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Former England sevens star Ben Gollings (seated, right) with his Chennai Bulls rugby team. Photo: Chennai Bulls

Rugby

Rugby 7s royalty Ben Gollings bringing Chennai Bulls to play in Hong Kong

World Series record points scorer believes sport’s chiefs need to find ‘sweet spot’ to restore shorter format’s charm.

Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge finisher to ‘do something else with my life’

Winter Olympics: China enjoy best overseas medal haul as Eileen Gu looks ahead

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China

Zhao attributes surge in form to mental toughness after Players Championship win

Snooker star beats John Higgins to join Steve Davis, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson as the fourth player to win first five ranking finals.

The in-form Zhao Xintong celebrates beating John Higgins 10-7 to capture his fifth career ranking title at the Players Championship. Photo: Getty Images
The in-form Zhao Xintong celebrates beating John Higgins 10-7 to capture his fifth career ranking title at the Players Championship. Photo: Getty Images

Racing

Fownes thrilled with Moreira’s Hong Kong return: ‘it’s going to be exciting’

Superstar jockey will be back in the city to help trainer’s late-season push for championship glory.

China

Written in the snow: Wang Xindi, Xu Mengtao embrace role as China’s golden couple

Teammate Li Tianma has urged the pair to start a family, with netizens saying they could name a child ‘Wang Erjin’, meaning two gold medals.

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Football

Hong Kong footballer Jay Haddow making peace with sacrificing Japanese passport

Defender obtained citizenship last July, performed well and created goal in Chinese New Year Cup victory over FC Seoul.

Jay Haddow (right) and Juninho (left) celebrate with Everton Camargo after linking for Hong Kong’s goal against FC Seoul. Photo: Karma Lo
Jay Haddow (right) and Juninho (left) celebrate with Everton Camargo after linking for Hong Kong’s goal against FC Seoul. Photo: Karma Lo

Racing

Ka Ying Rising joins Hong Kong’s all-time greats with promise of more to come

The world’s best sprinter could easily become the city’s best ever galloper by the time his glittering career comes to a close.

Racing

Trainer Hayes sends warning to Ka Ying Rising’s rivals after record-setting win

David Hayes says he is looking forward to two more years of dominant performances from world’s best sprinter.

China

‘She was a fighter’: Gu learns of grandmother’s death after winning historic gold

Eileen Gu becomes greatest freeskier in Winter Olympics history after winning sixth medal, while teammate Li Fanghui claims silver.

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Gold medallist Eileen Gu hugs her mother Gu Yan after the awards ceremony for the freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

Other Sport

Japanese snowball fight game of yukigassen has designs on becoming Olympic sport

Advocate for 37-year-old team sport says that ‘long before skating or skiing, humans were already throwing snowballs at each other’.

A player throws a snowball during the Showa-shinzan International Yukigassen competition in Sobetsu, Hokkaido prefecture on Saturday. Photo: AFP
A player throws a snowball during the Showa-shinzan International Yukigassen competition in Sobetsu, Hokkaido prefecture on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Racing

Salon S leads the charge for treble-winning duo Lor and Poon at Sha Tin

The pair also combined to score with Embrace Aberdeen, while the top trainer saluted with Elite Golf and the jockey with Power Of Vitam.

Hong Kong

Ka Ying Rising gallops into the racing record books with 18th consecutive win

David Hayes-trained thoroughbred claims Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup to surpass Hong Kong great Silent Witness for most victories in a row.

Football

Hongkonger set for first Major League Soccer taste after swapping Europe for US

Football analyst Matthew Mak embarking on new campaign with Columbus Crew two months afterend of decorated spell with Malmo in Sweden.

First-team football analyst Matthew Mak is busy trying to restore Columbus Crew to the summit of Major League Soccer. Photo: Columbus Crew

China

Eileen Gu forced to wait as heavy snow postpones Olympic halfpipe final

This is the final shot at gold for China’s defending champion, who has won two silver medals so far but failed to top the podium.

Eileen Gu reacts during the women’s freeski halfpipe qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy. Photo: Xinhua
Eileen Gu reacts during the women’s freeski halfpipe qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy. Photo: Xinhua

China

Crashes cost China third freeski aerials title as US retain mixed team gold

Americans win after failing to reach podium in women’s and ‌men’s finals, where China took golds through married pair Wang Xindi, Xu Mengtao.

Racing

SCMP Best Bets: Cool customer the one punters should target at Sha Tin

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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.

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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.

Health & Wellness

Profile | 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.

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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.

Skateboarding in Japan has risen in popularity and they are expected to dominate the sport at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AFP
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Eileen Gu’s emotional tribute to grandmother after Olympic gold

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Ukrainian sumo star eyes top title in Japan

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Hong Kong marathon sets record high for number of non-local runners

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