Follow South China Morning Post - Hong Kong Sport, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp55 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:57:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpi3_suOfVlbiejEQ2Mq9rY Cecilia Yeung pulls out during warm-up after popping in her problem knee, but Tiffany Tang is second only 3 days after leaving quarantine, where she had to prepare by watching footage.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:00:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpi3_suOfVlbiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpdUOz4lDpZQClmFkX7M1Jw Lee Man must put behind them a disappointing performance against Eastern as they need to beat Tainan City of Taiwan to keep their slim hopes alive in the 2022 AFC Cup in Buriram, Thailand on Monday.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:15:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpdUOz4lDpZQClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpGUH6F-gX1s5s0ohxaO6Yr Chan clears 12.73 metres to win title at Tseung Kwan O, weeks after breaking the Hong Kong record, and wants to see more people taking up her discipline.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:45:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpGUH6F-gX1s5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRov6zFmYUTkuJs0ohxaO6Yr Since its return to China, the city has won 196 medals at the Asian Games and enjoyed its most successful Olympics ever in Tokyo last year, when athletes won a gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 09:00:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRov6zFmYUTkuJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRoJtmQR3kvv611cWWor9YPv Mui Ching-yeung races to victory in 110m hurdles at Hong Kong Athletics Championships just two days after leaving quarantine.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 02:30:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRoJtmQR3kvv611cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRp82OATT-futezdsCmHakzH Chan wins women’s 100 metres in 12.14 seconds after clocking 12.07 in heats as 22-year-old confident of regaining best form.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 01:30:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRp82OATT-futezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRps9s8-ZZeXG-T5HJgy6HUf Roberto Losada’s side will advance to the next round if they beat Tainan City of Taiwan next week, after 3-1 victory in all-Hong Kong affair.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:52:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRps9s8-ZZeXG-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRqmNfCcK8sz4pVjH6qdYdAk Hong Kong mixed doubles table tennis duo suffer shock defeat in quarter-finals of WTT Feeder Otocec on Friday, but were still alive in their respective men’s and women’s doubles draws.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:57:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRqmNfCcK8sz4pVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRrktT1eqq40nMb1naedg1wr Sprinter Ng will sit out Hong Kong Athletics Championships after failing to recover from injury, but hurdler Rico Cheung is ready to steal the show in Tseung Kwan O.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:30:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRrktT1eqq40nMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpZGZkyk-ou3qCY3L745TL_ Winners in Buriram, Thailand stand good chance of qualification from group J, with Eastern coach Roberto Losada upbeat despite a big upheaval of his squad.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:45:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpZGZkyk-ou3qCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRquwUgyr7PVRl1cWWor9YPv Wong Tat Meng, who has signed a deal until the 2024 Olympics, led South Korea’s women back to the top, and Hong Kong’s men’s players are hoping for a similar lift.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:32:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRquwUgyr7PVRl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpGSKe7yLmSdXn9ye8UNv30 All Premier League and Cup matches will use the new technology, starting from the 2023-24 season, with Fifa officials to visit city and inspect set-up before giving green light.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:15:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpGSKe7yLmSdXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRruSI1O7OC7AaCY3L745TL_ Mixed medley quartet win heat, although still do not qualify, as Chillingworth gets ready for his best event, with coach insisting morale is high despite Siobhan Haughey’s withdrawal.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 01:30:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRruSI1O7OC7AaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRrWcXv-ocp6hps0ohxaO6Yr Commissioner of Sports Yeung Tak-keung confirms delays, citing interruptions to shipments of materials – and it could mean continued need for Hong Kong Stadium.]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:34:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRrWcXv-ocp6hps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRrZHsAOF2aVa-zdsCmHakzH Hong Kong swimming sensation Siobhan Haughey will miss a golden opportunity to write a new chapter after a lingering ankle injury forced her to withdraw from this week’s Fina World Championships in Hungary.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:39:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRrZHsAOF2aVa-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRqDpMm3t4U8E5VjH6qdYdAk Kirstie Wong Po-yui bowed out of her last Asian Junior Individual Championships with a silver medal as part of a Hong Kong haul that included two more silvers and two bronze medals.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:05:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRqDpMm3t4U8E5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpAsegT3CVR-KCY3L745TL_ City’s leading vaulter Shek Wai-hung narrowly denied medal but says his performance exceeded expectations and hails teammate Ng Ka-ki after both reach final.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:02:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpAsegT3CVR-KCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpKg3Mxx76We11cWWor9YPv Lau Shiu-yue wins Heat 2 of men’s 100m backstroke but finishes 35th overall; Stephanie Au seventh in her 100m backstroke heat, but also misses out on qualifying for final in Hungary.]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:26:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRpKg3Mxx76We11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRqYXn-bBPPejsb1naedg1wr The teen, who has been compared to Siobhan Haughey, arrived only 3 days before her first race at the World Aquatics Championships.]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2022 03:30:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRqYXn-bBPPejsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRp2ahOtt3qxlMb1naedg1wr Medal winners Doo Hoi-kem, Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey were all born months either side of the city’s emergence from British colonial rule. In the years since, government funding for elite sport has risen to more than HK$735 million a year.]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2022 02:30:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZnFXRqn9BRp2ahOtt3qxlMb1naedg1wr