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John Catlin raises his fist in celebration after winning the Link Hong Kong Open. Photo: Kit Lai

Golf

Asian Tour: Catlin claims Hong Kong Open title on historic day for golf in city

American wins by five shots in Fanling, while Matthew Cheung produces the best finish ever by a local player in the tournament.

Verstappen’s advice to Antonelli at US Grand Prix: enjoy the ride and celebrate

Hongkonger Chan linked with vacant China women’s football head coach role

Golf

Hong Kong Open readies for Sunday shoot-out as Fanling finally bares its teeth

Tricky greens and difficult rough hint at testing times to come as battle for major places and prestigious title goes down to the wire.

Caleb Surratt gets himself out of trouble during the third round of the Link Hong Kong Open. Photo: Elson Li
Caleb Surratt gets himself out of trouble during the third round of the Link Hong Kong Open. Photo: Elson Li

Football

Spanish coaches dominate Ballon d’Or, have become football’s hottest commodity

Country’s growing influence on world game will be on full display at glittering awards ceremony in London.

Racing

SCMP Best Bets: Lightning can strike again for punters at Sha Tin

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China

China dad handed 3-year race ban after dragging rope-tied son around marathon

Viral video shows man pulling nine-year-old around Zhengzhou Marathon, with pair reportedly hitting 8-minute mile pace at times.

A screen shot from a Chinese social media account show the man and child connected with a rope during the half marathon. Photo: Douyin
A screen shot from a Chinese social media account show the man and child connected with a rope during the half marathon. Photo: Douyin

Hong Kong

Hong Kong end Asian Para Games on high note, with boccia gold, fencing silver

Leung Yuk-wing, Cheung Yuen take title in mixed pairs, while women’s sabre team add silver to city’s haul of 41 medals.

Racing

Atzeni optimistic Crimson Flash will relish rise in trip in Premier Bowl

Sardinian jockey expects Mark Newnham-trained sprinter to improve on his first-up run up the straight when he tackles Sunday’s feature.

Racing

Ka Ying Attack and Ka Ying Lightning spearhead Hall super-squad for Sha Tin

The Australian trainer has the best strike rate in the city and unleashes two of his smartest prospects on Sunday’s card.

Ka Ying Attack makes a winning return at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

China

Newest Chinese swimming sensation is already turning heads, and he’s only 12

Hu Rundong emerges as stand-out junior performer at Jiangsu Provincial Games, winning five golds and four silver in 10 races.

Hu Rundong (left) with coach Zheng Liang at the Jiangsu Provincial Games. Photo: Suzhou Municipal People’s Government
Hu Rundong (left) with coach Zheng Liang at the Jiangsu Provincial Games. Photo: Suzhou Municipal People’s Government

Football

Wales, Australia, managing David Silva all part of Sha Tin coach’s rich tapestry

Tom Ballantyne’s journey through the world of football has not been a normal one, which is why Hong Kong move ‘felt like stars aligning’.

Hong Kong

Asian Para Games: no gold for Hong Kong, but table tennis team keep medals coming

Wong Ting-ting leads way with her third medal at Aichi-Nagoya as she partners Ng Mui-wui to doubles silver; badminton also wins bronze.

Football

Coach of China’s women’s football team leaves post eight months before World Cup

Ante Milicic, who helped team qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, will depart ‘after friendly communication’, Chinese FA says.

Ante Milicic high fives his China players after their 3-0 Asian Cup win over Uzbekistan in Sydney in March. China lost 2-1 to hosts Australia in the semi-finals but qualified for the World Cup. Photo: EPA

Golf

Matthew Cheung 36 holes from history after taking halfway lead at Hong Kong Open

Hongkonger says he will take it ‘shot by shot, hole by hole’ as he leads Fanling field following sensational bogey-free eight-under-par 62.

Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung leads the field on 14 under overall with Caleb Surratt alone in second three strokes behind. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung leads the field on 14 under overall with Caleb Surratt alone in second three strokes behind. Photo: Elson Li

Other Sport

Fencing risks global divide as top official fires off world league threats

Governing body boss sends letter warning World Fencing League is not official event, hints at potential bans for athletes who take part.

Other Sport

Indian para swimmer sent home from Japan for alleged misconduct, faces life ban

Ex-world No 1 Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh accused of molesting a female hotel employee and was detained by Japanese police.

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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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