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Hong Kong Win Bauhinia Falcon Trophy

Hong Kong 125/9 (20 overs)
Kuwait 127/7 (18.5 overs)

Kuwait Beat Hong Kong by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Despite losing the final T20I to Kuwait by three wickets, Hong Kong won the four-match Bauhinia Falcon Trophy 2-1.

Kuwait’s Mohamed Aslam was named player of the series for his contributions with bat and ball.

Bauhinia Falcon Trophy – Hong Kong v Kuwait
Date: 25, 26, 28 February, 1, 3, 5, 7 March 2026
Venue: Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground
Tickets: tbc

Additional reporting and images:
Scoreboards: cricinfo

Hong Kong beat Kuwait by 24 Runs

Hong Kong 171/9 (20 overs)
Kuwait 147/8 (20 overs)

In the Second T20I of the Bauhinia Falcon Trophy, Hong Kong beat Kuwait by 24 runs at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground. Batting first, Hong Kong reached 171/9 off their twenty overs with captain Yasim Murtaza top scoring with 60 from 33 balls, including 5 sixes.

Kuwait’s chase was strangled in the power play, with the visitors reduced to 11/3 in the fourth over. Meet Bhavser with a powerful 62, brought Kuwait respectability on the scoreboard, but the match was long gone

Bauhinia Falcon Trophy – Hong Kong v Kuwait
Date: 25, 26, 28 February, 1, 3, 5, 7 March 2026
Venue: Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground
Tickets: tbc

Additional reporting and images:
Scoreboards: cricinfo

Hong Kong beat Kuwait by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Kuwait 182/6

Hong Kong (18.5/20 ov, T:183) 186/7

In the first T20I of the Bauhinia Falcon Trophy at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground on 25 February 2026; Hong Kong beat Kuwait by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Batting first, Kuwait scored 182/6 off their twenty overs with Bilal Tahir 61 from 33 balls, including 5 sixes, top scorer

An opening partnership of 124 in just eleven overs between Zeeshan Ali (60) and Anshy Rath (72) powered Hong Kong to victory.

Bauhinia Falcon Trophy – Hong Kong v Kuwait
Date: 25, 26, 28 February, 1, 3, 5, 7 March 2026
Venue: Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground
Tickets: tbc

Additional reporting and images:
Scoreboards: cricinfo

Hong Kong Open Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027

Hong Kong will play Australia in the opening game of the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Perth on 1 October 2027.

The 60,000 seat Perth Stadium will be a cacophony of noise and colour! What an experience for the Hong Kong men’s team – a fitting reward for qualifying for their first World Cup.

World Rugby today released the match schedule and ticket prices for the tournament and Hong Kong fans are going to be racking up the airmiles as Hong Kong’s other pool games are against Chile in Townsville on 9 October and New Zealand in Melbourne 15 October.

The dates, venues, and kick-off times for all 52 matches are now available and tickets go on sale on 18 February here https://rwc2027.rugbyworldcup.com/

Philipines 44-10 Hong Kong

At the inaugural Asia Pacific Rugby League Championships in Manila, Hong Kong Rugby League lost 44-10 to a solid, well-drilled Philippines side.

The scoreline doesn’t reflect the performance, with Hong Kong featuring 8 debutants. Hong Kong go again on Saturday and hope to come away with 3rd place!

Hong Kong 1-1 Bangladesh

Hong Kong conceded a late equaliser as Bangladesh grabbed a share of the points at the Kai Tak Stadium in front of over 45,000 fans.

Matt Orr scored for Hong Kong, who remain top of the group after 4 games.

Hong Kong v Bangladesh – AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Date: 8pm, 14 October, 2025
Venue: Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong

images: HKFA

Bangladesh 3-4 Hong Kong

Raphaël Merkies completed his hat-trick in the 11th minute of added time to give Hong Kong all three points with a 4-3 victory over Bangladesh in the AFC Asian Cup qualification game in Dhaka.

Bangladesh v Hong Kong – AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Date: 8pm, 9 October, 2025
Venue: Bangladesh National Stadium, Dhaka

images: HKFA

RWC2025 Semi-Final: Canada v New Zealand

The Black Ferns came into the RWC2025 Semi-Final as defending World Champions and on a massive unbeaten run… Canada, who crowdfunded their World Cup campaign, played a sublime game and handed New Zealand rugby its second thrashing of the week.

Ahead of the game fans and pundits alike expected a close game… Canada dominated in all areas of the pitch and although New Zealand scored a couple of tries midway through the second half to narrow the scoreboard the final score of 34-19 understated Canada’s dominance. Canada head to the final at a sold-out Twickenham on 27 September.

Watch the highlights here