Mike Chan

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Mike Chan |Lars Hamer

Known lovingly as the “mother of Asian women’s football”, the founding president of the Hong Kong Ladies Football Association (HKLFA) Veronica Chan Yiu-kam has died, aged 102. Pui Kwan-kay, president of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA), said Chan died on Saturday morning at her home in Tin Shui Wai.

Mar 29, 2025 | scmp.com | Paul McNamara |Mike Chan

Hong Kong captain James Christie warned his team that their landslide 43-21 victory over Japan on Saturday would mean nothing if they do not finish the job in Sunday’s Melrose Claymores final. For the second straight day, the city’s men overcame a sticky start to thrill a raucous Kai Tak Stadium. There was a sense of deja vu, too, in the way the Hong Kong women got the ball rolling, walloping Thailand 47-0 about 24 hours after they inflicted similar pain on Kazakhstan.

Mar 28, 2025 | scmp.com | Paul McNamara |Mike Chan

Hong Kong gave their jubilant supporters cause for cheer by recording twin triumphs on the opening day of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. Competing in the secondary Melrose Claymores tournament, the city’s women scored five tries in a 29-14 win over Kazakhstan on Friday. For the men, Max Denmark led the way with a hat-trick, as head coach Jevon Groves’ team survived an early hiccup to blow away China 31-7. Harry Sayers and James Kee, on his debut, also crossed for Hong Kong.

Mar 8, 2025 | msn.com | Mike Chan |Paul McNamara

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Mar 8, 2025 | scmp.com | Mike Chan |Paul McNamara

The incident at the World Grand Prix where Hong Kong snooker fans were kicked out while a match was in progress could have been avoided entirely, the Post has learned, sparing the city from an embarrassing episode that made headlines around the world.