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Josh Ball

Taichi Kho is still in the running for a place in next year’s LIV Golf League after making the cut in the second round of the circuit’s promotions tournament in Riyadh.
The Hongkonger shot a four-under-par 67 to make it to the final 36-hole shoot-out on Saturday. With scores resetting after each round, the 63 carded by Scott Vincent will not give the Zimbabwean any advantage as the 20 players all chase one place with LIV in 2025.
Others who made the cut include Hong Kong Open winner Ben Campbell, and International Series trio Gunn Charoenkul, Richard T Lee and Lee Chieh-po.
Aside from the action in Saudi Arabia, here’s what else happened while you were sleeping.
Tuchel’s clean slate

Harry Kane will remain England captain when Thomas Tuchel takes charge in January, and the German said all the players could count on a clean slate when the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign starts under his management.
England were pitted against Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in Group K during Friday’s draw in Zurich, which was Tuchel’s first engagement as England boss.
“There is at the moment no need to think about change,” Tuchel told the reporters. “Harry was always a top captain for England. So why do you even think about it at the moment?”
Tuchel, 51, suggested he would act independently of former manager Gareth Southgate’s choices, building a team of his own with all players able to count on a clean slate.
Sinner case drags on
Jannik Sinner’s doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said.
The Italian world No 1 twice tested positive for traces of the banned substance clostebol in March but was exonerated and allowed to carry on playing.
An independent tribunal at the end of August, requested by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) found that the Australian Open and US Open champion “bears no fault or negligence”.
WADA have appealed the decision to clear the 23-year-old and are seeking a ban of up to two years, with Olivier Niggli, Wada’s director general, saying his organisation’s belief was that “there is still a responsibility of the athlete in relation to his entourage”.
Vonn’s competitive comeback
Lindsey Vonn is to make her official World Cup comeback in both super-G races in St Moritz, Switzerland on December 21-22, her Red Bull sponsor said on Instagram.
In a video posted by Red Bull, Vonn said: “My body is finally put back together and I hear St Moritz is pretty nice this time of the year. One thing I realised is life is really short. When you have the opportunity, you have to take it. There’s nothing than I love more than ski racing.”
This weekend, Vonn will race as a forerunner in the downhill and super-G in Beaver Creek, United States. A forerunner is a skier who takes a run down the course before a race’s official start to ensure that it is safe.
The 40-year-old retired more than five years ago, but is returning after a knee replacement having had a career plagued by injuries.


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Kho still in running for LIV spot, new boss Tuchel promises England players a clean slate

Taichi Kho is still in the running to win a spot on the 2025 LIV Golf League. Photo: LIV Golf

England head coach Thomas Tuchel talks to the media after the qualifying draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Photo: AP

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Ian Ho helps Li Sum-yiu out of the water as Siobhan Haughey and Ralph Koo check Hong Kong’s time in the mixed 4x50m freestyle relay.






Qin Haiyang, who holds the long-course 200m breaststroke world record, failed to make the final here. Photo: Xinhua

Gretchen Walsh, the 100m freestyle winner, broke another world record, in the 100m butterfly heats. Photo: Xinhua

Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open wins tournament of the year award in WTA 250 category

The Hong Kong Open, won this year by Diana Shnaider of Russia, received the award for the second time, after first winning in 2018. Photo: May Tse

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Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho will battle 19 other players over 36 holes on Saturday for a place on the team circuit


Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho will battle 19 other players over 36 holes on Saturday for a place on the team circuit.
