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Hong Kong’s Aloha Adventure Squad is the first team from the city to complete the Hawaiki Nui Va’a race in French Polynesia. Photo: Handout

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.

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

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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Racing

Eustace ‘looking forward’ to Sha Tin chances as he assembles strong squad

The British handler unleashes Greater Bae and Happy Boss, a pair of eye-catching runners from their last starts.

David Eustace all smiles at Happy Valley on Tuesday. Photos: Kenneth Chan
David Eustace all smiles at Happy Valley on Tuesday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Tennis

Year in tennis: ‘Sincaraz’ split men’s grand slams while 4 share women’s titles

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner carve up grand slams for second straight year while women’s game showcases depth and drama.

Racing

Lo Rider primed for return to Derby trip: ‘the 2,000m is perfect for him now’

Caspar Fownes is confident the Irish import can strike in his first crack at the distance since his fourth in the city’s biggest race.

Racing

Magnifique makes return for Hall: ‘The main thing is he returns healthy’

The three-time winner flashed class last season before a heavy bleed cut his season short.

David Hall at Happy Valley this month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Other Sport

Year in athletics: Mondo Duplantis shines, the US enjoys a stellar year

Doping still lingers over the sport, with Kenyan and Russian athletes the biggest offenders.

Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis shone on the biggest stage again, setting his 14th pole vault world record this year. Photo: Xinhua
Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis shone on the biggest stage again, setting his 14th pole vault world record this year. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong

Lacrosse boss upbeat as ‘legendary’ Japanese coach makes Hong Kong debut

Takeshi Sato will make his competitive start for the city’s teams at the Hong Kong International Lacrosse Sixes this weekend.

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.

Other Sport

Olympic snowboarding champ Su becomes first Chinese winner of Big Air World Cup

Former child actor scores back-to-back World Cup wins and also adds another Guinness World Record to his name after ‘back-to-back 1980’ move.

Su Yiming of China greets spectators after the Big Air final in Beijing on December 6. Photo: Xinhua

Other Sport

Ex-China table tennis player believes clubs hold key to return of Wang, Sun

Doubts remain over whether the two world No 1s, who withdrew injured at the WTT Finals, will make Chinese Table Tennis Super League Finals.

Wang Chuqin (left) and Sun Yingsha withdrew from their singles semi-finals through injury at the WTT Finals. Photo: Xinhua
Wang Chuqin (left) and Sun Yingsha withdrew from their singles semi-finals through injury at the WTT Finals. Photo: Xinhua

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.

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.

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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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OPINION
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