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Hong Kong’s 3-1 win over Ukraine on Friday was their fourth win in as many matches. Photo: Hong Kong, China Ice Hockey Association
Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong win Women’s World Championship ice hockey event with match to spare

Team’s win secures them second promotion in three years, and comes on the heels of men’s under-18 side finishing with silver last month.

World Snooker

China’s snooker world No 1 Bai Yulu hopes more girls will emulate her journey

IOC

Ukraine ask IOC to check ‘neutral’ status of Russian athletes at Olympic Games

ITTF

Hong Kong’s Doo ousted from World Cup by China’s Wang in ‘wonderful match’

Exit of city’s No 1 women’s player follows that of only teammate Lam Siu-hang the previous night, while world No 8 moves into last 16.

With her latest win on Wednesday, China’s Wang Yidi maintains a perfect head-to-head record against Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem over three meetings. Photo: Xinhua
With her latest win on Wednesday, China’s Wang Yidi maintains a perfect head-to-head record against Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem over three meetings. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF

ITTF World Cup: Hong Kong’s Doo edges Polish rival before clash with world No 8

Doo is city’s only hope left in Macau tournament after teammate Lam Siu-hang is knocked out after losing to Alexis Lebrun of France.

Swimming

Olympic diving champion Quan says she is victim of cyberbullying over her body

The 19-year-old says she does not normally share her issues to avoid ‘troubling others’ or spreading negative energy.

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Hong Kong’s Ceci Lee defends title at Asian cycling event as teammates also shine

The 24-year-old reaches podium in every event she enters while Law Ching-kiu, 16, emerges as a breakout star.

Ceci Lee (middle) on the winners’ podium with silver medallist Chen Ning of China (left) and Japan’s Tsuyaka Uchino, who won bronze. Photo: The Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China
Ceci Lee (middle) on the winners’ podium with silver medallist Chen Ning of China (left) and Japan’s Tsuyaka Uchino, who won bronze. Photo: The Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China
Australia

Aussie Rules player banned for ‘disgraceful’ act of wiping blood on rival’s face

North Melbourne’s Tristan Xerri charged with serious misconduct over the incident, for which he earns a three-match ban.

Swimming

Hong Kong star Haughey to use ‘race as training’ approach in Asian Games build-up

The 28-year-old Olympic medallist says she has been using the new method since returning from injury about six months ago.

Women and gender

IOC reinstating gender shows ‘disrespect for women’, Olympic champ Semenya says

The South African two-time 800m winner says the policy, which effectively bans transgender and many intersex athletes, ‘causes harm’.

South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya (left) running in the Cape Town SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge on Sunday. She finished 12th in a time of 35 minutes 44 seconds. Photo: AFP
Usain Bolt

Australian teen sprint sensation compared to Usain Bolt fails to fire in Melbourne

Gout Gout, who set fastest time ever by a 16-year-old to earn comparisons with Jamaican legend, is beaten to 200m title by compatriot.

Lachlan Kennedy (centre) crosses the finish line to win the men’s 200m event just ahead of rival Gout Gout (left) at the Maurie Plant Athletics Meet in Melbourne on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Lachlan Kennedy (centre) crosses the finish line to win the men’s 200m event just ahead of rival Gout Gout (left) at the Maurie Plant Athletics Meet in Melbourne on Saturday. Photo: AFP
2026 Olympic Winter Games

Snowboarding star Su Yiming claims second Crystal Globe trophy of the season

In slopestyle and big air at four World Cups and two Winter Olympics events, the 22-year-old won three golds, one silver, and two bronzes.

2026 Olympic Winter Games

Chinese Winter Olympic champs Ning Zhongyan, Wang Xindi to play league football

Speed skating history maker and aerials skiing ace will play for Harbin and Shenyang respectively in Northeast Super League.

ITTF

ITTF World Cup: Hong Kong’s Lam Siu-hang to take injured Lin Shidong’s Macau spot

Veteran gains entry as highest-ranked losing quarter-finalist at Asian Cup in February; Doo Hoi-kem is city’s only women’s player in field.

Hong Kong’s Lam Siu-hang hits a return against Uda Yukiya of Japan at the Asian Cup in Haikou last month. Photo: Xinhua
Social media

China ex-gymnast posted ‘sexy’ clips as she ‘had nowhere else to go’, has changed

Former world champion Wu Liufang says she did them to clear family’s debt; she now shares cultural heritage videos to followers on Douyin.

Wu Liufang now has more than 800,000 followers on her social media account, and appears in traditional Hanfu costumes and promotes cultural dance. Photo: Weibo/Wu Liufang
Wu Liufang now has more than 800,000 followers on her social media account, and appears in traditional Hanfu costumes and promotes cultural dance. Photo: Weibo/Wu Liufang
IOC

Only biological females can compete in women’s events at Olympics, IOC says

International Olympic Committee’s new policy bars transgender athletes from women’s competitions at future Games.

Marathons

Humans, robots to run together again at Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon: organisers

More than 300 humanoid machines representing at least 100 company and university teams will compete in the race on April 19 in Beijing E-Town.

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Fencing

Fencing coach ‘hopes to bring surprises’ at world championships, Asian Games

Head coach Zheng Kangzhao also praises the emergence of the new generation, singling out 17-year-old Harris Ho as one to watch in the future.

Ryan Choi became Hong Kong’s first fencing world champion at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi last year. Photo: AFP
Ryan Choi became Hong Kong’s first fencing world champion at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi last year. Photo: AFP
Swimming

Swimmer McEvoy says ‘zero dollars’ for new world record at China Open ‘ludicrous’

Paris Olympic champion compares situation with what winners at much-criticised Enhanced Games in May will earn.

Marathons

Chengdu marathon bans woman who did splits mid-race, man who hoarded energy gel

Organisers of last weekend’s race, which drew 35,000 runners from 37 countries and regions, also punished two runners who swapped bibs.

World Snooker

World Snooker Championship to stay at Crucible until at least 2045

Traditionalists had feared the global showpiece could vacate the Sheffield venue, with China and Saudi Arabia suggested as possible alternatives.

Reigning world champion Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the title at the Crucible. Photo: AFP
ITTF

Olympic champ Chen Meng to ‘help younger players grow’, Fan extends Germany stay

Chen says she is no longer ‘caught up in winning and losing’, while fellow Olympic winner Fan says he is moving to German league champions.

Chen Meng says she will keep playing table tennis “as long as there are the right events”. Photo: Xinhua
Chen Meng says she will keep playing table tennis “as long as there are the right events”. Photo: Xinhua
Marathons

Former ‘fastest nurse’ wins first marathon as professional, earning 40,000 yuan

Zhang Shuihua wins Lishui Marathon on Sunday and has earned far more than her nursing income since resigning from her tenured position.

World Athletics Championships

World Athletics awards indoor championships to India in 2028, Kazakhstan in 2030

President Sebastian Coe justified the choices for the global 3-day competition as an opportunity to ‘get more than a toehold’ in important markets.

Swimming

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey misses out on main final at China Open

China’s Tang Qianting continued her outstanding form to win the 100m breaststroke, while Pan Zhanle claimed bronze in the 100m freestyle.

Siobhan Haughey missed out on the women’s 100m breaststroke A final at the China Open. Photo: Xinhua
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