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Football
Grandfather encouraged me to play for Algeria, says son of French legend Zidane
Luca Zidane plays as goalkeeper to avoid direct comparisons with his World Cup-winning father, and switched national allegiance at age 27.
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Olympic snowboarding champ Su becomes first Chinese winner of Big Air World Cup
25 Dec 2025 - 8:44PM
Ex-China table tennis player believes clubs hold key to return of Wang, Sun
25 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
International Rugby
Year in rugby: South Africa dominate, France win Six Nations, England rising
British & Irish Lions complete 2-1 series victory in Australia, England lift the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
25 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
South Africa, captained by Siya Kolisi, started and finished 2025 as the world’s No 1-ranked side. Photo: Reuters
Golf
Year in golf: McIlroy joins elite club, Europe win Ryder Cup
Scottie Scheffler enjoyed another stellar year and the civil war between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour rumbles on.
25 Dec 2025 - 2:33PM
Sport
Year in women’s sport: England win rugby, football; WNBA grows, India’s moment
New franchises, bigger television audiences and greater advertising visibility sent women’s sport into 2026 on a wave of momentum.
25 Dec 2025 - 10:43AM
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Young speed skaters inspired by Olympian Chu take to the ice at Hong Kong Cup
Skaters such as Tristan Lo say being able to have more time on the rinks would make a huge difference to city’s growing prospects.
25 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Hong Kong’s 2022 Olympics speed skater Sidney Chu with several young skaters, including Jamie Wan (second from right), at the Hong Kong Cup in Discovery Bay on Tuesday. Photo: Ada Li
Basketball
Who are the NBA’s ‘most viewed’ players and where does rookie Cooper Flagg rank?
Nine of the list of 10 players most watched across the league’s social media platforms this season will be in action on Christmas Day.
24 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Boxing
Biggest fight in Japanese boxing history: ‘Monster’ Inoue has plan for Nakatani
Two of world’s best pound-for pound boxers must first clear Mexican opposition before Nakatani can have shot at Inoue’s title.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:23PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong tops global daily step rankings again, with average of more than 10,000
Report links position to city’s urban design and public transport network, making walking essential daily, and its strong hiking culture.
24 Dec 2025 - 7:30PM
Tennis
Zheng Qinwen to join Osaka, Alcaraz in 1 Point Slam before Australian Open
Olympic champion to play in A$1 million sudden-death exhibition event after months out with elbow injury.
24 Dec 2025 - 6:41PM
Zheng Qinwen will attempt another comeback in Melbourne next month. Photo: EPA
Golf
Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, Japan’s greatest golfer, dies at age 78
Known as Jumbo for his length off the tee, Ozaki won 114 tournaments over the course of his distinguished career.
24 Dec 2025 - 12:14PM
Golf
Koepka quits LIV Golf for family reasons, Gooch to lead Smash GC in 2026
Statement from Brooks Koepka says he wants to spend more time at home. PGA Tour suspension could be lifted in September.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:48AM
Other Sport
ISU bosses leave speed skater Lam’s Winter Olympics dream hanging by a thread
Short-track speed skater Joey Lam qualified for women’s 1,500m, but last-minute change to quota allocation leaves hopes in tatters.
24 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Racing
Fownes regains title lead as Guyon and Tsui slot Happy Valley doubles
Sugar Sugar and Kaholo Angel strike at the city circuit to help handler hit the front in championship race.
23 Dec 2025 - 11:40PM
Kaholo Angel (far side) dead-heats with Helene Feeling (1). Photos: Kenneth Chan
Cricket
Indonesia bowler enters record books with five-wicket over in T20 International
Gede Priandana rips heart out of Cambodia batting in first game of eight-match series in Bali.
23 Dec 2025 - 9:20PM
Other Sport
Ben Ainslie strikes Oakley Capital deal to keep British America’s Cup bid afloat
Most successful Olympic sailor seals financial backing from private equity group for 2027 campaign and beyond.
23 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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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
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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
Sam Agars
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No Calandagan leaves Hong Kong Cup wanting, but HKIR fields still excite
27 Nov 2025 - 6:32PM
Paul McNamara
Opinion
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What Hong Kong’s next football coach must do differently from Westwood
26 Nov 2025 - 9:33AM
Josh Ball
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From flights of fancy to reality, National Games paves way for a bright future
22 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM
Nicholas Fang
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Singapore minister’s comments a reminder that emotions can run very high in sport
22 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
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Victoria Harbour swim returns with thousands taking part
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The rise of fencing, a Hong Kong sport obsession – an infographic
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Watch Team Hong Kong compete in 15th National Games
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Early wins for Hong Kong as Chinese National Games officially open
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