Football star Kylian Mbappe faces huge China backlash over ‘unacceptable’ remark

South China Morning Post - Oct 27, 2026

French football superstar Kylian Mbappe has issued an apology after an “ill-judged” comment about China sparked intense backlash on social media and led a string of major Chinese brands to cut ties with him. After a video began circulating widely online that appeared to show the France and Real Madrid striker making a controversial remark about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, several Chinese firms including the dairy giant Mengniu announced they were pulling out of deals with him on...

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Why cloud computing pioneer Wang Jian thinks space is the next AI frontier

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Long before artificial intelligence became the next big thing in the tech industry, Wang Jian was crafting the foundational infrastructure that would eventually power it. In 2008, he joined Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – as chief architect and founded Alibaba Cloud in 2009, convincing the company’s leadership to invest heavily in building a cloud computing infrastructure from scratch. Today, Wang’s purview has expanded considerably. As an academician at the...

‘That can’t be happening’ – Hale on Gillingham’s 4-1 defeat

Oct 25, 2026

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Ashford’s historic bowls club edges closer to new home as work begins on clubhouse

Oct 25, 2026

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Pickleball gets into Hong Kong mainstream as world’s top players, fans old and new gather

Oct 25, 2026

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Hongkonger Chan linked with vacant China women’s football head coach role

Oct 25, 2026

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China football bosses have given themselves less than a week to find a new coach for the senior women’s team, and fans are already starting to suggest potential candidates, among them Hongkonger Chan Yuen-ting. The 38-year-old, who made history when she led Eastern to the Hong Kong Premier League title in 2016, has seen her profile rise among fans in mainland China in the past few years. Chan guided Jiangsu women to National Games gold last November, leads the team in the Chinese Women’s Super...

Report: Gillingham thrashed by Grimsby again

Oct 24, 2026

Report: Gillingham thrashed by Grimsby again

Gillingham’s woes against Grimsby Town continued with another home thrashing against the visitors.

Ainsworth lets Gillingham players have it after Grimsby humiliation

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Football fixtures and results

Oct 24, 2026

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China dad handed 3-year race ban after dragging rope-tied son around marathon

Oct 24, 2026

China dad handed 3-year race ban after dragging rope-tied son around marathon

A marathon runner in China who dragged a nine-year-old boy around a half-marathon using a rope has been handed a three-year ban and had his result erased. Video clips of the child with a rope around his waist struggling to keep up as the pair competed in the Zhengzhou Marathon in Henan province have gone viral, and sparked intense debate online. While some social media users expressed surprise at the boy’s endurance, most condemned the incident, which is believed to have involved a father and...

Matchday Live: Gillingham v Grimsby, Torquay v Maidstone, Ebbsfleet v Maidenhead, Folkestone v Farnborough

Oct 24, 2026

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Follow today’s football action, including Gillingham’s match at home to Grimsby, in our live blog.

Hong Kong end Asian Para Games on high note, with boccia gold, fencing silver

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Hong Kong boccia pair Leung Yuk-wing and Cheung Yuen ensured the city’s delegation ended the Asian Para Games in Japan on a high note with mixed pairs (BC4) gold on Saturday. Coupled with two more bronze medals from their teammates, as well as a pair of medals — a silver and a bronze - from the city’s fencers, Hong Kong concluded the fifth edition of the regional para games in Aichi-Nagoya with 41 medals, bringing home three gold, 14 silver and 24 bronze medals across five sports. After each...

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