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World Snooker
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.
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2026 Olympic Winter Games
Written in the snow: Wang Xindi, Xu Mengtao embrace role as China’s golden couple
23 Feb 2026 - 9:00AM
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2026 Olympic Winter Games
Japanese snowball fight game of yukigassen has designs on becoming Olympic sport
22 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
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.
22 Feb 2026 - 3:21AM
Eileen Gu reacts during the women’s freeski halfpipe qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy. Photo: Xinhua
2026 Olympic Winter Games
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.
21 Feb 2026 - 10:30PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Halfpipe favourites were both born in the US, but only Eileen Gu gets heat
Zoe Atkin competes for Britain without flak, while Gu has faced more criticism for representing China, this time from the US Vice-President.
21 Feb 2026 - 8:00PM
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2026 Olympic Winter Games
Speed skater Joey Lam ‘dreaming’ after claiming city’s best finish at Winter Games
The 19-year-old, making her Olympic debut, finished seventh in a competitive field that saw a South Korean 1-2 finish.
21 Feb 2026 - 2:35PM
Joey Lam (far left) finished with a time of 2:35.755 in a final that was won by Kim Gil-li of South Korea. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
How Chinese AI put a new spin on Winter Olympics action
Chinese tech firms have been using the Milano Cortina Games to showcase their capabilities to a global audience.
20 Feb 2026 - 7:00PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Ning breaks West’s grip on 1,500m, says gold just the start for China speedskating
Speed skater Ning Zhongyan wins men’s 1,500m race in record time, while skier Eileen Gu qualifies for third final at Winter Olympics.
20 Feb 2026 - 1:23PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Eileen Gu’s exchange with reporter over medals at Winter Olympics goes viral
Chinese superstar responds to reporter who asked whether she saw her situation after two events as ‘two silvers gained or two golds lost’.
19 Feb 2026 - 9:05PM
Artificial intelligence
Sports data revolution: AI reshaping athletes’ performances, boosting fan fun
It can potentially help coaches further refine training and game-day strategies, along with enticing fans to online betting markets.
18 Feb 2026 - 3:00PM
Wearable performance sensors, new camera technologies and the power of artificial intelligence are drawing in companies looking to exploit possibilities in sports. Photo: Shutterstock Images
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Gu ‘doesn’t feel any pressure’ to win China’s first gold medal at Winter Olympics
The 22-year-old, who has two silver medals in Italy so far, will defend her halfpipe gold, starting with qualifiers on Thursday evening.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:30PM
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World Snooker
Superstitious Chinese snooker star Zhao betting on white to keep hot streak going
Zhao says he is keeping the routine that led to his World Grand Prix win in Hong Kong, right down to what he wears for his next match.
16 Feb 2026 - 5:30PM
ITTF
China star Fan Zhendong loses for third time in past 4 matches with German club
Latest defeat comes while playing for Saarbrücken in doubles, the Olympic champion’s first such match in almost two years.
16 Feb 2026 - 3:44PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
The South Korean monk who showed country’s snowboarders the path to Olympic glory
Gold medallist Choi Ga-on, silver medallist Kim Sang-kyum and bronze medallist Yu Seung-eun all benefited from Venerable Hosan’s influence.
14 Feb 2026 - 5:30PM
Choi Ga-on won South Korea’s first ever snowboard gold. Photo: AP
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Hong Kong skier Eloise King intent on ‘finding the rhythm’ on her Olympics debut
The 21-year-old has gone from family ski trips to becoming a city flag bearer and competing in the women’s slalom at the highest level.
14 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
South Korean denies Chloe Kim Olympics three-peat with women’s halfpipe gold win
Games debutant Choi Ga-on wanted to quit after crashing on first run on snowboard, but recovered to post highest score on her third go.
13 Feb 2026 - 3:51PM
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Professional Pickleball Association
Shot in arm for Hong Kong pickleball as city player Ryan Lam tops global rankings
Bottom of the top 100 two years ago, Hongkonger makes it to No 1 in World Pickleball Championship men’s 19-plus combined rankings.
13 Feb 2026 - 10:39AM
Ryan Lam, who is in his third year playing pickleball, turned professional last year. Photo: Karma Lo
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Winter sports body apologises after ‘karma’ comment on Eileen Gu’s Olympic silver
The FIS also deleted the social media comment, which appeared under video of Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud defending slopestyle gold medal.
13 Feb 2026 - 12:00AM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Ukrainian disqualified from Winter Games for helmet showing athletes killed in war
Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was kicked out after Olympic body unable to find compromise solution, Ukraine plans to appeal to CAS.
12 Feb 2026 - 7:17PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Dutch world champ says Games dream ‘ripped apart’ after clash with Chinese skater
Lian Ziwen is disqualified and later apologises over tangle with Joep Wennemars, who says the incident in the 1,000m cost him a medal.
12 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
China’s Liu Jiayu avoids serious injury from half-pipe fall; Chloe Kim leads field
The 33-year-old, who crashed in qualifying rounds on Wednesday, says on social media ‘there’s nothing seriously wrong’ after hospital care.
12 Feb 2026 - 12:53PM
Liu Jiayu being taken off on a stretcher after sustaining an injury during a fall in competition on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Eileen Gu has Winter Olympics gold in sight – Mathilde Gremaud stands in her way
Chinese freestyle skiing star defends her big air crown at the 2026 Winter Olympics this weekend and half pipe next week.
12 Feb 2026 - 12:32PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Singapore Winter Olympics skier trained on in-line skates for giant slalom debut
Switzerland-based Faiz Basha found a lack of snow when he returned to Singapore for military service, so he needed to improvise.
11 Feb 2026 - 1:34PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
China’s Xu ‘grateful’ to be at Winter Games, Sui and Han to ‘shine for everyone’
Most successful woman in freestyle aerials history is at her fifth Olympics, while the figure skating pair are competing after a three-year break.
10 Feb 2026 - 8:29PM
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