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Football
Mainland Chinese coach, player rue ‘disrespect’ to Hong Kong in football clash
Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup controversy draws call for understanding from mainland team’s coach, as player says fracas was ‘my fault’.
2 hours ago
Rare, ruthless and ridiculously talented: Zac Purton’s rise to greatness
3 hours ago
Snooker’s next Hong Kong resident? 4-time world champ Selby is applying: sources
4 hours ago
Racing
Romantic Warrior creating a buzz in Dubai: ‘We’re very lucky to have him here’
Hong Kong superstar’s presence in the city comes during a continued push to entice the world’s best for extended winter stints.
4 hours ago
Romantic Warrior works on the Meydan dirt on Thursday morning. Photos: Alex Evers/HKJC
Tennis
Sabalenka tames ‘soulmate’ Badosa to make third straight Australian Open final
The Belarusian world No 1’s defeat of her ‘best friend’ pits her against either second seed Swiatek or 19th seed Keys in Saturday’s decider.
2 hours ago
Other Sport
Japan’s Sasaki officially joins LA Dodgers, gets US$6.5 million signing bonus
Roki Sasaki makes first comments as a Dodger after opting to team up with compatriots Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in LA.
23 Jan 2025 - 9:52AM
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Football
PSG stun Man City, Norway clubs vote to ditch VAR, and India thrash England
Pep Guardiola’s side are in danger of not making the knockout stages of the Champions League after throwing away a 2-0 lead in Paris.
23 Jan 2025 - 8:30AM
Goncalo Ramos (bottom left) is mobbed by his teammates after scoring celebrates with teammates after scoring PSG’s fourth against Manchester City. Photo: AP
Racing
Purton breaks Whyte’s all-time record for HK wins at the Valley
Australian superstar surpasses South African champion’s benchmark for most victories by a jockey in the city.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:45PM
Football
Hong Kong’s battling recovery in vain as mainlanders strike late to win cup
Home team fight back to equalise at Hong Kong Stadium, only for Guangdong’s second goal to inflict aggregate loss.
22 Jan 2025 - 10:48PM
Racing
Ng books Barzalona for Classic Mile ride and celebrates much-needed Valley win
Trainer confirms star Frenchman will partner Johannes Brahms in the first leg of the four-year-old series.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:56PM
Tennis
Sinner to face Shelton in Australian Open semi-finals after crushing De Minaur
Italian defending champion will face stubborn American 21st seed while world No 2 Iga Swiatek is on track for her first title in Melbourne.
22 Jan 2025 - 7:56PM
Jannik Sinner (left) congratulated by Australia’s Alex de Minaur after their quarter-final match on Wednesday. Photo: AP
China
China chiefs turn to Hong Kong for help growing squash ahead of 2028 Olympics
There are just 150 squash courts across mainland China, while Hong Kong has 450, as well as men and women ranked inside the world top 40.
22 Jan 2025 - 4:54PM
Football
Hong Kong footballer Wong won government praise, now aims to ‘hammer’ Guangdong
The midfielder, who has ‘no doubt in ability’, is targeting Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup success to turbocharge his career.
22 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
Football
Liverpool stay perfect, Barca win 9-goal thriller, Japan’s Suzuki makes MLB history
It’s back to European football this week, and battle to make the last 16 is heating up. Elsewhere, Ichiro Suzuki enters baseball hall of fame.
22 Jan 2025 - 8:30AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong signs 5-year deal to keep world-class snooker event at Kai Tak Arena
World Grand Prix in March could attract a world-record crowd for a snooker ranking tournament – the city’s first such event in 35 years.
22 Jan 2025 - 12:00PM
Kai Tak Arena hosts its first concert, by pop groups Mirror, Error and Collar, last month. Photo: Nora Tam
Racing
Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising lead way as HK presence in world rankings shrinks
Danny Shum’s superstar is ranked inside the top 10 as Ka Ying Rising shares best sprinter award.
21 Jan 2025 - 11:30PM
Tennis
Ageless Djokovic beats Alcaraz in 4 sets to reach Australian Open semi-finals
Serbian gunning for 11th title in Melbourne and will next face No 2 seed Zverev as Aryna Sabalenka stays on course for third straight title.
21 Jan 2025 - 10:36PM
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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
Opinion
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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
Opinion
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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
Opinion
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Plenty in Hong Kong to promote but are tourism planners looking?
6 Oct 2024 - 5:59PM
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MULTIMEDIA
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Hong Kong football boss Eric Fok open to legalising gambling
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Female sumo wrestler brings her sport to Argentina
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Mainland visitors could double by 2030, says Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive
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Hong Kong Jockey Club details mainland China plans
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