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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Coach of China’s women’s football team leaves post eight months before World Cup
Ante Milicic has left his post as coach of China’s national women’s team, the football association said on Friday, eight months before the World Cup. The 52-year-old Australian had been in charge sinc...
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Matthew Cheung 36 holes from history after taking Hong Kong Open lead at halfway point
Matthew Cheung rode a wave of emotion and a little bit of luck to take a three-shot lead in the Link Hong Kong Open on Friday, leaving himself 36 holes from making history. Beginning the day two strok...
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Fencing risks global divide as top official fires off world league threats
Days after the World Fencing League (WFL) said it would start its 2027 season in Hong Kong, the sport’s world governing body has warned athletes and officials against taking part in unauthorised event...
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Indian para swimmer sent home from Japan over misconduct allegations, could face life ban
Former world No 1 Indian para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh has been sent home from Japan after being accused of molesting a female hotel employee during the Asian Para Games, and faces a potent...
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Asian Football Confederation endorses Gianni Infantino for another term as Fifa president
The head of the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday the regional body would support Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as Fifa president. Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the AFC pre...
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Local pair’s brush with Hong Kong Open history a sign the sport is flourishing
There was a moment on Thursday when history looked like being made at the Link Hong Kong Open, and while forgiving greens and some generous pins meant normal service was later restored, the glimpse on...
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Asian Para Games: Hong Kong win gold again as swimmer Chan Yui-lam defends title
Hong Kong won a gold medal at the Asian Para Games for the second day in a row after swimmer Chan Yui-lam defended her 100m butterfly (S14) crown on Thursday. Chan, 23, stormed to gold at Nagoya City ...
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Philippines’ Eala ousted as Rybakina moves into Ningbo Open last 8 on return from injury
Alexandra Eala crashed out in the Ningbo Open last 16 on Thursday as world No 1 Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals on her return from injury when opponent Polina Kudermetova retired. Top seed a...
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Local golfers briefly top Hong Kong Open leaderboard in strong start on day one
In the 67 years the Link Hong Kong Open has been in existence, the leaderboard has never featured two local players at the top – Matthew Cheung and Isaac Lam briefly changed that on Thursday. Out amon...
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David Hayes plans to tinker with winkers in Ka Ying Rising’s The Everest redemption bid
Still hurting from Ka Ying Rising’s agonisingly close The Everest defeat, David Hayes has flagged a gear change for the champion sprinter’s bid for redemption in the world’s richest turf race next yea...
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Asian Para Games: mayor sorry for ‘painful’ mistakes after playing wrong national anthems
Officials at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya played the wrong national anthems three times this week, prompting the mayor to apologise just weeks after the city hosted the mishap-plagued Asian Games. T...
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David Eustace mulls Lightning Stakes aim with Colourful King ahead of key Sha Tin test
David Eustace is plotting a path towards the Group One Lightning Stakes (1,000m) at Flemington and Royal Ascot with super sprinter Colourful King, with his run at Sha Tin on Sunday being a fork in the...
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China edge past US at gymnastics world championships to win first gold in 20 years
China denied the United States an eighth consecutive women’s team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Wednesday to win their first gold medal in 20 years. The quartet of Du Siyu, K...
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How Stockport County became ‘bigger than Manchester United’ in China
Around six years ago, during one of his 105 visits to China, Steve Bellis was approached by a Scotsman at a British Council function. “He said, ‘Remind me to tell you my Stockport County story before ...
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James Orman slots first Hong Kong treble as Zac Purton also bags three-timer at Happy Valley
James Orman slotted his first Hong Kong treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as champion jockey Zac Purton continued his momentum with a three-timer of his own. Orman bagged his biggest haul sinc...
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Chinese athlete Wu Yanni reveals health struggles over past year, vows to keep competing
Veteran Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni has responded to renewed public criticism following her bronze-medal finish in the 100m hurdles at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, revealing recent physical health st...
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Asian Para Games: Hong Kong boccia player secures first gold as athletes boost medal haul
Hong Kong delivered a strong medal haul at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday, with the city winning their first gold after boccia player Vivian Lau Wai-yan beat teammate Cheung Yuen in the final in Na...
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Chinese star Fan Zhendong lashes out after fan posts videos of him on social media
Chinese table tennis star Fan Zhendong has again condemned secret filming after photos of a private trip were leaked online. On Tuesday, a self-proclaimed “superfan” uploaded two photo-slide show vide...
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LeBron James remains realistic after Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks in NBA opener
LeBron James said the Philadelphia 76ers still had plenty of room for improvement after launching their NBA season with an impressive opening night victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. James, ...
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Hong Kong Open: Louis Oosthuizen admits it’s ‘time to move on’ from LIV Golf
Louis Oosthuizen has joined the LIV Golf exodus, saying it was “time to move on” after four years on the breakaway tour. Twice a LIV tournament runner-up, and captain of the Southern Guards GC team, O...
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SCMP Best Bets: Love Together can spread the joy at Happy Valley
Jay Rooney LOVE TOGETHER - R6 (8) Cracking run on return and can take advantage of a good draw and light weight Owen Goulding EMBRACES - R9 (9) Drawn well, on a dangerous mark and will get the pace ...
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Chinese table tennis star Sun Yingsha warns fans against organising birthday events
Chinese table tennis star Sun Yingsha has warned fans against organising any birthday celebrations ahead of her turning 26 years old, calling on supporters to redirect their attention to the court. In...
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