Championship-leading trainer Pierre Ng Pang-chi’s move to switch Johannes Brahms to sprinting paid dividends when the Irish import caused an upset at $34.75 in Saturday’s Class Two Panasonic Cup (1,20...

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono was suspended for 12 matches by the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee on Friday after his challenge on Jesus de Miguel resulted in the death of the...

More than a month after being stripped of her gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games over unsanctioned shoes, Kazakh race walker Yasmina Toxanbayeva received prizes worthy of a champion back home. At a re...

Hong Kong’s position as the host of one of only five platinum-level half-marathons in the world could be the key to boosting distance running in the city, athletics chiefs said on Friday. This weekend...

Record-setting Chinese sprinter Chen Yujie is going to have to run faster if she wants to make the Los Angeles Olympics, after World Athletics made it harder to qualify for the women’s 100 metres. Che...

Mauricio Pochettino will leave his post as United States national team coach to take over at Manchester United, ⁠the two sides announced on Friday, ⁠with the Argentine replacing Michael Carrick as the...

Jay Rooney SUPREME WIN WIN - R8 (6) Has shown big potential at the trials and can make a winning debut   Owen Goulding HOT AIR BALLON - R9 (10) Desperate not to salute after wide trip latest and can g...

Joyful Joy needs to boost his low rating to leap into Classic Mile calculations, but Mark Newnham is concerned a lack of speed in Saturday’s Class Three Panasonic System Kitchen Handicap (1,600m) at S...

Hong Kong’s athletes were praised on Friday for their “strength and perseverance” at a ceremony honouring the delegation’s Asian Para Games performance in Japan. The city’s 80-strong squad, competing ...

It is all systems go to the Group Two Jockey Club Sprint (1,200m) on November 22 for Ka Ying Rising after he breezed through a key barrier trial at Sha Tin on Friday, much to the delight of his traine...

Australian hockey great Alyson Annan has made the “very difficult decision” to step down as head coach of the Chinese women’s national team – just weeks after being named the best in the business. Ann...

French showjumping legend Roger-Yves Bost has acknowledged that current riders must work harder and perform better than past generations just to secure a foothold at the elite level. With more than ha...

Wang Junjie set a single-game scoring record for a Chinese player in the top tier of US college basketball after scoring 28 points for the University of Massachusetts on Thursday. Competing in Divisio...

Much like the looming heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, the mooted coming together of Mauricio Pochettino and Manchester United feels like it is happening a decade too late. Had...

A former Chinese national swimming champion who now runs a street food stall has said there is no shame in sportspeople returning to normal life. Yang Fan, who once trained with the national squad, at...

Manchester United sacked manager Michael Carrick on Thursday after their worst start to a Premier League campaign, with USA boss Mauricio Pochettino widely expected to replace him. Former United midfi...

Riding on the crest of a wave with six wins so far this month, Alexis Badel is confident Solid State can capitalise on a light weight when he makes his Class Two debut in Saturday’s Panasonic Cup (1,2...

Local sports chiefs have defended their decision to include two Russian club teams in next month’s Hong Kong International Lacrosse Sixes. Moscow Lacrosse Club and Phoenix Moscow will compete in the m...

Son Heung-min and four other South Korean players said Thursday they had put their differences aside after reports of bitter internal divisions at the heart of the national team. South Korean football...

Caspar Fownes will consider a supplementary entry for Megastar Heart to take on Ka Ying Rising in the Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) if the rising sprinter makes another big statement at Sha Tin ...

Life has come full circle for basketball player Adam Xu. Twelve years after returning from his studies in the United States, the sports management graduate is trying his hand at being the modern athle...

Hong Kong has shaken off the Lionel Messi fiasco and a bungled 2025 World Snooker Grand Prix to establish an “international reputation” for delivering world-class sporting events. That is the view of ...

Alexis Badel continued his sensational form at Happy Valley with a treble on Wednesday night, with his successful mid-race move aboard consistent galloper Pope Cody the highlight. The French jockey bo...

England captain Harry Kane is set to cap his golden year by breaking the Three Lions’ appearance record in Thursday’s Nations League clash with Croatia. When Kane leads his national team out at Wemble...

Jon Rahm has insisted that his three-year stay with LIV Golf was not the reason for ⁠a drop-off in his performance at ⁠golf’s major championships. Rahm, who is leaving ⁠behind LIV to play a full DP Wo...

Hong Kong prospect Kai Thompson has been told to brace himself for a bruising introduction to professional tennis, but that the short-term pain could result in long-term gain. Judy Murray, whose sons,...

Chinese table tennis star Wang Chuqin has acknowledged he is in a “slump”, taking to social media after exiting the WTT Champions Frankfurt in the round of 16 following a 36-day rest and adjustment pe...

Jay Rooney LEADING AGILITY - R7 (5) Very strong win last start at the Valley and can repeat the dose here   Owen Goulding MASTER PHOENIX - R3 (11) Hugely unlucky when hampered last start and draws muc...

Hong Kong jockey Angus Chung Yik-lai faces up to six weeks on the sidelines following a nasty fall on Tuesday, that killed the Tony Cruz-trained United Hua Steed. The three-year-old horse stumbled dur...

Harry Bentley is upbeat about his prospects of another win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with the British jockey rating Packing Angel and Hymnbook strong chances in their respective races. Fresh...