https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/95/feed All the latest sports news, fixtures, match reports, features and analysis. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Ka Ying Rising’s record winning streak came to an end in dramatic style in the world’s richest turf race on Saturday after the Hong Kong champion’s agonisingly close defeat in the Group One The Everest (1,200m) at Randwick. Bidding to win the A$20 million (HK$109.17 million) race for the second straight year, the David Hayes-trained galloper ran on strongly from midfield but fell half a neck short of Temped in second. Ka Ying Rising was caught wide from barrier 11 under Zac Purton and could not... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3371239/ka-ying-rising-falls-agonisingly-short-back-back-everest-wins-tempted-hangs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3371239/ka-ying-rising-falls-agonisingly-short-back-back-everest-wins-tempted-hangs?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:27:33 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Alex Fong Lik-sun will have to battle jellyfish, unpredictable weather, and some unknowns of the deep when he dives into the sea next month for his latest charity challenge. The Olympian-turned-pop star has set his sights on a 35-kilometre cruise from one of Hong Kong’s outlying islands to Macau, in the hope of raising HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) on behalf of InspiringHK Sports Foundation. Fong will start his attempt to cross the Zhujiang River Estuary from Peaked Hill on Lantau Island at 5am... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/outdoor/article/3371150/olympian-turned-singer-fong-hoping-inspire-hong-kong-swimming-city-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/outdoor/article/3371150/olympian-turned-singer-fong-hoping-inspire-hong-kong-swimming-city-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:07 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Former Olympic champion Mima Ito has been dropped from Japan’s latest national table tennis squad, replaced by 28-year-old breakthrough player Hitomi Sato, who finished runner-up at the recent WTT China Smash. Across the border, meanwhile, followers of rival powerhouses China have focused their attention on widely circulated Chinese media reports that the Japan Table Tennis Association plans to dismantle the high-profile mixed-doubles pairing of Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto. Under the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3371194/japan-drop-table-tennis-star-mima-ito-could-axe-sora-matsushima-miwa-harimoto-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3371194/japan-drop-table-tennis-star-mima-ito-could-axe-sora-matsushima-miwa-harimoto-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Reuters,Associated Press Reuters,Associated Press Golf’s Asian Tour has postponed the Saudi International indefinitely and cycling’s Urban World Championships have been cancelled following a deadly attack on Riyadh, although local organisers said next year’s Asian Cup football tournament remained on track. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement claimed ‌responsibility for Saturday’s strike on Riyadh’s international airport that killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300. The Urban Cycling World Championships had been scheduled for... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3371147/asian-cup-football-remains-track-golf-cycling-events-affected-after-saudi-attack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3371147/asian-cup-football-remains-track-golf-cycling-events-affected-after-saudi-attack?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:01:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong will host a World Fencing League event next year, bringing the sport’s best and brightest to the city for one day in April, sources have told the South China Morning Post. The brainchild of 2016 US Olympic team foil bronze medallist Miles Chamley-Watson, WFL staged its inaugural event in Los Angeles earlier this year, and featured the likes of Hong Kong’s Ryan Choi Chun-yin, who captained Team Shield. Sources said the league was being pencilled in for the penultimate week of April, a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3371151/world-fencing-league-bringing-sports-best-and-brightest-hong-kong-april?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3371151/world-fencing-league-bringing-sports-best-and-brightest-hong-kong-april?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:30:07 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Chad Schofield rates Ka Ying Rising “probably one of the best we’ve ever seen”, but the former Hong Kong-based jockey is confident his The Everest mount Tempted has what it takes to beat the world’s best galloper at Randwick on Saturday. Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising chases a 22nd straight victory in the world’s richest turf race, but a rain-affected track and Tempted’s hot form has boosted Schofield’s confidence. Since running second to Ka Ying Rising in The Everest (1,200m) 12 months ago,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3371112/chad-schofield-optimistic-tempted-has-what-it-takes-dethrone-ka-ying-rising-everest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3371112/chad-schofield-optimistic-tempted-has-what-it-takes-dethrone-ka-ying-rising-everest?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:28 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The 0.1 second that stood between Yvette Kong Man-yi and qualifying for the 2012 Olympics was “unbearable”, the Hong Kong swimmer writes in her newly published memoir, The Unmeasured Human. It was, the 33-year-old recalls years later, “too small to feel and too large to survive unchanged”. Fourteen years on, Kong is grateful for the heartbreaking experience, telling the South China Morning Post that “challenge is fundamental to human growth and spirit”. “I needed to find the courage to try again... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3371025/hong-kong-olympian-wonders-if-ai-answer-recapturing-our-humanity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3371025/hong-kong-olympian-wonders-if-ai-answer-recapturing-our-humanity?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:03:29 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After their season was torched by “the biggest crash in SailGP history”, New Zealand’s Black Foils team are already plotting to use Hong Kong as the launch pad for a historic and redemptive 2027 season. Despite boasting the Olympic gold medal and multiple America’s Cup-winning pair of Blair Tuke and Pete Burling as crew mainstays and co-CEOs, the Kiwi boat is still waiting for its first SailGP title. The 10½-month championship features 13 race weekends, where 13 identical F50 catamarans – up to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/article/3371012/black-foils-sailgp-team-hope-hong-kong-launches-historic-redemptive-2027-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/article/3371012/black-foils-sailgp-team-hope-hong-kong-launches-historic-redemptive-2027-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:24 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hyrox has warned fans that a group calling itself the Hyrox Association of Macau is not part of the global fitness brand and has no authority to run races in the city. The rapidly growing company said it had already taken official steps to stop the upstart organisation from copying it. According to local media, the new group hosted a dinner on Tuesday in the casino hub to mark its official launch, during which it reportedly unveiled plans for an inaugural “Macau Fitness Run Challenge” at the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3371044/fitness-brand-hyrox-moves-shut-down-fake-macau-group-says-planned-race-not-authorised?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3371044/fitness-brand-hyrox-moves-shut-down-fake-macau-group-says-planned-race-not-authorised?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:00:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Streetwise Lion City Sailors condemned Tai Po to a 1-0 AFC Champions League 2 defeat at Mong Kok Stadium on Thursday, but victorious boss Mark Jackson accused the hosts of “crossing a line” in their attempts to ruffle the Singaporean team. A husk of the side that was unbeaten at home in last season’s competition, following a summer firesale, Tai Po nevertheless ran themselves into the ground in a vain attempt to recover from the blow of Matthias Phaeton’s strike shortly after half-time. While... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3371057/afc-champions-league-2-hong-kongs-tai-po-cross-line-fail-tame-lion-city-sailors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3371057/afc-champions-league-2-hong-kongs-tai-po-cross-line-fail-tame-lion-city-sailors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:33:26 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Chinese referee Ma Ning shared details about his “harrowing” journey after officiating an AFC Champions League Elite fixture in Saudi Arabia on social media on Wednesday. Amid escalating tensions in the region following a recent attack on Riyadh’s international airport, the six-member Chinese officiating crew led by Ma completed their match assignment despite severe travel disruptions and uncomfortable conditions in the host city. The officials were in Riyadh for the AFC Champions League Elite... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3371041/chinese-referee-ma-ning-recounts-harrowing-trip-officiate-match-cristiano-ronaldo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3371041/chinese-referee-ma-ning-recounts-harrowing-trip-officiate-match-cristiano-ronaldo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Seven years after Covid-19 put the brakes on Indonesia’s new women’s football league, Zahra Naqiyyah will finally return to the field with “high hopes” for the women’s game in the country. Sunday’s matches in the Indonesia Women’s League will be the first since 2019 and a new chapter for women’s football in the Muslim-majority country of 290 million people. “I really believe that if Indonesia’s women’s football is properly managed, we can become a powerhouse in Asia,” Zahra said at a training... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370989/high-hopes-indonesias-women-get-another-shot-national-football-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370989/high-hopes-indonesias-women-get-another-shot-national-football-league?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:07 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Frankie Lor Fu-chuen is hoping last season’s Classic Cup winner Stormy Grove can pass his first test on the road to the Group One Hong Kong Mile when he tackles Monday’s Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (1,600m). The Toronado galloper soared from the back of the field to collect the second leg of last season’s Classic Series, before running a mighty race to finish third in the Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) behind Invincible Ibis. His season ended prematurely on his next start, however, as he bled from both... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3371021/frankie-lor-sets-stormy-grove-path-hong-kong-mile-group-two-sha-tin-trophy-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3371021/frankie-lor-sets-stormy-grove-path-hong-kong-mile-group-two-sha-tin-trophy-test?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:40:31 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan A top American high school snapping up a talented Chinese teen basketball player once deemed “too short” to represent the national team has sparked debate online about the country’s rigid training and selection criteria. Zhang Yuchen, who has drawn similarities to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, left Guangzhou for Phoenix on Wednesday to join the CIA Bella Vista’s men’s basketball team. Winning both the Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals and the EYBL Scholastic titles last... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/basketball/article/3370976/promising-chinese-teen-basketball-player-joins-top-us-high-school-sparking-training-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/basketball/article/3370976/promising-chinese-teen-basketball-player-joins-top-us-high-school-sparking-training-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:55:28 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Persistent rain in Sydney has Zac Purton more hopeful than confident in Ka Ying Rising as the champion sprinter bids to defend his crown in the Group One The Everest (1,200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Purton is concerned about Ka Ying Rising’s ability to handle a wet track, with Randwick rated a heavy 8 on Thursday after heavy rain earlier in the week and more showers on Thursday. The world’s best racehorse has only raced on an official rain-affected track once in Hong Kong, winning the 2024... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370952/sydneys-wet-weather-has-zac-purton-more-hopeful-confident-ka-ying-rising?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370952/sydneys-wet-weather-has-zac-purton-more-hopeful-confident-ka-ying-rising?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:33:58 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Six Kings Slam tennis tournament originally scheduled for ⁠October has been pushed back to late December, Fifa’s esports finals have been postponed, and officials are considering whether to move the Asian Cup to 2028, after the recent ⁠attacks on Saudi Arabia. A strike on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300, with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement claiming responsibility for the deadliest attack in the kingdom in more than a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370931/asian-cup-could-be-switched-2028-tennis-six-kings-slam-delayed-over-saudi-bomb-fears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370931/asian-cup-could-be-switched-2028-tennis-six-kings-slam-delayed-over-saudi-bomb-fears?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:30:05 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Mark Jackson was a good enough footballer to make 18 Premier League appearances for Leeds United; to play at Old Trafford, Goodison Park, Highbury and Anfield; and to keep the prolific Ian Wright off the scoresheet in an FA Cup victory over Arsenal. As a coach, he led Leeds’ under-18 and under-23 teams to league titles. None of that afforded Jackson a second crack at management in his native England, after his first chance with MK Dons lasted only 4½ months. Not for Jackson the mulligan that is... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370907/acl-2-tai-po-braced-face-ex-england-junior-player-roll-coach-far-east?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370907/acl-2-tai-po-braced-face-ex-england-junior-player-roll-coach-far-east?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:26 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Former Hong Kong Derby winner Massive Sovereign rolled back the years with a devastating turn of foot to win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night and has Frankie Lor Fu-chuen dreaming of Group One targets. A dual winner in Ireland pre-import, the No Nay Never galloper was a revelation in his opening local starts, using a Class Three success as a stepping stone to Derby glory when trained by Dennis Yip Chor-hong in 2024. Injuries have plagued the six-year-old since, however, and he had only run... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370915/derby-winner-massive-sovereign-rolls-back-years-dominant-happy-valley-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370915/derby-winner-massive-sovereign-rolls-back-years-dominant-happy-valley-success?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:04:38 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The chair of English football’s independent regulator has said he expects Manchester City’s appeal after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules to be heard by January. City, who have repeatedly maintained they are innocent of the charges, are currently top of the Premier League table with six wins out of six following their 3-0 win over Liverpool last weekend. No sanction has yet been announced, but City could face a heavy points deduction leading to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370899/regulator-expects-man-city-face-january-showdown-over-breaches-premier-league-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370899/regulator-expects-man-city-face-january-showdown-over-breaches-premier-league-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:11 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang A table tennis team from Chinese Taipei have issued a formal apology on Wednesday after video footage confirmed two of their junior players accidentally triggered a camera flash that disrupted the men’s singles final at the WTT China Smash in Beijing. The incident had initially drawn heavy scrutiny on Japan’s newly crowned world No 1 Sora Matsushima, who was penalised with a yellow card for abruptly interrupting play to complain about the flash and subsequently accused by fans of using... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370900/culprits-found-say-sorry-after-sparking-flashpoint-during-wtt-china-smash-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370900/culprits-found-say-sorry-after-sparking-flashpoint-during-wtt-china-smash-final?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:59:52 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Fresh from a dominant showing at the Asian Games, teenage track star Chen Yujie is balancing professional training for next year’s world championships with preparations for the national college entrance examinations, setting her sights on a local university. At the recently concluded 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, the 17-year-old bagged four medals before returning home to resume life in the final year of high school. Chen won gold medals in the 100m and two relays, and a silver in the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370861/place-university-next-goal-chinese-athlete-chen-yujie-asias-fastest-woman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370861/place-university-next-goal-chinese-athlete-chen-yujie-asias-fastest-woman?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:30:05 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Chris Waller concedes “it looks a tough ask” to beat Ka Ying Rising as Sydney’s leading trainer bids to dethrone the Hong Kong champion with a dual-pronged assault on Saturday’s Group One The Everest (1,200m) at Randwick. New Zealand-born Waller will saddle top sprinter Joliestar and Angel Capital in the A$20 million (HK$109.87 million) feature, but he rates Ka Ying Rising as clearly the horse to beat despite the prospect of an unsuitable wet track. A sensational winner of 21 consecutive races,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370837/chris-waller-admits-it-looks-tough-ask-beat-champion-ka-ying-rising-everest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370837/chris-waller-admits-it-looks-tough-ask-beat-champion-ka-ying-rising-everest?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:35:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse South Korea’s football association has told fans to stop “excessive personal attacks”, warning of the “psychological burden” they could inflict on national team players in the crosshairs since their World Cup flop. Hong Myung-bo quit as coach after the team failed to advance past the group stage in North America, and Spanish interim manager Robert Moreno is awaiting word on a possible extension. With the Asian Cup scheduled to take place in January in Saudi Arabia, the national side are engulfed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370831/south-korean-fa-condemns-personal-attacks-criticism-players-attempt-sow-discord?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370831/south-korean-fa-condemns-personal-attacks-criticism-players-attempt-sow-discord?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:13 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding It has been a busy start to the season for Andrea Atzeni and he is looking to continue some strong early momentum with the likes of Wukong Jewellery, Californiatotality and Red Brick Warrior at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Sardinian has ridden seven winners so far this season from 84 rides, the same number of mounts as champion jockey Zac Purton, and he is grateful for the support as looks to consolidate last season’s career-best tally of 63 winners. “The support is coming in and has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370798/andrea-atzeni-looking-continue-early-season-momentum-several-happy-valley-chances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370798/andrea-atzeni-looking-continue-early-season-momentum-several-happy-valley-chances?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:24:51 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Explaining his aversion to socialising, Vincent Ho Chak-yiu was suitably succinct. “When I have to talk, it’s a lot of effort,” he told the South China Morning Post. “Harder than riding a horse, for sure.” It is logical that one of Hong Kong’s greatest jockeys feels most contented on horseback. When Ho begins speaking, though, the personal takes and tales roll off his tongue. He relives the day in New Zealand that he “felt completely dead” after riding 39 horses, explains how he bounced back... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3370769/hong-kong-horse-racing-superstar-vincent-hos-fightback-brain-bleed-world-class-quest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3370769/hong-kong-horse-racing-superstar-vincent-hos-fightback-brain-bleed-world-class-quest?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:27 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Chinese Basketball Association president Guo Zhenming addressed the national team’s struggles on Monday afternoon, warning that the domestic league had reached a critical juncture in its bid to improve standards in the country. Speaking at the season launch press conference, Guo placed the burden of accountability squarely on the domestic competition as he discussed the state of the national squad. “We must clearly recognise that Chinese basketball is at a critical juncture of climbing a slope... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/basketball/article/3370752/china-basketball-chief-guo-warns-national-team-domestic-league-entering-critical-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/basketball/article/3370752/china-basketball-chief-guo-warns-national-team-domestic-league-entering-critical-time?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Jay Rooney LE ZONDA - R6 (7) In terrific form at present and looks very hard to beat once again   Owen Goulding FORERUNNER - R4 (2) Ran an enormous race from miles back on return and draws much better tonight   Paul Lally CHINA WIN - R8 (9) Fitter for last start and drawn to get a good run under the champion jockey   Phillip Woo SHOOTING TO TOP - R3 (2) Racing well and is a huge chance from gate two with Zac Purton aboard again   Trackwork Spy CLOUD NINE - R7 (5) Beaten by a short head on return... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370768/scmp-best-bets-punters-can-be-cloud-nine-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370768/scmp-best-bets-punters-can-be-cloud-nine-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:02:05 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Tai Po have hauled Gabriel Mesquita over the coals after he posted a racially sensitive message on social media, issuing the teenage midfielder with a formal written warning and indefinitely suspending him from first-team training and matches. Brazilian Mesquita, who joined the local Premier League club as a free agent this summer, aggressively bit back after a Threads user wrote “Gweilo will always be Gweilo” in response to the player posting an image of his Hong Kong identity card application... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370753/hong-kong-premier-league-club-suspend-player-over-racially-sensitive-social-media-message?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370753/hong-kong-premier-league-club-suspend-player-over-racially-sensitive-social-media-message?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:12 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney A wide draw in barrier 11 failed to dampen David Hayes’ enthusiasm with Ka Ying Rising, but the prospect of a wet track in Saturday’s Group One The Everest (1,200m) at Randwick is more of a concern for the champion trainer. Ka Ying Rising was dealt the second widest gate at Tuesday night’s barrier draw at Luna Park on the Sydney Harbour, but Hayes was looking at the positives as his superstar sprinter bids to become the first horse to win the prized race from barrier 11. “I know Zac [Purton]... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370748/barrier-11-no-concern-ka-ying-rising-wet-weather-worries-david-hayes-ahead-everest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370748/barrier-11-no-concern-ka-ying-rising-wet-weather-worries-david-hayes-ahead-everest?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:15:06 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Freshly crowned China Open champion Zheng Qinwen will be hoping to keep her renaissance on the court going when she makes her debut at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open in November. Zheng will be joined by Venus Williams, who is returning for the third time, and Alexandra Eala. The 24-year-old became the first Chinese player to clinch the Beijing title on Sunday and also made it to the US Open quarter-finals, losing to eventual champion Elena Rybakina in September. “I am delighted to be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370710/chinese-star-zheng-qinwen-delighted-make-debut-hong-kong-tennis-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370710/chinese-star-zheng-qinwen-delighted-make-debut-hong-kong-tennis-open?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:07:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Gianni Infantino could survive weeks of criticism and secure re-election as Fifa president in the absence of a heavy hitter to challenge him, observers have said. The 56-year-old Swiss has lost the support of many associations in his bid to be re-elected to a fourth and final term since he launched and then hastily shelved his plan to allow private investment into the World Cup. Infantino, though, does crucially retain his core support in Africa and South America. His Fifa Forward Enterprise... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370681/fifa-president-infantino-could-pull-houdini-act-critics-struggle-candidate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370681/fifa-president-infantino-could-pull-houdini-act-critics-struggle-candidate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:10 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan There were many reasons for Hong Kong to celebrate the recent Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. From the most golds won to bringing home a record-breaking number of medals, the city generally fared well at the multi-sport event. Whether it was the 11 golds or the 54 medals from the city’s athletes playing in 14 sports, some sports, notably sailing, were the biggest winners of all, with four golds and 10 medals overall. Fencing, swimming, cycling, karate and squash all won their fair share of medals,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3370612/hong-kong-athletics-team-face-make-or-break-period-after-0-medals-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3370612/hong-kong-athletics-team-face-make-or-break-period-after-0-medals-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:19 +0000 Reuters Reuters Filipino star Alexandra Eala suffered a shock 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 first-round defeat against 217th-ranked Chinese qualifier Shi Han at the Wuhan Open on Monday, while seven-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz ⁠lost ⁠7-5, 7-6 to ⁠unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters. The result in Shanghai also confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP’s year-end world No 1. Eala, the 13th seed, missed last week’s China Open to compete in the Asian Games in Japan, where she claimed a bronze medal for... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370638/alexander-zverev-ends-year-no-1-ranking-after-carlos-alcaraz-loss-shanghai-masters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370638/alexander-zverev-ends-year-no-1-ranking-after-carlos-alcaraz-loss-shanghai-masters?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:38:36 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding There has been plenty of intrigue surrounding the early outside bias at Happy Valley this season, but is it simply a “self-fulfilling prophecy”, or is there a rhyme and reason to the current state of play? The early statistics suggest it is not a coincidence. We’ve had four meetings at the city circuit this season, with all the configurations of the rail being utilised, from the A track to the C+3 course, where the rail is pushed the furthest it can be from the inside. At the first three... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370631/early-season-happy-valley-bias-self-fulfilling-prophecy-debate-rages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370631/early-season-happy-valley-bias-self-fulfilling-prophecy-debate-rages?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:22 +0000 Reuters Reuters Almost half of women’s footballers are considering leaving the game early, with financial pressures and mental health struggles the main reasons, according to a Fifpro report highlighting the gulf between the sport’s rapid growth and conditions for most players. The 2026 Fifpro Global Employment Report “Working Conditions in Women’s Football”, billed by the global players’ union as the most extensive review of working conditions in the women’s game in a decade, interviewed 800 players worldwide... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370624/financial-mental-health-issues-pushing-women-footballers-towards-early-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370624/financial-mental-health-issues-pushing-women-footballers-towards-early-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli said he was allowing himself to dream about a historic ⁠world title, which is within reach ⁠at the next race in Austin, Texas, after the ⁠20-year-old sealed his 14th podium finish of the season at Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. The title would make Antonelli Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion and Italy’s first since 1953. Antonelli’s third place in a Singapore GP that was controlled from start to finish by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was scrappy, as he flirted with a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3370570/kimi-antonelli-dares-dream-historic-formula-1-title-after-singapore-gp-podium?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3370570/kimi-antonelli-dares-dream-historic-formula-1-title-after-singapore-gp-podium?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Agencies Agence France-Presse,Agencies Freshly crowned China Open champion Zheng Qinwen withdrew on Monday from her home tournament in Wuhan, citing fatigue and a right shoulder injury. Zheng became the first Chinese player to clinch the Beijing title on Sunday by defeating reigning Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the final. It was Zheng’s first WTA 1000-level triumph and her first title since winning Tokyo two years ago. “I’m very sorry to share that I will be withdrawing from this year’s Wuhan Open,” Zheng said in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370542/china-open-champ-zheng-qinwen-withdraws-wuhan-citing-fatigue-shoulder-injury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370542/china-open-champ-zheng-qinwen-withdraws-wuhan-citing-fatigue-shoulder-injury?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:07 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Ka Ying Rising has lost 10lb since his Randwick trial last week and David Hayes has declared his champion sprinter “10 per cent better” than last year as he prepares to defend his crown in Saturday’s Group One The Everest (1,200m). Hayes said Ka Ying Rising has improved significantly since his solid but unspectacular second on a soft Randwick track in last Tuesday’s trial, with the nine-time Group One winner impressing in his final main gallop at Canterbury on Monday morning. Bidding for a 22nd... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370558/ka-ying-rising-10-cent-better-he-impresses-david-hayes-key-everest-gallop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370558/ka-ying-rising-10-cent-better-he-impresses-david-hayes-key-everest-gallop?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Enzo Maresca said Manchester City must “make their own noise” to drown out the distraction of the guilty verdict on over 100 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. In their first match since the bombshell ruling, City showed they are unfazed by the uncertainty over potential sanctions as they ignored the hostile Anfield atmosphere to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday. City boss Maresca has made a flawless start to the daunting task of replacing Pep Guardiola. The Italian has won... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370540/manchester-city-must-make-own-noise-amid-premier-league-financial-scandal-says-maresca?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370540/manchester-city-must-make-own-noise-amid-premier-league-financial-scandal-says-maresca?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:43:04 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Seira Kojima does not remember the karting crash that left her with metal plates and screws in places they have no business being in a 15-year-old girl, but she can describe it pretty well. She has seen video of her “rear tyre getting bumped” and the vehicle spinning through the air, and has the scars to back up the resulting injuries, which included a fracture of her right scapula, and a broken collarbone. The terrifying incident at the All Japan Kart Championship in April, which left her in an... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3370489/drive-and-survive-metal-plates-mental-scars-not-enough-derail-teens-f1-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3370489/drive-and-survive-metal-plates-mental-scars-not-enough-derail-teens-f1-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:19 +0000 dpa dpa Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will publish all details of his dealings with Manchester City in his previous mayoral role after his intervention in support of the football club’s owners raised eyebrows. Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch had urged him to publish “everything” related to his work with the club as Greater Manchester mayor. City have been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations between 2009 and 2018. The club maintained their innocence and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370515/uk-pm-burnham-publish-manchester-city-dealings-after-intervention-draws-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370515/uk-pm-burnham-publish-manchester-city-dealings-after-intervention-draws-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:33:52 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Zheng Qinwen became the first home winner of the China Open on Sunday as she beat Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4, in front of a partisan crowd in Beijing. The former world No 4 and current Olympic champion was a wild-card entry, having struggled with form and fitness after elbow surgery in 2025. At one point this year she had dropped as low as 122nd in the world. It was the 54th-ranked Zheng’s first title in nearly two years, and her first ever at the WTA 1000 level, and tears filled... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370507/zheng-qinwen-claims-china-open-title-beats-mirra-andreeva-straight-sets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370507/zheng-qinwen-claims-china-open-title-beats-mirra-andreeva-straight-sets?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:36:56 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney He’s been “one of the hardest horses for me to train in my career”, but Caspar Fownes has high hopes for Megastar Heart finally fulfilling his potential after a stunning return at Sha Tin on Sunday. Restricted to three local starts after battling ongoing problems, the Australian import rewarded Fownes and the Good Time Syndicate’s patience with a dominant two-length win in the Class Three San Tin Handicap (1,200m). The performance was not a surprise to Fownes, who said Megastar Heart could... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370503/caspar-fownes-hopes-injury-plagued-megastar-heart-can-go-quite-high-after-stunning-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370503/caspar-fownes-hopes-injury-plagued-megastar-heart-can-go-quite-high-after-stunning-return?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:31:20 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding David Hall rang up his 700th Hong Kong win at Sha Tin on Sunday after Ka Ying Attack capped his double with a barnstorming win the Class Two Yuen Long Handicap (1,200m). Ending last season with a pair of smashing front-running successes, the Too Darn Hot galloper made his return needing to overcome barrier 10 with a huge amount of pace drawn to his inside. Despite that, he was well backed into $5.5 behind fellow hat-trick seeker and favourite Jumbo Treasure and Turquoise Velocity, and was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370501/david-hall-rings-700th-hong-kong-win-ka-ying-attack-spearheads-sha-tin-double?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370501/david-hall-rings-700th-hong-kong-win-ka-ying-attack-spearheads-sha-tin-double?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:07:52 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Cycling bosses issued a fulsome apology on Sunday after furious riders branded The Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon a “bike-pushing festival” and the city “the international capital of embarrassing fails”. A chaotic end and mid-race route change in the 32km (19.9 mile) ride prompted myriad complaints from competitors, with most angry at being turned away from Ting Kau Bridge and then finding themselves forced to complete the course on foot. In a lengthy statement, the Cycling... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3370496/hong-kong-cyclothon-furious-riders-call-city-capital-fails-after-route-chaos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3370496/hong-kong-cyclothon-furious-riders-call-city-capital-fails-after-route-chaos?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:54:25 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Cinemas across China will throw open their doors for a special showing on Sunday, but it isn’t the latest blockbuster fans are flocking to see – it’s tennis star Zheng Qinwen. The Olympic champion has finally broken her country’s China Open curse, and will be the first home player to compete in a singles final, men’s or women’s, since Chen Li lost to Chinese Taipei’s Wang Shi-ting in 1996. With the National Tennis Centre in Beijing selling out, cinemas across the mainland have opted to show the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370487/china-cinemas-tap-zheng-tennis-fever-gripping-country-ahead-womens-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/tennis/article/3370487/china-cinemas-tap-zheng-tennis-fever-gripping-country-ahead-womens-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:16 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport A new deal signed by NBA China and Shanghai Jiushi will see the league help the Chinese Basketball Association side with the development of its players, coaches and front office. The collaboration with the reigning CBA champions is the first of its kind, and comes as the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets clash in two pre-season friendlies in Macau. According to a statement released by the NBA, the agreement will cover four key areas: elite player development, competition opportunities, coach... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/basketball/article/3370484/nba-china-and-shanghai-jiushi-sign-deal-drive-development-players-coaches?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/basketball/article/3370484/nba-china-and-shanghai-jiushi-sign-deal-drive-development-players-coaches?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:23:35 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Manchester City have a puncher’s chance of successfully contesting the ruling that they were guilty of all charges relating to flagrant breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, but should their argument fall flat, the 10-time English champions can expect to be clobbered with swingeing penalties. Those are the views of Luca Ferrari and Daniel Gore, specialists in sports and litigation law, respectively, after City were found guilty by a three-person independent commission of 80 charges... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370420/how-manchester-city-could-repeat-uefa-victory-and-hit-back-premier-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3370420/how-manchester-city-could-repeat-uefa-victory-and-hit-back-premier-league?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Agencies Agencies A resurgent Zheng Qinwen charged into the China Open final on Saturday, beating Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2, and will play Mirra Andreeva for the title at her home tournament. It is another step in the Olympic gold medallist’s injury comeback, following a gritty showing at last month’s US Open, where she reached the quarter-finals. Zheng, a former world No 4, had struggled with her form since needing elbow surgery in 2025 and is a wild-card entry in Beijing. “I had a great performance tonight,” said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370453/resurgent-home-favourite-zheng-qinwen-charges-china-open-final-mirra-andreeva?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3370453/resurgent-home-favourite-zheng-qinwen-charges-china-open-final-mirra-andreeva?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:05:07 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Jay Rooney TITAN PEGASUS - R10 (2) Trialled like a horse ready to strike first up and has drawn well   Owen Goulding DRAGON SKY FORCE - R6 (3) Promising debut and has since won a trial, step up in trip will suit   Paul Lally TITAN PEGASUS - R10 (2) Group Three winner in Australia who has trialled well ahead of his return   Phillip Woo HAPPY INDEX - R9 (3) Looks fresh and ready from the trials and is drawn ideally to strike   Trackwork Spy CELESTIAL HERO - R10 (9) Step up in trip looks ideal... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370452/scmp-best-bets-dragon-force-be-reckoned-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3370452/scmp-best-bets-dragon-force-be-reckoned-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:53:05 +0000