Sport

13 May 2013

Mention Beijing and what usually comes to mind is the Forbidden City, Wangfujing Street, Great Wall, Peking duck or pollution. But it may not be long before the Chinese capital is known for its...

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What running 100 miles taught me

5 May 2013

Completely spent with not a drop of energy left in me, I sat among the beech-lined forest trail that headed steeply up the 1,320-metre high Mount Mikuni.

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For some, running 100 miles around Mt Fuji is pure joy

25 Apr 2013

The late Czech long-distance running great Emil Zatopek once said: "If you want to win something, run 100 metres, if you want to experience something run a marathon." I wonder what he would say...

9:43AM

Local races: the spring/summer collection

22 Apr 2013

The sleeved tops and running capris have been pushed to the back of my wardrobe, and the tank tops, singlets and shorts that have been in hibernation since November last year have regained prime...

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Why Hong Kong’s trails are some of the best in the world for running

19 Apr 2013

Ben Swee, a Singapore running coach and fitness trainer, recently made two trips to Hong Kong in the span of three weeks. Unlike most visitors here, however, the main draw wasn’t the food, the...

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Personal best: Organised youth sport - then and now

2 Apr 2013

As I watched a 10-year-old boy come off the rugby field in tears, I couldn't help reflect how children's sport had changed since I was a child. The entire pitch was lined with parents, some...

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Opinion

Placating graduates a work in progress

5:24AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

7:12AM

Dedication’s what you need if you want to be a record breaker

The South Stand was filled by game three… 9:30am… something of a record, and certainly indicative of a certain amount of dedication, if not to drinking all night then at least to getting up in the...

8:47PM

Yao Ming wants to use CPPCC role to promote role of sport

Former basketball star Yao Ming has called for Chinese sports to get back to basics and not be viewed solely as a way of advancing national honour. The 2.26-metre-tall former Houston Rockets...

4:38AM

Standard Chartered HK Marathon to deploy record 800 medics

The annual Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday will see an unprecedented 800-strong medical team on hand to ensure all the runners - totalling a record 72,000 this year - will finish...

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DOPING

Coach slams drug probe into Australian rugby league teams

The handling of anti-doping investigations involving six Australian rugby league clubs has been labelled an embarrassment and a disgrace by the head coach of one of the teams.

3:38PM

SPORT

The latest Premier League transfer fee … HK$398

There will be a mixture of pleasure and pain for soccer fans as the broadcasting rights for the Barclays Premier League switches from Cable TV to Now TV next season - there will be new features...

4:16AM

SOCCER

Fergie requests FA hearing after denying charge

Alex Ferguson has requested a Football Association hearing after denying a misconduct charge over his controversial criticism of a linesman following Manchester United’s recent draw at Tottenham...

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