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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.
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Chinese Taipei player victim of ‘inappropriate contact’ at major table tennis event
5 May 2026 - 9:00PM
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.
5 May 2026 - 7:30PM
Hong Kong clashing with Cambodia during a Hong Kong Stadium friendly in October 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee
China
Meet Wu Yize, the snooker world champion marking game’s ‘golden era in China’
The 22-year-old’s win at the sport’s ‘spiritual home’ has propelled him to superstardom, shines spotlight on his parents’ role in his success.
5 May 2026 - 5:30PM
Football
China fans: why pay to watch a World Cup we’re not in, can get for free online?
Chinese fans back state broadcaster in battle with Fifa over TV rights, with poor kick-off times and bad national team hurting interest.
5 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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Racing
Bowman looks to strike at Sha Tin before partnering Japanese raider in Group One
Australian jockey buoyed by opportunity to ride overseas contender when he seeks third victory in the Champions and Chater Cup.
5 May 2026 - 5:01PM
Aurora Patch, ridden by Hugh Bowman, wins at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan
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China’s Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship for first time in dramatic final
The 22-year-old from Lanzhou becomes second Chinese winner in a row, and second-youngest winner after Stephen Hendry did it at age 21 in 1990.
5 May 2026 - 10:10AM
Other Sport
New star Paul Seixas to race Tour de France at 19, with a whole country watching
Cycling prodigy, youngest rider to take part in the race in 89 years, is regarded as best hope of becoming first French winner since 1985.
5 May 2026 - 10:00AM
Tennis
Coleman Wong told to ‘be like Sinner’ in back-to-back ATP Challenger title quest
There is no rest for the 21-year-old after his maiden triumph on Sunday, with the tour staying in mainland China and heading to Wuxi this week.
5 May 2026 - 8:13AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s men, women make solid start to World Team Table Tennis Championships
Men beat North Korea 3-0 in first knockout stage, while women labour to 3-2 victory over Wales in London.
5 May 2026 - 6:00AM
Members of Hong Kong’s table tennis squad (from left) Baldwin Chan Ho-wah, Wong Chun-ting, Doo Hoi-kem, Ng Wing-lam and Su Tsz-tung pose for a photo ahead of the World Team Championships. Photo: Eugene Lee
Football
Fifa faces World Cup broadcast crisis after India’s low offer, no China decision
Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual.
5 May 2026 - 12:42AM
Formula One (F1)
Mercedes F1 boss hopes Italian public are fair to ‘superstars’ Antonelli, Sinner
Toto Wolff wary of Italy’s World Cup failure adding to hype around driver, who has become first Italian to win three straight races since 1952.
4 May 2026 - 9:24PM
Football
Dutch league avoids chaos as court dismisses lawsuit over Indonesia passport
NAC Breda had contested 6-0 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles, whose defender Dean James was part of Indonesia’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
4 May 2026 - 9:06PM
Racing
Exciting trainers’ championship finale looms as Hayes flags Ka Ying experiment
This season’s title battle looks set to eclipse Francis Lui’s dramatic last-gasp win two years ago.
4 May 2026 - 6:30PM
Caspar Fownes celebrates a Happy Valley four-timer last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan
People
Pitch perfect diplomacy? North Korean footballers head to South Korea
The visit by Naegohyang Women’s FC to South Korea’s Suwon for a competitive match does not signal a thaw in inter-Korea ties, analysts say.
4 May 2026 - 7:05PM
Racing
Newnham bids to extend title lead with strong squad assembled for Sha Tin dirt
Australian trainer aims to continue his all-weather success this term with five runners on Wednesday night.
5 May 2026 - 12:43PM
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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
Health & Wellness
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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
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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
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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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