John Higgins labelled himself nothing more than “a journeyman” after a second successive first-round exit at the Dafabet World Championship.

James Wade hung on to earn his place in the second round of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.

Mikey Barry clutches tightly his man of the match award and tries to make sense of the past 60 minutes.

Hong Kong’s intense heat and humidity may be “hellish”, in Conor Murray’s words, but British & Irish Lions assistant coach Rob Howley believes conditions for the opening game this weekend will stand his players in good stead for the three-Test series with Australia.

Election results released yesterday gave an edge to the pro-China faction in Hong Kong’s government, where power is split between those aligned with Beijing and those who favour further democratic reforms.

A FENG SHUI adviser who had an affair with Asia’s richest businesswoman before she died lost his bid for her multi-billion dollar estate yesterday when a Hong Kong court deemed his will a forgery.

BIRD flu kills more than 60% of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from person to person.

Shaun Murphy settled down after a nervy start to lead Stephen Maguire 6-2 in a repeat of last year’s Maplin UK Championship semi-final in Telford.

If first impressions count, the Hong Kong Jockey Club is off to a good start as far as Olympic event rider Captain Geoff Curran is concerned.

The Government today signed the first extradition agreement between Ireland and Hong Kong.

Dutchmen Maarten Lafeber and Robert-Jan Derksen looked to have made their long journey to Malaysia worthwhile after a sparkling better-ball 61 in the third round of the World Cup qualifying tournament.

Hong Kongers today planned to remember the anniversary of the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing 18 years ago at a candlelight vigil in the former British colony.

Uganda will be aiming to finish unbeaten in the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 when it faces an ever-improving Argentina in the final in Darwin, Australia, on Saturday.

Hong Kong and Singapore are ranked the world’s freest economies – but they face a growing challenge from Ireland and the UK, according to a survey by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal today.

Ireland's Ken Doherty has booked a place in the third round of the UK Championship after beating Hong Kong's Marco Fu last night.

HONG Kong newspapers said yesterday that the massive turnout at a pro-democracy rally in the Chinese territory indicates demands for far-reaching reforms are more pressing than ever and urged the government to respond.

ALEX FERGUSON remains convinced there is barely a gap between Manchester United and champions Chelsea.

Wood-eating insects have chewed their way through beds, coffee tables and night stands at one of two hotels at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Hong Kong Disneyland is expected to draw its daily maximum of 30,000 visitors on its opening day, with a third of the guests coming from mainland China.

China today appointed veteran civil servant Donald Tsang as Hong Kong’s next leader, saying he will promote prosperity and stability in the Asian financial capital.

Hong Kong Disneyland is considering serving only shark fin soup made with fins obtained by non-cruel methods.

Ronnie O’Sullivan thrashed Stephen Hendry 5-0 in the Premier League semi-finals tonight – nine days after questioning his future in snooker.

After almost a year of trying to bring Asia’s bird flu under control, World Health Organisation experts are now warning that the disease is the most likely candidate to cause the world’s next pandemic, with the possibility of as many as seven million deaths.

A top Chinese official accused Britain of introducing democracy near the end of its rule in Hong Kong to deliberately stir up conflict with Beijing and preserve its interests in the territory.

Hong Kong should move slowly on introducing more democracy in order to ensure China’s political stability, a former British colonial official said today.

A Hong Kong-based British citizen has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges, it was reported today.

Chinese officials say a suspected Sars case has been found in the country’s southern province of Guangdong, the Hong Kong health director said today.

I WRITE in response to the latest “final” June 4 decision of the Department of Health and Children’s expert group on SARS and the Special Olympics to maintain its ban on Hong Kong’s disabled athletes travelling to Ireland, thus depriving them of the chance to attend what likely would be the most thrilling event in their lives.

THE future of Hong Kong property giant Chinachem Group appeared uncertain yesterday, after a judge ruled that its chairwoman, Nina Wang, had forged a will leaving her the fortune of her late husband, former Chinachem head Teddy Wang.

Hong Kong’s richest woman is embroiled in a legal battle with her father-in-law over her missing husband’s estate - a tale that has all the ingredients of a Hollywood blockbuster: sex, greed, blackmail and murder.

Three people were killed and at least 12 others injured in bomb explosions that rocked two hotels Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, today.

Chinese President Jiang Zemin flew to Hong Kong today to mingle with corporate bosses at a forum shadowed by controversy when their former British colony apparently tried to mute Falun Gong protests by barring more than 100 overseas members from entering.