https://www.scmp.com/rss/524162/feed Ada joined the Post in 2025 after graduating from the University of Hong Kong. She is interested in figure skating, hiking and long-distance running. Beyond sports, she conducts aviation research in Hong Kong. She holds a master’s degree in history and a bachelor’s degree in journalism. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ada Li Ada Li Chinese swimming authorities have launched an investigation into cyberbullying targeting three-time Olympic diving champion Quan Hongchan, including by a group that included some of her own national teammates. The authorities have also reported the matter to the police. The move comes after Quan revealed in a recent interview that sustained online abuse over her physique had left her with “resistance and dissatisfaction” towards her body and pushed her to consider retirement. Quan, who won her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349419/chinese-authorities-investigating-malicious-cyberbullying-diving-star-quan-hongchan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349419/chinese-authorities-investigating-malicious-cyberbullying-diving-star-quan-hongchan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:44 +0000 Ada Li,Reuters Ada Li,Reuters The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon is considering making major changes, including moving the finish line to Kai Tak Sports Park and expanding the event over two days, but not everyone is a fan. With organisers expected to make recommendations to the government this month, Culture, Sports and Tourism Secretary Rosanna Law Shuk-pui has questioned whether the roads around the venue could support races that drew almost 74,000 runners this year. A new route would also be likely to include the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/article/3349291/law-urges-caution-over-proposals-hong-kong-marathon-route-change-switch-2-day-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/article/3349291/law-urges-caution-over-proposals-hong-kong-marathon-route-change-switch-2-day-event?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s athletes have achieved unprecedented success at the 2026 World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships, winning the junior and cadet men’s foil competitions in the same year for the first time. Lam Ho-long and Harris Ho Shing-him triumphed on successive days in Rio de Janeiro, with Lam taking the foil title in commanding fashion with a 15-5 win over Egypt’s Abdelrahman Tolba. The 19-year-old’s win makes him only the second Hong Kong athlete to win a junior world fencing crown,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349274/hong-kong-sweep-mens-foil-junior-cadet-titles-world-fencing-championships-brazil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349274/hong-kong-sweep-mens-foil-junior-cadet-titles-world-fencing-championships-brazil?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:12 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong face Belgium in their final game of the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship Division IIB tournament on Sunday, having already won the title, securing their second promotion in three years. Unbeaten on home ice in Discovery Bay, the triumph takes them into Division IIA, and for team captain Adrienne May Li, planning for that challenge will start almost immediately. It marks another impressive week for the city’s players, with the under-18s taking silver in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349041/hong-kong-win-womens-world-championship-ice-hockey-event-match-spare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349041/hong-kong-win-womens-world-championship-ice-hockey-event-match-spare?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:23 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Chinese stars Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin battled through intense matches and dramatic comebacks to reach the ITTF World Cup semi-finals, on a Saturday marked by a series of upsets at the Galaxy Arena in Macau. While Wang Chuqin produced a stirring comeback to keep China’s hopes alive in the men’s singles, edging Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic 4-3, in a seven-game thriller, only Sun and Wang Manyu survived the women’s quarter-finals, with Chen Xintong and Wang Yidi getting knocked out. Trailing 3-1,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3349054/chinas-sun-and-wang-battle-world-cup-semi-finals-day-upsets-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3349054/chinas-sun-and-wang-battle-world-cup-semi-finals-day-upsets-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:12:12 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s ice hockey players have the talent to succeed but lack the platform to showcase their skills to the wider world, and that is something the sport’s top local official plans to change. Bringing three world championships to the city is just the start of that movement, with Sherman Chan Yan-wing, chairman of the Hong Kong, China Ice Hockey Association, also hoping to convince the government to put a comprehensive development plan for the sport in place. With the goal of having a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3348992/hong-kong-ice-hockey-boss-eyes-next-step-players-take-regions-best-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3348992/hong-kong-ice-hockey-boss-eyes-next-step-players-take-regions-best-home?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:26 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO experienced a surge in popularity and generated online buzz after securing a historic double victory in the World Supersport (WorldSSP) category at the recent Portuguese round of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WSBK). The achievement was the first time a Chinese brand had reached the top of the podium in the series and sparked a nationwide hot trend this week. At the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, French rider Valentin Debise, racing for ZXMOTO... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3348761/china-motorcycle-brand-zxmoto-enjoys-surge-popularity-after-historic-superbike-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3348761/china-motorcycle-brand-zxmoto-enjoys-surge-popularity-after-historic-superbike-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:30:08 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam suffered a straight-sets defeat to American Alex Michelsen in the first round of the ATP Houston Open on Wednesday, marking a tough start to his clay-court season. The 21-year-old, who had just collected his fourth award at the Cathay 2025 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards ceremony on Tuesday, faced a steep challenge against world No 35 Michelsen, who sits 89 places above him in the rankings. Wong, currently No 124, fell 6-4, 6-2 to the seventh seed in 85... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348695/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-opens-clay-court-season-first-round-loss-houston-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348695/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-opens-clay-court-season-first-round-loss-houston-open?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s football team ended their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 defeat in the dead-rubber match against India in Kochi on Tuesday, finishing the group stage under interim head coach Roberto Losada. Losada, who took over after the departure of Ashley Westwood in November, is one of the more than 300 applicants in the running for the permanent head coach role. Hong Kong headed into the match knowing that they were unable to qualify for the Asian Cup next year after losing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3348671/hong-kong-coach-losada-ends-asian-cup-qualifying-campaign-defeat-and-mixed-feelings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3348671/hong-kong-coach-losada-ends-asian-cup-qualifying-campaign-defeat-and-mixed-feelings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:29:16 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Siobhan Haughey will focus on training smart and hard while using a packed international schedule to prepare for the Asian Games in September. The Hong Kong Olympian, who is coming off a strong showing at last week’s China Open, plans to adopt a “race as training” approach this season and hopes to keep building from competition itself. Haughey won two golds and one silver in Shenzhen and said she was satisfied with her progress since returning from injury about six months ago, crediting it to a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348301/hong-kong-star-haughey-adopt-race-training-approach-asian-games-build?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348301/hong-kong-star-haughey-adopt-race-training-approach-asian-games-build?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:14 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Chinese Olympic speed skating champion Ning Zhongyan is set to trade his blades for football boots, joining his hometown side Harbin to play in the 2026 Northeast China City Football League. Ning, who won the 1,500m speed skating event at last month’s 2026 Winter Olympics, could face another gold medallist on the football pitch, with Milano-Cortina aerials skiing champion Wang Xindi also confirming his participation in the same tournament. Ning, 26, will arrive for the amateur tournament, which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348202/chinese-winter-olympic-champions-ning-zhongyan-wang-xindi-play-football-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348202/chinese-winter-olympic-champions-ning-zhongyan-wang-xindi-play-football-league?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:00:18 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Former Chinese gymnast and world champion Wu Liufang has broken her silence after the controversy over her provocative dance videos more than a year ago, saying she turned to live streaming because she felt she had “nowhere else to go”. The 31-year-old Wu rose to national prominence in 2024 after posting dance clips on Douyin – China’s version of TikTok – in which she wore short shorts, miniskirts and stockings. The videos, which attracted tens of thousands of likes before being removed,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348133/china-ex-gymnast-posted-sexy-videos-she-had-nowhere-else-go-now-has-new-image?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348133/china-ex-gymnast-posted-sexy-videos-she-had-nowhere-else-go-now-has-new-image?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:30:07 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Organisers of the Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon have confirmed that the second edition of the event featuring humanoid robots will be held next month, with human runners sharing the course with their mechanised counterparts once again. As described by the organisers, “human athletes and robots will compete on the same course”, with the two groups starting the race together on April 19 in Beijing E-Town, with the finish line set in Nanhaizi Park. On the robots’ side, more than 300 humanoid... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348023/humans-robots-run-together-again-beijing-yizhuang-half-marathon-organisers-confirm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348023/humans-robots-run-together-again-beijing-yizhuang-half-marathon-organisers-confirm?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:37:33 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong fencing head coach Zheng Kangzhao is looking forward to the rest of the action-packed 2026 calendar, with the world championships on home soil and the Asian Games the two stand-out events. The city is hosting the FIE Fencing World Championships for the first time in July and Hong Kong fencers will travel to Japan for the Games later this year, hoping to improve on their record medal haul in Hangzhou in 2023. “This year, our two most important events are the world championships, which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347960/hong-kong-fencing-boss-hopes-bring-surprises-fans-world-championships-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347960/hong-kong-fencing-boss-hopes-bring-surprises-fans-world-championships-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:33:56 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Two runners at the 2026 Chengdu World Heritage Marathon have been penalised after behaviour on the course that sparked widespread criticism on Chinese social media. In one incident, viral videos show one woman stopping suddenly during the race to perform a full split on the running path, apparently posing for photographers on the sidelines. Her move caused runners behind her to almost trip over her and forced them to jump aside in a scramble. In the other, a clip showed a man carrying a large... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347897/chengdu-marathon-organisers-ban-woman-who-did-splits-mid-race-man-who-hoarded-energy-gel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347897/chengdu-marathon-organisers-ban-woman-who-did-splits-mid-race-man-who-hoarded-energy-gel?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:17 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li A storm over online abuse has cast a shadow over Man Kiu Association Primary School’s breakthrough run at the All-Hong Kong Inter-Primary Schools seven-a-side football competition held before Chinese New Year. After racking up several victories over rival schools, especially after a 6-0 win that got them to the quarter-finals, the team received abusive comments and complaints about the physical size and height of their players. Several non-Chinese players, in particular, became targets of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3347871/primary-school-football-players-principal-undeterred-online-abuse-during-tournament?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3347871/primary-school-football-players-principal-undeterred-online-abuse-during-tournament?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:50:14 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic singles champion Chen Meng has admitted she is still hungry for more success, even after dominating women’s table tennis at the past two Games. Speaking to Chinese media, the 32-year-old said her heart will always remain “on the court”. “I will play as long as there are the right events – my heart has always been on the court,” Chen said. “I would resume training according to my condition and also go and watch the younger players practise, giving them technical guidance.” After defending... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347705/olympic-champion-chen-meng-help-younger-players-grow-fan-zhendong-extends-german-stint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347705/olympic-champion-chen-meng-help-younger-players-grow-fan-zhendong-extends-german-stint?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:36:23 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Maurizio Zomparelli, the mastermind of Ryan Choi Chun-yin’s historic fencing world championships gold, was named individual sport coach of the year at the 2025 Hong Kong Coaching Awards on Saturday, sharing the top honour with Leung Suk-ying for her work in para swimming (intellectual disability). Both winners were unable to attend the Hong Kong Sports Institute [HKSI] ceremony, with Zomparelli delivering his acceptance speech over video from overseas. “No achievement is ever reached alone,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347443/hong-kong-coaching-awards-maurizio-zomparelli-wins-individual-sport-coach-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347443/hong-kong-coaching-awards-maurizio-zomparelli-wins-individual-sport-coach-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:30:07 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey missed out on the women’s 100m breaststroke A final at the China Open on Saturday, after finishing ninth overall in the event. The Olympic medallist clocked 1:09.87 in the heats, which left her outside the top-eight spots for the main final. Haughey competed in the B final, finishing in 1:08.12, a solid showing for a swimmer who normally focuses on freestyle. Earlier in the China Open, Haughey won the 50m and 100m freestyle at the Longgang Universiade Centre... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347444/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-misses-out-main-final-china-open-yu-zidi-sets-new-milestone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347444/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-misses-out-main-final-china-open-yu-zidi-sets-new-milestone?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:35:16 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong should consider entering a team in the Chinese Ice Hockey League if it is serious about growing the sport in the city, one of the game’s top officials has said. With several world championships being staged across Hong Kong this month and next, Aivaz Omorkanov, the International Ice Hockey Federation’s vice-president for Asia and Oceania, told the South China Morning Post exposure to a higher level of competition could improve the standard rapidly. In an interview during a brief stop... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3346087/hong-kong-needs-cross-border-challenge-ice-hockey-teams-get-better-official-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3346087/hong-kong-needs-cross-border-challenge-ice-hockey-teams-get-better-official-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s lacrosse teams face a crucial year on their path to Olympic qualification, starting with the Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Sixes Championships in October on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. Both the city’s men’s and women’s squads will take part in the tournament, to be held from October 5 to 10, which will serve as a key qualifier, with five men’s and five women’s teams going on to the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships. That competition, a global event bringing together 16 teams across... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345766/crucial-year-ahead-hong-kongs-lacrosse-sides-they-target-2028-los-angeles-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345766/crucial-year-ahead-hong-kongs-lacrosse-sides-they-target-2028-los-angeles-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:00:09 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The Hong Kong women’s football team made it home safely on Friday night after several anxious days stranded in Dubai following the US-Israel attacks on Iran, with members expressing relief at their return but disappointment about having to withdraw from a tournament. Twenty-seven players and staff landed in Hong Kong via Bangkok, where they had transited earlier in the week. One player flew from the Thai capital to Boston in the United States, while another is scheduled to leave Dubai for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3345778/hong-kong-womens-football-team-happy-be-home-after-anxious-wait-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3345778/hong-kong-womens-football-team-happy-be-home-after-anxious-wait-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:26:38 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li For Claire Cormier Thielke, running used to be about fractions of a second. Now it is about using it to know Hong Kong better, both on a personal and professional basis – a way to make connections, in every sense. The former Stanford University track and field captain, who specialised in the 400m and 800m, went on to compete for USA Track and Field as a member of the national team. Her life revolved around training schedules, stopwatch splits and performance targets. “Running 800m is a painful,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345704/how-hong-kong-helped-american-sprinter-meet-new-challenges-and-learn-run-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345704/how-hong-kong-helped-american-sprinter-meet-new-challenges-and-learn-run-again?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:30:08 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Feng Peiyou knocked nearly a minute off the Chinese record at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, and threw down a huge challenge to Japan’s best ahead of this year’s Asian Games. The 24-year-old was the first Asian athlete across the line, coming 11th in a time of two hours, five minutes and 58 seconds, crushing the previous best of 2:06:57 set by He Jie at the Wuxi Marathon in 2024. Feng, who became the first Chinese runner to dip below two hours and six minutes, ran much of the race alongside... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345017/japanese-rivals-spur-feng-peiyou-break-he-jies-chinese-record-tokyo-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345017/japanese-rivals-spur-feng-peiyou-break-he-jies-chinese-record-tokyo-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:07:28 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has apologised to China’s national team and their fans after describing their victory over Japan as “a sneaky win” on social media. China came from behind to beat hosts Japan 87-80 in their Fiba Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers match on Thursday in Okinawa, overturning a 14-point deficit in the second half. After the game, the sport’s governing body posted the result on its official social media platforms with the caption: “Drama in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344986/basketball-world-governing-body-apologises-china-after-calling-win-over-japan-sneaky?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344986/basketball-world-governing-body-apologises-china-after-calling-win-over-japan-sneaky?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00:12 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong ended the 2026 Asian Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships in Jakarta on Friday with an impressive haul of six gold, six silver and eight bronze medals, with most of the medals picked up in a record-breaking performance in the cadet age group. In the cadet category, Hong Kong’s young fencers secured at least one gold medal on each day of the competition, delivering their best-ever result in the age group with five gold, five silver and four bronze medals. That dominance also saw Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344970/hong-kong-fencers-enjoy-best-medal-haul-asian-cadet-and-junior-championships-indonesia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344970/hong-kong-fencers-enjoy-best-medal-haul-asian-cadet-and-junior-championships-indonesia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:27 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s skating community is riding a new wave of confidence after Joey Lam Ching-yan’s historic seventh-place finish at Milano-Cortina 2026, the city’s best result at the Winter Olympics. For the first time, Hong Kong had both male and female skaters at the same Winter Games, marking a milestone for a city better known for subtropical heat than frozen rinks. “Our next major goal is to qualify in both short-track speedskating and figure skating,” Melody Yip Tan-tan, chairwoman of the Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344953/hong-kongs-skaters-see-bright-future-after-milano-cortina-obstacles-still-remain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344953/hong-kongs-skaters-see-bright-future-after-milano-cortina-obstacles-still-remain?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:00:32 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong lawmaker Kenneth Fok Kai‑kong welcomed the government’s HK$1.2 billion investment in sports development as “a timely boost that will inject fresh momentum”, while also urging a more strategic approach to building a sustainable sports industry. Fok, who is also vice-president of the city’s Sports Federation and Olympic Committee (SF&OC), said details on how the money could be spent would be decided following “a comprehensive review of athlete support planned after the Asian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344744/fok-welcomes-inspiring-budget-says-asian-games-will-be-part-hk12bn-funding-review?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344744/fok-welcomes-inspiring-budget-says-asian-games-will-be-part-hk12bn-funding-review?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:13 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The world’s best pickleball players will descend on Hong Kong in October, providing the city’s top paddlers with the opportunity to test themselves against elite-level opposition. Hong Kong’s pickleball scene has been growing steadily over the years, and home-grown professionals are starting to make a name for themselves. The city’s best player, Ryan Lam Chun-hei, part of Hong Kong’s first generation of pro pickleball athletes, leads the World Pickleball Championship’s (WPC) 2026 combined... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344571/citys-pickleball-players-set-compete-against-worlds-best-hong-kong-slam-october?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344571/citys-pickleball-players-set-compete-against-worlds-best-hong-kong-slam-october?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:11:28 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen has unfollowed her coach Pere Riba on social media, reigniting speculation that one of tennis’s most closely watched partnerships could be about to change again. Chinese fans quickly spotted that Riba no longer appeared among the accounts Zheng follows on Instagram, and the 23-year-old also added a quote from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche – “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how” – to her profile. Fresh doubts over the long-term future of the coaching... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344492/tennis-star-zheng-qinwen-sparks-split-speculation-after-unfollowing-coach-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344492/tennis-star-zheng-qinwen-sparks-split-speculation-after-unfollowing-coach-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:18 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) will stage its first final outside South Korea this weekend, but the absence of superstar Lee Sang-hyeok has sent resale ticket prices in Hong Kong tumbling. Tickets for the 2026 LCK Cup finals at Kai Tak Arena sold out within half an hour when they went on sale in January, with esports fans eager for a chance to see Lee, who is more commonly known by his player name “Faker”, and his T1 team in action. Official prices for the losers’ final on February 28... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3344467/league-legends-champions-star-fakers-absence-hong-kong-hits-resale-value-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3344467/league-legends-champions-star-fakers-absence-hong-kong-hits-resale-value-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:37:08 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong alpine skier Eloise King Yung-shih has settled into Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and said she is ready to make her Olympic debut in the women’s slalom – the first of what she hopes will be many appearances on the sport’s biggest stage. King, 21, first skied at the age of four in Japan during a family trip, and kept doing so once a year every year. When Eloise King was 13, her older cousin Audrey King began ski racing, and Eloise King was intrigued enough by her race to sign up for a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3343537/hong-kong-skier-eloise-king-intent-finding-rhythm-her-winter-olympics-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3343537/hong-kong-skier-eloise-king-intent-finding-rhythm-her-winter-olympics-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Sun Long rebounded from his earlier disappointment to claim Winter Olympics silver in the men’s 1,000m short-track speedskating on Thursday, earning China just its fourth medal of this year’s Milano Cortina Games. The 25-year-old’s silver, days after an error cost any hope of a medal in the mixed team relay, was the second for the delegation, following on from Eileen Gu’s in the freeski slopestyle event on Tuesday. Snowboarder Su Yiming was the first Chinese athlete to get on the board, but he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343494/winter-olympics-china-fans-joke-wait-gold-medal-passing-parcel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343494/winter-olympics-china-fans-joke-wait-gold-medal-passing-parcel?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:30:14 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), the global governing body for winter sports, has apologised and deleted a social media comment that described Eileen Gu’s failure to win slopestyle gold at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics as “karma”. The remark appeared on FIS Park & Pipe, one of FIS’ official TikTok accounts, under a video about Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud winning the women’s freeski slopestyle title on Monday. In the comments section, a user wrote: “Not‑so‑fun fact:... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343359/winter-sports-world-body-apologises-after-karma-comment-eileen-gus-olympic-silver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343359/winter-sports-world-body-apologises-after-karma-comment-eileen-gus-olympic-silver?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Team China delivered their best-ever Winter Olympics performance at the last Winter Games in Beijing with nine golds, four silvers and two bronzes, and have sent 124 athletes to Milano Cortina to try to emulate that feat. Among the Chinese representatives are several veterans who will make their fifth Olympic appearance. Four of these are skiers, and foremost among them is Xu Mengtao, the most successful woman in freestyle aerials history, with the highest number of world championships and World... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343089/chinese-star-xu-grateful-be-winter-games-sui-han-hope-shine-everyone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343089/chinese-star-xu-grateful-be-winter-games-sui-han-hope-shine-everyone?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:29:02 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Table tennis star Doo Hoi‑kem has continued her recent fine form by leading the charge as Hong Kong’s players advanced to the last 16 of the 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Haikou at the end of their group-stage matches on Friday. Doo, who won the mixed doubles title with Wong Chun-ting in Qatar and reached the final of the women’s doubles a week later in Oman, beat Uzbekistan’s Kamalova Arujan 3-0 and Chinese Taipei’s Chien Tung‑chuan 3-1 to finish second in her group. She had earlier lost to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342683/hong-kong-stars-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-advance-table-tennis-asian-cup-last-16?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342683/hong-kong-stars-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-advance-table-tennis-asian-cup-last-16?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:35:48 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic gold medallist and tourism lawmaker Vivian Kong Man-wai has suggested turning the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon into a broader cultural experience, mirroring France’s Marathon du Médoc or London’s Ciderthon. Local officials said after January’s race, when almost 120,000 people applied for the 74,000 places across the three events – the marathon, half-marathon and 10km – that they would discuss what changes might be made. And ideas have ranged from changing some of the routes to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/article/3342539/tourism-carnival-or-elite-level-race-what-next-hong-kongs-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/article/3342539/tourism-carnival-or-elite-level-race-what-next-hong-kongs-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:02:27 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong handball will take a big step forward in its development next month, when the men’s team join China’s professional league. The city’s squad of part-timers proved they could compete with some of the country’s best with a fourth-placed finish at the National Games last November. While the Chinese Handball Super League’s season has already started, with the first stage presently taking place in Rongchang, Hong Kong could compete at legs in Foshan in March, Jinjiang in April and at home,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342470/hong-kong-men-get-development-boost-offered-spot-chinese-handball-super-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342470/hong-kong-men-get-development-boost-offered-spot-chinese-handball-super-league?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:02:40 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s Davis Cup team will host Finland this weekend in a play‑off tie that could see the city return to the World Group I level for the first time in more than 30 years. The play-off, which will be played at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, was made possible after Hong Kong’s 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan in September. Led by the city’s best-ever tennis player, Coleman Wong Chak‑lam, the squad is unusually young, with four teenagers in the ranks. Team captain Yu Hiu‑tung said the squad – which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342274/davis-cup-play-hong-kong-not-underdogs-against-top-seeds-finland-coleman-wong-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342274/davis-cup-play-hong-kong-not-underdogs-against-top-seeds-finland-coleman-wong-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:04:15 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong will send its largest Winter Olympics delegation in history to the Milano Cortina Games this month, with four athletes making the trek to Italy. Alpine skiers Adrian Yung Hau‑tsuen and Eloise King Yung‑shih will join short-track speed skaters Darren Kwok Tsz‑fung and Joey Lam Ching‑yan at the Games, where Hong Kong will be represented for the seventh time. Yung will compete in the men’s slalom and men’s giant slalom, while King will race in the women’s slalom. Kwok will contest the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342139/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-hong-kong-skiers-skaters-form-citys-largest-squad-ever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342139/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-hong-kong-skiers-skaters-form-citys-largest-squad-ever?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:05:09 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong handball captain Freddie Tse Wing-fai said the attention generated by his side’s National Games run had changed the way the sport was seen in the city, pointing to the interest generated by the Asian Men’s Championship. Set a target of finishing 11th at the biennial tournament in Kuwait, the team went one better last week, and that was three places higher than they managed at the 16-team competition in 2024. And Tse, who was competing at the championship for a fourth time, said that as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341978/hong-kong-handball-getting-more-respect-ever-mens-captain-tse-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341978/hong-kong-handball-getting-more-respect-ever-mens-captain-tse-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:14:37 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Guangzhou officials have revived a proposal for the Greater Bay Area to host a Fifa World Cup, days after Hong Kong football boss Erik Fok Kai‑shan suggested an Asian Cup bid. With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, a document titled Guangzhou’s Plan for Building a Sports-Strong City (2024–2035), released by the city government last July, has drawn fresh attention after the annual meeting of Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3341824/gba-officials-revive-prospect-world-cup-bid-after-hong-kong-boss-asian-cup-proposal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3341824/gba-officials-revive-prospect-world-cup-bid-after-hong-kong-boss-asian-cup-proposal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:30:11 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong short-track speed skater Joey Lam Ching‑yan still remembers feeling “refreshed and comfortable” the first time she stepped onto an ice rink and out of the city’s oppressive heat. More than a decade later, the eight‑year‑old girl who took up the sport to escape the tropical temperatures is now preparing to compete on the biggest stage of all. Still, Lam’s Milano Cortina Winter Olympics debut almost never happened. The 19-year-old initially met the qualifying criteria, only to miss out... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3341722/hong-kong-speed-skater-joey-lam-give-it-everything-her-winter-olympics-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3341722/hong-kong-speed-skater-joey-lam-give-it-everything-her-winter-olympics-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:00:14 +0000 Ada Li,Mike Chan Ada Li,Mike Chan China football bosses have banned 73 people for life, including former Chinese Football Association (CFA) president Chen Xuyuan and ex-national team coach Li Tie, and hit 13 clubs with a range of punishments in its ongoing battle against match-fixing and corruption. On Thursday, officials said another three people had been handed five-year bans for “unlawful acts”, although unlike disgraced pair Li and Chen, who are now behind bars, the trio were not prosecuted. Meanwhile, several clubs,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3341630/china-bans-73-people-all-football-life-will-punish-13-clubs-ahead-2026-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3341630/china-bans-73-people-all-football-life-will-punish-13-clubs-ahead-2026-season?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:27:05 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The girlfriend of Hong Kong triathlete Mark Yu Shing‑him got down on one knee and proposed at the finish line of the Anta Guanjun Hong Kong 100, turning her gruelling 93km, 5,028 metre‑elevation debut into a double celebration. Karen Zeto Suet‑ching, a full‑time nurse, crossed the finish line in 19 hours, 37 minutes and 49 seconds to claim a silver award despite racing with a completely torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Moments after finishing, she knelt down on one knee and presented Yu... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341522/wedding-bells-follow-womens-silver-hong-kong-100-star-pops-question-finish-line?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341522/wedding-bells-follow-womens-silver-hong-kong-100-star-pops-question-finish-line?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:30:08 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Four years ago, Darren Kwok Tsz-fung watched from the sidelines at the Beijing Winter Olympics as a reserve skater, dreaming of one day joining the world’s best on the Olympic stage. That dream will become reality next month when he represents Hong Kong at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games. The Hong Kong Skating Union confirmed Kwok’s selection earlier this month, citing his “outstanding performance in the 500m event”, after the city had in December secured quota places in the men’s 1,000m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341055/roller-skates-olympic-ice-hongkonger-darren-kwoks-dream-runs-milano-cortina?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341055/roller-skates-olympic-ice-hongkonger-darren-kwoks-dream-runs-milano-cortina?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:10 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li China have named several Olympic champions in their squad for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games next month, including two foreign-born speed skaters who won gold medals for their countries of birth. The champions in the 124-strong team include skiers Eileen Gu and Xu Mengtao, snowboarder Su Yiming and figure skating pair Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. Also in the squad are South Korean-born Lin Xiaojun and Hungarian-born Liu Shaoang, who are both speed skaters and first-time... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3340990/china-name-eileen-gu-su-yiming-and-lin-xiaojun-powerhouse-winter-olympics-squad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3340990/china-name-eileen-gu-su-yiming-and-lin-xiaojun-powerhouse-winter-olympics-squad?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:15 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li A large number of Chinese football fans are expected to head to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this Saturday to support China’s under-23 team in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup final, following the team’s historic run at the tournament. China beat Vietnam 3-0 in Tuesday’s semi-final to reach the final for the first time, where they will face Japan. With many supporters choosing to travel to Saudi Arabia to watch the young team in person, on Chinese social media platform RedNote, fans have been posting photos of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3340851/china-football-fans-set-flock-saudi-arabia-support-under-23-team-asian-cup-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3340851/china-football-fans-set-flock-saudi-arabia-support-under-23-team-asian-cup-final?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:39:42 +0000 Ada Li,Paul McNamara Ada Li,Paul McNamara Wu Yongbo has pledged to finish this year’s Anta Guanjun Hong Kong 100 “Grand Sam” with no regrets, as the durable mainland China athlete prepares to defend the title he won 12 months ago. The “Grand Sam”, which was launched in 2023, is contested by athletes who compete in all three daunting trail races over the three-day event. It was christened in honour of Sam Tam, the first runner to sign up for the three-race option. It also sounds like saam, the Cantonese word for three. Wu will begin his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3340735/anta-guanjun-hong-kong-100-chinese-runner-wu-yongbo-vows-no-regrets-title-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3340735/anta-guanjun-hong-kong-100-chinese-runner-wu-yongbo-vows-no-regrets-title-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:35:31 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong speed skater Darren Kwok Tsz-fung said he was excited to finally race against the world’s elite when he competes at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina next month. Kwok, who served as a reserve at the 2022 Beijing Games four years ago, is one of two short-track speed skaters from the city to be selected for the Games in Italy. This will be the sixth time the city will compete at the highest level of winter sport. “When I met those top athletes back then, I could only dream of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3340719/hong-kong-short-track-speedskating-duo-secure-spots-milano-cortina-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3340719/hong-kong-short-track-speedskating-duo-secure-spots-milano-cortina-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:42:49 +0000