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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
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.

Fencing

Hong Kong fencing coach ‘happy with team’ despite lacklustre display in Shanghai

World Athletics Championships

Duplantis wins in Shanghai Diamond League meet but fails in world record bid

World Snooker

China’s new pro league not a threat to World Snooker Tour, sport’s chiefs say

China Billiards Club Professional League starting next week should be viewed more as another pathway into elite ranks than a direct rival.

Rules for the new China-based league allow for some of the world’s most established players, such as (from left) Xiao Guodong, Wu Yize, Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong and Si Jiahui, to be asked to play. Photo: AFP
Rules for the new China-based league allow for some of the world’s most established players, such as (from left) Xiao Guodong, Wu Yize, Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong and Si Jiahui, to be asked to play. Photo: AFP
David Beckham

Spend it like Beckham: ex-England star UK’s first billionaire athlete

Combined wealth of the ex-footballer and his wife, Victoria, reached about US$1.583 billion this year, the Sunday Times Rich List says.

Doxxing and cyberbullying

Quan Hongchan’s emotional post over mum’s health woes divides internet

China’s three-time Olympic diving gold medallist sparks concern and well-wishes but is also attacked for drawing attention to herself.

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World Athletics Championships

Two-time Olympic champion Armand Duplantis kicks off Diamond League season in China

The US-born Swede will be joined by Faith Kipyegon, Karsten Warholm, Letsile Tebogo and Tobi Amusan in a high-octane start to the series.

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, unbeaten since 2023, set his 15th pole vault world record earlier this year, clearing 6.31m in Sweden. Photo: AP
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, unbeaten since 2023, set his 15th pole vault world record earlier this year, clearing 6.31m in Sweden. Photo: AP
ITTF

Gap with China closing, Japan’s table tennis team say, but beating Sun still key

After another defeat at World Team Championships last weekend, Japan’s stars feel breaking away from conventional styles is likely to help.

World Snooker

China’s world snooker champion Wu playing ‘perfect’ game, says ex-coach Fung

Fung, who coached the 22-year-old for 13 months in 2024, says youngster is better than other world champions when they were at the same age.

Marathons

Danish pensioner continues 22-year love affair with China’s Great Wall Marathon

Among the more than 2,000 runners will be 67-year-old Henrik Brandt, who has vowed to keep returning for the event into his 70s.

Full-marathon runners will tackle 5,164 steps on the Great Wall, with some slopes said to be as steep as 70 degrees and requiring runners to use their hands to climb. Photo: Reuters
ITTF

Fans attack selection criteria for China’s Asian Games table tennis teams

Women’s criteria draw most flak, with fans questioning why top three men will qualify directly while only top two women will do so.

Wang Manyu (left) and Sun Yingsha will almost certainly fill the first two places in China’s women team for the Asian Games in Nagoya in September. Photo: EPA-EFE
Wang Manyu (left) and Sun Yingsha will almost certainly fill the first two places in China’s women team for the Asian Games in Nagoya in September. Photo: EPA-EFE
Fencing

Young Hong Kong fencers in Shanghai battle to make Asian, World championships

Coach Greg Koenig admits having to select from a squad including Leung Chin-yu, Cheng Tit-nam and Lam Ho-long is ‘a happy problem’ to have.

World Snooker

China launches 8-team pro snooker league, targets becoming powerhouse in sport

Country’s best players, plus some of world’s best, have been invited to take part in league which will also feature pool matches.

ITTF

No Fan, no problem for China’s men, but questions remain over Olympic champ’s future

Gold medallist has not played for country since winning in Paris two years ago, but remains active with German club side 1. FC Saarbrücken TT.

China’s men continued their total dominance of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London. Photo: Xinhua
World Snooker

Snooker boom can raise sport to level of table tennis in China, experts say

World Championship wins by Wu Yize and the previously banned Zhao Xintong can also ‘remove bad memories’ of corruption.

China’s Wu Yize celebrates after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England’s Shaun Murphy. Photo: AP
China’s Wu Yize celebrates after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England’s Shaun Murphy. Photo: AP
Fencing

Fencing No 1 Ryan Choi aims to put Hong Kong on top of the world

Hong Kong ranked fourth ahead of staging World Fencing Championships this summer, with Italy, US and France the top three.

World Snooker

China’s Wu Yize returns to hero’s welcome after winning World Snooker Championship

Some fans at meet-and-greet at a billiards club in Xi’an unhappy with organisation of event, while others said the 22-year-old looked exhausted.

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ITTF

Hong Kong coach takes world championships positives despite medal drought

Li Ching happy with women reaching quarter-finals and performance of the men’s players ahead of September Asian Games.

Doo Hoi-kem threw away a two-game lead to lose 3-2 to Sabine Winter of Germany at the World Team Table Tennis Championship. Photo: Getty Images
Doo Hoi-kem threw away a two-game lead to lose 3-2 to Sabine Winter of Germany at the World Team Table Tennis Championship. Photo: Getty Images
Hyrox

Visually impaired Hongkonger ready for challenge of making Hyrox debut in city

Max Lam will compete in mixed doubles alongside guide runner Aileen Wong, with pair sharing workout stations after three months of training.

World Snooker

Snooker’s Olympics push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions

Governing body head says IOC ‘has got eyes on our sport’; meanwhile, Shaun Murphy says Britain’s youngsters must work harder to match China.

ITTF

Chinese Taipei player victim of ‘inappropriate contact’ at major table tennis event

Cheng I-ching is self-ruled island’s top-ranked player at the tournament in London, but has not played since it began last week.

Chinese Taipei’s Cheng I-ching was reportedly the victim of inappropriate contact. Photo: Getty Images
World Snooker

Meet Wu Yize, the snooker world champion marking game’s ‘golden era in China’

The 22-year-old’s win at the sport’s ‘spiritual home’ has propelled him to superstardom, shines spotlight on his parents’ role in his success.

Wu Yize with the trophy and his fans after defeating England’s Shaun Murphy in Sheffield on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Wu Yize with the trophy and his fans after defeating England’s Shaun Murphy in Sheffield on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
World Snooker

China’s Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship for first time in dramatic final

The 22-year-old from Lanzhou becomes second Chinese winner in a row, and second-youngest winner after Stephen Hendry did it at age 21 in 1990.

Tour de France

New star Paul Seixas to race Tour de France at 19, with a whole country watching

Cycling prodigy, youngest rider to take part in the race in 89 years, is regarded as best hope of becoming first French winner since 1985.

World Snooker

China’s Wu edges ahead of Murphy in final of World Snooker Championship

Wu Yize takes three-frame lead into Monday’s last session, could become only second Chinese player to claim title.

China’s Wu Yize lines up a shot during his World Snooker Championship final against England’s Shaun Murphy. Photo: Reuters
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