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Marina Lamplough’s Hong Kong teammates rush to congratulate her on a fine boundary catch. Photo: Cricket Association of Hong Kong, China

Cricket

Hong Kong’s plan to grow ‘skeletal’ women’s cricket talent pool, challenge elite

City team beat Malaysia but bigger tests to come with Asian Games qualification on the line this month at seven-team tournament.

Ex-China gymnast ‘regains dignity’ after paying off family’s debt via social media

Royal Ascot needs Ka Ying Rising, but the world’s best horse does not need it

Other Sport

Visually impaired Hongkonger ready for challenge of making Hyrox debut in city

Max Lam will compete in mixed doubles alongside guide runner Aileen Wong, with pair sharing workout stations after three months of training.

Max Lam (left) will make his Hyrox debut in Saturday’s mixed doubles format alongside his event partner and guide runner Aileen Wong. Photo: Elson Li
Max Lam (left) will make his Hyrox debut in Saturday’s mixed doubles format alongside his event partner and guide runner Aileen Wong. Photo: Elson Li

Racing

Yiu rates Voyage Bubble ‘doubtful’ to defend Champions & Chater Cup crown

The six-time Group One hero is unlikely to race again this season as he undergoes further treatment on a capped elbow.

Football

Hong Kong football poised for Asean Cup windfall, China and India set to compete

City team could bank US$300,000 from winning second tier of inaugural tournament, Fifa invites China and India to play in first division.

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International Rugby

Australia legend Hooper tips old boss to inspire New Zealand World Cup challenge

Brilliant former flanker anticipating his ex-Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie turning All Blacks into ‘dangerous’ unit for global showpiece.

Fraser Dingwall crosses for England in a defeat for New Zealand last November that would prove Scott Robertson’s penultimate match in charge. Photo: AP
Fraser Dingwall crosses for England in a defeat for New Zealand last November that would prove Scott Robertson’s penultimate match in charge. Photo: AP

Hong Kong

Hong Kong triathlon star following blueprint for success in Asian Games quest

Oscar Coggins sticking to ploy that delivered National Games medal as he eyes defining Triathlon World Cup performance in Chengdu.

Racing

Newnham continues march towards trainers’ championship, Teetan scores double

Australian trainer maintains place at top of the tree after Notthesillyone’s defiant victory.

Football

Iran FA chief wants Fifa guarantee country’s special forces will not be insulted

Mehdi Taj, who turned back from Canadian border over ‘disrespectful treatment’, says the assurance is needed for the team to take part.

Iran are marked absent as Fifa secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom (fourth from front left) conducts the roll call during the Fifa Congress in Vancouver last week. Photo: AP

Golf

Jon Rahm doesn’t see ‘many ways out’ of lucrative multi-year LIV Golf deal

The Spaniard also said he has settled his long-running dispute with DP World Tour that allows him to play on the European circuit this year.

Jon Rahm (right) won the LIV Golf Mexico City event at Club de Golf Chapultepec in April. Photo: AP
Jon Rahm (right) won the LIV Golf Mexico City event at Club de Golf Chapultepec in April. Photo: AP

Football

Hong Kong football legend’s backing for U22 league but wants more games on grass

Helio Goncalves combining key role in Eastern District’s stingy defence with managing Premier League club’s emerging players.

HK Sevens

‘Indian kid’ who plays rugby for Hong Kong wants to be role model he didn’t have

Hongkonger Shiven Dukhande has grown with rugby through New Zealand and the United States, and now hopes to make the Asian Games team.

Other Sport

Snooker’s Olympics push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions

Governing body head says IOC ‘has got eyes on our sport’; meanwhile, Shaun Murphy says Britain’s youngsters must work harder to match China.

China’s Wu Yize beat Shaun Murphy in a dramatic final on Monday to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Zhao Xintong, who became Asia’s first world champion 12 months ago. Photo: Xinhua

Racing

SCMP Best Bets: Light Years Glory can be out of this world at Sha Tin

SCMP Best Bets: Light Years Glory can be out of this world at Sha Tin

Other Sport

Chinese Taipei player victim of ‘inappropriate contact’ at major table tennis event

Cheng I-ching is self-ruled island’s top-ranked player at the tournament in London, but has not played since it began last week.

Football

Hong Kong set for Fifa Asean Cup Cambodia and Brunei battles

City team will reportedly vie for promotion as hosts in first edition of new competition, six sides to fight for Division 1 berth.

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Football

Who keeps the floodlights on in Hong Kong football’s financial black hole?

Burning cash and sharing pitches with the public, city’s teams are ill-equipped to play in mainland China and resistant to forcing change.

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Outdoor

F1 star Bottas among those embracing fast-growing sport of gravel riding

Thirty-four cyclists competed in the first edition of Dirty Kanza in 2006 – this year 5,000 riders started the race, now renamed Unbound Gravel, with many more left out.

Health & Wellness

Profile | Hong Kong Macau Grand Prix star on using her pain to drive herself forwards

Vivian Siu went through a ‘dark time’ after her mother died of cancer. But the Hong Kong native got her life back on track, became a racing-car driver and in 2023 made history at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix.

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Outdoor

From street culture to Paris Games: how Japan’s skateboarding youth turned tide

Children as young as six can be seen zipping up ramps and grinding down rails at skate parks all over the country, with instructors teaching tricks while parents wait patiently nearby.

Skateboarding in Japan has risen in popularity and they are expected to dominate the sport at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AFP
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Ka Ying Rising secures 20th consecutive win

Ka Ying Rising secured a record-extending 20th victory in the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize at the Sha Tin racecourse on April 26, 2026.
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AI ping-pong robot beats top human players

Sony AI autonomous robot Ace returns a shot back against its human opponent, table tennis player Yamato Kawamata, during a match in December 2025, as seen in this photograph released on April 22, 2026. Sony AI/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
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