China table tennis stars describe Asian Games cruise ship living as a ‘unique’ experience
Just one day before the official opening of the Asian Games, chaotic accommodation arrangements have surfaced on the cruise ship hosting athletes in Nagoya, with Chinese table tennis stars including S...
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China emerges as key growth market for ICC in bid to expand cricket worldwide
China is emerging as a key target for growth as the International Cricket Council seeks new fans worldwide, its chief executive says. While South Asia accounts for about 90 per cent of cricket’s billi...
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Fok fudges but Hong Kong football chiefs appear ready to make Gianni Infantino their man
The local football association has planted its flag in the camp of Gianni Infantino, the embattled Fifa president who is expected in Hong Kong for the final of the second-tier Asean Cup on October 3. ...
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Hyrox Beijing athlete apologises to China, competitors after soiling herself
Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has issued a public apology after soiling herself during Hyrox Beijing, admitting she should have stepped off the track while announcing her retroactive withdrawal f...
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Chinese star Zheng Qinwen gets massive show of sponsor support as she surges up rankings
Zheng Qinwen’s sponsors have proved even more excited than her long-awaiting fans, kicking off a new round of commercial campaigns to capitalise on her 69-spot surge to world No 52 after her comeback ...
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City tennis chief ‘quietly confident’ Alexandra Eala will play at Hong Kong Open
The city’s tennis chief is “quietly confident” that Filipino superstar Alexandra Eala, and fellow main attractions Paula Badosa and Diana Shanider, will show up for the 2026 Prudential Hong Kong Tenni...
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Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-long ready to rise to challenge overcome by Djokovic, Guardiola
A big believer that elite sporting performance is entirely dictated by an athlete’s brain, Greg Koenig is busy convincing Cheung Ka-long that the Asian Games remain an important date in his calendar. ...
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AFC Champions League 2: Hong Kong champions Kitchee survive red card to make point
Kitchee survived playing the final 25 minutes with 10 men, after a debatable red card for captain Ruslan Mingazov, to draw 0-0 with Gangwon FC on Thursday night in their opening AFC Champions League 2...
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Asian Games: China athletes stuck at Nagoya airport with no food, way out for 7 hours
Athletes from multiple countries arriving in Japan for the 20th Asian Games were stranded at Nagoya airport because of a technical glitch, leaving some Chinese team members stuck for seven hours witho...
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Hong Kong give Yang, Sham honour of carrying city’s flag at Asian Games opening ceremony
The 20th Asian Games officially get under way in Japan on Saturday, and the honour of leading the Hong Kong delegation into the opening ceremony has been handed to Ivan Yang and Lydia Sham. At a welco...
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