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Thai Duangdecha leads Hong Kong Open by 1 stroke
HONG KONG — Udorn Duangdecha shot an 8-under 62 behind 10 birdies Thursday to lead Robert-Jan Derksen of the Netherlands by one stroke after the first round of the Hong Kong Open.
East Asian Games tickets to go on sale
Tickets for the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games competitions and ceremonies will go on sale from August 31, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs Vincent Liu says, adding arrangements for the last leg of the August 29 torch relay will be revised.
230 HK athletes to take part in National Games
Hong Kong will send the largest-ever delegation - 230 athletes and 110 officials and medical personnel - to the 11th National Games finals in Shandong from October 16 to 28.
HK trainers help Zhang become a splashing world champ
Polytechnic University trainers yesterday basked in the glory of China's first male swimming champion Zhang Lin who the mainland media have now equated to icons Yao Ming and Liu Xiang.
New yacht race may start from HK
Hong Kong will likely be the starting point of a new world-class yacht race series bringing together 10 teams that will run parallel to the America's Cup competition, organisers say.
Hopes ride on more race days
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will go ahead with the second phase of its Tin Shui Wai development - providing a further 1,500 jobs - if the government approves its request for five more racedays and simulcast racing.
HK Games' opening tickets available April 23
Tickets to the 2nd Hong Kong Games opening ceremony on May 9 will be distributed free from April 23.
New Zealand, England stunned in Hong Kong 7s
Hot favourites New Zealand and England crashed out of the Hong Kong Sevens quarter-finals on a day of upsets Sunday.
Scotland international praises HK rugby
Scotland international Graeme Morrison has praised the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union for improvements made in their youth development programme.
UBS halts Hong Kong golf sponsorship
HONG KONG (AFP) - UBS said Wednesday it was ending its five-year sponsorship of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament, amid huge losses at the Swiss bank.
Goosen back in Hong Kong rugby squad
Rugby union: Mark Goosen has surprisingly been included in Hong Kong's final World Cup Sevens squad after initially being ruled out.
3,000 athletes to join East Asian Games
More than 3,000 athletes will vie for 281 gold medals in 23 events in the coming East Asian Games to be held in Hong Kong from December 5 to 13, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing says.
Pain and glory as 51,272 hit the streets
Hongkongers took to the roads with rare enthusiasm yesterday as record numbers joined the three-event Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon.
Record 55,000 set to race in HK marathon
A record 55,000 people are expected to run in the Standard Chartered Marathon on Sunday, but in less than ideal conditions.
Delays for fans buying HK Sevens tickets
Tickets for this year's Hong Kong Rugby Sevens have gone on sale this morning.
East Asian Games unaffected by economy
Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing believes sufficient funds will be available for organising the 2009 East Asian Games, adding changes in economic conditions will not affect the event's attendance.
No joy for Lin, Xie at Hong Open badminton finals
HONG KONG (AFP) - It was a miserable day for China's golden badminton couple, Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang, after they each lost on Sunday in their individual finals at the Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series.
East Asian Games promotion to launch
A host of activities will be organised in the coming year to promote the 2009 East Asian Games and enhance public knowledge of the event, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing says.
Shabana and David win way into finals
To squash -- And both men's and women's top seed and world number 1 -- Egypt's Amr Shabana and Malaysia's Nicol David -- have reached the finals of the Hong Kong Open.
Golfers Liang, Sterne lead in UBS Hong Kong Open
HONG KONG (AFP) - China's Liang Wenchong and South African Richard Sterne hit six-under par 64s to upstage some of the greats of European golf in the first round of the UBS Hong Kong Open on Thursday.