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AFC to refer Jordan FA chief to judicial bodies over claims about Fifa head Infantino
Oct 27, 2026

AFC to refer Jordan FA chief to judicial bodies over claims about Fifa head Infantino

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday said it ⁠would refer Jordan ⁠Football Association president Prince ⁠Ali bin Hussein to its judicial bodies, after he accused Fifa president Gianni Inf...

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Caspar Fownes has Sky-high hopes for Class Three duo at Sha Tin’s all-weather meeting
Oct 27, 2026

Caspar Fownes has Sky-high hopes for Class Three duo at Sha Tin’s all-weather meeting

Caspar Fownes rates Sky Vino and Sky Cap solid top-three chances in their respective Class Three races at Wednesday night’s Sha Tin dirt meeting as he bids to snatch the trainers’ championship lead. O...

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Li Bingjie reclaims Asian record as Chinese swimmers eye world championships in Beijing
Oct 27, 2026

Li Bingjie reclaims Asian record as Chinese swimmers eye world championships in Beijing

China’s top swimmers have returned to the pool following their dominant Asian Games display and once again put their competitors on notice with strong performances at the national championships. Li Bi...

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Football star Kylian Mbappe faces huge China backlash over ‘unacceptable’ remark
Oct 27, 2026

Football star Kylian Mbappe faces huge China backlash over ‘unacceptable’ remark

French football superstar Kylian Mbappe has issued an apology after an “ill-judged” comment about China sparked intense backlash on social media and led a string of major Chinese brands to cut ties wi...

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Top doubles players urge ATP bosses to rethink changes that would gut the sport
Oct 27, 2026

Top doubles players urge ATP bosses to rethink changes that would gut the sport

Leading men’s doubles players have called on the ATP Tour to reconsider ⁠plans that would reduce the ⁠size of the doubles competitions at ⁠events and move prize money to the singles format. In a lette...

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Winning Ballon d’Or ‘beyond my wildest dreams,’ but Harry Kane has plenty more to prove
Oct 27, 2026

Winning Ballon d’Or ‘beyond my wildest dreams,’ but Harry Kane has plenty more to prove

Harry Kane is targeting Champions League glory for Bayern Munich and ending England’s wait for a major international tournament after lifting the Ballon d’Or in the highlight of his career to date on ...

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Officials pledge to quell dog attacks before inaugural Northern Metropolis Marathon
Oct 26, 2026

Officials pledge to quell dog attacks before inaugural Northern Metropolis Marathon

A new race blending urban and countryside views across Hong Kong will take place on Sunday, featuring the newly opened Fanling Bypass as the finish line for the full-marathon route. Organised by the N...

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‘Passing down of the torch’ to young Asian Games winners bodes well for Hong Kong: John Lee
Oct 26, 2026

‘Passing down of the torch’ to young Asian Games winners bodes well for Hong Kong: John Lee

Hong Kong’s athletes were praised for producing “a beautiful harvest of medals” at this year’s Asian Games, and the success of the delegation’s younger members bode well for the future, the city’s lea...

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Harry Kane primed to pip Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe to ‘world’s best’ Ballon d’Or glory
Oct 26, 2026

Harry Kane primed to pip Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe to ‘world’s best’ Ballon d’Or glory

England captain Harry Kane is the favourite to win a wide-open race to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner at a glitzy London ceremony on Monday, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in the running to b...

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Total turnover rise pleases Jockey Club as host of Australian gallopers eye HKIR
Oct 26, 2026

Total turnover rise pleases Jockey Club as host of Australian gallopers eye HKIR

A decline in local turnover might have given Jockey Club boss Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges cause for concern to start the season, but a surge in wagering on overseas races has helped boost total turno...

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Asia’s answer to NCAA basketball takes big step forward with new 18 team season
Oct 26, 2026

Asia’s answer to NCAA basketball takes big step forward with new 18 team season

Asia’s answer to NCAA basketball has taken another big step forwards, with 18 universities weeks away from the start of a two-conference season. The teams involved in the Asian University Basketball L...

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David Hayes backs Bustling City to bounce back from shock $1.4 defeat last start
Oct 26, 2026

David Hayes backs Bustling City to bounce back from shock $1.4 defeat last start

Bustling City was one of two shock beaten favourites for David Hayes on one weekend, but the Australian Hall of Fame trainer is adamant the horse he declared “could be the new dirt king in Hong Kong” ...

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Jordan FA chief accuses Fifa head Infantino of turning AFC Congress into a political stage
Oct 26, 2026

Jordan FA chief accuses Fifa head Infantino of turning AFC Congress into a political stage

Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali bin Hussein accused Fifa leader ⁠Gianni Infantino on Sunday ⁠of hijacking the Asian Football ⁠Confederation Congress for political purposes ahead of hi...

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John Catlin basks in ‘truly special’ win as he joins greats on Hong Kong Open winners list
Oct 26, 2026

John Catlin basks in ‘truly special’ win as he joins greats on Hong Kong Open winners list

The list of Link Hong Kong Open winners has always read like an honour roll of golf’s great and good; on Sunday John Catlin added his name to that illustrious grouping and it might be that’s what fina...

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Ka Ying Lightning strikes to maintain unbeaten record and give David Hall a birthday treat
Oct 25, 2026

Ka Ying Lightning strikes to maintain unbeaten record and give David Hall a birthday treat

Ka Ying Lightning struck again at Sha Tin on Sunday to remain unbeaten and give David Hall the best birthday possible in the Class Three Lukfook Jewellery Night Banquet In Tang Palace Collection Handi...

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Brenton Avdulla boosts hopes of licence extension with Group Two win on Raging Blizzard
Oct 25, 2026

Brenton Avdulla boosts hopes of licence extension with Group Two win on Raging Blizzard

Brenton Avdulla boosted his hopes of securing a licence extension with a deserved feature success aboard consistent sprinter Raging Blizzard in Sunday’s Group Two Lukfook Jewellery Premier Bowl (1,200...

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Pickleball gets into Hong Kong mainstream as world’s top players, fans old and new gather
Oct 25, 2026

Pickleball gets into Hong Kong mainstream as world’s top players, fans old and new gather

Loud cheers, thumping bass lines, flashing court lights and the crisp pop of plastic paddles filled Kai Tak Arena on Sunday as Asia’s largest professional pickleball tournament reached a festive clima...

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Asian Tour: John Catlin claims Hong Kong Open title on historic day for golf in city
Oct 25, 2026

Asian Tour: John Catlin claims Hong Kong Open title on historic day for golf in city

In the end there was no Sunday shoot-out at the Link Hong Kong Open, just John Catlin cruising to a five-shot victory on a historic day for golf in the city. The American’s six-under-par 64 took him t...

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Max Verstappen’s advice to Kimi Antonelli at US Grand Prix: enjoy the ride and celebrate
Oct 25, 2026

Max Verstappen’s advice to Kimi Antonelli at US Grand Prix: enjoy the ride and celebrate

Max Verstappen advised Kimi Antonelli to enjoy the ride and get ready to celebrate as the Italian stands on the brink of becoming Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion. The 20-year-old Mercedes driver qu...

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Hongkonger Chan linked with vacant China women’s football head coach role
Oct 25, 2026

Hongkonger Chan linked with vacant China women’s football head coach role

China football bosses have given themselves less than a week to find a new coach for the senior women’s team, and fans are already starting to suggest potential candidates, among them Hongkonger Chan ...

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Hong Kong Open readies for Sunday shoot-out as Fanling finally bares its teeth
Oct 25, 2026

Hong Kong Open readies for Sunday shoot-out as Fanling finally bares its teeth

Fanling has finally bared its teeth and there will be an 18-hole shoot-out on Sunday that hopefully proves worthy of the rich rewards awaiting the Link Hong Kong Open champion. It should be a five-sta...

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Spanish coaches dominate Ballon d’Or, have become football’s hottest commodity
Oct 24, 2026

Spanish coaches dominate Ballon d’Or, have become football’s hottest commodity

Spain’s growing influence on world football will be on full display at Monday’s Ballon d’Or gala, when the sport’s top performers will be honoured at a glittering ceremony in London. Four of the five ...

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SCMP Best Bets: Lightning can strike again for punters at Sha Tin
Oct 24, 2026

SCMP Best Bets: Lightning can strike again for punters at Sha Tin

Jay Rooney SPEEDY POWER - R5 (13) Great first run for new stable and can strike from an improved draw   Owen Goulding HAPPY BOSS - R11 (9) Lead-up trials suggest he's improved this season and stable i...

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China dad handed 3-year race ban after dragging rope-tied son around marathon
Oct 24, 2026

China dad handed 3-year race ban after dragging rope-tied son around marathon

A marathon runner in China who dragged a nine-year-old boy around a half-marathon using a rope has been handed a three-year ban and had his result erased. Video clips of the child with a rope around h...

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Hong Kong end Asian Para Games on high note, with boccia gold, fencing silver
Oct 24, 2026

Hong Kong end Asian Para Games on high note, with boccia gold, fencing silver

Hong Kong boccia pair Leung Yuk-wing and Cheung Yuen ensured the city’s delegation ended the Asian Para Games in Japan on a high note with mixed pairs (BC4) gold on Saturday. Coupled with two more bro...

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Andrea Atzeni optimistic Crimson Flash will relish rise in trip in Group Two Premier Bowl
Oct 24, 2026

Andrea Atzeni optimistic Crimson Flash will relish rise in trip in Group Two Premier Bowl

Andrea Atzeni is confident the rise to 1,200m will suit Crimson Flash when the classy sprinter chases a career-best victory in Sunday’s Group Two Lukfook Jewellery Premier Bowl at Sha Tin. After recor...

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Ka Ying Attack and Ka Ying Lightning spearhead David Hall super-squad for Sha Tin
Oct 24, 2026

Ka Ying Attack and Ka Ying Lightning spearhead David Hall super-squad for Sha Tin

David Hall has enjoyed a fine start to the season and unleashes improving sprinter Ka Ying Attack and excitement machine Ka Ying Lightning in a bid to keep the good times rolling at Sha Tin on Sunday....

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Newest Chinese swimming sensation is already turning heads, and he’s only 12 years old
Oct 24, 2026

Newest Chinese swimming sensation is already turning heads, and he’s only 12 years old

China may have unearthed another swimming sensation in 12-year-old Hu Rundong, who turned heads by winning gold, setting records and meeting first-class standards at a provincial event this week. Hu e...

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Wales, Australia, managing David Silva all part of Sha Tin coach’s rich tapestry
Oct 24, 2026

Wales, Australia, managing David Silva all part of Sha Tin coach’s rich tapestry

Tom Ballantyne was playing a pre-season friendly for Welsh club Monmouth Town when he “got clattered” and sustained a tibia plateau fracture. “I broke my knee joint, essentially,” Ballantyne said. “I ...

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Asian Para Games: no gold for Hong Kong, but table tennis team keep medals coming
Oct 23, 2026

Asian Para Games: no gold for Hong Kong, but table tennis team keep medals coming

The para table tennis team are quickly becoming the city’s most successful group at the current Asian Para Games at Aichi-Nagoya after taking home a few more medals on Friday. On the penultimate day o...

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