Lunar New Year Cup

A Good Week for ... , February 17, 2013

17 Feb 2013

The Jockey Club's Lunar New Year celebration smashed all records for the occasion as crowds packed Sha Tin racecourse on Tuesday.

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Own goal helps Hong Kong League XI seal third place

14 Feb 2013

Hong Kong can hold their own in Asia. That was the cry from players and officials after an own goal from Muangthong United captain Datsakorn Thonglao gifted the Hong Kong League XI victory in the...

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Hong Kong FA chief Mark Sutcliffe wants Lunar New Year Cup gate boost

13 Feb 2013

Fingers are crossed at the Hong Kong Football Association that fans will flock to the second and final day's play in the Lunar New Year Cup today and reach the magic number 6,000. That is the...

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Muangthong United face goalkeeper crisis for Lunar New Year Cup

12 Feb 2013

Muangthong, who have qualified for this season's AFC Champions League competition, lost their first-choice goalie Kawin Thammasatchanan just before half-time against Shanghai East Asia and then...

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Busan IPark fend off Hong Kong League XI in Lunar New Year Cup opener

10 Feb 2013

South Korea’s Busan IPark fought off a spirited display from the Hong Kong League XI to win their opening encounter in the Lunar New Year Cup at Hong Kong Stadium.

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Organisers hope for fine weather during Lunar New Year Cup

9 Feb 2013

A League XI, comprising mostly top expatriates from the Hong Kong First Division, will meet Busan IPark, of South Korea, with Shanghai East Asia taking on Muangthong United, of Thailand, in the...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Left Field: Club supremos hold all the cards in running national squad

The Yala National Park, deep in the south of Sri Lanka where I'm on holiday, is a wonderful way to get up close and personal with nature. It is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in the...

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Hong Kong soccer officials back Lunar New Year Cup with their own money

Hong Kong Football Association officials are putting their own money on the line, guaranteeing that next month's popular Lunar New Year Cup will not lose money.

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Lunar New Year Cup may be cancelled; quality teams needed

Organisers are racing against time to secure quality overseas teams for February's Lunar New Year Cup tournament - failing which, they could opt to shelve the popular tournament for a year.

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Jiang Tianyi is our future, says Hong Kong coach

The future of men's table tennis in Hong Kong lies with Jiang Tianyi, even if he fails to make it past the quarter-finals in London, according to coach Chan Kong-wah.

10:42PM

Chan's absence won't affect attacking mindset

Hong Kong will play their attacking style against Singapore in their international friendly in So Kon Po tonight despite the absence of leading goal scorer Chan Siu-ki.

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Cool victory for ice dragons

The venue was filled with cheers for local team Hong Kong Selects, but they still bowed down to the Singapore Ice Dragons at this year's Mega Ice Hockey 5's youth final. For the fifth year,...

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