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A side-by-side comparison highlights the striking resemblance between Li Yize (left) and Zhang Hanbo. Photo: CBA

Basketball

Basketball fans outraged as China player faces allegations of age, identity fraud

Chinese Basketball Association to investigate after striking resemblance between Li Yize and a player who has disappeared is pointed out.

China’s Li Haotong survives tummy bug to enter Masters’ finale 4 shots off lead

Canada Olympic star Williams plans on ‘having a ‘blast’ at Hong Kong Sevens

Racing

SCMP Best Bets: Endued can show his quality at Sha Tin

SCMP Best Bets: Endued can show his quality at Sha Tin

Hong Kong

Hong Kong-born gymnast leading quest to turn Singapore into elite hub

Riley Lee launches academy aimed at closing gap on global powerhouses and preventing disenchantment that saw her quit.

Racing

Bentley tees up two good chances in Smart Golf and Elite Golf at Sha Tin

British jockey lines up series of smart mounts as he looks to drive them home on Sunday.

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Racing

Kingscote hopes lightweight ride will be a Force: ‘it’s worth doing hopefully’

British jockey will get down to 117lb to ride Ricky Yiu’s progressive galloper in Sunday’s Class Two feature at Sha Tin.

Richard Kingscote guides Rising Force to victory last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Richard Kingscote guides Rising Force to victory last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Football

Champions-elect Kitchee out to prove they are city’s best despite cup final flop

Team closing on club’s 13th Premier League title and first since 2023, in Inigo Calderon’s maiden season in charge.

Golf

Rory McIlroy in total command at the Masters, takes 6-shot lead into the weekend

Defending champion birdies six of final seven holes to move to 12-under par overall, with Patrick Reed and Sam Burns tied for second.

Rugby

Ex-Wales flanker Parks on ‘dark thoughts’ and going Pole to Pole with Will Smith

Forced to retire from rugby, the Welshman emerged from a period of introspection as an adventurer, polar explorer and guide to Hollywood’s A-list.

Already an established explorer, Richard Parks (left) worked alongside Hollywood superstar Will Smith in his Pole to Pole film. Photo: Nat Geo TV

China

China police detain and fine man behind cyberbullying of Olympian Quan Hongchan

31-year-old surnamed Xu given 10 days’ detention and fined by police over his role in repeated harassment of teenager.

Quan Hongchan was the subject of repeated insults from Xu, according to police. Photo: Xinhua
Quan Hongchan was the subject of repeated insults from Xu, according to police. Photo: Xinhua

Football

Children’s tournament at centre of latest match-fixing scandal in China football

Governing body bans four adults, launches investigation after teams trying to avoid winning score six own goals between them in under-10s game.

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Football

Bayern, Villa clash one of 3 matches set for feast of football in Hong Kong

Star strikers Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Lautaro Martinez could all be heading to city in August, but only if their countries flop at World Cup.

Hong Kong

Decorated Hong Kong swimmer Ho eyes Asian Games joy, but PhD defence comes first

Mechanical engineering student Ian Ho aiming to build on historic National Games gold when he travels to regional version in September.

In November, Ian Ho became the first Hong Kong man to win swimming gold at a National Games. Photo: Elson Li

Golf

Rory McIlroy claims share of early lead in hunt for back-to-back Masters wins

Defending champion shoots 5-under-par 67 to sit on top of leaderboard alongside Sam Burns after first round in Augusta.

Rory McIlroy walks off the 17th green during the first round of the Masters.Photo: Getty Images
Rory McIlroy walks off the 17th green during the first round of the Masters.Photo: Getty Images

Formula One (F1)

Hainan hopes to make F1 race its ‘core engine’ as it builds ‘automotive culture’

Project would include a circuit and racing training schools, but F1 body says there no plans to stage more than one grand prix in China.

Other Sport

Table tennis star Fan Zhendong skips China’s World Team Championships title defence

National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances.

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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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OPINION
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Opinion | From flights of fancy to reality, National Games paves way for a bright future

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