Osako penalty and Ito header enough to separate the sides in Group B clash. China fail to muster a single shot on target in game they had to win.

Dou loses playoff at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic after final round 69, with dropped shots at 16 and 18 allowing Brandon Harkins to claim victory.

Christophe Dubi, the International Olympic Committee’s executive director says he can never relax in the run-up to the Games.

Suspension was imposed last week by Badminton Association of Malaysia after world No 7 quit the national team. In Instagram post, Lee says he know has blessing of governing body’s president Norza Zakaria.

Hong Kong spinner Betty Chan named in team for FairBreak Invitational Women’s T20 tournament in Dubai in May

Thai golfer fires two-under par 69 to finish three shots ahead of the field at Sentosa Golf Club. South Korea’s Joohyung Kim finishes top of order of merit with season earnings of US$507,553.

Three-part Netflix series on Brazilian star does give the viewer a look inside the life and times of a football player who always seems to polarise opinion, but just how much is debatable.

Chinese player loses in women’s singles in straight sets to Elise Mertens, but wins first mixed doubles match. The triumph ended tough 24 hours on high note for Zhang, who was knocked out of the women’s doubles on Friday.

Women’s 15s team was expected to play Kazakhstan in Dubai on February 13, with the winners then entering the final global repechage tournament the following week.

Lee shoots eight-under par 64 at Stadium Course during first round of The American Express PGA Tour event. Patrick Cantlay and Lee Hodges lead at 10-under.

Naomi Osaka's comeback ends in third round at hands of Amanda Anisimova, while Ash Barty and Rafael Nadal seal victories in Melbourne night session.

Wiggins is heading to America as assistant coach ahead of new season which starts next month, will be responsible for side’s defence and academy.

Taehoon Ok and Suradit Yongcharoenchai shoot matching five-under par 66s for early clubhouse lead. Thailand’s teen sensation Ratchanon Chantananuwat among group of players who finished on three-under.

A 6-under 66 moves Chinese golfer Carl Yuan to within a shot of the lead heading into final round at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic.

Emma Raducanu wins on her debut in the tournament, seeing off Sloane Stephens in three sets. Earlier, China's women continued to find form, with Zhang Shuai winning her opening match against Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, and Wang Xinyu defeating America's Ann Li in straight sets.

IOC Executive Director Christophe Dubi says organisers’ pre-Games regime is ‘incredibly robust’ and they do not fear an Omicron outbreak.

Chinese golfer finishes in a tie for 12th in Hawaii after putting lets him down in final round. Li looking to climb back up the rankings after a difficult two years that saw him fall to 460th.

The Masters champion eagled the first playoff hole to come from behind and beat Russell Henley. He is now tied with KJ Choi for the most career PGA Tour wins by an Asia-born player with eight.

The first grand slam of the year finally got under way, and there were some big wins for China's women, with Wang Qiang knocking out 18th seed Coco Gauff, Zheng Qinwen dispatching Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and Wang Xiyu beating Viktoria Kuzmova. Elsewhere, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty won their first round matches with ease. 

Kim recovers from squandering two-shot lead to beat Thailand’s Rattanon Wannasrichan on first extra hole. Teenage amateur sensation Ratchanon Chantananuwat finishes third after final round 69 at Tanah Merah Country Club.

Ticket sales for the Melbourne Park event will be paused at 50 per cent of capacity. In a statement, the Victoria government cites rise in ‘Covid-19 hospitalisations and cases’ as reason for decision.

Yan beaten 6-4 by two-times winner Mark Williams in opening game at Alexandra Palace. Welshman could face Zhao Xintong in quarter-finals if Chinese star beats John Higgins on Monday night.

14-year-old Ratchanon “TK” Chantananuwat will play in his first professional tournament overseas next week when he takes part in the Singapore International. He has also been invited to play in the SMBC Singapore Open later this month, with the two events marking the end of the Asian Tour’s 2020-21 season.

In series of calls with various stakeholders, Bach says Games have “started now for all of us” and urges all participants to be extra vigilant before arriving in China.

Governing bodies left scrambling to rearrange matches with preparations for overseas competitions also hit.

Increased prize purse of US$5 million attracts game’s biggest stars, with tournament to feature strongest field ever on the Asian Tour.

Hall of Fame coach and voice of football to many died on Wednesday (Hong Kong time) in the US.

Fairbreak Invitational Women’s T20 had been pencilled in for May next year, but sources say tournament is now being moved to Dubai over Hong Kong’s travel restrictions.

Road to Mallorca to make back-to-back stops on mainland, with Foshan Open pencilled in for October 20 to 23. Total prize money for next year reaches HK$70 million, the most since tour’s inception in 1989.

The All Stars Series winds up with HK Islanders taking a three-game victory against Kowloon Lions.