United estimate they will generate around £10m from their 14,000-mile, six-day expedition. The payment is not connected to ticket sales, so it is guaranteed. At a time when their focus in pre-season – both commercially and from a player preparation perspective – is on the United States, where they will go for the third successive...
Police in Hong Kong have arrested the father and brother of US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for allegedly helping with her finances, according to media reports. It is the first time the relatives of an “absconder” have been charged under the territory’s security law, Reuters news agency said. The authorities accused Ms Kwok, 26, of...
Hong Kong has released four former opposition lawmakers who were among dozens of pro-democracy leaders jailed under the city’s controversial National Security Law (NSL). The four – Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan – had pleaded guilty and were each sentenced to four years and two months behind bars in November. They...
The Liberal Democrat MP for Bath spoke to BBC Newscast after she was barred from entering Hong Kong A Liberal Democrat MP barred from entering Hong Kong has told the BBC she believes it was to “shut me up and to silence me”. Wera Hobhouse flew to the Chinese region with her husband on Thursday...
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A Liberal Democrat MP has spoken of her “shock” after being barred from entering Hong Kong this week. Wera Hobhouse said she flew to the Chinese region on Thursday to visit her newborn grandson but she was detained at the airport, questioned, and then deported on the first flight home. The MP for Bath is...
Ruben Amorim’s side will also travel to the United States as part of the Premier League’s pre-season tournament between 26 July and 3 August. United have a significant fan base in Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines is the club’s official commercial airline partner. They last played in the country in 2009 and their previous visit to...
Arsenal and Tottenham will contest the first north London derby to be held outside the UK when the two teams face each other in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong this summer. The London rivals will play in the newly-opened Kai Tak Stadium on July 31 as part of their preparations for the 2025-26 season....