https://www.scmp.com/rss/523821/feed The latest news and top stories on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). An Indiana-based non-profit organisation, the NCAA is dedicated to regulating student sports, ensuring fair, safe and sportsmanlike competition while prioritising college athletes’ well-being and academic success. Its main areas of focus include organising athletic programmes, setting eligibility rules and conducting national championships. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan The woman tipped by the city’s head coach to step up and emerge as a true world-class épéeist is living up to the expectations in time for next month’s National Games. Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan also said “everything was fresh” for her after ending last season with a career-high No 4 ranking in the world. And with the new fencing season fast approaching, she was looking to replicate her success. “The results for me last season were the best for me ever; the situation was very rare,” she said. “I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329903/hong-kong-fencer-kaylin-hsieh-hopes-launch-another-very-rare-season-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329903/hong-kong-fencer-kaylin-hsieh-hopes-launch-another-very-rare-season-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:30:07 +0000 Kylie Knott Kylie Knott At a sports stadium in Hong Kong, basketball players, all dripping with sweat, run across a court to the soundtrack of screeching sneakers. The two-hour training session is intense – but it has to be. The goal for these athletes is to join the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the United States, and the players’ backstories make their ambitions even more impressive. The players are part of the Strive Gold Team, a programme that provides Hong Kong’s top female basketball players... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3328224/young-hong-kong-female-athletes-chase-big-basketball-dreams-documentary-tip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3328224/young-hong-kong-female-athletes-chase-big-basketball-dreams-documentary-tip?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:15:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The Asian University Basketball League is aiming to break into the “sportainment” market, the tournament’s chief executive has said. College basketball players in Asia, and even Hong Kong, remain largely unknown to the public, so to widen the product’s audience, Jay Li Jintian said he was attempting to create a family-type product suitable for parents to bring their children. In the United States, college basketball remains a popular event, and Li said he was hoping to create a similar culture... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3322880/march-madness-asian-college-basketball-looks-copy-us-pizazz-widen-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3322880/march-madness-asian-college-basketball-looks-copy-us-pizazz-widen-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:30:08 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee In a fiery display at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on July 2, Britain’s Oliver Tarvet, the lowest-ranked player in the main draw, put up a commendable fight against world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz. The 21-year-old Brit battled through three rounds of the qualifying competition and made his Centre Court debut with a win against Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi. On what he described as the “most special day of my life”, Tarvet faced Spain’s Alcaraz, a five-time grand slam champion, in a match lasting... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3316969/meet-oliver-tarvet-who-stunned-against-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon-21-year-old-student-was-lowest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3316969/meet-oliver-tarvet-who-stunned-against-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon-21-year-old-student-was-lowest?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:18 +0000