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China
Snooker boom can raise sport to level of table tennis in China, experts say
World Championship wins by Wu Yize and the previously banned Zhao Xintong can also ‘remove bad memories’ of corruption.
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Hong Kong eye Seawolves prop Walsh as team builds to 2027 Rugby World Cup
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Fifa officials head to China to discuss bargain broadcasting deal for World Cup
10 May 2026 - 7:16PM
Football
Record winners Japan drawn against defending champions Qatar in Asian Cup finals
Saudi Arabia, who are staging the tournament for the first time, will meet Kuwait, Oman and Palestine in the continent’s 24-team showpiece event.
10 May 2026 - 3:00PM
Japan were placed in Group F alongside Qatar, Thailand and Indonesia. The four-time winners have not won the tournament since 2011. Photo: Reuters
Football
Eastern boss plotting Hong Kong domination, exits ‘pain in process’ of progress
Manu Torres on board with club’s decision to wave goodbye to high-profile figures, accepts responsibility of taking ‘big, big club’ to top.
10 May 2026 - 12:21PM
Hong Kong
Fencing No 1 Ryan Choi aims to put Hong Kong on top of the world
Hong Kong ranked fourth ahead of staging World Fencing Championships this summer, with Italy, US and France the top three.
10 May 2026 - 8:00AM
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Racing
Chau extends Tony Cruz Award lead with double as Mo also bags a brace
Local jockey boosts seasonal tally to 37 wins after guiding Jolly Jumper and Hong Kong debutant Effortless Win to victory.
9 May 2026 - 7:51PM
Jerry Chau pumps his fist in celebration after winning on Effortless Win. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Racing
Purton moves to within 10 wins of a 2,000 in Hong Kong thanks to Sha Tin double
Australian Hall of Fame jockey inches closer to milestone after booting home Invictus Dragon and Smart Avenue.
9 May 2026 - 7:37PM
Racing
Patch Of Stars inflicts Delight’s first defeat to clinch massive double for Man
Consistent sprinter claims Class Two feature after stablemate causes major upset at $158.35.
9 May 2026 - 6:54PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong triathletes’ World Cup efforts provide Asian Games boost
Oscar Coggins in career-best form, while Bailee Brown and Tallulah Wright showed ‘night-and-day progress’.
9 May 2026 - 4:43PM
Hong Kong Rugby Union
Hong Kong, Kazakhstan women both chasing firsts in Asia Rugby Championship finale
Battle for second place on Sunday pits home side looking to end two-year losing streak and a Hong Kong team seeking rare win in Almaty.
10 May 2026 - 12:18AM
Hong Kong’s Sabay Lynam (right) tries to stop Japan winger Rinka Matsuda in the Asia Rugby Emirates Women’s Championship. Photo: JRFU
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Ariarne Titmus: Olympic champion on retiring at 25 and Siobhan Haughey
Australian superstar swimmer reflects on ‘defining point in my life’, fearless work ethic and ‘eating pressure for breakfast’.
9 May 2026 - 9:37AM
Racing
SCMP Best Bets: Fight Time ready to battle it out at Sha Tin
8 May 2026 - 9:18PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s largest Hyrox event attracts fitness fanatics from over 60 countries
More than 19,500 competitors are expected to converge on AsiaWorld-Expo over the three days from Friday.
8 May 2026 - 9:00PM
Other Sport
China’s Wu Yize returns to hero’s welcome after winning World Snooker Championship
Some fans at meet-and-greet at a billiards club in Xi’an unhappy with organisation of event, while others said the 22-year-old looked exhausted.
8 May 2026 - 5:30PM
Wu Yize (centre) appeared at a packed billiards club in Xi’an on Thursday night after winning the World Snooker Championship. Photo: Xiaohongshu
Racing
Orman backs Ever Luck to handle return to Class Three at Sha Tin
Australian jockey is confident talented sprinter can repeat his last-start victory when he steps out again on Saturday.
8 May 2026 - 4:27PM
Football
World Cup ticket prices dropping on resale market as Fifa triples ‘best’ price for final
News comes not long after its president, Gianni Infantino, defends the high costs and attributes them to the demand in the US market.
8 May 2026 - 3:31PM
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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
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
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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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