Brenton Avdulla relishing link-up with seven-length return winner Bustling City at Sha Tin
Jockey Brenton Avdulla will pair back up with remarkable first-up winner Bustling City at Sha Tin on Sunday and the Australian is hoping David Hayes’ excitement machine can continue helping him build ...
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Newly united Hong Kong aiming to overcome key absences on T20 World Cup mission
Deprived of the player he called “the future of Hong Kong cricket”, and also without one of the city’s greatest batsmen for the beginning of a winding 2028 T20 World Cup qualifying campaign this week,...
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Michael Chang celebrates milestone and continues hot form with Happy Valley double
Michael Chang Chun-wai celebrated his 400th Hong Kong win and continued his strong start to the season with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The veteran trainer repeated his brace at Sha T...
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Manchester City legend David Silva comes out of retirement for Hong Kong stint
Supreme Sha Tin have pulled off an astonishing coup after tempting David Silva out of retirement and into a short-term deal with the ambitious Hong Kong Premier League club. World Cup winner Silva hun...
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South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games backlash
The reward of a military service exemption for gold medal-winning South Korean athletes could be abolished or reduced in future after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the...
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Lionel Messi calls time on Argentina career, says not playing will be ‘deeply painful’
Lionel Messi described his retirement from international football as the “saddest day of my career” on Tuesday in Buenos Aires after playing his final game for Argentina in a 3-0 defeat of Benin. Mess...
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Hong Kong cycling coach in hurry for success after hiring France Olympic superstar
After completing the interminable process of assembling a world-class coaching team that “knows what it is to win”, Herve Dagorne said he needed to “hurry up” and deliver a champion Hong Kong cyclist ...
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Hong Kong’s rising fencing star Harris Ho confident of gold at Youth Olympic Games
Rising fencing star Harris Ho Shing-him said for the coming Youth Olympic Games he only had one goal in mind: to win the gold medal. Hong Kong have never won any individual gold medals at the Youth Ol...
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End of an era: Lionel Messi prepares to hang up Argentina boots with monumental farewell
Lionel Messi will pull on Argentina’s sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time on Tuesday and enjoy an emotional farewell in front of his adoring fans in a stadium with a name to match his legacy: ...
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SCMP Best Bets: Kwai Chung Talents can lead them home at Happy Valley
Jay Rooney KWAI CHUNG TALENTS - R6 (10) Second on return and looks poised to break through Owen Goulding AURIO - R9 (1) Ran huge on return and looks primed for an overdue win with Purton up Paul L...
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