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Paul McNamara
Senior Reporter, Sport
Paul joined the Post in July 2023 after writing freelance for multiple magazines and national newspapers in England. He covered the 2022 football World Cup for Fifa and was previously senior writer for Everton FC for five years, after time reporting on a number of sports for regional newspapers in the south of England.
Paul joined the Post in July 2023 after writing freelance for multiple magazines and national newspapers in England. He covered the 2022 football World Cup for Fifa and was previously senior writer for Everton FC for five years, after time reporting on a number of sports for regional newspapers in the south of England.
Areas of Expertise:
All sport, primarily football, tennis, rugby and cricketLanguages Spoken:
English
Tai Po forward Lee Lok-him eyes a shot at playing on the mainland, in between working on geriatric ward at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Head coach Lee Chi-kin in dark over whether owners Francis and Catherine Yip will continue backing district club beyond this season.
Herve Dagorne says he is honoured to take new university post, but success for city squad is Frenchman’s overwhelming priority.
Gifted batsman Shiv Mathur, who is establishing himself in city team, says cricket would be a ‘big thing’ in his choice of university.
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Captain Yasim Murtaza rescues side with 60 runs from 30 balls as they inflict back-to-back defeats on Kuwait.
Kathmandu’s Dasharath Stadium was deemed unfit to host Asian Cup qualifiers, while kitchen blast killed 1 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
World Series record points scorer believes sport’s chiefs need to find ‘sweet spot’ to restore shorter format’s charm.
The 22-year-old is the most decorated freestyle skier in Games history, while Hong Kong speed skater Joey Lam claimed city’s best finish.
Defender obtained citizenship last July, performed well and created goal in Chinese New Year Cup victory over FC Seoul.
Football analyst Matthew Mak embarking on new campaign with Columbus Crew two months afterend of decorated spell with Malmo in Sweden.
Jordan Lam scores winning penalty as city team overcome FC Seoul following shootout in front of 14,089 fans at Hong Kong Stadium.
The 21-year-old lost in three sets in the quarter-final in the US, with his next tournament set to be an ATP 500 event in Mexico.
Jacky Leung is the only player in Saturday’s 23-man squad based on the mainland and is back in the fold after a two-year absence.
The 21-year-old is targeting his first ATP 250 semi-final at Delray Beach Open, but first needs to get past Italian world No 20.
Interim head coach among applicants before Thursday’s deadline, says it is ‘not ideal’ for city to tackle Korean side without frontline stars.
Teenager thriving in England almost eight years after swapping Hong Kong for Australia to pursue football ambition.
The 21-year-old books meeting with world No 20 Flavio Cobolli after straight sets victory over Brandon Nakashima in ATP 250 event in USA.
Champions League-winning midfielder is playing key part in club’s title bid and hoping to win first top-flight domestic crown of his career.
Brazilian comes on as early substitute for injured compatriot Igor Sartori to help league champions beat 10-man opponents in extra time.
District club’s first shield since 2013 would save disappointing campaign, and playing in final ‘worth way more’ than in Lunar New Year Cup.
Jesse Yu is back at Eastern after a year with Shijiazhuang Gongfu, poised for Hong Kong clash with FC Seoul on Saturday.
Rangers striker Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim hoping to make up for the ‘real hurt’ of last year’s FA Cup final loss to Eastern.
Other English, Italian and German sides also said to be interested, as rival promoters battle to stage matches at Kai Tak Stadium.
Frenchman wants to create booming city cycling department, raises doubts over future of sprint coach.
Abdullah Al Mutairi says city team need ‘peaceful time’ following Ashley Westwood’s tenure, receives backing from his ex-Sri Lanka player.
BC Rangers No 1 Yip Ka-yu could be poised for city team debut, Roberto Losada names squad for Lunar New Year Cup match against FC Seoul.
Increasingly consistent 29-year-old aiming for world tour recognition following Asian Championships golden breakthrough.
City squad finish Asian Road Cycling Championships women’s road race empty-handed after missing pivotal breakaway.
Visitors win doubles and singles without dropping a set on day two to complete 3-1 success at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium.
