Olympic Sports

27 Nov 2012

Nicol David has played her heart out on court - and even danced in the streets - to get squash into the Olympics.

ICC chief eyes Olympics to spread game globally

28 Oct 2012

Alan Isaac, the world's leading cricket official, said the game's inclusion at the Olympics would boost the development of the sport in China but said no decision had yet been made by the...

Bolt's 10 seconds of work equals hours of fun stories

8 Aug 2012

Guess what the great man did after reminding the world that he was still the fastest man on the planet? He went and partied until well past three in the morning with three Swedish female handball...

Liu had been nursing ankle before big race

8 Aug 2012

Superstar hurdler Liu Xiang had been suffering pain from an ankle injury in the build-up to the London Olympics, it was revealed after China's biggest athletic hope crashed out of the men's 110...

Fans share Liu's pain, while some express anger

8 Aug 2012

Chinese fans were stunned by Liu Xiang's fall in his Olympics 110 metre hurdles heat yesterday, with some sympathetic, others disappointed, still others angry and some suspicious about the...

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Pedal power

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Helmet (HK$2,300) by Paul Smith for GIRO

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Long gloves by Assos (assos.com)

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Unsung mechanics toil to keep riders in top gear

It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. Perry Moerman has been at it for 20 years on the professional cycling tour, serving star riders past and present such as Erik Zabel and Mark Cavendish...

Saddle tales: appearances can be deceiving

As a true city boy who grew up in New York City and Hong Kong, horses are foreign animals to me. I'm more used to animals such as pigeons, rats and cockroaches, and more comfortable riding on a...

With the wind in your hair, starboard ho!

The sky was clear blue and the sun was bright on the morning I set out on my maiden voyage from Middle Island. My instructor was Chan Yu-ting, centre sailing instructor with the Royal Hong Kong...

At home in the ring

Rex Tso Sing-yu may not look like the image of a muscle-bound boxer, but he's certainly one great fighter. The 24-year-old launched his professional career last September and has since won all...

athlete of the week

Name Kenji Fan Man-chung
School The Community College at Lingnan University
Sport Cycling

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