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SCMP Best Bets: Live Wire can be a spark for the punters at Happy Valley
Nov 3, 2026

SCMP Best Bets: Live Wire can be a spark for the punters at Happy Valley

Jay Rooney LIVE WIRE - R8 (9) Tough second on a hot speed last start and has drawn perfectly here   Owen Goulding PRESTIGE RICKY - R4 (12) Worked well since latest close second and draws the inside ba...

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Zeynep Sonmez ‘inspired’ by tennis friends as she marches through at Hong Kong Open
Nov 3, 2026

Zeynep Sonmez ‘inspired’ by tennis friends as she marches through at Hong Kong Open

Zeynep Sonmez said she was “grateful” and “inspired” by her tennis friends such as Alexandra Eala and Eva Lys as she kicked off her Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open with a straight sets victory over D...

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Italy hails Kimi Antonelli, but why doesn’t country’s Formula 1 champion drive for Ferrari?
Nov 3, 2026

Italy hails Kimi Antonelli, but why doesn’t country’s Formula 1 champion drive for Ferrari?

In the words of tennis great Jannik Sinner: “Mamma mia, Kimi!” Italy woke up on Monday rejoicing at the nation’s first Formula 1 world champion in 73 years, since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Kimi Antonell...

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Ukraine tennis player calls for Donald Trump aid in Russia war, pride in dad on frontline
Nov 3, 2026

Ukraine tennis player calls for Donald Trump aid in Russia war, pride in dad on frontline

After moving back to Ukraine last year, Oleksandra Oliynykova has struggled with the dichotomy of living a “glamorous life” on the global tennis tour while her homeland remains under deadly attack fro...

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Live Wire ready to fire for Douglas Whyte at Happy Valley after brave last-start second
Nov 3, 2026

Live Wire ready to fire for Douglas Whyte at Happy Valley after brave last-start second

Live Wire lost no admirers in his brave second last start and trainer Douglas Whyte has high hopes for the progressive sprinter going one better at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Chasing a third str...

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China Olympic shot put champion Gong Lijiao loses over 30kg in first year of retirement
Nov 3, 2026

China Olympic shot put champion Gong Lijiao loses over 30kg in first year of retirement

A year after stepping away from competition, Olympic shot put champion Gong Lijiao has lost more than 30kg (66lbs) after refusing to “lie flat” during her retirement. The 36-year-old submitted her off...

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AFC postpones Asian Cup in light of ‘exceptional circumstances’ in Saudi Arabia
Nov 3, 2026

AFC postpones Asian Cup in light of ‘exceptional circumstances’ in Saudi Arabia

The Asian Cup, initially scheduled to ⁠take place in Saudi ⁠Arabia in early 2027, has ⁠been postponed until December next year following recent attacks on the kingdom, the Asian Football Confederation...

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Fifa to release documents related to aborted World Cup sell-off plan with council members
Nov 3, 2026

Fifa to release documents related to aborted World Cup sell-off plan with council members

Football’s world governing body will grant its ⁠council members access to ⁠key documents concerning the defunct Fifa ⁠Forward Enterprise proposal, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on ...

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Hong Kong handball looking ahead with passion and optimism despite uncertain future
Nov 3, 2026

Hong Kong handball looking ahead with passion and optimism despite uncertain future

The answer to the question of just how far a group of athletes and coaches could go relying almost entirely on passion was perhaps found out there on the court at the Ma On Shan Sports Centre on Sunda...

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Venus Williams drops retirement hint after Hong Kong Tennis Open exit
Nov 2, 2026

Venus Williams drops retirement hint after Hong Kong Tennis Open exit

Venus Williams has left the door open to quitting tennis after the American great slumped to a 17th consecutive singles loss on Monday, going down in straight sets to compatriot Mary Stoiana in the op...

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