https://www.scmp.com/rss/519570/feed The World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship, formerly known as the World Lacrosse Women's U19 Championship, are held every four years. The 2024 tournament is being held in Hong Kong from August 15 to 24. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The World Lacrosse Women’s U20 World Championship came to an end on Saturday, with the United States confirming their status as the world’s best with a comprehensive 23-6 mauling of Canada in the final at Mong Kok Stadium. Around 2,500 fans gathered at the 6,000-seat stadium to the watch the US take their sixth title, in what was the first time the tournament has been held in Asia. While heavy downpours throughout the week forced games to be rescheduled, with matches moved Sham Shui Po Sports... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3275783/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-us-confirm-status-worlds-best-one-sided-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3275783/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-us-confirm-status-worlds-best-one-sided-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Aug 2024 14:30:10 +0000 China made a significant improvement on their previous finish at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship by beating Ireland on Friday to secure ninth place. Making their second appearance at the tournament, China had narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals after finishing third in Pool A, but proved to be best of the rest as they completed their placing games by seeing off the Irish 16-11 at Hong Kong Football Club. Home team Hong Kong lost their 15th place play-off against New... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3275706/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-china-prove-best-rest-hong-kong-falter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3275706/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-china-prove-best-rest-hong-kong-falter?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:51:23 +0000 Kit Pingyu Zanelli was 13 months old when she was adopted by an American family after her biological parents wrapped her in a blanket and left her under a bridge in Wuwei, in China’s northwestern province of Gansu. Growing up in Summit, New Jersey, a town of 22,000 people, with her adoptive parents and three siblings, she initially had little interest in her Chinese heritage. Then last December, she received a telephone call from the coach of China’s lacrosse team, asking if she wanted to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3275537/china-us-divide-bridged-adopted-kids-play-lacrosse-motherland-thanks-instagram?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3275537/china-us-divide-bridged-adopted-kids-play-lacrosse-motherland-thanks-instagram?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:22 +0000 Japan will finish in the top four for the first time at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship after beating England for a second time in four days on Wednesday. England have never finished lower than fourth and Japan never higher than fifth, with both ever-present since the first tournament in 1995 and ranked four and five this time. But the pecking order changed with a 12-6 quarter-final win for Asia’s leading team at Hong Kong Football Club. The Japanese fell behind to a pair of Annie... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3275359/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-japan-complete-double-over-england-reach-semis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3275359/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-japan-complete-double-over-england-reach-semis?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:08 +0000 England’s three captains said playing in Hong Kong was like having a home crowd, and the trio will be hoping for some raucous support in their World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship quarter-final against Japan on Wednesday. A 13-8 victory over Ireland on Tuesday leaves one game between England and a return to Mong Kok Stadium, a venue Rachael Ball, one of the three captains who led England to European U21 glory in Prague last July, called “amazing”. The University of Nottingham student said she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3275216/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-hong-kong-playing-home-england-trio-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3275216/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-hong-kong-playing-home-england-trio-say?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:58:53 +0000 Ireland and England are set for a blockbuster clash in the final round of group matches at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship on Tuesday. A 21-2 victory over Jamaica took the Irish to 3-0, leaving them unbeaten at the top of Pool D and with everything to play for as teams battle it out for spots in the quarter-finals. The two sides are up first at 8.30am at Football Club, with all manner of results still available. An Ireland win would clinch the top spot in the pool. If England win by... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3275011/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-china-chasing-play-offs-after-puerto-rico-loss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3275011/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-china-chasing-play-offs-after-puerto-rico-loss?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:58:16 +0000 The United States continued their domination of the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship as China became the latest to be thrashed by the world No 1s. The defending champions dispatched the Chinese 29-1 on Sunday, having previously crushed Germany 33-0 and swatted aside Puerto Rico 28-4. They quickly made clear that more of the same was on the cards at Shek Kip Mei, scoring in the opening minute. Almost all of the face-offs went their way, allowing them to swarm forward and launch moves that,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3274947/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-china-try-limit-damage-puerto-rico-game?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3274947/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-china-try-limit-damage-puerto-rico-game?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:44:24 +0000 Hong Kong’s Kallie Wong has had wind in her sails in recent days, but unlike her windsurfer parents, it has not been on the open sea. Running up and down relentlessly for the home team in the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship is the younger daughter of Lee Lai-shan, the city’s first Olympic gold medallist, and Sam Wong Tak-sum, the current commissioner for sports and a three-time Olympian before that. Donning the No 11 jersey, teenage attacker Wong said she only started picking up lacrosse... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274943/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-hong-kong-player-aims-maintain-olympic-link?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274943/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-hong-kong-player-aims-maintain-olympic-link?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Aug 2024 11:54:59 +0000 Hong Kong’s hopes of progressing at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship were as good as shattered as they suffered a heavy defeat by Ireland and Japan stunned England in their group’s other game. The hosts were beaten 20-5 by the Irish on Sunday, despite Eloise Bolitho opening the scoring for the Hongkongers just 15 seconds into the match at Hong Kong Football Club. Ireland responded with 10 first-half goals, interrupted by replies from Anbie Chan and Aurora Bolitho as Hong Kong trailed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274912/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-hong-kong-peril-after-ireland-win-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274912/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-hong-kong-peril-after-ireland-win-again?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Aug 2024 04:14:25 +0000 Hosts Hong Kong were taught a lesson at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship as they were well beaten by England on Saturday. But head coach Gemini Fan Tak-kwan was adamant that the city’s goal of bettering results from the last edition remained “right on course” despite being schooled 18-1 by the world’s No 4-ranked team, who finished fourth in 2019. Home team goalies Liu Yutong and Sophie Chan combined for 10 saves from the 28 shots fired at them, and Fan rated her team’s performance as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274885/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-england-too-good-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274885/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-england-too-good-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:01:55 +0000 There have been goals galore, though at the wrong end, in Jamaica’s first two matches at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong. A 13-2 loss to the hosts at Mong Kok Stadium on Thursday was followed by a 30-3 loss to England at Sham Shui Po on Friday. But the head coach of the Caribbean team said lacrosse was growing in her country, especially at school level. “It’s one of the sports in Jamaica where girls who were not participating in any sports and wanted to do... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3274854/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-jamaicans-reap-benefits-sports-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3274854/world-lacrosse-womens-u20-championship-jamaicans-reap-benefits-sports-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Aug 2024 04:15:16 +0000