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Andreas Preuss (right) with new signing Fan Zhendong and German table tennis legend Timo Boll. Photo: Handout
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China star Fan Zhendong’s new manager ‘excited for the future’ in Dusseldorf

Olympic champion will join Bundesliga team in July after successful stint at 1. FC Saarbrucken, which included a historic treble.

Quan Hongchan

China diving star Quan in Asian Games scare after injury rules her out of trials

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World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals switch leaves Hong Kong table tennis bosses facing ‘challenging task’

ITTF

Fan Zhendong set for ‘new challenges’ after helping German club to first title

Table tennis star leads 1. FC Saarbrücken to their maiden Bundesliga championship in his final match but now joins team he helps defeat.

Fan Zhendong contributed his second point to the 3-1 win by beating Borussia Dusseldorf's Kanak Jha in Frankfurt on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Fan Zhendong contributed his second point to the 3-1 win by beating Borussia Dusseldorf's Kanak Jha in Frankfurt on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey wraps up Mare Nostrum Swim Tour with gold, silver

Swimmer will finish off European leg of her ‘race as training’ preparations for Asian Games in late June before returning to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates

More medals, records for Hong Kong on final day of Asian U-20 athletics event

City win one silver, one bronze and set two more Hong Kong records as China top medal table at end of four-day meet at Kai Tak Sports Park.

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Chinese table tennis stars Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu finish undergraduate studies

Olympic champions graduate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will head to Tsinghua University to pursue master’s degrees in sports studies.

Sun Yingsha (left) and Wang Manyu (right) took graduation photos with faculty as members of the undergraduate class of 2019 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Photo: Weibo
Sun Yingsha (left) and Wang Manyu (right) took graduation photos with faculty as members of the undergraduate class of 2019 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Photo: Weibo
Wu Yanni

China’s ‘teen beauty’ wins 100m hurdles at Asian U20 Championships in record time

Zhang Keyi falls short of her personal best, targets Asian Games later this year up against fellow high-profile hurdlers such as Wu Yanni.

Swimming

Japan bans photos at beach volleyball over voyeurism; China swimsuit mum could sue

Women’s safety behind Japanese decision while woman who suffered wardrobe malfunction in Shanghai wants dissemination of her photos stopped.

Swimming

China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction

The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.

Another athlete, surnamed Zhang, condemned the “inappropriate photography” at the 2026 Xing-Quan Dishui Lake Swim-Crossing Challenge on her social media. Photo: Shanghai Traithlon Club
ITTF

East gets West: surprising friendship between Chinese and German table tennis stars

Players bonded away from the table, with China’s Olympic champion described as being sensitive, open-minded and always looking to learn.

Timo Boll and Fan Zhendong attend a Champions League football match in Dortmund. Photo: Timo Boll
Timo Boll and Fan Zhendong attend a Champions League football match in Dortmund. Photo: Timo Boll
Japan

Top baseball boss resigns after arrest amid ChatGPT-assisted child welfare report

Shinnosuke Abe, the manager of Yomiuri Giants, accused of forcing 18-year-old daughter to floor while trying to solve fight between siblings.

World Athletics Championships

Meet Yan Ziyi, Chinese teen who ‘cannot give up’ and is taking javelin by storm

After throwing the second-best distance in history, the Ningbo native made no secret of her targets: the Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.

Hyrox

Hong Kong NGO helping to break down fitness barriers for those with special needs

IncluFit recently partners running club to host charity run, supports visually impaired athletes to take part at Hong Kong Hyrox.

IncluFit was started by personal trainer Aileen Wong (middle), who said she experienced exclusion after moving to Hong Kong, and wanted to help those who faced barriers. Photo: Elson Li
Swimming

Enhanced Games: Gkolomeev ‘beats’ 50m freestyle world record at drug-fuelled contest

All other competitors fall short at event with performance-enhancing substances backed by billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jnr.

Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to beat a world record at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to beat a world record at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP
New Zealand

Suspected sea lion bite halts New Zealand surfing event

A photographer shooting the World Surf League was bitten on the foot while in the water.

World Athletics Championships

China teen shatters Asian javelin record, goes close to world’s best

Yan Ziyi’s throw at Xiamen Diamond League meet would have easily won gold at Paris Olympics; marathoner Feng Peiyou wins Asian Games spot.

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World Athletics Championships

Olympic champion Russell overcomes mental hurdles to inch closer to world record

Karsten Warholm, Cordell Tinch, Alison dos Santos and Ryan Crouser are all part of an elite field at the Diamond League event in Xiamen.

Masai Russell (centre), here competing in Zhejiang Province in May, is hoping to break the 100m hurdles world record in Saturday’s Xiamen Diamond League event. Photo: Xinhua
Masai Russell (centre), here competing in Zhejiang Province in May, is hoping to break the 100m hurdles world record in Saturday’s Xiamen Diamond League event. Photo: Xinhua
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Every dog has its day: stray puppy steals show at Chinese university sports event

Student runner broke the 3,000-metre race record with the fluffy campus resident guiding her to victory like a professional pacer.

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Water sports

Hong Kong outrigger canoeists pass Kaiwi Solo test where ‘you cannot see a thing’

Alex Hunter and Ekaterina Lukyanets get through 51km race in Hawaii across one of the most demanding open-water crossings in the sport.

Water sports

Hong Kong’s ‘energy, global influence’ key to attracting SailGP, Coutts says

Event CEO says bringing the sport to city had been on his mind for some time – in the end it all ‘came together pretty fast’.

Blair Tuke, co-CEO and wing trimmer of the Black Foils team, and Erik Kosegarten Heil, driver of Germany SailGP Team, at the Hong Kong SailGP launch at M+ Museum on Wednesday. Photo: SailGP
ITTF

‘China’s Kobe’ Sun deeply inspired after reading book by late NBA star Bryant

Table tennis star reveals on CCTV programme that she tries to emulate mentality and training standards of the basketballer, who died in 2020.

Sun Yinghsa has been seen encouraging herself with shouts of “Come on, China’s Kobe” when she increases the intensity of her weight training. Photo: Handout
Sun Yinghsa has been seen encouraging herself with shouts of “Come on, China’s Kobe” when she increases the intensity of her weight training. Photo: Handout
Water sports

SailGP boss Coutts eyes China team return with Hong Kong to debut in 2027 season

‘Formula 1 on water’ co-founder Russell Coutts says next year’s calendar marks the sport’s ‘most ambitious global expansion to date’.

ITTF

Feeling the love: Fan gets outpouring of support despite mixed finals display

Chinese table tennis player had to rely on his teammates to help secure the Champions League title for his German side 1. FC Saarbruecken.

Olympics

From TikTok to Team USA: the women training for Olympic sport they’d never heard of

A handful of women have joined the handball national residency programme in Florida hoping to be selected for 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

Devyn Holbrook had never heard of handball before the tryouts. She grew up doing ballet, football, basketball, softball and javelin for track and field. Photo: AP
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