Mike Chan
Correspondent, Sport
Mike joined SCMP in 2022 with 20 years of experience in sports journalism across various platforms. Previously working in Singapore as a producer with ESPN, Mike is a true sports lover with a particular interest in basketball and football, and has been a Liverpool fan since 1988.
Mike joined SCMP in 2022 with 20 years of experience in sports journalism across various platforms. Previously working in Singapore as a producer with ESPN, Mike is a true sports lover with a particular interest in basketball and football, and has been a Liverpool fan since 1988.
Areas of Expertise:
Sports news writingLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
The 28-year-old was in the 200m freestyle final with Gilaine Ma, while Adam Mak and Nicholas Cheung were in men’s 100m breaststroke.
China teen Yu Zidi adds second gold in women’s 200m IM, Siobhan Haughey, Ian Ho add to Hong Kong medal haul on Monday.
After bursting onto international scene last year, Hebei native clinches first regional title on debut appearance, with promise of more ahead.
City’s 4x100m freestyle relay team finish second in record-setting pace, while teen star Yu Zidi enjoys golden debut in Tokyo.
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Siobhan Haughey leads city to just second 4x100m freestyle silver as Grace Lau wins medal, China win six pool golds, hosts win opening gold.
The opening ceremony takes place on Saturday, but some athletes have already competed and bowed out, and then there are transport issues.
Hong Kong team among those hit by issues such as housing, but the enlarged multi-sport event will see its share of world-class competition.
The decades-old facilities in Causeway Bay are to be redeveloped into an all-weather, multi-purpose venue in the years to come.
Part of a record-breaking mountaineering family, Phurba says reaching a peak ‘makes me happy’ and now enjoys sharing that joy with others.
The veteran guide has scaled Earth’s highest peak 18 times, but worries global warming and societal change could put an end to climbing.
Back in the city for the first time in a decade, four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry shares some tips for success with Tuen Mun children.
Yan Ziyi has dominated much of the season, but ankle trouble left her trailing Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi at Ultimate Championships.
Sun Xinran into girls’ singles final at US Open, where she will face Anna Pushkareva, who beat her at Wimbledon.
‘Hong Kong has been, and will continue to be, a special destination for Hyrox and one in which we want to keep investing,’ executive says.
Only the second official from the country to take charge at a Fifa World Cup, Ma says next step is encourage others to follow in his footsteps.
Obstacle race will replace show jumping in modern pentathlon at 2028 Games, organisers say move will make sport ‘very exciting and very cool’.
World No 25 Lee Cheuk-yiu loses to compatriot Jason Gunawan, who wins first Super 750 event after also beating world No 1 Jonatan Christie.
To win promotion, a team in second tier must finish in top two of NBL, beat a CBA team in a play-off and then be screened by China officials.
There are also teams in modern pentathlon, wrestling, rhythmic gymnastics and padel competing for the first time at the event in Japan.
City will send some 580 athletes, competing in 38 sports to Japan this month, with Chief Executive John Lee expecting ‘greater success’ than in Hangzhou.
Trio of international friendlies over next several weeks provides some light in a gloomy time for game in the country.
Hong Kong’s Nick Halliday becomes first from city to finish in top 10 at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship.
Some of the city’s best will never reach an Olympics, let alone a podium, so why do they continue to train as hard as those who do.
Rumours swirl over Antonio Puche’s future, but officials hint that bigger things lie ahead for successful Spaniard.
Former international Li Weifeng takes aim at the ‘social influence’ he says stops best people from being in position to improve things.
Part of the city’s team that qualified for next year’s Netball World Cup, Zenia Wong sees comparisons between her sport and legal career.
A six-paddler female team are among the city’s 43-strong squad taking part in all categories at the World Sprint Championships in Singapore.
German club says they have to seize the moment and capitalise on Chinese star’s winning ways, pulling power in the Table Tennis Bundesliga.
Having been in the Beijing office for almost two years, Jay Li is observing some interesting behaviour among Chinese supporters.
