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Hong Kong tennis lures coaching supremo from United States to boost prospects
Experienced new man, who has worked with top WTA and ATP stars including grand slam winners, will oversee city’s elite players, coaches.
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Hong Kong spent HK$823 million on its athletes in 2023-24. Here’s where it went
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Footballer dead in China after fall from building, Gabon FA says
17 Apr 2025 - 1:54AM
Racing
Richards scores Valley double amid ‘tough old struggle’ this season
Iconical and Sunday’s Serenade lift Kiwi handler’s spirits at city circuit as he battles for winners this term.
16 Apr 2025 - 11:02PM
Trainer Jamie Richards and jockey Zac Purton debrief after combining to win with Sunday’s Serenade at Happy Valley. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Basketball
Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic, Antetokounmpo: NBA playoffs again a global showcase
About 30 per cent of players represent 44 nations, and in a first, the NBA’s five statistical champions come from five different countries.
16 Apr 2025 - 11:26PM
Cricket
Willis quits as Hong Kong cricket coach days after side’s T20 failure
Englishman says he was looking to pursue new challenges, while search for replacement expected to begin immediately.
16 Apr 2025 - 4:29PM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Lacrosse Open: city’s women confident of making final with young team
Head coach says ‘mix of some veteran and younger players’ will hope to go one better than last year while the men’s team defend their title.
16 Apr 2025 - 8:14PM
Hong Kong’s Xu Jiaxi (right) in action in last year’s final against against eventual winners Second Era Leaders of Lacrosse (SELL) of Japan. Photo: Hong Kong Lacrosse
Football
American playing football in Hong Kong reveals Wayne Rooney influence on career
Jesus Salazar, who will play for Football Club in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final, was with DC United when ex-Manchester United star played in MLS.
16 Apr 2025 - 12:23PM
Golf
2028 LA Olympics: mixed-team golf event approved for Games
Like the men’s and women’s individual events, the 36-hole mixed-team competition will take place at the Riviera Country Club.
16 Apr 2025 - 9:36AM
China
Wang Manyu fights back, Wang Chuqin is ‘lucky’ at ITTF World Cup Macau
Linda Bergstrom gives Wang Manyu a test as Chinese fans offer the top stars loud backing.
16 Apr 2025 - 2:34AM
Racing
SCMP Best Bets: Punters can feel the winning Vibes at the Valley
15 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM
Motorsport
Saudi Arabia could own Formula 1 team soon, kingdom’s motor racing boss says
After sponsoring sport and hosting grand prix, owning a team is potential step for oil-rich nation, amid accusations of ‘sportswashing’.
16 Apr 2025 - 2:27AM
Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon to be 2-day event. Could Hong Kong follow?
Organisers of Hong Kong’s race ‘will surely study’ Singapore move after event’s growth in past three editions.
15 Apr 2025 - 9:12PM
Outdoor
American’s ‘craziest experience’ at North Korea marathon, completes record task
Cameron Mofid’s 10km in Pyongyang race means 25-year-old has now visited every country in the world.
15 Apr 2025 - 1:44PM
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Racing
Hewitson hopes Highland can elevate at the Valley, while Yiu cops a HK$75k fine
South African jockey admits in-form galloper will face a tough test rising to Class Three at city circuit.
15 Apr 2025 - 1:55PM
Highland Rahy breaks the Class Four 1,650m record at the Valley under Lyle Hewitson. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Football
Manchester United great Yorke reveals how Hong Kong can make international gains
Former striker head coach of home nation Trinidad and Tobago, which has 1.3m population but qualified for 2006 World Cup.
15 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Racing
Victor tunes up for Chairman’s Sprint Prize as Champions Day build-up ramps up
Group One winner cruises to trial win ahead of clash with Ka Ying Rising on April 27.
14 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
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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
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David Ketchum
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Hong Kong’s sporting dream needs the support of private enterprise
23 Mar 2025 - 9:30AM
Josh Ball
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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
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Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods
21 Dec 2024 - 10:56AM
Dan Hough
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Football is a mirror on our souls, and reveals many problems faced by society
31 Oct 2024 - 3:28PM
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North Korea’s first Pyongyang marathon in 6 years
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Olympic champ Eileen Gu teases 2026 Winter Olympics
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Cathay Pacific plane flies past Hong Kong’s Kai Tak once again
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Thousands descend on Kai Tak Stadium for Hong Kong Sevens
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