Bringing together four of Europe’s most high-profile clubs – Liverpool, AC Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – it’s the city’s latest stab at a large-scale sporting event, following the now infamous Messi-less exhibition match played between Inter Miami CF and Hong Kong League XI in February 2024. Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. Four of the biggest football…
Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin shocked fans by revealing at the end of his world tour on Sunday that he was suffering from a “heart problem”. Lin, 44, also told concertgoers in Beijing that he feared for the future and sensed the countdown of his career. The Mandopop star performed two concerts at Hong Kong’s new…
Hong Kong has caught football fever, with the city playing host to a string of high-profile events. Top European teams will soon compete in a “football festival” and a museum dedicated to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo opens this month. Hopes of bringing the Brazilian national team to the city were revealed last week. But all of…
Hong Kong hopes to host Brazil’s national football team at Kai Tak Stadium, the city’s finance chief has said, as the South American country’s traditional Carnival festival made its debut in the city. Speaking at the opening ceremony of “Extravaganza! When Brazil Meets Hong Kong” on Friday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the event…
Just three minutes before the start of the Hong Kong football team’s inaugural match at Kai Tak Stadium on June 10, a 40-metre-long banner featuring a fierce dragon and four Chinese characters – which translated as “Hong Kong team kick ass” – was unfurled above a sea of red-clad fans in the North Stand. Hong…
Hong Kong police have arrested eight suspects aged as young as 20 in a crackdown on a cross-border syndicate that allegedly sold fake concert tickets for a total of HK$650,000 (US$82,800), with the Post learning that Taiwanese star Jay Chou’s fans were among those targeted. The force said on Wednesday that the suspects were all…
One of the outstanding young Hong Kong leaders chosen to visit Manchester United next month has set himself the long-term goal of unearthing talent for the city the way Barcelona discovered Lionel Messi. Jacky Cheung Lok-hei was one of six ecstatic teenagers who discovered they were bound for the UK at the 10th Jockey Club…
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park has been notching up firsts since its main stadium was officially opened in March, and the milestones are set to continue during 2025. More than 42,000 spectators shared the euphoria of watching the city’s footballers beat India at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday, in the first outing at the…
Hong Kong’s win over India at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday will be talked about for years and earned a golden chance to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, according to coach Ashley Westwood. A third successive goalless draw looked on the cards before Stefan Pereira’s stoppage-time penalty sparked wild celebrations among home fans….
Yue Tze-nam has said Hong Kong needed to “improve our chemistry” in time for their vital AFC Asian Cup qualifier against India at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday. Supporter dissent towards Ashley Westwood following Thursday’s 0-0 friendly draw with Nepal distracted from a performance low on quality and imagination in the final third. The city…