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- China’s strawweight champion has not fought since beating Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Fight of the Year last March
- ‘Thug Rose’ remains top choice with Carla Esparza next in line as fans await fight confirmation
Sarah Lee, Siobhan Haughey, Grace Lau and Vivian Kong all real medal challengers to make 2021 a great year for Hong Kong sport.
Sarah Lee, Siobhan Haughey, Grace Lau and Vivian Kong all real medal challengers to make 2021 a great year for Hong Kong sport.
The hope is that things will quickly get back to normal in 2021, but many Hong Kong staples are yet to be scheduled for the coming year.
The hope is that things will quickly get back to normal in 2021, but many Hong Kong staples are yet to be scheduled for the coming year.
It was a desperately difficult year for a swathe of the city’s sporting bodies. The main hope is that the damage 2020 inflicted on the local scene isn’t fatal.
It was a desperately difficult year for a swathe of the city’s sporting bodies. The main hope is that the damage 2020 inflicted on the local scene isn’t fatal.
Tokyo-bound Jessica Lee Hoi-yan, Michael Cheng Chun-leung, Grace Lau Mo-sheung, Thomas Heffernan Ho and Vivian Kong Man-wai reflect on athlete life in pandemic.
Tokyo-bound Jessica Lee Hoi-yan, Michael Cheng Chun-leung, Grace Lau Mo-sheung, Thomas Heffernan Ho and Vivian Kong Man-wai reflect on athlete life in pandemic.
Our annual top 10 list of SCMP Sport stories is released.
Our annual top 10 list of SCMP Sport stories is released.
UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili’s heroics in Fight of the Year front runner against Joanna Jedrzejczyk leads a strong surge from Chinese fighters in 2020.
UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili’s heroics in Fight of the Year front runner against Joanna Jedrzejczyk leads a strong surge from Chinese fighters in 2020.
In a tough year for sport, these athletes and officials pushed past Covid-19 to soar on and off the court.
In a tough year for sport, these athletes and officials pushed past Covid-19 to soar on and off the court.
Clout-chasing and trash-talking aside, will we really see Roy Jones Jnr vs Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao, or an ‘ultrafight’ with four Olympic golds on the line?
Clout-chasing and trash-talking aside, will we really see Roy Jones Jnr vs Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao, or an ‘ultrafight’ with four Olympic golds on the line?
ONE Championship and Rizin find ways to stage fights in Asia despite global pandemic, but UFC’s plans for Dana White’s Contender Series Asia on hold amid cloud of uncertainty.
ONE Championship and Rizin find ways to stage fights in Asia despite global pandemic, but UFC’s plans for Dana White’s Contender Series Asia on hold amid cloud of uncertainty.
In a sports calendar ravaged by the pandemic, tai chi masters still get knocked out, while there are trick golf shots, bicycle kicks and lots of smashed glass.
In a sports calendar ravaged by the pandemic, tai chi masters still get knocked out, while there are trick golf shots, bicycle kicks and lots of smashed glass.
China’s Yan Xiaonan, Japan’s Kanako Murata and Thailand’s Loma Lookboonmee waiting in the wings to follow – and challenge – UFC strawweight queen Zhang Weili.
China’s Yan Xiaonan, Japan’s Kanako Murata and Thailand’s Loma Lookboonmee waiting in the wings to follow – and challenge – UFC strawweight queen Zhang Weili.
Michael Jordan, Stephon Marbury, Andy Murray, Bruce Lee and Jose Mourinho among those who featured in the year’s best films and series on sport.
Michael Jordan, Stephon Marbury, Andy Murray, Bruce Lee and Jose Mourinho among those who featured in the year’s best films and series on sport.
Garry Tonon and Demetrious Johnson go for gold, as Aung La N Sang chases redemption – here’s what to look forward to in ONE Championship in 2021.
Garry Tonon and Demetrious Johnson go for gold, as Aung La N Sang chases redemption – here’s what to look forward to in ONE Championship in 2021.
Even in a year when few events have taken place, there have been highs and lows for the outdoor sports community in 2020.
Even in a year when few events have taken place, there have been highs and lows for the outdoor sports community in 2020.
NBA champion found himself while playing for the Beijing Ducks before heading back to the US to chase his dream.
NBA champion found himself while playing for the Beijing Ducks before heading back to the US to chase his dream.
What are the CrossFit stories that garnered the most attention in a tumultuous year, with CEO scandals and Covid-19.
What are the CrossFit stories that garnered the most attention in a tumultuous year, with CEO scandals and Covid-19.
It might not feel like it but there was still plenty of sporting action in the past 12 months – with the triumph and tragedies to match.
It might not feel like it but there was still plenty of sporting action in the past 12 months – with the triumph and tragedies to match.
Covid-19 may have put live K-pop performances on hold, but that didn’t stop BTS from smashing records in the US, Blackpink causing a stir with their outfits or Mr Trot sparking a trot revival in 2020
Covid-19 may have put live K-pop performances on hold, but that didn’t stop BTS from smashing records in the US, Blackpink causing a stir with their outfits or Mr Trot sparking a trot revival in 2020