South China Morning Post - Other Sports

World record holder Cameron McEvoy believes Australian ⁠swimming is gearing ⁠up for a golden era that ⁠will peak in the home pool at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics after seeing the nation’s talent on show at the Commonwealth Games. Australia have won 23 of the first 35 swimming events in Glasgow, putting the “Dolphins” on ‌course for their most successful Commonwealth Games campaign...

Tadej Pogacar’s record-equalling fifth Tour de France title puts him among the greatest cyclists in the sport, and he could become the best of all in years to come. After Sunday’s 21st and final stage in Paris, the 27-year-old Slovenian joined Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only riders to win five Tour tit...

With his own powers starting to wane, Chinese table tennis star Wang Chuqin hopes a new generation of players will emerge to take the country forward after the Los Angeles Olympics. The world No 1 has not been his all-conquering self of late, and while his Shandong team won all six matches in the first phase of the Chinese Table Tennis Super League in Dalian, Wang, by his own ad...

Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen overpowered his opponent in the China Open men’s singles final on Sunday, becoming the oldest tournament champion in the Super 1000 category at age 36. World No 6 Chou vanquished 27-year-old Toma Junior Popov of France in three games, 21-15, 7-21, 21-13, to claim his first elite-tier title since winning the Indonesia Open in 2019. The veteran need...

An audio recording allegedly capturing former national table tennis player Zhang Yudong disparaging world No 1 Wang Chuqin’s abilities and accusing him of posturing was leaked online after Wang’s defeat to Zhang on Saturday. On Sunday, Zhang denied the allegations on social media, stating that he had reported the matter to the police and clarified that his remarks were intended ...