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Hong Kong qualify for Rugby World Cup for first time
Published on 05/07/2025
» Hong Kong beat South Korea 70-22 in Incheon on Saturday to win the Asia Rugby Championship and qualify for the World Cup for the first time.
E-sports help Ukrainian war vets get back to normal
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» PARIS - Esports is helping Ukrainian war veterans, who "often feel out of place" when they return from the front line, to reintegrate into society, the head of Ukraine's Esport Commission has told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
New Zealand coroner decries ‘perilous’ collision sport
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» WELLINGTON - A New Zealand coroner Thursday condemned a “perilous” rugby-inspired sport in which competitors sprint and crash into each other without protective gear.
‘Floating village’ to house Asian Games athletes in Japan
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» TOKYO - Athletes at next year’s Asian Games in Japan will stay on a “floating village” cruise ship and in converted shipping containers, an organising official told AFP, defending the cost-cutting move.
Ex-Wales flanker Popham wants his day in court with rugby authorities
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» PARIS — Alix Popham, one of hundreds of former rugby players to bring a lawsuit against the sport's authorities for head injuries, said he wants his day in court so he can look in the face some of the officials "who are part of the reason why we are in the mess we are in."
NZ teen dies after taking part in rugby-inspired craze
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» SYDNEY - A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-inspired craze in which participants sprint into each other head-on with no protective gear, police said Tuesday.
'Super March' tourism campaign paints 'promising' picture for Hong Kong economy
Published on 28/04/2025
» The success of mega-events under Hong Kong's "Super March" tourism campaign paints a "promising" picture of the city's economic future, a leading business insights provider has said, adding that Art Basel had brought in the wealthiest visitors under the drive at an average monthly income of about HK$44,000 (191,000 baht).
Can Europe's richest family turn Paris into a city of football rivals?
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» PARIS - Paris has everything — stunning architecture and arguably the best food and fashion in the world. But the French capital lacks one essential element of a modern metropolis: it has no football rivalry.
Coldplay creates B5bn for Hong Kong, helps build 'entire city brand'
Published on 22/04/2025
» For Jay Dela Cruz Ingles Jr, a 27-year-old Geodetic engineer from the Philippines, his family members were not just impressed by British rock band Coldplay's concerts in Hong Kong, they were also wowed by the new Kai Tak Stadium.
Rugby Australia hits out at French clubs poaching young talent
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia has complained to World Rugby about cashed-up French clubs "poaching" teenage talent, with chairman Daniel Herbert urging the global governing body to beef up its rules.