s athletes head to Japan next month with a double Olympic gold medallist and a former world champion in their ranks.
Amelie Tsang, whose father is from Hong Kong’s New Territories, became Britain’s first women’s cadet world champion in 2023.
Chinese University side hammered 101-59 by taller, bigger, stronger Peking opponents in Hangzhou.
