Sri Lanka Cricket announced India's two-match Test series in Sri Lanka for August 2024, part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. Matches will be in Galle and Colombo, marking India's first Test tour there since 2017, with both teams seeking valuable WTC points.
Hong Kong's 15 private sports clubs must pay a significant land premium or open to the public upon lease expiry. Authorities confirmed the new terms, ending long-standing concessions for exclusive clubs occupying prime public land.
The Greens and David Pocock support a parliamentary inquiry into fossil fuel industry's influence in schools and sports via sponsorships, as exposed by Comms Declare's report highlighting 260+ programs potentially 'petro-grooming' children.
Patrons of the Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy (HKGTA) have filed complaints with the Consumer Council and threatened legal action over Rosewood Hotel Group's plan to change operations at its clubhouse in Central, despite Rosewood's announced refinements.
Intisar Shanib has been appointed president of Libya's Darnes Sports Club, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Her unopposed election is seen as a significant achievement for women in Libya, with a focus on club development and youth programs.
Antalya, its mild climate, year-round training conditions, and high-standard facilities attract European sports clubs, particularly for winter training camps. Dutch and English weightlifting clubs are currently training in Manavgat, benefiting from the combination of professional facilities and holiday opportunities.
The merger of HKGTA's Town Club with Carlyle & Co has been postponed by two months due to opposition from some members
A recent study showed millions are put off by early experiences of physical education. But sport can bring camaraderie and joyThere is a disconnect between the proliferation of reports recommending we should be more active and actual levels of activity, that are scarcely budging. Sports councils, health bodies, charities and thinktanks are piling up the evidence that sport and physical activity help us live healthier, happier lives, improve academic attainment at school and productivity at work, connect our communities and help prevent crime and reoffending. Why can’t we turn this into reality?Reports often call for better coordination, including the recent House of Commons inquiry Game On: Community and School Sport. But sport and physical activity remains poorly linked among schools, sports clubs, community organisations, parks and playgrounds. In an era of superintelligence and rockets flying around the moon, surely we could do better? Continue reading...
An exclusive Hong Kong sports club will press ahead with an imminent change of operator for its Central clubhouse despite objections by some of its members about unfair access and incompatibility of their client profiles, the South China Morning Post has learned. The controversy began about a fortnight ago after private members’ club Carlyle & Co announced it would take over the operation of the Central clubhouse of the Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy (HKGTA). Some HKGTA members told the SCMP...
Ted Turner created CNN in 1980, revolutionising the way America, and the world, got their news, and then went on to become one of the most prominent business leaders and philanthropists of his era. A brash risk taker, Turner – whose death aged 87 was announced on Wednesday – helped reshape the television industry in the late 20th century. He also made a name for himself with spectacular business deals, his ownership of professional sports clubs, a marriage to actress Jane Fonda, his leadership...
Chelsea Women's team will play all Women's Super League matches at Stamford Bridge from next season, ending a nine-year stay at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames. The 41,000-seat stadium becomes their permanent home after CEO Aki Mandhar made it a target since joining in September 2024. The move reflects the club's ambition to become the world's leading women's sports club, with the final Kingsmeadow game played on 6 April against Tottenham.
