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Mike Chan
Reporter, Sport
Mike joined SCMP in 2022 with 20 years of experience in sports journalism across various platforms. Previously working in Singapore as a producer with ESPN, Mike is a true sports lover with a particular interest in basketball and football, and has been a Liverpool fan since 1988.
Mike joined SCMP in 2022 with 20 years of experience in sports journalism across various platforms. Previously working in Singapore as a producer with ESPN, Mike is a true sports lover with a particular interest in basketball and football, and has been a Liverpool fan since 1988.
Areas of Expertise:
Sports news writingLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Reports swirl in mainland media over fate of Branko Ivankovic, as former Indonesia boss Shin Tae-yong throws his hat in the ring.
Zhang Ziyu makes senior team debut in blowout win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Japan up next on Wednesday.
Teenager this week rejected comparison with legend Yao, while Lin Wei reportedly shone in workout with Dallas Mavericks.
Registration for 10th anniversary of event, which features marathon, half-marathon and 10km races, has opened, with 20,000-contestant limit.
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Olympic champion ends long absence with impressive results at opening leg of China Table Tennis Super League.
Hong Kong spent HK$624.4 million backing various events over the past three years, with tennis and athletics receiving most support.
The game is trending on the mainland and will grow even more after Zhao Xintong’s win in the World Championship, he says.
Hong Kong’s women believe they can qualify for the major tournament for the first time since 2003.
FIE Women’s Foil World Cup, featuring individual and team events, is scheduled for January 9 to 11 next year.
Australian Neil Robertson reveals he and his family have followed in the footsteps of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump to ‘blessed land’.
Zhang Zixuan makes international debut at just 16 years old, helps team to comfortable 3-0 win over Belgium.
A previously considered location has since been deemed ‘not big enough’ for an Olympic-sized facility.
Magnus Johannsson has eyes on greater prize after breaking city’s 200m record.
The founder of the Hong Kong Ladies Football Association, Chan was revered around the world for her work in the game.
Olympic champion to return to competition with 1. FC Saarbrücken, who also have Sweden’s Truls Moregard in squad.
Long Yufei turns down two US universities to join training programme offering a two-year professional contract.
Yan posts video warning Zhao of perils of fame, but does not address his own downfall in major match-fixing scandal.
City set to host the Asian Championships next summer as they look to reach the 2027 global tournament in Sydney.
Date and venue clash with National Games will see the basketball event move to summer to try to pick up crowds from Hong Kong Book Fair.
Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting have been mixed doubles partners for a decade, but head coach says hard work needed to be competitive in 2028.
Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan’s 3-1 loss at World Table Tennis Championships first time in 50 years China has not made men’s semi-finals.
Mixed doubles No 3 seeds Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting take on Japanese duo who knocked out China’s No 1 seeds.
Foilist wins first senior individual international title at Grand Prix on Sunday but almost did not take part after World Cup disappointment.
World No 2 discovers creases and cracks ahead of mixed doubles clash against Brazilian pair Hugo Calderano and Bruna Takahashi.
The sight of unfilled arenas leads to media and online commenters suggesting that scalpers bought tickets to re-sell to Chinese fans.
Alton Kwok may not fit the traditional Hong Kong model of student-athlete, but he does have parents who helped him achieve his goals.
The sport’s newest superstar hopes to play in Hong Kong next year and win a tournament on mainland.
City less reliant on Doo Hoi-kem as team of 11 players head to Qatar for global tournament.
Snooker insiders warn against treating O’Sullivan’s quote about relocating from London as his final decision.
