South China Morning Post - Other Sports

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 Sout...

US President Donald Trump rode a ceremonial lap in his armoured limousine and waved the green flag to start Sunday’s IndyCar race through the streets of Washington, capping celebrations of America’s 250th birthday. Trump, who created the Freedom 250 Grand Prix by executive order as part of the United States anniversary commemoration, had a prime view of the spectacle as open-whe...

Alex Lanier on Saturday became the first singles badminton player from France to clinch the world championship title, moments after the French took gold in the mixed doubles. In the women’s final, South Korea’s world No 1 An Se-young beat Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 for her second world crown. But it was history for French badminton, after the 21-year-old Lanier beat Ja...

Borussia Dusseldorf manager Andreas Preuss said his team’s 3-1 win over TSV Bad Konigshofen in the Table Tennis Bundesliga was a “fitting, warm welcome” for Fan Zhendong as the table tennis star made his debut on Saturday. In his second season in Germany, but the first with new team Borussia Dusseldorf, the presence of Fan for the team’s first home fixture of the season attracte...

The sports empire created by Hui Ka-yan has crumbled, changed hands or struggled to survive alongside the downfall of China Evergrande Group. On Thursday, the former tycoon and controlling shareholder of Evergrande was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court for multiple offences. It brought an end to an era for the real estate giant he founded...