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Women’s Asian Cup: record crowds mask old issues of gender, wealth inequality
While attendance figures have been impressive, on the pitch the gap between the continent’s traditional powers and the rest remains stark.
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Italy’s Azzurri face Fifa World Cup play-off again amid other sports’ success
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Hong Kong’s Haughey wins gold, silver at China Open, McEvoy breaks world record
20 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
China
Ma Long feted by Hong Kong crowd as China great attracts thrilled audience
Six-time Olympic champion table tennis player appears at Polytechnic University panel event and then trades shots with university players.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
Fans capture the moment as Ma Long plays table tennis at Polytechnic University. Photo: Elson Li
Football
Fifa boss got 33% bonus rise after Club World Cup in US$6 million pay deal
Football’s world body announces details of Gianni Infantino’s salary as part of transparency reforms passed on day he was elected in 2016.
20 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong cycling hope discovers ‘different world’ after jittery World Cup debut
Talented Ma Yik-fei in city team pursuit squad for Asian Track Cycling Championships, aiming to learn from tough first senior race in Perth.
20 Mar 2026 - 7:45PM
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Ronnie O’Sullivan makes snooker history with highest-ever break of 153 in China
Seven-time world champion, who obtained Hong Kong residency in 2024, achieves feat during 5-0 win over Ryan Day at World Open in Yushan.
20 Mar 2026 - 11:28PM
Britain’s Ronnie O’Sullivan plays a shot during Frame 1 of his match against Ryan Day of Wales at the Snooker World Open in Yushan on Friday. Photo: AFP
Football
Football chiefs stopping bidding process to host 2031, 2035 Asian Cups
Several countries including Australia, Japan and South Korea had thrown their hats into the ring to stage both of the football tournaments.
20 Mar 2026 - 3:03PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong triathlete set to withdraw during World Cup race in China
Robin Elg will pull out of Haikou event after swim and bike legs, as coach calls for signs of progress from squad following altitude camp.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
Football
Australia coach believes team able to ‘adapt’ in final against Japan
Saturday’s match at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium is a repeat of the 2014 and 2018 deciders, both of which the Matildas lost 1-0.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:30PM
Football
Hong Kong coach eyeing life-changing role ahead of Nepal and India clashes
Roberto Losada navigating difficulties as he finalises latest squad but keen to win race for permanent post.
20 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
Roberto Losada acknowledges supporters before the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup first leg back in December. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Football
Iran ‘boycotting’ United States but not World Cup: football federation chief
Mehdi Taj says his country ‘will be preparing for the World Cup’, with Mexico’s leader saying her country was prepared to host Iran’s matches.
19 Mar 2026 - 11:00PM
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China
Haughey wins 100m freestyle at China Open, Tang breaks own Asian record twice
Siobhan Haughey leads from start to finish in Shenzhen, while China’s Tang breaks women’s 50m breaststroke time in heats and in the final.
19 Mar 2026 - 10:37PM
Other Sport
Asian Games athletes to stay on cruise ship, in wooden huts for ‘unique experience’
Half of the 15,000 athletes and officials will live in the temporary quarters during the Games, which start in Aichi-Nagoya on September 19.
19 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
Football
Messi scores 900th career goal in Inter Milan match, joins Ronaldo in elite club
Argentine World Cup winner reaches landmark in 1,142nd appearance for club and country, almost 100 games fewer than the Portuguese.
19 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi (middle) scores his 1,000th goal in a Concacaf Champions Cup match against Nashville SC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Racing
Etches chases Derby dream with Ibis after close second 33 years ago
Long-time Jockey Club member hopes to go one better in city’s biggest race more than three decades on from his narrow defeat.
19 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Racing
Lor and Ting relaxed despite wide draws for Numbers and Little Paradise in Derby
Key contenders will break from barriers 13 and 10 respectively in the city’s most coveted race at Sha Tin on Sunday.
19 Mar 2026 - 5:14PM
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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.
20 Jul 2024 - 2:12PM
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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.
24 Jun 2024 - 3:08PM
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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.
31 May 2024 - 11:30AM
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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.
4 Jul 2024 - 3:32PM
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No Calandagan leaves Hong Kong Cup wanting, but HKIR fields still excite
27 Nov 2025 - 6:32PM
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What Hong Kong’s next football coach must do differently from Westwood
26 Nov 2025 - 9:33AM
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From flights of fancy to reality, National Games paves way for a bright future
22 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM
Nicholas Fang
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Singapore minister’s comments a reminder that emotions can run very high in sport
22 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
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