Sport in Hong Kong

3 Mar 2013

Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng has a dream - that one day the Hong Kong Marathon can be among the biggest and best in the world. The Standard Chartered Bank chief is realistic enough to concede his dream...

Takano receives baton to build Hong Kong relay strength

28 Feb 2013

The 51-year-old coach, who still holds the 400m national record of 44.78 seconds in Japan, was in town this week for lectures and met Hong Kong athletes at a trial event last night at Wan Chai...

Naming arena after her too early, says champion Hong Kong cyclist Lee Wai-sze

27 Feb 2013

Sarah Lee Wai-sze returned yesterday from Minsk, Belarus, where she won gold and bronze in the women's time trial and sprint respectively - the best achievement yet by any Hong Kong cyclist in a...

HK marathon can be among world's best, says bank chief

25 Feb 2013

The Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association said the annual showpiece had reached bursting point with room only for 2,000 more runners this year. The total entry was a record 72,000, with nearly 7,...

With world watching, masses make Hong Kong Marathon a true success

25 Feb 2013

Marathon Sunday is a morning where Hong Kong's community spirit gets its place in the sun - or haze, as the case may be. And even just outside the commotion, just there beneath the flyover and...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

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Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

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A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

One step forward, two steps back

A decision made in faraway Lausanne, Switzerland, by 15 members of the International Olympic Committee's executive board earlier this month could well have a serious impact on Hong Kong.

Polo team's chilly conquest puts Hong Kong on top of the world

The most unlikely success came earlier this month when a team from the city beat Argentina to retain their Snow Polo World Cup crown at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.

South China Stadium gets HK$126m facelift

The South China Stadium will undergo a facelift following a donation of HK$126 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.

SPORT

Tickets to see China's Olympic heroes in HK to go on sale

Tickets to see some of the Chinese athletes who scored gold in the Olympics perform in Hong Kong will go on sale tomorrow.

2012 London Games goes beyond motto to inspire generations of athletes

The motto of the London Olympic Games was "inspire a generation". By the closing ceremony, the host nation would have been justified in changing that to "generations", after its team surpassed all...

Take guard at the crease

Cricket gives children the chance to develop a sense of patience and self-discipline, improve fitness levels and learn how to perform as membersof a team.