Liverpool v AC Milan: crowds gather at Kai Tak, latest tourism boost revealed

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So, here we are, it's time for the business end of the Hong Kong Football Festival, the latest in an increasingly long line of mega-events driving an economic and tourism boom.
On Saturday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu revealed there had been a 17 per cent jump in overseas visitors compared to the first six months of last year, and plenty of them have travelled for Liverpool's game against AC Milan.
The Premier League champions are well supported in Hong Kong, as are their Italian rivals, and fans are already swarming around outside Kai Tak Stadium ahead of the 7.30pm kick off.
And the weather is playing it's part too. Gone is the heavy rain that hammered Milan during their training session on Friday, replaced with bright sunshine and blue skies.
It's a good day for some pre-season football, so stick with us as we bring you all the action from Kai Tak.
Reporting by Willa Wu, Timon Johnson, Paul McNamara, Andrew Cesare Richardson, Lars Hamer and Tom Bell

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World Aquatics Championships: Qin Haiyang bags 200m breaststroke gold in ‘Lane 8 miracle'

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World Aquatics Championships: Qin Haiyang bags 200m breaststroke gold in ‘Lane 8 miracle'

China's Qin Haiyang returned to winning ways on Friday night as he stormed home to victory in the 200m breaststroke from Lane 8 at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Advertisement Qin clocked a time of 2 minutes 7.41 seconds, some two seconds off the world record time he set in Fukuoka in 2023, but it was enough to win his second gold medal at the championships. 'Have you heard of the Lane 8 miracle? You saw it tonight,' said Qin of his victory. He was the only finalist to qualify with a time slower than 2:09.00. Qin made history in the 2023 edition of the championships by sweeping the men's 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke titles. And after a disappointing 2024 season and Olympic showing, there were signs early on in the week that Qin was on track to redemption, bagging the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke on Monday and the bronze in the 50m breaststroke on Wednesday. Ji Xinjie, Pan Zhanle, Wang Shun and Zhang Zhanshuo finished second in the 4x200m final. Photo: Reuters On Friday night, Qin was fifth after the first 50m but climbed the ranks to lead by the final lap as the cheers from the Chinese supporters grew deafening. Their ovation reached a crescendo as Qin touched the wall ahead of Japan's Ippei Watanabe (2:07.70) and Caspar Corbeau from the Netherlands (2:07.73).