Angus Chung Yik-lai graduated from his apprenticeship in emphatic style after guiding Colourful Emperor to a dominant win for his boss Tony Cruz at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Chung lapped up his 70th Hong Kong victory, standing high in his irons and pumping his fist as Colourful Emperor exploded clear to make the second …
Paris Saint-Germain forward Lee Kang-in is aiming to become just the second Asian man to win a Uefa Champions League medal as the South Korea forward prepares for a semi-final against Borussia Dortmund. The newly crowned French champions are heavy favourites to reach the showpiece at Wembley next month at the expense of the German …
No. 1-seeded OKC looks to sweep its first-round playoff series against No. 8 New Orleans with Game 4 at 7:30 p.m. Monday in New Orleans. The Thunder holds a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. OKC earned a 106-85 road win over New Orleans in Game 3 on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know …
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges believes FWD Champions Day can go from “strength to strength” after hailing Sunday’s event a success following a post-pandemic rebuild. While admitting Champions Day will always play second fiddle to the Hong Kong International Races, Engelbrecht-Bresges has high hopes for a meeting that was restricted solely to local horses …
The curtain is likely to come down on the glittering career of Golden Sixty after the city’s most successful racehorse was defeated by Beauty Eternal in the Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sent off a warm $1.5 favourite in pursuit of an 11th top-level success, Golden Sixty travelled with ominous authority …
Damian Lane has labelled Hishi Iguazu the pick of his FWD Champions Day rides as the top Australian jockey prepares to team up with three Japanese gallopers at Sha Tin on Sunday. Lane has built a strong association with the Land of the Rising Sun, with several successful riding stints there over the past five …
Luke Morris believes forecast persistent rainfall will give Brave Emperor a “massive chance” when the British raider takes aim at Golden Sixty in Sunday’s Group One FWD Champions Mile at Sha Tin. The Archie Watson-trained globetrotter has collected four wins in as many countries from his past five starts and is set for his first …
Hong Kong’s most successful jockey, Douglas Whyte, reached a small but significant milestone with his 200th win as a trainer courtesy of Majestic Knight at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Boasting a record 1,813 victories and 13 premierships in the saddle, Whyte trails only Tony Cruz’s total of 2,448 wins in the city across his …
Nashville SC’s first game in two weeks went in with a bang and out with a whimper. Nashville took the lead in the second minute but Lionel Messi scored twice and added an assist as Inter Miami rallied from conceding an own goal to winning 3-1 Saturday night at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. …
Evergreen galloper C P Brave continued his best Hong Kong season and spearheaded a quinella for Ricky Yiu Poon-fai with a dominant display in the Class Two Advancing Culture & Sports Handicap (1,800m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. The seven-year-old sealed doubles for both his handler and jockey Alexis Badel when he finished powerfully from …