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South Korea’s Son Jun-ho can play football outside China after Fifa declined to endorse a global ban. Photo: Reuters

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

China’s football chiefs mocked after Fifa vetoes global ban on South Korea’s Son

Fans label Chinese FA ‘a joke’ after its request that Son Jun-ho’s life ban for alleged role in match-fixing be extended worldwide.

28 Jan 2025 - 3:35PM

Why Hong Kong ‘has upper hand’ as snooker host over mainland China and Macau

27 Jan 2025 - 9:15AM

2025 Asian Winter Games

Qi sets standard as Chinese skiers, snowboarders shine at World Cup and X Games

26 Jan 2025 - 4:38PM

2025 Asian Winter Games

Eileen Gu admits lucky escape after ski crash forces X Games withdrawal in Aspen

Chinese Olympic champion says she is ‘OK’ in Instagram post that reveals her ‘tanks hit zero’, with Asian Winter Games only days away.

25 Jan 2025 - 8:04PM

Eileen Gu stands in the finish area after the ski street style event, in which she suffered her crash in Colorado. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

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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

2025 Asian Winter Games

China’s skiers win aerials team gold at FIS World Cup as Xu, Sun triumph again

Superfinal of the mixed team event in Lake Placid settled by dominant display from the Chinese trio.

20 Jan 2025 - 8:29PM

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Chinese hurdler Wu slammed on social media for ‘Photoshopped’ images on Weibo

The controversial athlete Wu uploaded 10 black-and-white images of herself, with a related hashtag viewed more than 40 million times.

20 Jan 2025 - 3:12PM

Wu Yanni divides opinion among Chinese sports fans. Photo: Weibo/吴艳妮Jennie

2025 Asian Winter Games

Xu Mengtao, Eileen Gu win World Cup titles as Chinese athletes dominate slopes

Sun Jiaxu pulls off shock victory in men’s skiing competition as Olympic champion Xu wins with hardest trick, while Gu wins snowboard gold.

20 Jan 2025 - 7:13PM

Chinese table tennis fans outraged as Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long dropped

National team selectors omit the trio for ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Shenzhen, after their withdrawal from world rankings.

17 Jan 2025 - 8:53PM

Chinese table tennis star Fan Zhendong plays with chocolate bat, melts hearts

The double Paris Olympics gold medallist was asked to try a variety of paddles as part of an event hosted by UBS.

14 Jan 2025 - 1:12PM

Fan Zhendong tried out some novel bats during the promotional event in Shanghai. Photo: Weibo

2025 Asian Winter Games

Rising Chinese snowboard star Yang claims first World Cup gold

Yang Wenlong seals gold at FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup stop in Austria, calls it ‘a dream come true’.

12 Jan 2025 - 5:18PM

Yang Wenlong won his first FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup gold in Austria. Photo: Getty Images

2025 National Games

Ma Long hints National Games will be swansong, denies he is table tennis ‘GOAT’

One of three Chinese players to withdraw from World Table Tennis rankings, Ma says he would ‘fight for Beijing without hesitation’ at Games.

6 Jan 2025 - 7:53PM

Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Olympic champ Huang quits Chinese national team, says age, injuries taken toll

Huang Yaqiong won mixed doubles title with partner Zheng Siwei in Paris last summer, but does not believe she can still compete at top level.

2 Jan 2025 - 12:06PM

China table tennis chief backs Fan, Chen as Ma Long joins their rankings boycott

Liu Guoliang vows to push global governing bodies to change rules on skipping World Table Tennis events, calling them ‘really questionable’.

3 Jan 2025 - 12:55PM

Ma Long plays in the China Smash tournament in Beijing last October. Photo: AFP

Michael Chang tips Chinese men’s tennis to shine, but will US rivals win first?

The former French Open champion and three-time Hong Kong Open winner expects to see progress from Chinese players in the coming year.

1 Jan 2025 - 10:31AM

Jerry Shang Juncheng is among a steadily increasing pool of Chinese talent. Photo: AFP

Chinese snooker in good hands as Ding Junhui, Si Jiahui eye more emerging talent

With 13 players from China inside the top 50, Si said the country’s upwards trajectory in the sport is not going to stop soon.

31 Dec 2024 - 11:45PM

World Table Tennis hits back in Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng ‘retirement’ controversy

Governing body say nothing new about rules dictating which tournaments players must play, and 2025 regulation changes favour competitors.

29 Dec 2024 - 4:17PM

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China Olympic champions Fan, Chen stun table tennis fans with ‘retirement’ posts

The duo, separately, say their decisions to step away are due to fines that will be imposed for missing international tournaments.

27 Dec 2024 - 4:47PM

China Olympic champions Fan Zhendong, left, and Chen Meng, right, have withdrawn from the International Table Tennis Federation rankings. Photo: Xinhua

Man Utd fan Judd Trump says Red Devils should aim to emulate his snooker success

The snooker star, who is in Macau for an exhibition match, says the blame for the recent poor form lies with the players.

27 Dec 2024 - 3:09PM

Snooker star O’Sullivan plans to open ‘many, many’ practice halls in Hong Kong

Having recently taken up residency in the city, the seven-time world champion says he is looking for a flat in Kowloon.

26 Dec 2024 - 5:34PM

Hong Kong can become hub for not just GBA but also Asia, says tennis boss

Michael Cheng also says more players could come to the city to prepare for tournaments, as China’s No 1 player Zhang Zhizhen has just done.

25 Dec 2024 - 12:58PM

China’s No 1 men’s player Zhang Zhizhen, seen here training at Victoria Park, is a test case for Hong Kong tennis. Photo: Handout

Zhang targets top 30, grand slam success, and first ATP career win in Shanghai

China’s top men’s player Zhang Zhizhen spends week training in Hong Kong and says maintaining form throughout season key to hitting goals.

21 Dec 2024 - 5:30PM

Zhang Zhizhen gets in some pre-season training at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium. Photo: HKCTA

ATP Next Gen Finals: illness hampers Shang’s plans for pre-season, Hong Kong Open

The 19-year-old, son of former Chinese professional athletes, loses first match in Jeddah but is working on getting his ‘mindset straight’.

19 Dec 2024 - 3:14PM

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Chinese football corrupt to the core, and recent crackdown not the end: observers

The recent jailing of former player and coach Li Tie, along with other high-level figures, may only be the tips of a massive iceberg.

18 Dec 2024 - 5:30PM

Chinese influencer issues ‘deepest apology’ over fake video, table tennis lies

Person running the Weibo account sorry that video incited fan groups to attack one another and abuse Paris Olympians Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha.

18 Dec 2024 - 2:54PM

The public apology expressed “deepest apology” after sharing a fake video that damaged the reputations of Olympic champions Chen Meng (right) and silver medallist Sun Yingsha. Photo: Xinhua

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