Barcelona have signed a deal to come to Hong Kong, but Kai Tak Sports Park are locked in a public spat with the organiser, leading the event up in the air

FC Barcelona ‘signed’ to play in Hong Kong – but ‘unsent email’ row pauses talks
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Lorenzo Sonego is a class act

Another Hong Kong “mega event” turns out to be a massive flop.

Real Madrid fans who paid thousands to meet players furious after event goes wrong
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The more GovHK press releases I read, the more I'm convinced no one at info.gov.hk actually knows what "so called" means or how to use it in a sentence.

Also, I want to hear a bombastic Shakespearian actor read these out loud because it would be hilarious.

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The 17th World Aquatics Swimming Championships begin today in Budapest, with Hong Kong sending a 15-person contingent to the short-course world event.

200m freestyle short-course world record holder Siobhán Haughey will focus on the 100m and 200m free.

I thought I escaped these god awful karaoke live streamers when I left the mainland but they’ve cropped up on Victoria harbour

FIFA rejected the Chinese Football Associations initial attempt to ban South Korean footballer Son Jun-ho for life due to match fixing and bribery allegations due to “insufficient evidence”, according to his former club.

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Hong Kong is currently going through one of its 10 days a year where I can wear a nice jacket and trousers. Shame about the torrential rain though

Hong Kong football fans braved the rain and queued down the street to get their copy of the Hong Kong jersey that has garnered a cult like status among supporters.

A sad day for Hong Kong

#HongKong: All 45 democrats were sentenced to 4-10 years for fighting for freedom. While police in HK who raped child only sentenced to 46 months.

3 reasons why this policy makes no sense

1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches

2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine

3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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Hundreds of runners at last week's #TransLantau event went without water, and many more complained of poor organisation and ‘having to fend for themselves’ during a typhoon.

Organisers told me it was because of “misunderstanding” and “miscommunication”.

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Hong Kong’s Leisure & Cultural Services Department doubled down and said it would not allowing surfing at public beaches “because they think there will be complaints from the public,” said Adrian Pedro Ho of the New People’s Party

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My first (and maybe only?) post on Bluesky is the exclusive I dropped this morning.

"The #HongKong government has effectively ruled out ever competing in #surfing at the #Olympics by doubling down on banning the sport at any public beaches in the city."

#surfingban

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