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Bailee Brown produces Hong Kong’s best finish so far as Asian Beach Games return
Triathlete finishes fifth in individual aquathlon on second day of competition at the eight-sport event in Sanya on Hainan Island.
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ITTF
Table tennis player Fang registers to play for Kazakhstan, Zhang announces return
22 Apr 2026 - 4:02PM
World Snooker
Zhao values becoming first Chinese player to win Triple Crown over defending world title
16 Apr 2026 - 11:30PM
Quan Hongchan
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.
10 Apr 2026 - 10:16PM
Quan Hongchan was the subject of repeated insults from Xu, according to police. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF
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.
9 Apr 2026 - 11:00PM
Doxxing and cyberbullying
China authorities probing ‘malicious’ cyberbullying of diving star Quan Hongchan
Investigation comes after Olympic champion reveals she had sustained online abuse, including from group that reportedly includes teammates.
9 Apr 2026 - 8:00AM
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ITTF
Chinese star Wang admits he is trying to emulate stability provided by Ma, Fan
The 25-year-old was thrust into leadership role for the national table tennis team after the veterans withdrew from world rankings in 2024.
8 Apr 2026 - 5:30PM
Wang Chuqin won the ITTF World Cup in Macau last week after being the only Chinese male player in the last eight. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF
Close friends Wang and Zhao eye London reunion after both win titles on same day
Wang Chuqin secured his maiden table tennis World Cup crown hours before Zhao Xintong claimed snooker’s Tour Championship.
7 Apr 2026 - 10:00PM
Mainland China
China finish top of medal table at 2026 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup
Team of rising stars and Olympic champions secured three golds, two silvers and three bronzes, with 15-year-old Ke Qinqin the standout gymnast.
7 Apr 2026 - 7:00PM
World Snooker
Chinese snooker star Zhao hopes to take winning run into World Championship
A win for 29-year-old, who made Players Series history on Sunday, would see him become the first player to defend his title at the Crucible.
6 Apr 2026 - 9:00PM
ITTF
Sun makes table tennis history with World Cup three-peat, Wang wins men’s crown
Sun Yingsha becomes just second player to win three consecutive singles titles with victory in Macau, while Wang Chuqin claims his first.
5 Apr 2026 - 11:34PM
Sun Yingsha celebrates beating compatriot Wang Manyu in the women’s singles final at the ITTF World Cup in Macau. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF
Sun and Wang battle into World Cup semi-finals on day of upsets in Macau
World No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin fight back to keep China’s hopes of double title triumph alive.
5 Apr 2026 - 12:12AM
ITTF
Wang beats Lebrun, keeps China’s ITTF World Cup hopes alive
Wang Chuqin is the only Chinese player through to quarter-finals of men’s singles in Macau.
3 Apr 2026 - 10:48PM
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
China under-16 women’s team beat hosts France for second win in invitational event
Chinese have two wins from two matches in six-team Montaigu Cup, and are second in standings behind Japan, who are also unbeaten.
2 Apr 2026 - 10:13PM
World Snooker
China’s snooker world No 1 Bai Yulu hopes more girls will emulate her journey
In a state media interview, 22-year-old world champion calls herself ‘clumsy bird’ who owes her success to practice rather than any ‘genius’.
2 Apr 2026 - 8:00PM
Bai Yulu says she trained 8-10 hours daily during her childhood and still trains rigorously today as a world champion. Photo: AFP
ITTF
Hong Kong’s Doo ousted from World Cup by China’s Wang in ‘wonderful match’
Exit of city’s No 1 women’s player follows that of only teammate Lam Siu-hang the previous night, while world No 8 moves into last 16.
1 Apr 2026 - 8:00PM
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
China football team sucker-punched by early goals in wake-up call against Cameroon
Defeat to higher-ranked ‘Indomitable Lions’ in Fifa Series in Melbourne comes four days after win over World Cup-bound Curacao.
31 Mar 2026 - 10:13PM
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ITTF World Cup: Hong Kong’s Doo edges Polish rival before clash with world No 8
Doo is city’s only hope left in Macau tournament after teammate Lam Siu-hang is knocked out after losing to Alexis Lebrun of France.
31 Mar 2026 - 7:56PM
Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem beat Natalia Bajor of Poland, ranked 23 places below her, over 40 minutes at the ITTF World Cup in Macau on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
WNBA
Chinese city to be named among 7 host cities for new basketball league Project B
Co-founder of women’s and men’s event that begins in November says the identities of four more cities will be unveiled in the next few weeks.
30 Mar 2026 - 3:27PM
2026 Olympic Winter Games
Chinese Winter Olympic champs Ning Zhongyan, Wang Xindi to play league football
Speed skating history maker and aerials skiing ace will play for Harbin and Shenyang respectively in Northeast Super League.
28 Mar 2026 - 10:40AM
ITTF
ITTF World Cup: Hong Kong’s Lam Siu-hang to take injured Lin Shidong’s Macau spot
Veteran gains entry as highest-ranked losing quarter-finalist at Asian Cup in February; Doo Hoi-kem is city’s only women’s player in field.
27 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
Fifa
Lower-ranked China give World Cup-bound Curacao wake-up call in Fifa Series match
The smallest nation to ever qualify for the finals were playing first match under a new head coach, while fellow debutants Cabo Verde also lose.
27 Mar 2026 - 5:30PM
Curacao’s Tahiti Chong (centre) is tackled by Wang Yudong of China in their Fifa Series match at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on Friday. Photo: EPA
Marathons
Humans, robots to run together again at Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon: organisers
More than 300 humanoid machines representing at least 100 company and university teams will compete in the race on April 19 in Beijing E-Town.
26 Mar 2026 - 8:06PM
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Marathons
Chengdu marathon bans woman who did splits mid-race, man who hoarded energy gel
Organisers of last weekend’s race, which drew 35,000 runners from 37 countries and regions, also punished two runners who swapped bibs.
25 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Olympic diving champ Zhang Jiaqi defends career switch, says she needs ‘new job’
Retired diver’s live stream e-commerce venture is met with criticism, but she says gaining ‘economic freedom’ would be ‘the greatest freedom’.
25 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
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