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The city’s tournament has been awarded the BWF750 status, an upgrade from the previous BWF500, along with Shenzhen, Paris, New Delhi and Tokyo.
Black Ferns back up win in Singapore to lead series by four points, while the Fijian men’s failure to win sees their advantage cut to four.
Jason Hak Shun-yat finished 68th, while Taichi Kho and Matthew Cheung failed to make the cut at the first Asian Tour event of the season.
Two-time Olympic champ had reached podium only twice in 12 events since winning gold in Paris, but his coach said it was only a matter of time.
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Lam later loses in quarter-final to Japan’s Tomakazu Harimoto as defending champions from mainland China stay on track to retain titles.
The South Stand Pass category, all corporate boxes and individual hospitality have sold out for the second year at Kai Tak Stadium in April.
Fiji come from behind to edge out France in thrilling finish to weekend, while New Zealand’s women make it hat-trick of wins in Singapore.
Pacific Islanders will face old nemesis New Zealand in one semi-final while Olympic champions France will meet South Africa in the other.
The prestigious Metropolitan Stakes takes place in Cape Town this weekend and fans in Hong Kong are expected to bet millions on the outcome.
Along with five-star show jumping featuring some of the city’s best are a ‘youth challenge’, a dog agility show and a pony event.
The fourth-seeded pair will face seventh seeds Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia and Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan on Saturday.
The tournament will attract some of the biggest names and follows the city’s successful hosting of Blast Premier at Cyberport last year.
The Portland Trail Blazers player joins Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe and Kon Knueppel at the three-game mini-tournament.
Alex Honnold conquers the 508m tower without ropes, harnesses, safety gear or parachute to complete tallest urban free solo climb in history.
Mainland youngsters concede twice in each half as Japan retain title; fans and executives draw encouragement for future.
Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem seal WTT Star Contender Doha title with 3-1 win over South Korean pair. Macau’s Zhu Yuling unbeaten in 2026.
Melaku Belachew wins men’s race for second time, while Bahrain’s Shitaye Eshete goes close to breaking women’s mark set in 2019.
Aimed at youths aged between 10 and 15 years old, the run covered 2km and started and finished at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground.
Foil fencer Harris Ho Shing-him claimed gold in Madrid and female foil fencer Fan Bo-yee won silver in Tbilisi.
Baldwin Chan will be making his men’s doubles debut alongside partner Wong Chun-ting at the Singapore Smash event next month.
The city’s youth squad finished with two golds, one silver and one bronze, with Wong Pak-yiu winning his second consecutive World Cup gold.
Hong Kong China Rugby, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Football Club hope to bring more cohesion to biggest week in city’s sports calendar.
Football season delayed because league was left without a sponsor as national team gets set to face Hong Kong in ‘dead’ Asian Cup qualifier.
Reigning Olympic table tennis champion won both of his matches, but his German club team lost 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Canadian Richard T Lee taking two-shot lead into final round of Florida tournament, Anthony Kim also in the hunt.
Two-time gold medallist Chloe Kim has dislocated her shoulder during training in Switzerland and could struggle to be fit for Italy Games.
Olympic champion ‘progressing well’ in recovery from elbow surgery last year, but not yet in peak condition.
Wu Dajing won China’s only gold medal of the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang and took another at the Beijing Olympics four years later.
Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim tested the patience of their clubs’ hierarchy, while Wilfried Nancy looked out of his depth from the start.
The Olympic gold medallist wins all four of his singles matches, is named MVP and receives adulation from his teammates.
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