https://www.scmp.com/rss/38/feed The latest Hong Kong sports news, fixtures, results and comment. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Josh Ball,Mike Chan Josh Ball,Mike Chan Rower Chiu Hin-chun grabbed the gold he needed to complete his set of Asian Games medals, Siobhan Haughey won her fourth of the week, and there was a wushu first as Hong Kong’s athletes had a Thursday to remember in Japan. Chiu’s triumph in the lightweight men’s singles sculls was one of four medals the city’s rowers brought home in Nagoya and Tokyo. Winne Hung Wing-yan took silver in the women’s lightweight single sculls, while there was bronze for women’s pair Cheung Yuen-shan and Leung... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368702/hong-kong-have-day-remember-siobhan-haughey-wins-fourth-medal-final-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368702/hong-kong-have-day-remember-siobhan-haughey-wins-fourth-medal-final-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:13:28 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Siobhan Haughey may have cemented her place as Hong Kong’s best athlete ever after capturing yet another Asian Games gold medal on Tuesday. Touching the wall first in 52.45 seconds – ahead of a pack of swimmers at least three years younger – to defend her women’s 100m freestyle title successfully pushed Haughey’s gold medal count at the regional multi-sports bonanza to four, after she also retained the 200m freestyle crown she won in Hangzhou the previous day. From showcasing to the world her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368425/siobhan-haughey-stakes-claim-hong-kongs-greatest-athlete-after-fourth-asian-games-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368425/siobhan-haughey-stakes-claim-hong-kongs-greatest-athlete-after-fourth-asian-games-title?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:26 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The briefest of wobbles cost Chloe Leung Wing-yee Asian Games road race gold on Tuesday, but 48 hours after a bitterly disappointing individual time trial, the Hongkonger and her coach were content with the bronze she captured in Japan. Herve Dagorne suspected his rider was destined for victory as the 90.4km tussle in secluded Shinshiro City entered its business end. Committing unflinchingly to her pre-race strategy of attacking on the downhills, however, Leung slipped to hand the initiative to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368400/hong-kong-cyclist-pays-brief-asian-games-wobble-strikes-back-redemptive-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368400/hong-kong-cyclist-pays-brief-asian-games-wobble-strikes-back-redemptive-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball The Asian Games is well under way, and for Hong Kong the belief that day three will bring more medals is largely guided by the fact that athletes who have been there and done that are back in action. Fencing starts at the Aichi Sky Expo on Tuesday, the swimming continues in Tokyo, and the women’s road cycling has the potential to serve up a surprise. Here there are five things to know as the region’s best get ready to do battle once again in Japan. Chasing gold Siobhan Haughey cruised to victory... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3368314/asian-games-haughey-back-action-fencers-enter-mix-5-things-know-day-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3368314/asian-games-haughey-back-action-fencers-enter-mix-5-things-know-day-3?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:57:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China’s Yu Zidi was less than a year old when Siobhan Haughey first made the world sit up and take notice of her talent in the pool, 13 years later they are both Asian Games gold medallists and young talent is the order of the day. On Monday, Haughey defended her women’s 200m freestyle title with a crushing victory, and Yu laid down an Asian record in winning the women’s 200m individual medley. Three years ago in Hangzhou, it was Haughey setting regional and Games records, and while not “as fast... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368277/siobhan-haughey-leads-example-inspiring-next-generation-hong-kong-swim-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368277/siobhan-haughey-leads-example-inspiring-next-generation-hong-kong-swim-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:07 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Oscar Coggins said he had “mixed feelings” after Hong Kong claimed Asian Games triathlon mixed-relay bronze on Monday, as the Tokyo Olympian wrestled with self-recriminations over his flat individual performance 24 hours earlier. Fancied by head coach Andrew Wright to challenge for gold, Coggins came home in a “very disappointing” seventh place on Sunday. Described by teammate Bailee Brown as “the most dedicated person” in the city squad, the 26-year-old buried his angst long enough to summon a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368214/hong-kong-triathlon-star-tempers-asian-games-medal-joy-he-wrestles-individual-blow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368214/hong-kong-triathlon-star-tempers-asian-games-medal-joy-he-wrestles-individual-blow?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:11:27 +0000 Josh Ball,Mike Chan Josh Ball,Mike Chan China’s Yu Zidi added another Asian Games gold to an already glittering resume on Monday, after Siobhan Haughey had defended her 200m freestyle title and Ian Ho Yentou grabbed silver in a fast 50m race. Yu moved through the gears in the women’s 200m individual medley at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, and her time of two minutes, 06.10 seconds, was an Asian record. That mark had been set by compatriot Yu Yiting when she won the race in Hangzhou three years ago, but the record holder was no match for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3368186/asian-games-day-2-hong-kongs-sham-wins-wushu-gold-triathletes-must-win-medal-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3368186/asian-games-day-2-hong-kongs-sham-wins-wushu-gold-triathletes-must-win-medal-day?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:21:43 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Their adrenaline pumping in the immediate aftermath of competition, sportspeople can tend towards hyperbole. Mike Tyson took the biscuit, poleaxing Lou Savarese, then calling out future opponent Lennox Lewis with the immortal line “I want your heart, I want to eat your children.” Not remotely as graphic, but after unfancied Bangladesh had ended New Zealand’s 17-match home unbeaten streak in a gripping 2022 Test, their excited seamer Taskin Ahmed praised his side for “giving 110 per cent”, a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368147/hong-kongs-newest-sporting-star-and-heir-cheung-ka-long-throne-set-asian-games-bow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368147/hong-kongs-newest-sporting-star-and-heir-cheung-ka-long-throne-set-asian-games-bow?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:23 +0000 Josh Ball,Mike Chan Josh Ball,Mike Chan There was something almost inevitable about the way the first day of competition at the Asian Games in Japan unfolded on Sunday, and the only real surprise would have been finding someone surprised by it all. That is until Hong Kong’s women came second in the 4x100m freestyle relay in the final event at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Just the second silver the team has ever managed in the discipline, it was as unexpected as the city-record time that accompanied it. Much earlier in the day’s proceedings,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368134/asian-games-day-1-japan-triathlete-hojo-claims-first-gold-elg-and-coggins-also-rans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3368134/asian-games-day-1-japan-triathlete-hojo-claims-first-gold-elg-and-coggins-also-rans?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:44:25 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After all the meticulous preparation, the talking and the injury frights, Chloe Leung Wing-yee is ready for the clock to start ticking on her race of truth in the remote hills of Shinshiro City on Sunday. The little finger on her right hand that Leung broke following a racing crash in Italy in July has been a nuisance, but she has reconciled with the fact that it is just one more challenge, besides the slopes and corners that characterise a deeply technical course, to overcome in her pursuit of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367945/hong-kong-cycling-star-chloe-leung-ready-race-truth-bid-asian-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367945/hong-kong-cycling-star-chloe-leung-ready-race-truth-bid-asian-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara A big believer that elite sporting performance is entirely dictated by an athlete’s brain, Greg Koenig is busy convincing Cheung Ka-long that the Asian Games remain an important date in his calendar. Hong Kong’s first fencing superstar, Cheung has been there and done it over the past five years. He brilliantly won a pair of Olympic golds, first as an unfancied underdog, then as the foil king his rivals all wanted to dethrone, either side of becoming Asian Games champion in 2023. Of Cheung’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367732/hong-kong-golden-boy-cheung-ready-rise-challenge-overcome-djokovic-guardiola?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367732/hong-kong-golden-boy-cheung-ready-rise-challenge-overcome-djokovic-guardiola?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball The 20th Asian Games officially get under way in Japan on Saturday, and the honour of leading the Hong Kong delegation into the opening ceremony has been handed to Ivan Yang and Lydia Sham. At a welcome event on Thursday, Wong Po-kee, the chef de mission for Hong Kong’s more than 800-strong delegation, said the pair would be the city’s flag bearers for the event at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. Officials and some of the city’s athletes attended a flag-raising at Nagoya Port... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367881/hong-kong-makes-leftfield-asian-games-flag-bearer-picks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367881/hong-kong-makes-leftfield-asian-games-flag-bearer-picks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:16:57 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s decades-old tennis facilities at Victoria Park will be redeveloped, the city’s leader said on Wednesday, a move that could open the way to holding bigger tournaments in the future. Speaking during his annual Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the plan was “to strengthen the promotion of ‘sports and mega-events’.” At the moment, Hong Kong holds the rights to stage a WTA and an ATP tournament, both at the 250 level. The first of those is the Prudential Hong Kong Open... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367724/hong-kong-tennis-bosses-hail-victoria-park-revamp-plans-eye-wta-atp-500-tournaments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367724/hong-kong-tennis-bosses-hail-victoria-park-revamp-plans-eye-wta-atp-500-tournaments?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hyrox executives and coaches believe the indoor fitness competition will not follow in the footsteps of gym trends that have briefly captured the imagination before fading from view, in part because its universal format gives it global appeal. While competitions such as CrossFit, HIIT and a variety of outdoor obstacle races have largely struggled to build on their initial popularity, Hyrox has become one of the fastest-growing fitness competitions in the world. Founded in November 2017 by... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367275/hyrox-boss-says-event-not-fad-believes-it-will-survive-where-others-failed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367275/hyrox-boss-says-event-not-fad-believes-it-will-survive-where-others-failed?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:03:56 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After a flying reconnaissance visit to Japan, where they dodged deer and navigated treacherous, rain-sodden descents, the daredevil cycling pair of Chloe Leung Wing-yee and Vincent Lau Wan-yau have equipped themselves with the smarts to launch Hong Kong’s Asian Games campaign in grand style next week. If it is a bugbear of Herve Dagorne’s that each delegation is allowed only one rider in the individual time trial races that get the Games cycling programme under way next Sunday, then in Leung and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367247/dodging-deer-and-scary-sodden-descents-inside-hong-kongs-asian-games-time-trial-quest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367247/dodging-deer-and-scary-sodden-descents-inside-hong-kongs-asian-games-time-trial-quest?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara When she shattered her pelvis in 2011, Jacqueline Lai Jing-man wondered if the music had stopped on her athletic career after one Asian Games experience just months earlier – 15 years on she is ready for her fifth. Part of the team jumping quartet that claimed Hong Kong’s first Games equestrian medal, it was soon after she won bronze in Guangzhou in 2010, that her mother, the former actress Ellen Ng Ha-ping, revealed she had spent more than HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) on helping Jacqueline... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367182/shattered-pelvis-existential-crisis-and-butterflies-all-part-lais-asian-games-journey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367182/shattered-pelvis-existential-crisis-and-butterflies-all-part-lais-asian-games-journey?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara As a whopping 580-strong Hong Kong squad prepares to go to this month’s Asian Games on the taxpayers’ dime, one of the city’s leading coaches has said that cash is being squandered on athletes who have no right to generous financial backing. While not pointing the finger in any specific direction, Andrew Wright, the Hong Kong triathlon head coach, said sports bodies in the city “set the bar pretty low … which breeds a non-high performance environment”. “What also frustrates me is the amount of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367071/hong-kong-sport-setting-bar-too-low-enabling-mediocrity-cash-handouts-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367071/hong-kong-sport-setting-bar-too-low-enabling-mediocrity-cash-handouts-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:14 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The city’s top player, Lee Cheuk-yiu, said he had witnessed the “best day in badminton history for Hong Kong” despite going down in straight sets to compatriot Jason Gunawan at the China Masters in Shenzhen on Sunday. World No 25 Lee, who had finished second at the India Open in 2024 and 2025, stormed to the final after eliminating the likes of fellow Hongkonger Angus Ng Ka-long, French duo Toma Junior Popov and Christo Popov, the world No 2, as he progressed. However, facing world No 32... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366554/lee-cheuk-yiu-hails-best-day-hong-kongs-badminton-history-despite-china-masters-loss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366554/lee-cheuk-yiu-hails-best-day-hong-kongs-badminton-history-despite-china-masters-loss?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:25:43 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Racing returned to Hong Kong on Sunday, with world-class performances on and off the track, a crowd packed with travelling supporters, and an occasion the city’s leader called a “unique cultural icon”. Some 12,280 visitors, 74 per cent more than last year, made the trip to Sha Tin Racecourse to watch superstar Aaron Kwok Fu-shing get things under way, before Ka Ying Rising powered to a record-extending 21st straight win. The world’s best sprinter took home the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366523/ka-ying-rising-cruises-21st-straight-win-kwok-wows-crowd-racing-returns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366523/ka-ying-rising-cruises-21st-straight-win-kwok-wows-crowd-racing-returns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:42:38 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Christened the “future Venus Williams of Hong Kong tennis” after reaching the national championships final at 12, Venise Chan Wing-yau is grateful in hindsight that she was spared the social media glare that shines so harshly on today’s emerging stars. Still, a quarter of a century later and Chan is still putting herself out there. Still very quick to get the hang of her chosen sport, too. After switching her focus to padel at the beginning of this year, Chan will represent Hong Kong in what is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366491/hong-kong-star-touted-next-venus-williams-set-4th-asian-games-2nd-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366491/hong-kong-star-touted-next-venus-williams-set-4th-asian-games-2nd-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara He is by every measure England’s greatest bowler, but even James Anderson was reduced to mediocrity after an abortive attempt to remodel his action. The owner of 704 Test wickets, Anderson spent most of his country’s 2004-05 tour of South Africa out of form and out of favour, and dejectedly bowling at single stumps on practice strips as he tried to relocate the pace and swing that had characterised his progressive initial years in international cricket. Ironically, it was a stress fracture of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366425/why-hong-kong-fencing-ace-ryan-choi-can-take-djokovic-inspiration-amid-technique-tweak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366425/why-hong-kong-fencing-ace-ryan-choi-can-take-djokovic-inspiration-amid-technique-tweak?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:14 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The 2027 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will welcome a record 78,000 runners after significantly increasing its half-marathon quota in a quest to “further promote long-distance running, elevate race standards and increase the scale of the event”. A new 5km harbourfront run and expanded youth run, both set to be staged 24 hours before the main races happen on Sunday January 17, will swell overall competitor numbers to 84,000. Explaining the decision to raise their half-marathon numbers... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366426/hong-kong-marathon-expects-welcome-record-number-runners-after-increasing-quota?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366426/hong-kong-marathon-expects-welcome-record-number-runners-after-increasing-quota?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:06 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After a protracted period of being stalked by injury and illness, Bailee Brown is “100 per cent” fit for an assault on Asian Games glory this month, but teammate Robin Elg is training alone as he grits his teeth through a stubborn shin complaint to race in Japan. A mixed relay bronze medallist in 2018 and 2023, Brown required four surgeries on a badly broken finger following a trail running fall in December 2024. Months earlier, she suffered from an E coli infection and norovirus, while more... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366325/asian-games-triathlete-brown-ready-assault-glory-questions-remain-over-elgs-fitness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366325/asian-games-triathlete-brown-ready-assault-glory-questions-remain-over-elgs-fitness?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:09 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding The Hong Kong Jockey Club has revealed it will delay introducing regular racing at its Conghua Racecourse in mainland China as it reported record financial results despite a “challenging and fast-changing environment”. The club on Wednesday reported wagering and lottery turnover rose by 3.6 per cent over the previous financial year to a record HK$331.7 billion (US$42.30 billion), despite “a very difficult environment, including the ever-expanding threat of illegal gambling”. The club also said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366142/hong-kong-jockey-club-reports-record-turnover-tourist-numbers-delays-conghua-opening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366142/hong-kong-jockey-club-reports-record-turnover-tourist-numbers-delays-conghua-opening?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:32:11 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan While their classmates are adjusting to the new school year, five young Hongkongers will be putting some of their non-academic skills to the test in Japan. And in a skateboard team where the oldest member is just 16, Katniss Wong Yi-huen and Kamus Wong Yeuk-ching are the two youngest competitors in the city’s Asian Games squad of 580 athletes across 38 sports. And while Kamus Wong is already 12 years old, her teammate could end up celebrating her 12th birthday at the Games’ opening ceremony at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366090/we-dont-need-no-education-we-just-need-board-control-hong-kong-skate-tweens-games-bound?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3366090/we-dont-need-no-education-we-just-need-board-control-hong-kong-skate-tweens-games-bound?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara She scored a flawless 45 in her IB exam, but it was accepting she did not have “to be perfect at everything” that cured Pedrey Ng Wing-lam of the temper tantrums threatening to undermine a promising table tennis career. Poised for her Asian Games debut this month, the 22-year-old is five years into a quantitative finance degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, having opted against studying overseas to maximise her sporting potential. “I believed in myself … it’s my dream to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365969/accepting-failure-key-success-perfectionist-pedrey-asian-games-debut-looms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365969/accepting-failure-key-success-perfectionist-pedrey-asian-games-debut-looms?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s leader handed over the city’s flag to the more than 800-strong delegation heading to this month’s Asian Games in Japan on Tuesday, telling them their “never-say-die spirit” was the best reflection of their home. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led a ceremony involving some of the 580 athletes scheduled to compete in 38 sports in Nagoya, and said he believed they would have “even greater success” than in Hangzhou three years ago. In 2023, a record squad of 681 competitors returned... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365947/city-leader-lee-hands-hong-kong-flag-asian-games-athletes-hails-never-say-die-spirit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365947/city-leader-lee-hands-hong-kong-flag-asian-games-athletes-hails-never-say-die-spirit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:43:39 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Nicholas Halliday has racked up another “special achievement”, becoming the first Hong Kong sailor to finish in the top 10 at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship in Ireland. Halliday’s 10th place at the event in Dun Laoghaire marked a new high for the National Games gold medallist, and it was the first time an athlete from the city has performed that well in an Olympic class at the senior world championships. The success, according to Halliday, showed he was moving in the right direction with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365882/sailor-halliday-lays-down-asian-games-marker-historic-showing-world-champs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365882/sailor-halliday-lays-down-asian-games-marker-historic-showing-world-champs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:27 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara When he began banging the drum for the football World Cup to be staged every two years, Arsene Wenger was taken aback by the “emotional” response to his proposal. The chief of global football development for Fifa, Wenger was rounded on by fans’ groups, coaches and European governing body Uefa, whose president, Aleksander Ceferin, related “grave concerns” over a plan that risked “diluting” the competition. Noises over holding a biennial finals have quietened amid a shift to vaster, overblown... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365644/fifa-was-bashed-2-year-world-cup-idea-could-it-solve-netballs-existential-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365644/fifa-was-bashed-2-year-world-cup-idea-could-it-solve-netballs-existential-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:30:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan For many, equating playing netball and studying to become a lawyer is a bit like comparing apples and oranges, unless you are an elite athlete and you see a direct correlation between the two. Part of the Hong Kong squad that has qualified for next year’s World Cup, for Zenia Wong, the problem-solving nature of her sport and working with a team from different backgrounds provides a direct link between the two. “I knew my strengths of being quite analytical and practical, as well as loving to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365290/chasing-bigger-goal-drives-hong-kong-netball-star-court-and-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365290/chasing-bigger-goal-drives-hong-kong-netball-star-court-and-court?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Public registration for the AIA Hyrox Hong Kong 2027 fitness race opens on Thursday at 6pm local time, following a 48-hour affiliate presale that saw local gyms report fierce demand and the selling out of ticket allocations in minutes. The event, scheduled for January 7 to 10 at AsiaWorld-Expo, has been extended to four days to accommodate surging demand. Since debuting locally in 2022, the mass-participation fitness event has drawn almost 20,000 participants to its standard race format... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365344/hong-kong-hyrox-tickets-go-sale-tomorrow-you-might-have-only-30-minutes-book-spot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3365344/hong-kong-hyrox-tickets-go-sale-tomorrow-you-might-have-only-30-minutes-book-spot?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:30:06 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan For a few hardy Hong Kong outrigger canoe paddlers, non-professional athletes in their fifties and sixties taking part in the International Va’a Federation (IVF) World Sprint Championships in Singapore this month, age is “definitely” just a number. “For me, it’s not about proving that I can compete despite my age,” said Adrienne Ng, 54, one of four paddlers who spoke to the South China Morning Post before departing for the tournament at Marina Bay. “It is about proving to myself that there is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364969/ageless-hong-kong-women-outrigger-canoe-paddlers-more-happy-keep-going?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364969/ageless-hong-kong-women-outrigger-canoe-paddlers-more-happy-keep-going?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:20 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang At just nine years old, Hong Kong’s Wong Tsz-ching is already approaching the end of his competitive balance bike career. A keen rider, Tsz-ching started at four years old and entered his first race six months later. His five-year-old sister, Wong Tsz-yau, followed suit, competing at two and a half. However, even though Tsz-ching has faced the best riders across Asia and represented Hong Kong at a world cup-level balance bike event in Japan, back home he has nearly run out of tracks. While... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364931/hong-kongs-young-balance-bike-stars-face-early-retirement-due-lack-space?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364931/hong-kongs-young-balance-bike-stars-face-early-retirement-due-lack-space?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara An Olympic rower and world-class ironman, Michael Tse still presents in immaculate condition, and there is no evidence to contradict that impression. Still, Tse is acutely aware that looks can be deceiving. In his post heading up the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Centre for Sports and Exercise, Tse was at the forefront of introducing heart screenings for the institution’s athletes three years ago. Around 10 per cent of those who submitted to the voluntary testing have been recalled for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364574/hong-kong-olympian-wants-end-sport-tragedy-blame-game-calls-heart-screening-boost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364574/hong-kong-olympian-wants-end-sport-tragedy-blame-game-calls-heart-screening-boost?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:14 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan It might have begun only as a search for a challenge after university for Faolan Whyte, but an 11-month journey across some of the most inhospitable and remote oceans quickly became the chance to learn some life skills for the Hong Kong sailor. Whyte, who completed the Clipper Round The World yacht race last month, was born in Hong Kong to Irish parents Fergal Whyte and Carmel Taylor, neither of whom had never sailed. The 23-year-old had been thinking of “my next step” after graduation, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364589/young-hong-kong-sailor-races-around-world-learn-some-important-life-lessons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364589/young-hong-kong-sailor-races-around-world-learn-some-important-life-lessons?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:00:25 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan He has been stung by the likes of Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka bailing out of his tournaments at the eleventh hour, but the head of Hong Kong tennis has thrown his weight behind the sport’s controversial jam-packed calendar. Equally, Michael Cheng Ming-git, president of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association (HKCTA), said the city was getting bang for its buck from hosting ATP and WTA 250 events every year. After a spate of high-profile withdrawals from last week’s Canadian Open, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364428/hong-kong-tennis-chief-says-city-getting-bang-buck-hosting-wta-atp-events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364428/hong-kong-tennis-chief-says-city-getting-bang-buck-hosting-wta-atp-events?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:18 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara A trio of silvers from the prestigious World Table Tennis Europe Smash has signalled Hong Kong’s potential for Asian Games glory, as the countdown to next month’s Japanese multi-sport spectacular intensifies. The three-medal haul is the city squad’s best from a major tournament, although Wong Chun-ting and the seriously promising Baldwin Chan Ho-wah were unable to repeat their golden performance in Sweden 12 months ago, after they ran into inspired French brothers Alexis and Felix Lebrun in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364202/hong-kong-send-asian-games-table-tennis-warning-after-europe-smash-silver-linings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364202/hong-kong-send-asian-games-table-tennis-warning-after-europe-smash-silver-linings?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:00:11 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara She went to a school in South Africa where the motto read “Kyk Ver”, which translated into English means “look far”, but Zanne-Marie Pienaar came to Hong Kong in 2022 thinking short term. “I thought I’d stay a year then go back, but Hong Kong changed my life,” Pienaar said. If she has returned to thinking just 12 months ahead, then that is understandable. Pienaar is a colossal figure, both literally and metaphorically, for the Hong Kong women’s team that on Friday thrillingly beat Malaysia in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364156/hong-kong-changed-my-life-netball-stars-journey-south-africa-city-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364156/hong-kong-changed-my-life-netball-stars-journey-south-africa-city-team?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Adrienne Ng Adrienne Ng I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t part of a team. Growing up in Canada, organised sport wasn’t something I did after school; it was simply part of life. From my early school days, I played basketball, volleyball, football and softball, eventually earning a basketball scholarship before completing a degree in sport and leisure management at the University of British Columbia. My passion for team sport didn’t end after university. After arriving in Hong Kong, I went on to coach basketball,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364102/business-not-solo-sport-so-why-dont-we-teach-our-children-how-play-together?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364102/business-not-solo-sport-so-why-dont-we-teach-our-children-how-play-together?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:00:17 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Trying to carve out space in a city where team sports are dominated by rugby and football is not an easy task, so having the shiny new toy of the Olympic movement and an association with the richest league in the world helps. Flag football may yet prove to be a flash in the IOC’s pan, with its participation in Los Angeles in 2028 a one-off in the same way breaking was in Paris two years ago, but there is ample evidence to suggest otherwise and if its popularity in mainland China is anything to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364086/flag-football-grows-china-hong-kong-pushes-join-fun-nfl-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364086/flag-football-grows-china-hong-kong-pushes-join-fun-nfl-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan It’s been 23 years since Hong Kong’s women last played at a Netball World Cup, they will be heading back to the sport’s biggest tournament next year and may yet go as champions of Asia. On Saturday, only Singapore will stand between them and a first regional title since 1993; no wonder team manager Connie Wong struggled to contain her pride after a 51-47 win over Malaysia at Kai Tak Arena. Wong has done more than most to get the players to this point, bringing the hopes and dreams of a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364099/hong-kongs-women-make-netball-history-qualify-first-world-cup-2003?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364099/hong-kongs-women-make-netball-history-qualify-first-world-cup-2003?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:41:01 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and some of the world’s best darts players could be heading to Hong Kong next year, with promoters hoping to stage a masters tournament in Kai Tak Arena. Officials from the Professional Darts Corporation toured the 10,000-seat venue this week and were said to be “very keen to host an event” at the end of August 2027. The tournament, which would take place on the weekend after the Australian Dart Masters, would see eight of the world’s top 10 take on eight of Asia’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363862/darts-bosses-eye-hong-kong-masters-stop-littler-humphries-take-asias-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363862/darts-bosses-eye-hong-kong-masters-stop-littler-humphries-take-asias-best?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:05:20 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Showing little inclination to wind down, and talking enthusiastically about the looming Asian Games and Swimming World Cup, Siobhan Haughey is looking and sounding like an athlete who fancies competing in a fourth Olympics. It is 10 years ago this week that a very green Haughey raced in her first Games in Rio de Janeiro, lowering the Hong Kong record in her 200m freestyle heat but not progressing beyond the semi-finals. “I was 18 and very nervous,” she has recalled. “I was so focused on the race... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363815/age-not-limit-swimmer-haughey-who-enjoying-senior-role-hong-kong-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363815/age-not-limit-swimmer-haughey-who-enjoying-senior-role-hong-kong-team?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:13 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The call of the ocean has always reached out to Hong Kong freediver Michael Sung Wai-yin, who is now one of the city’s best underwater divers, a sport he also views as a career. Raised in Wan Chai, Sung discovered the ocean at a young age when his mother, Grace Kwok, would take him to Deep Water Bay as a 10-month-old where she would swim while he floated alongside her. These early experiences, and playing water polo in high school, helped to spark his love of the aquatic realm. But it wasn’t... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363655/call-ocean-hong-kong-freediver-relishes-testing-human-limits-one-breath?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363655/call-ocean-hong-kong-freediver-relishes-testing-human-limits-one-breath?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara In the list of priorities for Hong Kong sport, netball sits somewhere between baseball and lawn bowls in the public’s consciousness, which is why this week’s battle for a place at the World Cup is passing largely unremarked. For those in the know, the Asian Championships at Kai Tak Arena is pitting the city’s women against some of the region’s best; reaching the finals would go a long way to boosting the sport’s profile at home among those who do not know much about it. That is something Connie... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363505/netball-world-cup-dream-and-women-driving-sports-growth-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363505/netball-world-cup-dream-and-women-driving-sports-growth-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Veronica Qi Veronica Qi On a wet weekend in August, Hongkongers took advantage of venues opening their doors for free across the city to promote the development of sport in the community. At Hong Kong Cricket Club (HKCC), Maryam Bibi, vice-captain of the city’s women’s team, introduced the sport to children. In her early years, Bibi was familiar with the sport, but did not know Hong Kong had a women’s game. She eventually “found out through school, so promoting cricket in local schools is very important”. Bibi was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363514/taking-sport-schools-heart-hong-kong-development-plan-it-enough?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3363514/taking-sport-schools-heart-hong-kong-development-plan-it-enough?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:30:11 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Having created one of the runaway television hits of this summer’s Fifa World Cup, Lenovo is plotting to up the AI ante for the women’s version next year in Brazil. In addition to building digital twins for all 1,248 players to enhance semi-automated offside technology for the 2026 finals, labelled “the first AI World Cup”, and rolling out an analytical tool aimed at “democratising football”, the tech giants were responsible for Ref Cam, which made its major tournament debut in North... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362876/after-ref-cam-lights-world-cup-whats-next-lenovos-ai-tech-football?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362876/after-ref-cam-lights-world-cup-whats-next-lenovos-ai-tech-football?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:30:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Olympic golds, a cupboard full of medals and a historic men’s foil team silver at the Kerry Fencing World Championships mean the city’s athletes head to next month’s Asian Games with the weight of expectation on their shoulders. Success is no longer just hoped for when it comes to the men and women who will represent Hong Kong in Japan, it is almost demanded, even if individuals such as Ryan Choi Chun-yin and Cheung Ka-long have been found wanting recently. The realities of what lies ahead are... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362777/golden-asian-games-expectation-what-reality-awaits-hong-kongs-fencers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362777/golden-asian-games-expectation-what-reality-awaits-hong-kongs-fencers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:00:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The fencing bug that gripped the city after Cheung Ka-long’s 2021 Olympic gold bit Amelie Tsang just as much as any Hongkonger, even if she was born 5,981 miles (9,625 kilometres) away in London. As a young child, picking up a foil for the first time Tsang instantly “fell in love” with the sport. Now she is competing for Great Britain and has her heart set on reaching the 2032 Games in Brisbane. Connected to the city through her father William Tsang, who is from Lai Chi Wo, a Hakka village in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3362775/young-fencer-hong-kong-roots-dreams-winning-olympic-gold-brisbane-2032?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3362775/young-fencer-hong-kong-roots-dreams-winning-olympic-gold-brisbane-2032?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong could cement its place as a host on fencing’s elite Grand Prix circuit for years to come if everything goes well at an inaugural event next May. With officials and athletes praising the way the Kerry Fencing World Championships have been staged over the past 10 days at AsiaWorld-Expo, the decision to have the city replace Shanghai on the three-stop circuit alongside Turin and Lima has been welcomed across the sport. While sources told the South China Morning Post that Shanghai, which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362406/hong-kongs-hosting-nous-crowd-support-seen-key-locking-fencing-grand-prix-spot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3362406/hong-kongs-hosting-nous-crowd-support-seen-key-locking-fencing-grand-prix-spot?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:21 +0000