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Hong Kong’s Bailee Brown in the women’s individual aquathlon at the Sanya Asian Beach Games on Thursday. Photo: SF&OC
Bailee Brown

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.

ITTF

Table tennis player Fang registers to play for Kazakhstan, Zhang announces return

World Athletics Championships

Usain Bolt hopes Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has strong support system

World Snooker

Zhao Xintong sets up showdown with Ding Junhui at snooker world championships

A record 11 Chinese players qualified for the main draw, with He Guoqiang facing Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson taking on Pang Junxu.

Zhao Xintong of China became the first player from Asia to win the world title last year. Photo: Getty Images
Zhao Xintong of China became the first player from Asia to win the world title last year. Photo: Getty Images
Swimming

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey swims fastest 200m freestyle in 2 years in Norway

Olympic medallist wins Bergen Swim Festival race in meet record a week after four-gold haul in Sweden as she builds up for Asian Games.

Ceci lee

Hong Kong coach lauds team’s UCI Track World Cup showing despite fruitless day

Herve Dagorne pleased with To Cheuk-hei in men’s Keirin, praises Tso Kai-kwong in men’s omnium but disappointed with women’s Madison duo.

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World Snooker

Zhao values becoming first Chinese player to win Triple Crown over defending world title

Chinese world No 3 says ‘one world title is enough for me’, hopes to see some existing tournaments relocated to new cities in China and Europe.

Zhao Xintong beat Judd Trump of England to win the Tour Championship in Manchester earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua
Zhao Xintong beat Judd Trump of England to win the Tour Championship in Manchester earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Switzerland fire ice hockey coach who entered China on false Covid-19 vaccine certificate

Patrick Fischer admitted he made a ‘serious mistake’ travelling to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics using fake paperwork.

Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Badminton ‘true legend’, China idol Viktor Axelsen retires at 32 over back issues

The 32-year-old Dane, who also won two world titles, says he is ‘no longer able to compete and train at the highest ‌level’.

UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Hong Kong star Lee hoping home crowd will roar her on to more cycling glory

Just five months after winning two golds at the National Games, Ceci Lee is back in action at the Velodrome in the UCI Track World Cup.

Ceci Lee said she had no specific target for this week’s UCI Track World Cup event in Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Ice hockey coach admits using false Covid-19 vaccine certificate to enter China

Swiss Patrick Fischer was fined US$50,000 by local authorities in 2023 for document forgery after buying the fake paperwork on social media.

Switzerland reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where Covid-19 testing was a requirement. Photo: Shutterstock
Switzerland reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where Covid-19 testing was a requirement. Photo: Shutterstock
ITTF

Hong Kong debutants facing tough test at World Team Table Tennis Championship

Relatively inexperienced women’s team grouped with Macau, Mexico and the Netherlands at tournament in London.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem gears up for world team table tennis event with 2 silvers

Head coach Li Ching says Doo and long-time mixed doubles partner Wong Chun-ting are ‘certainly going to give it a go’ at Asian Games.

Asian Games 2026

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
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.

National Games singles champion Fan Zhendong was instrumental in securing China’s 11th consecutive World Team Championships title in 2024. Photo: Xinhua
National Games singles champion Fan Zhendong was instrumental in securing China’s 11th consecutive World Team Championships title in 2024. Photo: Xinhua
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.

Asian Games 2026

Hong Kong badminton star duo Tang and Tse considering a shot at LA Olympics

Mixed doubles pair considering keeping their careers going beyond Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya this year to reach the 2028 showpiece.

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2026 Olympic Winter Games

American skiing star Lindsey Vonn says she has ‘no regrets’ after Olympic crash

The 41-year-old suffered multiple fractures in her left leg and underwent a procedure to prevent her leg from being amputated.

Lindsey Vonn suffered multiple fractures in her left leg after a high-speed fall during the Olympic downhill. Photo: EPA
Lindsey Vonn suffered multiple fractures in her left leg after a high-speed fall during the Olympic downhill. Photo: EPA
Fencing

Hong Kong fencers sweep men’s foil junior, cadet titles at world championships

Lam Ho-long becomes only second city athlete to win junior world crown, while Harris Ho clinches cadet title with a perfect record.

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.

Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong win Women’s World Championship ice hockey event with match to spare

Team’s win secures them second promotion in three years, and comes on the heels of men’s under-18 side finishing with silver last month.

Hong Kong’s 3-1 win over Ukraine on Friday was their fourth win in as many matches. Photo: Hong Kong, China Ice Hockey Association
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’.

Bai Yulu says she trained 8-10 hours daily during her childhood and still trains rigorously today as a world champion. Photo: AFP
Bai Yulu says she trained 8-10 hours daily during her childhood and still trains rigorously today as a world champion. Photo: AFP
IOC

Ukraine ask IOC to check ‘neutral’ status of Russian athletes at Olympic Games

Sports minister and National Olympic Committee have compiled evidence of ‘systematic violations’ in climbing and its governing federation.

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.

ITTF

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.

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
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