China’s record-breaking Asian Games spark introspection despite dominance ahead of Olympics
Midway through the Asian Games, China’s sports minister felt the need to issue a rallying cry despite the country again overwhelmingly dominating proceedings. A week into competition, the delegation h...
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Pierre Ng aims to maintain top spot in championship with eight-strong Happy Valley team
Pierre Ng Pang-chi is keen to maintain his spot at the top of the trainers’ championship when he unleashes an eight-strong team at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, headlined by hat-trick seeker Presti...
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IPL stars dominate India’s Hong Kong Cricket Sixes squad
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is set for a “quantum leap forward” after headliners India announced a squad for this year’s tournament composed almost exclusively of players who competed in the 2026 Indi...
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Despite logistical problems, world records prove Asian Games were a hit, says top official
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said that a near 20 per cent jump in revenue, strong viewership figures and a slew of world records proved the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games were a success, despite log...
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China swimmers Yu Zidi, Zhang Zhanshuo among Asian Games stars who could light up LA Games
The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya close on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on a fortnight of competition featuring some record-breaking performances. Among the best performers were the two athletes na...
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South Korean Asian Games footballers’ joy over national service exemptions raises ire
What was meant to be a few glorious moments could spark policy reform in South Korea after post-match comments from a couple of gold-medal-winning footballers triggered heated debate. South Korea beat...
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David Hayes happy to test Ka Ying Rising on rain-affected Randwick in Everest trial
David Hayes would be more than happy to see a rain-affected Randwick track for superstar Ka Ying Rising’s important trial to “dispel that rumour that he doesn’t go on the wet”. The world’s highest-rat...
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Curtain comes down on Asian Games after 2 weeks of turmoil, record-breaking performances
The curtain came down on the Asian Games on Sunday, with officials hoping the fortnight in Japan would be remembered not for the chaos dogging every step but for the athletic performances that brought...
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Frankie Lor’s patience rewarded as Horsepower and Mr Cool snap losing runs at Sha Tin
Patience was indeed a virtue for trainer Frankie Lor Fu-chuen after quirky pair Horsepower and Mr Cool snapped huge 529 and 546-day losing streaks respectively at Sha Tin on Sunday. Horsepower had las...
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TCM or Western medicine for sports injuries? Why this Hong Kong athlete chose both
In the third instalment of a four-part Health Matters series on traditional Chinese medicine, Aidyn Fitzpatrick speaks to a Hong Kong fencer studying TCM and local practitioners to see how athletes, b...
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Hong Kong’s Asian Games medal haul gives reason to be cheerful but reckoning awaits for some
When Cado Lee Ka-to carried Hong Kong’s flag into the Paloma Mizuho Stadium on Sunday, he did so at the head of what remained of the most successful Asian Games delegation in the city’s history. While...
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‘Chaotic’ Asian Games raise doubts over Japan’s ability to host Olympics again
Japan is traditionally seen as a reliable host for major sporting events but an Asian Games dogged by organisational woes has tarnished that image and raised questions over future bids, experts say. T...
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Performing under pressure helps produce record-setting gold, medal totals for Hong Kong
There has been a common theme running through Hong Kong’s Asian Games gold medallists when it comes to talking about the pressure of being on top: Siobhan Haughey and James Christie both referred to i...
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Fifa Asean Cup: Gianni Infantino incurs Hong Kong fans’ wrath as city team claim trophy
More than 30,000 Hong Kong fans gave Gianni Infantino their raucous verdict on his leadership of world football on Saturday, before and after watching the city team beat Cambodia 2-0 to be crowned ina...
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SCMP Best Bets: Patch a Grand prospect for punters at Sha Tin
Jay Rooney GRAND PATCH - R6 (2) Had plenty of excuses first up and looks well placed to atone here Owen Goulding HELENE SUPAFEELING - R11 (1) Trialled well leading in, has drawn a good gate and will...
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Asian Games: Hong Kong’s men make it a hat-trick of rugby sevens golds, women win bronze
There are very few certainties in life, although Hong Kong’s men winning rugby sevens gold at the Asian Games could well be one of them. A 26-0 win over China on Saturday sealed a third consecutive ti...
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No draw fears for Jamie Richards as Lahore bids for a straight-track hat-trick at Sha Tin
Jamie Richards thinks an inside draw could actually help rather than hinder Lahore as he goes for a straight-track hat-trick in the Class Three Shing Mun Handicap (1,000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The so...
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Asian Games: windsurfers’ golden double takes Hong Kong to record medal haul
Hong Kong windsurfers Wong Tsz-ho and Cheung Tsz-yuet both won Asian Games titles on Saturday, taking the city’s gold medal count into double figures for the first time since its athletes started comp...
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David Eustace bids to continue momentum with strong Sha Tin team on Sunday
Still basking in the glow of Group Three glory on Thursday, David Eustace is keen to continue his momentum with a strong team of eight runners at Sha Tin on Sunday. The British trainer claimed his sec...
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Asian Games: cool, calm Coleman Wong says winning gold akin to ‘unlocking an achievement’
Siobhan Haughey called “pressure a privilege” on her way to adding yet more Asian Games gold to an already glittering resume – anyone watching Coleman Wong Chak-lam win his historic men’s singles titl...
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino in Hong Kong with city team set for Cambodia Asean final
A Hong Kong team “in transition” will battle upwardly mobile and ambitious Cambodia on Saturday for the unremarkable honour of being crowned Fifa Asean Challenge Cup champions. Although the city team ...
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Gianni Infantino brings global goodwill tour to Hong Kong ahead of Fifa Asean final
Hong Kong has become the latest stop on Gianni Infantino’s global tour to shore up support ahead of next year’s Fifa presidential election. The under-fire boss, who is still recovering from the fallou...
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Manchester City lodge ‘comprehensive’ appeal against verdict in financial-rules scandal
Manchester City have filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, seeking to overturn the verdict...
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India and Pakistan cricketers set for firecracker clash in ‘inspiring’ Hong Kong Sixes
India will clash with Pakistan in a blockbuster opening-day clash when the “unique and inspiring” Hong Kong Cricket Sixes gets under way later this month. The city team, meanwhile, currently nursing t...
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Hong Kong mile division changes shape with Zac Purton on My Wish and Little Paradise transferred
A week is a long time in racing. In that period, Hong Kong’s mile division has seen dramatic changes. Zac Purton is the new rider of Group One Champions Mile winner My Wish, hopping off Little Paradis...
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Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Antonelli aims to bounce back from ‘worst weekend’, faces rain test
Kimi Antonelli will have to deal with an unfamiliar track and potentially heavy rain as he aims to recover from the “worst weekend” of his 2026 Formula 1 title challenge. The unusually named Bahrain G...
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‘Sometimes horses do that’ – Fownes relaxed as wayward Alpha Strike goes for back-to-back wins
Caspar Fownes was left scratching his head after Alpha Strike’s wayward win at Sha Tin last time out but is not expecting similar antics when he goes for back-to-back wins at Sha Tin on Sunday. The sp...
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Asian Games, day 13: Hong Kong sailors lead medal haul; Wong, rugby teams face gold chances
Hong Kong’s sailors had themselves a golden day at the Asian Games on Friday, while tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam has a shot at one of his own, although there is more at stake than just gold in hi...
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Hangzhou launch for Project B league in January just part of busy Chinese sports year
The newly founded basketball league Project B earlier this week announced the first stop of its inaugural global basketball grand prix: in Hangzhou in January next year. While the debut of the global ...
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eager for first win of season at Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Max Verstappen said he wants to win “at least one race this year” as the four-time Formula 1 champion sits in an unfamiliar sixth place in the championship standings after 15 rounds. Having dominat...
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