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Football
Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot spends Christmas Eve helping homeless at charity
Portuguese international defender turned up unannounced with his partner at the homeless charity, surprising visitors with clothing and food.
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Hong Kong footballer eyes 2025 return after ‘life-changing’ surgery in Australia
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Hong Kong can become hub for not just GBA but also Asia, says tennis boss
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Other Sport
Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche days after 26th birthday
The young athlete, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was practising at a Swiss resort area when she was caught in a snowslide.
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Sophie Hediger after finishing second, her best result, at the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup in January in St Moritz, Switzerland. Hediger was killed in an avalanche on Monday. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong
Late-blooming Hong Kong fencer Ho on upward climb – and looking for new targets
A World Cup bronze in Vancouver last month capped a history-making past 14 months for the 28-year-old – and he thanks one man for it.
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Europe
Amsterdam court sentences 5 men for ‘hit-and-run’ style attacks on Israeli fans
The court found them guilty of public violence, theft, and assault, with one man receiving a six-month sentence stemming from riots surrounding a soccer match.
25 Dec 2024 - 12:08AM
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Hong Kong
World No 1 snooker player Judd Trump becomes Hong Kong resident
Trump follows fellow snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan in becoming a resident of the city via Quality Migrant Admission Scheme.
24 Dec 2024 - 8:49PM
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Judd Trump plays in Hong Kong at the Snooker All-Star Challenge in March. Photo: Elson Li
Football
FPL: splash your Saka cash on Isak, or bet on Foden and City getting better
The title cannot be won over Christmas, but it can certainly be lost in a haze of mince pies and parties. Here are some tips for Gameweek 18.
24 Dec 2024 - 5:30PM
Football
Korean 2-time Asian champions Jeonbuk appoint ex-Chelsea star Poyet as manager
The first Uruguayan to manage in England’s top league will have the task of reviving the fortunes of the nine-time Korean champions.
24 Dec 2024 - 4:51PM
Hong Kong
‘I learned so much’: Wayne Griffiths reflects on life, career shared with his Dad
Former world champion Terry Griffiths was laid to rest on Monday with a celebratory service and nothing ‘too heavy’ – ‘Dad didn’t like fuss’.
24 Dec 2024 - 2:02PM
HK Sevens
French rugby royalty UBB set to bring ‘passion and spirit’ to Hong Kong 10s
UBB coach Laurent Ferrères on lookout for next international stars in Hong Kong, recalls ‘one of biggest experiences of life’ at HK Sevens.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM
Laurent Ferrères playing for France at the 2004 Hong Kong Sevens. Photo: SCMP
Racing
Aurora Lady headlines hot Boxing Day feature: ‘He’s only going to get better’
Pierre Ng’s progressive four-year-old one of four last-start winners in Thursday’s Class Three Uranus Handicap (1,200m).
24 Dec 2024 - 11:54AM
Other Sport
The all-Filipino crew set to make history in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race
In another first for the storied ocean classic, 15 sailors from the Philippines will join forces to make the run to Tasmania on Boxing Day.
24 Dec 2024 - 3:46PM
Other Sport
Hong Kong triathlete Oscar Coggins sets ‘big goal’ for 2025 National Games
Tokyo Olympian says city’s triathlon squad is strongest he has known, reveals training changes in bid for peak performance.
24 Dec 2024 - 9:00AM
Football
Saka, Sterling in double injury blow, Christmas sackings in Italy and Spain
Gunners boss Mike Arteta reveals that both Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling are out for weeks, so time to update those fantasy teams.
24 Dec 2024 - 7:29AM
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (let) walks off the Selhurst Park pitch after suffering a hamstring injury in his side’s game against Crystal Palace. Photo: Reuters
Football
Arsenal boss Arteta challenges Jesus to continue goal streak, lead club to glory
The 27-year-old’s first goal on Saturday was his first EPL goal in 326 days, and with 5 goals in 2 games, his manager feels the worst is over.
24 Dec 2024 - 3:46AM
Tennis
‘Devastated’ Australian tennis star Purcell provisionally suspended for doping
The 26-year-old two-time grand slam doubles champion admits to breaching anti-doping rules relating to the use of a ‘prohibited method’.
23 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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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.
20 Jul 2024 - 2:12PM
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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.
24 Jun 2024 - 3:08PM
Health & Wellness
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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.
31 May 2024 - 11:30AM
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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.
4 Jul 2024 - 3:32PM
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OPINION
Richard Breslin
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Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods
21 Dec 2024 - 10:56AM
Dan Hough
Opinion
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Football is a mirror on our souls, and reveals many problems faced by society
31 Oct 2024 - 3:28PM
Mike Rowse
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Plenty in Hong Kong to promote but are tourism planners looking?
6 Oct 2024 - 5:59PM
Kenny Shui
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Debbie Chan
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Hong Kong has what it takes to be a unique sporting events capital
2 Oct 2024 - 11:08AM
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Female sumo wrestler brings her sport to Argentina
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Mainland visitors could double by 2030, says Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive
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Hong Kong Jockey Club details mainland China plans
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14-year-old Hong Kong swimmer wins Paralympic bronze
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