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With the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympics less than six weeks away, tourists and locals alike are snapping up Games souvenirs, with multicoloured ballpoint pens the most popular item, a media report said Monday.

In racing-mad Hong Kong, they've created a heaven for horses. The well-toned race animals may work hard on the track at the island's famed Jockey Club, but off the course they are pampered with treatments that wouldn't be out of place at the poshest spa.

Hong Kong has spared no expense in providing state-of-the-art facilities for this summer's Olympic equestrian events, and organisers insist they have taken every step to counter the sweltering heat.From the "six-star" newly-built stables to a pleasure park, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has spent more than 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars (150 million US) making sure the 200 visiting horses are provided with every comfort.

Hong Kong's first-ever Olympic gold medallist Lee Lai-shan will be the torchbearer of the Beijing Olympic torch relay in the city on Friday, Hong Kong Sports Federation and Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.

Good Ba Ba completed his sweep of Hong Kong’s major mile events, winning his fifth straight stakes with an authoritative triumph on Sunday at Sha Tin in the $1,027,200 Champions Mile (HK-G1).

Their 47-match winning streak at an end, coach Gordon Tietjens admitted his New Zealand team didn't deserve to win the Adelaide rugby sevens final.

If the Los Angeles Galaxy can avoid shootouts, they might have the makings for a good season. For the second time on their three-game preseason tour of Asia, the Galaxy fell in penalties, this time to Hong Kong Union, after a David Beckham PK in added time leveled the score at 2-2.