Two of the region’s rising stars could be on a collision course after Filipino sensation Alexandra Eala and Chinese teenage starlet Sun Xinran were picked on the same side of the Prudential Hong Kong ...

The only weekend day meeting of the year at Happy Valley takes place on Sunday, with a competitive 10 races on offer for punters to get stuck into. Jay Rooney is in the hot seat to provide an extended...

Leylah Fernandez hailed her “mental fortitude” after setting up a Pan Pacific Open title clash against Russia’s Diana Shnaider on Saturday. The world No 23 from Canada defeated Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Ra...

Andrea Atzeni will be looking to take advantage of some in-form horses and good barriers when he rides the likes of last-start winners Danica’s Choice and Absolute Honour at Happy Valley on Sunday. Ch...

Nonagenarian Japanese bodybuilder ⁠Toshisuke Kanazawa took to ⁠the stage on Spain’s Costa del ⁠Maresme on Friday, aiming to prove that age is no barrier to peak physical fitness. The 90-year-old trave...

More race experience has been the key to Jumbo Blessing’s impressive winning streak and Caspar Fownes is confident the progressive sprinter can continue his momentum at Happy Valley on Sunday. The Sta...

As one of the Indian Premier League’s greatest, and most innovative and recognisable bowlers, Krunal Pandya is appreciating an unusual opportunity to “live a normal life” during his whistle-stop visit...

After losing more than 120kg (265lbs) naturally through swimming and exercise, Brazilian Julio Mamute has tackled marathon events across six countries over the past year, culminating a week ago on the...

More than a month after sparking public outrage by soiling herself during Hyrox Beijing, Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has announced she is “super excited” about returning to competition. In a ne...

George Russell said one difficult Formula One ⁠season would not define ⁠his career and he still had ⁠plenty of time on his side. The Briton started the campaign as the favourite but has been eclipsed ...

Even Asia’s first UFC world champion, Zhang Weili, cannot escape the pressure of Chinese parents pushing her to get married. A year ago, Zhang, now 37, said she was glad her family was not rushing her...

John ‘Stingray’ Ray Onifa will tackle the Barclays MoonTrekker on Friday, but he said it was “much more difficult” to talk about navigating Hong Kong’s hills and valleys than actually doing it. And th...

In 2014, Chris Green spent two days dressed as Hulk Hogan in Hong Kong Stadium’s riotous South Stand cheering for friend Cameron Clark during the rugby sevens. The “awesome” experience gave Green a “v...

World No 1 Elena Rybakina hailed her “amazing achievement” after securing the year-end top ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in Japan on Thursday. Rybakina became the wor...

The Portland Trail Blazers’ decision to assign centre Yang Hansen to their NBA G League affiliate has caught many Chinese basketball fans off guard, sparking a flurry of online debate over his current...

October was a busy month in Hong Kong racing with nine meetings, a trio of Group races and a host of jockeys and trainers making big statements. The SCMP analyses the jockeys and trainers who had a mo...

Pierre Ng Pang-chi has been forced to go to plan B for Happy Valley’s Sunday meeting, as two Nichola Yuen Hang-yiu-ridden last-start winners have new jockeys with the in-form claimer in hot demand. Ng...

Venus Williams has vowed not to be railroaded into retirement, but the American superstar raised the possibility that next week’s Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open could close the book on her extraordi...

Apprentice Nichola Yuen Hang-yiu strengthened her grip on second in the jockeys’ championship with a treble as Britney Wong Po-ni and Jimmy Ting Koon-ho celebrated breakthrough wins at Sha Tin on Wedn...

Philippine sensation Alexandra Eala came from behind to beat Talia Gibson 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in Tokyo on Wednesday and said “it took a lot to turn that match around”. The world No 19’s recent run of early ...

Kimi Antonelli is on the verge of becoming Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion, and the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. For a country full of passionate racing fans, the 73...

Chinese swimmers showcased their strength in depth with record-breaking performances by veterans and rising stars at the national championships in Beijing. As of Tuesday, swimmers had broken one world...

The pounding of running shoes echoes through a Singapore shopping centre as fitness enthusiasts desperate to exercise take refuge from choking haze. Smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia has ...

International stars Ryan Moore, James McDonald and Joao Moreira, plus nine-time Hong Kong champion Zac Purton, headline a stellar line-up for December’s Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (I...

The Shah of Iran, a UK assassination, the Venezuelan petrodollar crisis and Colombia’s creaking infrastructure all indirectly led to Bobby Charlton, Eusebio and Ferenc Puskas glad-handing paying suppo...

Jay Rooney GIANT LEAP - R7 (4) Only just caught last start and can go one better tonight   Owen Goulding DRAGON AIR FORCE - R9 (6) Hugely unlucky not to win last start when checked late on; can gain c...

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...

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...

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...

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...