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‘Stressed’ Hongkonger Ceci Lee finishes outside medals on World Cup opening day
City’s star rider fails to add to three-medal haul from 2026 World Cup after sleepless nights following painful crash last week.
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4 tickets to World Cup final listed on Fifa’s resale site for US$2 million each
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Olympic Council of Asia to discuss holding Asian Games in odd-numbered years
24 Apr 2026 - 9:00PM
China
World Snooker Championship: Zhao v Ding clash set to break TV viewing records
With only four Chinese players remaining, second-round match between champ and trailblazer could draw biggest TV audience in sport’s history.
24 Apr 2026 - 8:29PM
From left, Xiao Guodong, Wu Yize, Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong are the only four Chinese players who got past the first round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield as of Friday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Football
Italy are too big a football nation to keep missing World Cups, says Vieri
It’s time for action instead of empty talk towards fixing the problems, says Inter Milan legend, who scored nine goals in two World Cups.
24 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
Football
US says Iran welcome at World Cup, distances itself from envoy’s Italy proposal
Secretary of State denies that Washington had asked Iranian team not to come, but warns that some members of delegation may not be welcome.
24 Apr 2026 - 4:00PM
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Racing
Lemaire eager for Masquerade Ball’s ‘exciting challenge’ against Warrior
Eight-time Japan champion jockey believes the Group One Tenno Sho winner has potential to become “one of the greatest”.
24 Apr 2026 - 3:37PM
QEII Cup runner, Masquerade Ball, stretches out at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Cricket
New Zealand cricket great Suzie Bates aiming to bow out on World Cup high
The 38-year-old batting star confirms she will call time on her 20-year international career following this year’s T20 World Cup in England.
24 Apr 2026 - 2:13PM
Football
Japanese team with school coach to cap remarkable AFC Champions League journey
Tokyo club Machida Zelvia, who had never played in Japan’s top flight until 2024, are one win away from becoming Asian club champions.
24 Apr 2026 - 8:00AM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong star Ceci Lee eyeing more World Cup glory days after heavy crash
City’s best cyclist back in action on Friday and hunting fourth podium finish from this year’s World Cup at closing Malaysia leg.
24 Apr 2026 - 1:16AM
Football
Italy underwhelmed by Trump envoy’s idea they should replace Iran at World Cup
Italian minister says such a move is ‘shameful’ while media says envoy Paolo Zampolli made same suggestion four years ago ahead of Qatar.
23 Apr 2026 - 11:14PM
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From left, Italy’s Gianluca Mancini, Pio Esposito, Marco Palestra, Leonardo Spinazzola and Federico Gatti after losing out to Bosnia Herzegovina in the final World Cup qualifier last month. Photo: Reuters
Other Sport
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.
23 Apr 2026 - 8:41PM
Racing
Newnham ‘happy enough’ as My Wish and Invincible Ibis draw 10 and five for Mile
Trainer’s top duo will take on the likes of Jantar Mantar and Lucky Sweynesse in a wide-open Group One on Sunday’s Champions Day.
23 Apr 2026 - 7:30PM
Football
Man City will wrap up league title by going into ‘cup final’ mode, says ex-star
Shaun Wright-Phillips will not entertain thoughts about rivals Arsenal crumbling, and says league leaders will ‘play their hearts out’.
23 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
Racing
Confidence remains high in Ka Ying, Warrior camps ahead of Champions Day
Connections of the two Hong Kong superstars are bullish about their claims in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize and QEII Cup respectively.
23 Apr 2026 - 5:00PM
Owner Leung Shek-kong is delighted after drawing barrier three for Ka Ying Rising for Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize. Photos: Kenneth Chan.
Hong Kong
City table tennis star Wong credits wife for ‘building bridge’ with partner Doo
Mixed doubles duo admitted they were not very familiar with each other for first eight years, viewing the partnership as a work relationship.
23 Apr 2026 - 3:32PM
Racing
Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power back on track to run in Sunday’s Champions Mile
Ricky Yiu’s gallopers have been cleared to start at Sha Tin, subject to a final veterinary inspection on Saturday.
23 Apr 2026 - 2:38PM
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Football
Who keeps the floodlights on in Hong Kong football’s financial black hole?
Burning cash and sharing pitches with the public, city’s teams are ill-equipped to play in mainland China and resistant to forcing change.
20 Jul 2024 - 2:12PM
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Outdoor
F1 star Bottas among those embracing fast-growing sport of gravel riding
Thirty-four cyclists competed in the first edition of Dirty Kanza in 2006 – this year 5,000 riders started the race, now renamed Unbound Gravel, with many more left out.
24 Jun 2024 - 3:08PM
Health & Wellness
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Hong Kong Macau Grand Prix star on using her pain to drive herself forwards
Vivian Siu went through a ‘dark time’ after her mother died of cancer. But the Hong Kong native got her life back on track, became a racing-car driver and in 2023 made history at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix.
31 May 2024 - 11:30AM
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Outdoor
From street culture to Paris Games: how Japan’s skateboarding youth turned tide
Children as young as six can be seen zipping up ramps and grinding down rails at skate parks all over the country, with instructors teaching tricks while parents wait patiently nearby.
4 Jul 2024 - 3:32PM
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OPINION
Sam Agars
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No Calandagan leaves Hong Kong Cup wanting, but HKIR fields still excite
27 Nov 2025 - 6:32PM
Paul McNamara
Opinion
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What Hong Kong’s next football coach must do differently from Westwood
26 Nov 2025 - 9:33AM
Josh Ball
Opinion
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From flights of fancy to reality, National Games paves way for a bright future
22 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM
Nicholas Fang
Opinion
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Singapore minister’s comments a reminder that emotions can run very high in sport
22 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
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