Twelve years of anticipation will end tonight, when the Wallabies and British and Irish Lions face off in the first of three Test matches, at Lang Park in Brisbane. Live: Wallabies vs Lions The British and Irish Lions are unbeaten on their tour of Australia so far, with the Wallabies desperate to upset the odds…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Brit rockers Kaiser Chiefs and legendary DJ Pete Tong were among the musical headliners at the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament last month, which also doubled as the debut event at the city’s…
I have been a regular at the Hong Kong Sevens ever since the inaugural event in 1976. Last month’s tournament at Kai Tak Sports Park was my fourth different venue. I still remember that afternoon almost a half-century ago, walking down from my Happy Valley flat to the old Hong Kong Football Club stadium on…
New Zealand’s Jazmin Felix-Hotham was no stranger to playing in the Hong Kong Sevens but this year is a special one for her. Playing at the new Kai Tak Stadium was only one of the reasons: the trip to the city also reunited her with her father, Nigel Hotham, who moved to Hong Kong last…
Hong Kong coaches have identified what their teams need to do in the months to come before the city hosts the National Games in November. The city’s men’s team retained the Melrose Claymores trophy with an emphatic 38-5 win over China, while their women’s counterparts blew Kazakhstan away in a 45-5 win, playing most of…
A new era of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens began at Kai Tak Stadium on Friday, winning plaudits from players and supporters alike and with organisers hailing “an exciting new chapter in the tournament’s storied history”. With 90 per cent of the 47,000 tickets sold, officials said 33,735 fans passed through the gates on the…
A new era of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens began at Kai Tak Stadium on Friday, winning plaudits from players and supporters alike and with organisers hailing “an exciting new chapter in the tournament’s storied history”. With 90 per cent of the 47,000 tickets sold, officials said 33,735 fans passed through the gates on the…
Andrew Douglas said Hong Kong wanted to make Kai Tak Sports Park “a home and a fortress”, after his side swept away Brazil on a torrent of “ambitious” and courageous rugby on Saturday. The South Americans, too physical and clinical for Hong Kong only seven days earlier, were cut down to size, as Hong Kong…
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park got off to a smooth start by completing its first trial run on Sunday, with 1,500 spectators for a football match largely dispersed within 10 minutes of the final whistle. Some spectators told the Post they were satisfied with the transport arrangements, while players praised the quality of the…