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Hong Kong
Greater ambition: how Hong Kong and bay area could host Asian Games, Olympics
The cooperation showcased by the co-hosted National Games has further fuelled calls to launch a bid to welcome the world.
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SCMP Best Bets: Kid a Super Strong chance down the Sha Tin straight
26 Dec 2025 - 10:25PM
Master Lock Comanche leads LawConnect in Sydney-Hobart, with Hong Kong yacht 3rd
26 Dec 2025 - 10:33PM
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Chinese diving star Chen Yuxi says she has been threatened, denies ‘connections’
Olympic champion says in a tearful 10-minute video interview she has also faced online abuse, ‘doxxing’ and people trying to cause rifts.
26 Dec 2025 - 6:59PM
China diving star Chen Yuxi, who was named World Aquatics’ 2025 Female Diver of the Year earlier this month, released an interview on her social media accounts on Wednesday. Photo: Screenshot
Football
Year in football: growth, mismatches point to direction ‘beautiful game’ will take
‘Success’ of Club World Cup, bigger World Cup go hand in hand with more money, technology coming in, but player welfare is an issue.
26 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
Racing
Eustace ‘looking forward’ to Sha Tin chances as he assembles strong squad
The British handler unleashes Greater Bae and Happy Boss, a pair of eye-catching runners from their last starts.
26 Dec 2025 - 2:59PM
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Tennis
Year in tennis: ‘Sincaraz’ split men’s grand slams while 4 share women’s titles
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner carve up grand slams for second straight year while women’s game showcases depth and drama.
26 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (right) finished the year with the ATP Finals trophy while Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz was runner-up. Photo: Reuters
Racing
Lo Rider primed for return to Derby trip: ‘the 2,000m is perfect for him now’
Caspar Fownes is confident the Irish import can strike in his first crack at the distance since his fourth in the city’s biggest race.
26 Dec 2025 - 12:22PM
Racing
Magnifique makes return for Hall: ‘The main thing is he returns healthy’
The three-time winner flashed class last season before a heavy bleed cut his season short.
26 Dec 2025 - 10:04AM
Other Sport
Year in athletics: Mondo Duplantis shines, the US enjoys a stellar year
Doping still lingers over the sport, with Kenyan and Russian athletes the biggest offenders.
26 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
Hong Kong
Lacrosse boss upbeat as ‘legendary’ Japanese coach makes Hong Kong debut
Takeshi Sato will make his competitive start for the city’s teams at the Hong Kong International Lacrosse Sixes this weekend.
26 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Japanese lacrosse coach Takeshi Sato with the Hong Kong team. Photo: HKLAX
Football
Grandfather encouraged me to play for Algeria, says son of French legend Zidane
Luca Zidane plays as goalkeeper to avoid direct comparisons with his World Cup-winning father, and switched national allegiance at age 27.
25 Dec 2025 - 11:00PM
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Olympic snowboarding champ Su becomes first Chinese winner of Big Air World Cup
Former child actor scores back-to-back World Cup wins and also adds another Guinness World Record to his name after ‘back-to-back 1980’ move.
26 Dec 2025 - 10:37PM
Other Sport
Ex-China table tennis player believes clubs hold key to return of Wang, Sun
Doubts remain over whether the two world No 1s, who withdrew injured at the WTT Finals, will make Chinese Table Tennis Super League Finals.
25 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
International Rugby
Year in rugby: South Africa dominate, France win Six Nations, England rising
British & Irish Lions complete 2-1 series victory in Australia, England lift the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
25 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
South Africa, captained by Siya Kolisi, started and finished 2025 as the world’s No 1-ranked side. Photo: Reuters
Golf
Year in golf: McIlroy joins elite club, Europe win Ryder Cup
Scottie Scheffler enjoyed another stellar year and the civil war between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour rumbles on.
25 Dec 2025 - 2:33PM
Sport
Year in women’s sport: England win rugby, football; WNBA grows, India’s moment
New franchises, bigger television audiences and greater advertising visibility sent women’s sport into 2026 on a wave of momentum.
25 Dec 2025 - 10:43AM
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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
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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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No Calandagan leaves Hong Kong Cup wanting, but HKIR fields still excite
27 Nov 2025 - 6:32PM
Paul McNamara
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What Hong Kong’s next football coach must do differently from Westwood
26 Nov 2025 - 9:33AM
Josh Ball
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From flights of fancy to reality, National Games paves way for a bright future
22 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM
Nicholas Fang
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Singapore minister’s comments a reminder that emotions can run very high in sport
22 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
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Victoria Harbour swim returns with thousands taking part
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Early wins for Hong Kong as Chinese National Games officially open
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