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Hong Kong’s Sun Ming-him (right) fires his side ahead at Hong Kong Stadium. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Football

Camargo penalty saves Hong Kong in ill-tempered clash with 9-man Guangdong

Everton Camargo’s second-half spot kick earns new interim head coach Roberto Losada a draw in first game in charge.

Hong Kong’s men and women to battle for bronze in lacrosse sixes tournament

China pair ready to defend Winter Olympics figure skating gold after 3-year break

Football

Hong Kong coach blasts ‘disgusting’ treatment, women told to change in men’s toilet

Women’s football head coach Ricardo Rambo lets rip ahead of Hong Kong’s clash with Guangdong in the 7th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup.

A picture of the men’s toilet the Hong Kong’s women’s team were told to dress in ahead of their Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup first leg match against Guangdong at Kowloon Bay Park. Photo: X/ricardorambo7
A picture of the men’s toilet the Hong Kong’s women’s team were told to dress in ahead of their Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup first leg match against Guangdong at Kowloon Bay Park. Photo: X/ricardorambo7

Other Sport

Comanche wins fifth Sydney to Hobart race, Hong Kong’s Scallywag third

More than a quarter of the field had retired from the race by Sunday morning, either with boat damage or seasickness among the crews.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Lacrosse Sixes a ‘chance to test strategies’ for 2028 Olympics

Home teams make mixed start on day one of three at Hong Kong Football Club.

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Racing

Ferraris bags birthday winner as Mount Everest scales new heights at Sha Tin

South African jockey guides David Eustace’s Happy Boss to a thrilling victory.

Jockey Luke Ferraris and connections of Happy Boss lap up his Sha Tin triumph. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Jockey Luke Ferraris and connections of Happy Boss lap up his Sha Tin triumph. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Racing

Magnifique bound for rating ‘close to 100’ after successful return from setback

David Hall lauds his talented sprinter after his impressive comeback at Sha Tin on Saturday.

Racing

Lor reaches landmark 500 winners and unleashes impressive Derby hope

Numbers and Salon S were both winners as the top trainer celebrated a milestone day at Sha Tin.

Hong Kong

Comanche, LawConnect continue duel in Sydney to Hobart race, Hong Kong boat 3rd

With more than half the race completed, the city’s SHK Scallywag 100 was third, while Wild Thing 100 became the first supermaxi to retire.

Master Lock Comanche was four nautical miles ahead of LawConnect on Saturday morning, the second day of the race. Photo: Rolex/Andrea Francolini

Tennis

Sabalenka v Kyrgios ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match dividing opinion among fans

The first such match-up, in 1973, was considered a game-changing moment for the sport, while Sunday’s game is ‘to make a bit of money’.

Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka arrive for the “Battle of the Sexes” press conference in Dubai on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka arrive for the “Battle of the Sexes” press conference in Dubai on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong

12-hour races to humpback whales: Hong Kong canoeists make Pacific history

Team of legal and finance professionals, sports coaches and a barber complete the torturous Hawaiki Nui Va’a race in French Polynesia.

Hong Kong

Greater ambition: how Hong Kong and bay area could host Asian Games, Olympics

The cooperation showcased by the co-hosted National Games has further fuelled calls to launch a bid to welcome the world.

Racing

SCMP Best Bets: Kid a Super Strong chance down the Sha Tin straight

SCMP Best Bets: Kid a Super Strong chance down the Sha Tin straight

Other Sport

Master Lock Comanche leads LawConnect in Sydney-Hobart, with Hong Kong yacht 3rd

In overcast start, 128-strong fleet pay tribute to victims of December 14 Bondi Beach terror attack before facing strong southerly wind.

Master Lock Comanche at the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day at Sydney Harbour. Photo: AFP
Master Lock Comanche at the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day at Sydney Harbour. Photo: AFP

Other Sport

Chinese diving star Chen Yuxi says she has been threatened, denies ‘connections’

Olympic champion says in a tearful 10-minute video interview she has also faced online abuse, ‘doxxing’ and people trying to cause rifts.

Football

Year in football: growth, mismatches point to direction ‘beautiful game’ will take

‘Success’ of Club World Cup, bigger World Cup go hand in hand with more money, technology coming in, but player welfare is an issue.

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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.

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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.

Health & Wellness

Profile | 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.

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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.

Skateboarding in Japan has risen in popularity and they are expected to dominate the sport at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AFP
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