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Armand Duplantis celebrates breaking the world record for the 15th time last week. Photo: Reuters

Sport

Fear of failure still drives Duplantis despite 15 world records, Olympic golds

Swedish pole vault great aiming for fourth World Athletics Indoor Championships title in Poland on Saturday.

Newnham dominates Valley with five-timer while Atzeni scores four-timer

Hong Kong padel players eye Asian Games selection as FIP Bronze event gets under way

Football

Japan thrash South Korea 4-1 to set up Women’s Asian Cup final with Australia

Coach Nils Nielsen says his side have played better despite their utterly dominant performance in Sydney.

Japan’s Saki Kumagai (left) and Riko Ueki celebrate beating South Korea in their Women’s Asian Cup semi-final in Sydney. Photo: AFP
Japan’s Saki Kumagai (left) and Riko Ueki celebrate beating South Korea in their Women’s Asian Cup semi-final in Sydney. Photo: AFP

Racing

Calandagan and Masquerade Ball headline overseas entries for Champions Day

A total of 23 individual Group One winners feature among nominations released by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the showpiece meeting.

Football

Women’s Asian Cup: China coach says team on right track despite last 4 heartache

Ante Milicic says ‘brave’ team evolving ahead of next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Japan face South Korea in second semi-final on Wednesday.

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Racing

Hong Kong Jockey Club signs ‘2 cities, 3 racecourses’ deal with Guangzhou tourism

Sides agree to develop horse-themed tourism in Greater Bay Area and link racecourses across region in memorandum of understanding.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club expects to start racing at Conghua Racecourse in October. Illustration: HKJC
The Hong Kong Jockey Club expects to start racing at Conghua Racecourse in October. Illustration: HKJC

Racing

SCMP Best Bets: Rainbow Seven can be too flashy at Happy Valley

Golf

LIV Golf South Africa: Southern Guards GC excited about playing in front of home fans

The tournament marks the circuit’s debut in Africa, while return of Phil Mickelson adds relegation battle subplot for crowd in Johannesburg.

Football

Women’s Asian Cup: Kerr’s stunner sends Australia into final, knocks China out

Matildas captain strikes semi-final winner from an ‌acute angle to send hosts through, Japan or South Korea await in final.

China’s players gesture to their supporters after the Women’s Asian Cup semi-final against Australia in Perth on Tuesday. Photo: AP

China

Chinese race official gets 1-year ban after mistakenly pushing winner off course

Sheng Xueli was leading the 2026 Chongqing Wanzhou Marathon by a fair distance when he was mistaken for a half-marathon competitor.

The winner of the 2026 Chongqing Wanzhou Marathon, Sheng Xueli, was stopped and diverted just before the finish line on Sunday. Photo: handout
The winner of the 2026 Chongqing Wanzhou Marathon, Sheng Xueli, was stopped and diverted just before the finish line on Sunday. Photo: handout

Football

Malaysia out of Asian Cup race after AFC overturns wins, hands down US$50,000 fine

Malaysia punished for fielding ineligible players; wins over Nepal and Vietnam converted into 3-0 forfeits.

Racing

Teetan looking forward to quality book of rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday

Mauritian jockey has strong hand at city circuit headlined by Young Champion.

Football

Iran ‘negotiating’ with Fifa over moving World Cup games to Mexico: embassy

Country’s participation in this summer’s tournament thrown into doubt by US and Israel attacks and Donald Trump’s threats.

Mexico attempts to set a new Guinness World Record for the world’s largest football lesson as part of efforts to promote the country ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Photo: Reuters

Other Sport

Wada takes next step in fight with US, could ban Trump from World Cup, LA Games

Locked in a years-long fight over funding with the United States, the World Anti-Doping Agency is not backing down.

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s Witold Banka addresses the opening ceremony of the sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport. Photo: EPA
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s Witold Banka addresses the opening ceremony of the sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport. Photo: EPA

Basketball

China qualify for Women’s Basketball World Cup, but ‘want to be a better team’

Gong Luming’s side qualify before beating Czech Republic for third win of play-in tournament in Wuhan but he says ‘tougher tests lie ahead’.

Football

AFC has received no notification from Iran on World Cup withdrawal

Sports minister said it was impossible for the players to participate in the tournament after the US launched air strikes alongside ⁠Israel.

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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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Iranian footballers granted asylum by Australia

An undated and unplaced photo released by Australia's Department of Home Affairs shows Home Affairs minister Tony Burke (3/R) with five Iranian women football players who applied for asylum after competing in the Women's Asia Cup tournament being played in Australia. Australia has granted asylum to some of Iran's visiting women's football team over fears they faced persecution at home for not singing the national anthem before a match, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday. (Photo by HANDOUT / AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS / AFP) / ----EDITORS NOTE ----RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS" NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Ukrainian sumo star eyes top title in Japan

Aonishiki Arata, who fled the Ukraine war in 2022, has won 2 Japanese grand tournament titles back-to-back
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