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Mike Chan
Senior 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.
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Sports news writingLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Number of men’s and women’s sides for 2026 Games in Japan cut to 12 with Fiba rankings to be used to select who will play.
Chinese world No 1 Sun defeats compatriot Wang Manyu in seesawing battle, while fellow top player Wang wins more convincingly.
Domestic champions to play three home matches in four days in the qualifying stages of the Basketball Champions League Asia in April.
The 21-year-old, who was well beaten in qualifiers, received a second chance as a lucky loser after Gabriel Diallo withdrew from the tournament.
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‘Completely dedicated’ Englishman Scott Pugh says everything came right on the day as he completes the race in less than 60 hours.
Snooker star beats John Higgins to join Steve Davis, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson as the fourth player to win first five ranking finals.
The 22-year-old, who has two silver medals in Italy so far, will defend her halfpipe gold, starting with qualifiers on Thursday evening.
The 21-year-old beat world No 45 Nuno Borges in first round, will face either 2014 US Open winner Marin Cilic or world No 29 Brandon Nakashima.
Zhao says he is keeping the routine that led to his World Grand Prix win in Hong Kong, right down to what he wears for his next match.
Cao Xichen, 14, is a towering 7ft 2in tall and has been raising eyebrows with her performances despite only taking up the game 3 months ago.
Departure comes months before deadline for National Sports Associations to meet new Code of Governance requirements that included term limits.
World champion looks up to players like Kyren Wilson, Judd Trump and Ding Junhui; believes ‘being disciplined in daily life’ is key to success.
Victory over Zhang Anda in first all-Chinese ranking tournament final since December 2024 gives him fifth title in as many finals.
‘I’d prefer it if there could be more spectators,’ says world No 23, who will face world champion Zhao Xintong in Sunday’s final.
Simon Brownell also said it was ‘quite possible’ that more tournaments could be moved from the UK to the Greater Bay Area and Southeast Asia.
Experienced duo of Xiao Guodong and Zhang Anda beat younger opponents and Zhao Xintong and Zhou Yuelong narrowly won 5-4 in quarter-finals.
World No 10 unhappy to eliminate his idol as he sets up all-China clash in quarter-finals, which will feature six Chinese players.
World No 2 loses to Xiao Guodong; earlier in the day, English former world champion Mark Selby reaches the second round after beating Aaron Hill.
Officials set qualifying process for sport’s Olympics debut, with five places up for grabs at continental games.
Mercurial Englishman will compete in the World Grand Prix event at Kai Tak Arena for the first time this week.
Teenager Kai Thompson ends up on the wrong side of a three-set clash with eighth seed Zangar Nurlanuly in Melbourne.
The players have to beat Utsunomiya Brex by 10 points or more at Southorn Stadium and hope other results go their way to make it to Macau.
Former Chinese Football Association president Chen Xuyuan, ex-national team coach Li Tie among those punished.
The Frenchman has requested that the ex-world No 1 ‘be ready for the team event’ this season to help foilists qualify for Olympics.
Steven Host leaves role with president of the HKCTA stating that changes at top were ‘a continuation of the tennis transformation strategy’.
Coaching mastermind, who has recently become a permanent resident, says the promising future is part of the reason he has decided to stay.
City receives waivers as centre court does not meet the standards set out by the men’s tennis global governing body.
Gi Ka-man and Crystal Vut both finish on the podium, and in the twilight of their careers are chasing one last hurrah in Japan this September.
Mercurial Englishman is on the list of top 32 players expected to compete, while Robertson, Trump, Selby and Zhao will play in Hong Kong.
Hongkonger loses in third qualifying round of year’s first grand slam but could still make the main draw should there be withdrawals.
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