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Jesse Yu on the training ground with Marco Lorenz (centre) and Leung Kwun-chung (right). Photo: Eastern
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong’s Yu wants second shot at Chinese football, but eyes other goals first

Jesse Yu is back at Eastern after a year with Shijiazhuang Gongfu, poised for Hong Kong clash with FC Seoul on Saturday.

Fashion

Delvaux CEO Jean-Marc Loubier on the new K11 Musea flagship

Chinese Basketball Association

Meet the Chinese teenager already being compared to NBA star Victor Wembanyama

So looks for luck as Top Dragon gets lightweight in Year Of The Horse Cup

Luckless in the Classic Mile, the Pierata galloper gets his chance from barrier one in Thursday’s feature.

Chris So has a smart team at Sha Tin on Thursday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Why is Harry Potter enemy Draco Malfoy trending ahead of the Year of the Horse?

Draco Malfoy’s Chinese name reflects how the character for ‘horse’ influences China’s language, culture, greetings, translations and more.

From fireworks to racing, how Hong Kong is celebrating the Year of the Horse

Here is your guide to events beginning on February 17 ushering in the new year.

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Seraph Gabriel continues on Derby trail as Eustace targets Sha Tin winners

Helene Supafeeling and Riding Together help strengthen the trainer’s hand on Thursday’s Lunar New Year card.

David Eustace at Happy Valley. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Kim completes remarkable comeback story with victory at LIV Golf Adelaide

After a decade away from the sport and battles with drugs and alcohol, Anthony Kim outduels Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau in Australia.

Birthday boy Ibrahim wants to have his Hong Kong Senior Shield cake and eat it too

Rangers striker Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim hoping to make up for the ‘real hurt’ of last year’s FA Cup final loss to Eastern.

China’s Spring Festival box office faces plot twist after 2025 smashed records

Home-grown films lead the charge but fail to meet the phenomenal success of last year’s Ne Zha 2, which attracted record-breaking crowds.

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Moviegoers walked past posters for 2025 blockbusters Ne Zha 2 and Captain America: Brave New World at a cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

Gu accuses Games bosses of ‘punishing excellence’ after reaching big air final

Chinese skier qualifies in second place despite not competing in event for four years, complains doing so hurts training time for halfpipe.

China’s Eileen Gu soars through the night sky during big air qualifiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP

In conversation: Artists Michele Chu and Nicholas Wong on grief and intimacy

The Hong Kong artists fuse poetry, performance and design to explore grief, intimacy and identity – and reveal raw creative truths.

Editorial | Growing Hong Kong sporting culture means beating booking touts

Beating Hong Kong’s notorious booking touts is necessary to improve access and ensure a thriving sports culture develops.

Lui continues great 2026 as Atzeni and Cruz also secure doubles at Sha Tin

Amazing Partners and Turquoise Velocity hand veteran handler a double as his stable’s top form rolls on.

Francis Lui and jockey Keith Yeung at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Stormy Grove a potential late Derby entrant after barnstorming win for Lor

Connections of Australian import could pay up to put him in the mix for Hong Kong’s most coveted race next month.

Harry Bentley boots home Stormy Grove at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Boycott averted, India and Pakistan set for T20 World Cup blockbuster

Two teams will clash in Colombo on Sunday, but as a recent sporting contest it has been remarkably one-sided.

Style according to … Paris-born, New York-based designer Joseph Altuzarra

From Rosalía on repeat, and skincare by Dr. Barbara Sturm and CeraVe, to New York hotspots, and chic hotels in Paris and Tennessee.

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Fownes feeling Sky high as he draws level with Newnham after Sha Tin double

Four-time championship winner celebrates 1,200th Hong Kong winner while keeping in touch with premiership leader.

Sky Trust sticks his neck out at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Man City, Juventus ‘exploring summer options’ over Hong Kong Football Festival

Other English, Italian and German sides also said to be interested, as rival promoters battle to stage matches at Kai Tak Stadium.

Who wins at Sha Tin? Audacious Pursuit can run them down for Fownes

Owen Goulding runs through his tips ahead of a competitive ten-race card.

Word on the StrEAT: 6 F&B power couples on what love looks like after service

Penicillin’s Agung and Laura Prabowo, Dieci’s Paolo Olivieri and Hanna Lee, and more on married life, work and everything in between.

Pandan Man co-founders Brian Kwan (right) and Caroline Yuen are among Hong Kong’s F&B power couples who share space at work and home. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong skier Eloise King intent on ‘finding the rhythm’ on her Olympics debut

The 21-year-old has gone from family ski trips to becoming a city flag bearer and competing in the women’s slalom at the highest level.

Eloise King at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, where she finished 13th in the slalom – the best result by a Hong Kong skier. Photo: SF&OC

SCMP Best Bets: Audacious Pursuit can give them the slip at Sha Tin

Hong Kong cycling head coach Dagorne plans legacy goals after signing new deal

Frenchman wants to create booming city cycling department, raises doubts over future of sprint coach.

Fans joke that China’s wait for Winter Olympics gold is ‘like passing the parcel’

Sun Long’s speedskating silver was just the fourth medal of the Games for Chinese delegation, with gold still remaining out of reach.

China’s Sun Long (left) holds his silver medal alongside champion Jens Van’t Wout and bronze medallist Rim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters

Meet Bad Bunny’s brother, Bernie Martínez Ocasio – who works as a model

Bad Bunny is making headlines for his historic Super Bowl halftime performance – his brother Bernie, decked in H&M, was there to support him.

Bad Bunny’s brother, Bernie Martínez Ocasio, walked the runway for Willy Chavarria’s spring/summer 2026 collection, Huron, in Paris. Photos: TNS; @mcbernie/Instagram

New tech, engaging younger fans crucial to racing’s future, Jockey Club boss says

Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges hails Riyadh discussions on the sport ‘a huge success’.

Video | Hong Kong alpine skier competes in 2026 Winter Olympics

The 21-year-old alpine skier is among six athletes competing in Italy as part of Hong Kong’s largest Winter Olympics delegation in history.

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Sport & Sporting Events
The latest news on sports, including football, basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, esports, the Olympics and other major sporting events around the world. Also covers famous sports personalities, plus stories on sports clubs, associations and sports governing and regulatory bodies.