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Hong Kong ‘inspired me just as much’, WNBA’s Ionescu says after wowing pupils
New York Liberty player says she shared a bond with local girls who ‘haven’t had a team to play for’, and was happy to share her story.
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18 Mar 2025 - 10:06PM
WNBA’s Ionescu says defending title will be as tough as winning first one
18 Mar 2025 - 9:44PM
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Football
Japan could be first to reach Fifa World Cup 2026, Son’s South Korea also poised
Japanese nine points clear of Australia in their group as region’s teams play fixtures on Thursday and Tuesday.
18 Mar 2025 - 4:47PM
Son Heung-min (right) has struggled in the Premier League this season but remains vital for his country. Photo: AP
Racing
Hewitson eyes Valley feature before Derby bid on Steps Ahead
South African jockey teams up with Full Credit in city circuit Class Two before switching focus to coveted HK$26 million feature.
18 Mar 2025 - 3:11PM
Other Sport
Bach’s successor needs cool head to guide Olympics through stormy seas: experts
Olympic officials will vote for IOC’s next president on Thursday, and myriad political hurdles need to be cleared by the German’s successor.
18 Mar 2025 - 12:52PM
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Football
Average yearly salary in women’s football US$10,900, some paid half that
Fifa report on women’s game says small number of top clubs skew figures, highlights crowd size as area of concern.
18 Mar 2025 - 11:20AM
Chelsea’s Lucy Bronze and Wieke Kaptein celebrate with teammates after winning the Women’s League Cup. Photo: Reuters
Football
Messi’s adductor strikes again, club sorry for mourning player who isn’t dead
Lionel Messi ruled out of qualifiers with same injury that marred Hong Kong trip. Bulgarian side apologises for minute’s silence.
18 Mar 2025 - 4:50PM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong triathletes urged to book National Games spots at Asian Sprint event
Head coach Andrew Wright says a top-five finish will earn automatic selection, but warns that the standard will be the most competitive ever.
18 Mar 2025 - 7:30AM
Boxing
IOC recommends boxing be part of LA 2028 Games, Olympics chief Bach says
Move ends years-long saga over sport’s future, with new World Boxing body granted provisional recognition.
17 Mar 2025 - 8:25PM
Racing
Good times keep rolling for Orman as he lands first Hong Kong Derby ride
Australian jockey will partner Californiatotality for Tony Cruz in this Sunday’s HK$26 million feature.
17 Mar 2025 - 8:06PM
James Orman enjoys a Sha Tin winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Football
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr to meet Yokohama in Asian Champions League quarter-finals
All four quarter-finals will be played in a centralised event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the port city also hosting the semis and final.
18 Mar 2025 - 5:05PM
Basketball
Hong Kong young gun wants to help put city basketball ‘on the map’
Ivan Yang says representing the city at National Games would be an honour, and wants to inspire the next generation to play the sport.
17 Mar 2025 - 5:30PM
Racing
Fownes backs son of Epsom Derby winner to make an impact: ‘he’ll eat it up’
Lo Rider might have the second-lowest rating in the Hong Kong Derby but his trainer expects the four-year-old to thrive over 2,000m.
17 Mar 2025 - 4:02PM
Football
China call up Brazil-born midfielder Serginho for vital World Cup qualifiers
Player known in China as Sai Erjiniao obtained citizenship on March 12 and played his first minutes for national team in a friendly on Sunday.
17 Mar 2025 - 3:00PM
Serginho (left) in action for Kashima Antlers against Vissel Kobe’s Andres Iniesta during the 2020 Emperor’s Cup final in Tokyo. Photo: AP
China
Wang Chuqin overcomes family trauma to beat Lin in WTT Champions Chongqing final
Wang’s second title of the year, which also gives him No 1 spot, comes after a ‘very tough week’ for his family.
18 Mar 2025 - 5:27PM
Other Sport
Olympic champion An Se-young wins All England Open, Shi Yuqi takes men’s crown
South Korean An beats China’s world No 2 Wang Zhiyi to win world’s oldest badminton event for second time, as does China’s world No 1 Shi.
17 Mar 2025 - 2:45PM
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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
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Josh Ball
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Hong Kong won’t be Asia’s sports event hub until it upgrades amateurish chiefs
7 Jan 2025 - 6:54AM
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Richard Breslin
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Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods
21 Dec 2024 - 10:56AM
Dan Hough
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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
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