由香港體育記者協會主辦、GERMAGIC™冠名贊助的「GERMAGIC香港體育記者協會最佳運動員選舉2024」頒獎禮今日假香港賽馬會沙田會所4樓旺灣樓舉行。 成功衛冕奧運金牌的「劍神」張家朗連續3屆成為「GERMAGIC香港最佳男運動員」，另一位在巴黎奧運摘金的劍手江旻憓則首次當選「GERMAGIC香港最佳女運動員」，至於桌球好手傅家俊則登上「GERMAGIC體壇名人堂」。 「GERMAGIC香港體育記者協會最佳運動員選舉2024」是香港體育記者協會主辦、一年一度的選舉。由體記協之會員，即從事體育新聞報導的傳媒工作者，選出年度最佳男、女運動員。今年選舉共有106名會員參與投票，在10位男候選人及10位女候選人中選出年度最佳男、女運動員。張家朗及江旻憓分別以59及48票高票當選。得獎的兩位最佳運動員將分別獲得大會頒發獎盃一座、現金獎港幣15,000元。 此外，「GERMAGIC體壇名人堂」的獎項，則由傅家俊獲得，以表揚他對香港體壇作出的貢獻。他獲得大會頒發獎盃一座、現金獎港幣10,000元。由1998開始打職業賽一直打到2025。2007年，他在格蘭披治大賽決賽擊敗了3屆世界冠軍奧蘇利雲成功奪冠，成為第3位在職業排名賽中奪冠的亞洲球手。過去他曾多次代表港隊征戰大型運動會，其中包括曼谷、釜山、多哈及廣州共4屆亞運會，總數贏得3金3銀的佳績，在2009年香港主辦的東亞運動會更贏得隊際金牌。傅家俊的崛起令桌球運動重新獲得港人重視，同時吸引不少年青選手投身成為職業球手，令香港桌球壇出現不少後起之秀，如吳安儀、張家瑋、廖予生等等。 香港體育記者協會會長霍啟剛先生表示：「去年巴黎奧運，港隊健兒取得佳績，突破過去的成就。其實他們的獎牌背後是充滿了血與汗，他們平日努力訓練以及比賽成績，亦是透過體育傳媒的廣泛報道，才能讓市民得以知道。感謝GERMAGIC™能夠贊助我們這個選舉，讓我們透過獎項及頒獎禮表達傳媒對他們的認可以及鼓勵。」 冠名贊助商GERMAGIC™共同創始人洪思聰先生表示：「今年是GERMAGIC™ 連續第3年冠名贊助香港體育記者協會主辦的最佳運動員選舉。GERMAGIC™ 一直以『香港科研、香港精神、香港心』為宗旨，與港隊運動員一樣，希望憑著堅毅不屈、勇於拼搏的精神為港爭光。我們期望藉著支持這項選舉，鼓勵及支持一眾香港運動員，希望他們在未來能繼續為香港發光發亮。」 張家朗表示：「非常感謝體記協頒發這個獎項給我，能夠連續3屆贏得這個獎項，我感到十分榮幸，我會繼續努力為港爭光。」 江旻憓表示：「感謝體育記者們投票給我，這是我首次贏得這個獎項。在我的運動生涯一路走來，都少不了體育記者們的見證，能夠獲獎意義非凡，因為我獲得了他們的認同。我在巴黎奧運後已經退役，展開人生的新篇章，這次頒獎禮讓我可以再次與一班記者朋友相聚，實在難能可貴。」 傅家俊表示：「能夠被入選體壇名人堂，我感到十分榮幸，我不會視這個獎項為終身成就獎，因為我還在征戰不同的桌球比賽，這個獎項將會成為我不斷提升自己的動力，感謝記者們對我認同及支持。」 資料個相片來源 : N Square \ 香港體育記者協會 +4

（香港，2025年2月20日）由香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助，精英運動員慈善基金賽馬會動感社區呈獻：勞倫斯體育公益精神健康論壇（學校座談會、論壇、嘉年華），於2月20至23日舉行連串活動，匯聚運動員、青少年、專業人士和社會大眾，一同構建結合運動和精神健康的合作空間。 論壇學校座談會20日假香海正覺蓮社佛教正覺中學舉行，勞倫斯世界體育學院成員澳洲板球運動員Steve Waugh與中國短道速滑運動員楊揚、勞倫斯體育大使本地游泳運動員何詩蓓與英國單車運動員Victoria Pendleton、本地騎師梁家俊與本地拳擊運動員曹星如，向在場的同學分享職業運動員的成功要訣與保持精神健康的心得。與會的同學踴躍提問，積極了解如何在壓力下保持良好的心理狀態。一眾運動員並帶領同學進行放鬆運動，幫助他們釋放壓力，放鬆身心。 何詩蓓：「在青少年的成長過程中，往往需要承受來自學業、家庭、朋輩等各方面的壓力，而運動正正是放鬆身心的最好方法。游泳令我保持心靈平靜，每一次划水都讓我釋放壓力和焦慮，從而改善情緒更積極地面對日常生活，希望社會更加重視透過運動改善青少年的精神健康。」 曹星如：「拳擊令我學懂在激烈的競爭中，如何保持冷靜和集中精神。我從日常訓練除了鍛練技術，更深刻認識到自身的能力與限制，制訂計劃追求進步。我很慶幸拳擊讓我更了解自己，令我更有自信面對日常生活的挑戰。」 梁家俊分享作為騎師處於激烈競爭環境的心路歷程：「我認為享受過程是最重要的，最終結果成功與否除了取決於自己的能力，亦牽涉很多外在因素。失敗或犯錯是最好的學習機會，只要盡力嘗試就已經無憾。」 資料及相片來源 : 動力國際體育公關公司

Red Bull車手Max Verstappen、Liam Lawson、Yuki Tsunoda及Isack Hadjar周二晚上（2 月 18 日）出席於英國倫敦O2體育館舉行的 F1 75周年新車發佈會，揭曉了Oracle Red Bull Racing以及Visa Cash App Racing Bulls的 2025 年戰車塗裝。 這是F1史上，首次集合所有10支車隊共20名車手帶同新戰車亮相，舉行聯合發佈會。F1 車迷擠滿了這個著名的比賽場地，或透過全球直播搶先一睹 2025 年將由衛冕 F1 冠軍Max Verstappen、Liam Lawson、Yuki Tsunoda、Isack Hadjar 駕駛的全新RB21和VCARB 02賽車。 Oracle Red Bull Racing製作了一段影片介紹新戰車，影片由來自倫敦各地的車迷們參與，他們駕駛着不同款式的汽車，沿途加入一起組成車隊，護送 RB21戰車到 O2體育館，共同慶祝汽車文化。 Red Bull Racing的2025 年RB21戰車堅持了傳統，塗裝以車隊的標誌性外觀為基礎，並重新進行了設計，採用紅牛標誌為點綴的藍色、紅色和黃色色調。此外，2025 年，Red Bull Racing迎來了多個新合作夥伴，並融入在新的塗裝中。 車迷會發現 Gate.io  出現在 RB21 的後翼和機頭上，而 1Password 則出現在光環、底盤上，以及 F1 賽車啟動時的方向盤上。此外，還有新的團隊合作夥伴 AvaTrade、眼鏡合作夥伴 Maui Jim及Neat。 2025 年的塗裝當然亦將車隊的既有合作夥伴 AT&T 和 Hexagon 的標誌加在 RB21 車身上，以肯定他們為車隊做出的貢獻。 贏得4屆F1冠軍的Max Verstappen表示：「去年絕對是充滿挑戰的一年，我們有一個好的開端，然後經歷了一段艱難的時期，之後在年底亦有不少起伏的時刻，但這在F1是經常會發生的，所以，希望我們能從中學習。今年將會開展我的第 11 個賽季，感覺我在F1已經有很長的時間，真的難以想像！」對於新賽季，Max十分期待在自己家鄉的主場作賽，無論是駕駛體驗，抑或是現場車迷的支持。此外，他亦十分期待與Liam Lawson的合作，他說：「我見證了 Liam 在Red Bull家族中的成長， 我希望我們能一起努力，從根本上改進戰車，讓它更具競爭力。」 Information and photo source : N Square \ Red Bull HK

（香港，2025年2月18日）由世界桌球巡迴賽（WST）與F-Sports Promotions Limited主辦，中國香港桌球總會協辦，「世界格蘭披治桌球大獎賽2025」（內地：斯諾克世界大獎賽2025）將首次在香港隆重登場，賽事3月4日至9日在啟德體育園啟德體藝館盛大舉行。來自全球排名前32名頂尖桌球高手，將爭奪冠軍榮譽及世界排名。 賽會今日舉行賽前記者會，世界排名第一的卓林普（Judd Trump）親臨出席，記者會同步公布賽程。 「世界格蘭披治桌球大獎賽2025」很高興成為一項「M」品牌認可活動，協助提升香港作為國際體育盛事之都的形象。獲大型體育活動事務委員會頒發的「M」品牌活動，標誌著緊張、精彩、刺激的大型體育活動。 卓林普：「我非常享受在每次在香港比賽，我熱愛香港的一切，能夠在成為香港人後首次在主場出戰，絕對是我職業生涯其中一場最具意義的賽事。我迫不及待在全新的啟德體藝館，感受5000名球迷打氣的熾熱氣氛。」 F-Sports Promotions Limited總裁封歡歡女士：「感謝文化體育及旅遊局、大型體育活動事務委員會和各個單位的鼎力支持。全新的世界級場館啟德體藝館成為主辦賽事的絕佳契機，必將為觀眾帶來無與倫比的觀賞體驗，卓林普和奧蘇利雲也將在這個『新主場』展現他們的卓越風采，向世界推動香港的桌球文化。我們期望引進頂尖桌球賽事，回應香港社群對桌球運動的熱愛，並發揮香港盛事之都的優勢，積極推動體育普及化、精英化、盛事化、專業化和產業化發展。」 主辦方會策劃不同的文化表演和體驗，讓球手及一眾球迷感受中國傳統文化及香港國際盛事之都的獨有魅力。一眾球手參賽期間亦會深度探索香港，體驗國際體育盛事之都的獨有魅力。 世界格蘭披治桌球大獎賽自2015年起舉行，僅賽季排名前32名的職業球手有資格參與角逐，屬於職業桌球界的巔峰盛事。 今年賽事首度衝出英國落户香港，無論場地規模與賽事獎金均創下新紀錄。5000名觀眾將在全新的啟德體藝館現場體驗這項桌球界頂級賽事，亦是目前世界桌球巡迴賽中觀眾最多的一次。賽事總獎金更從去年的38萬英鎊（約380萬港元）倍增至70萬英鎊（約700萬港元），其中冠軍獎金由10萬英鎊（約100萬港元）提升至18萬英鎊（約180萬港元），均為歷年之最。 今次是香港自1989年後再次舉辦排名賽，其中卓林普（Judd Trump）和奧蘇利雲（Ronnie O'Sullivan）將在成為香港居民後首次在主場出擊，帶來精彩對決。其他參賽的頂尖球手，包括中國球手丁俊暉、沙比（Mark Selby）、羅拔臣（Neil Robertson）、梅菲（Shaun Murphy）、艾倫（Mark Allen）、希堅斯（John Higgins）、威廉斯（Mark Williams）和現任世界冠軍加蘭韋爾遜（Kyren Wilson）。 3月8日及3月9日上午11時將上演表演賽。周六上演香港名將傅家俊大戰「白旋風」韋德（Jimmy White），周日上演香港一姐、世界第二的吳安儀大戰世界一姐諾查勒（Mink Nutcharut）。表演賽門票將免費發放，詳情稍後公布。 由F-Sports Promotions Limited與世界職業桌球協會（World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association）合作的香港桌球學院在啟德零售館落户，將在賽事期間啓幕。 公眾門票於快達票及大麥網發售，票價從港幣$80至港幣$2580。根據賽制，比賽日下午時段和晚上時段各有兩場連續比賽，意味球迷購買單節賽事門票，即可以觀看兩場比賽。 資料及相片來源 : 動力國際體育公關公司 / F-Sports Promotions Limited

由融愛服務有限公司主辦、香港賽馬會贊助的「融愛盃 － 全港青少年3x3城市籃球邀請賽」（下稱「融愛盃」）港島及九龍站初賽，周日假彩虹道體育館圓滿舉行。 「融愛盃」共接獲175隊球隊報名，比賽名額迅速爆滿，當中包括多支來自學界的籃球勁旅。大會設港島及九龍站，及離島及新界站兩個分站賽，離島及新界站將於3月2日假大埔頭遊樂場舉行。分站賽各組別排名前四位球隊，將自動晉身3月23日，在灣仔修頓遊樂場舉行的決賽，爭奪總冠軍殊榮。 剛剛於周日完成的港島及九龍分站賽事，戰況激烈。經過幾小時的角逐比拼後，男、女子U19組別冠軍分別由「KWS」及「Arouse」奪得；U15組別首名分別為「心籃10」及「進步不能停」；U13組別由「Amax」及「LMC」奪得冠軍；U11組別則由「Fearless」及「協力」摘得桂冠。 主辦方安排的頒獎儀式，得到眾多社區領袖出席支持，包括：黃大仙民政事務專員胡鉅華先生；融愛服務有限公司顧問、民建聯會務顧問簡志豪先生；香港賽馬會對外事務副總經理鄧建明先生；民建聯會務顧問、立法會議員李慧琼女士；民建聯副主席、立法會議員陳學鋒先生；民建聯黃大仙支部主席、黃大仙區議員黎榮浩先生；民建聯深水埗支部主席、深水埗區議員陳偉明先生，以及民建聯九龍城支部主席、九龍城區議員吳寶強先生，其他出席嘉賓還包括：黃大仙區議員越毅強先生、潘卓斌先生、袁國強先生、梁騰丰先生，民建聯副秘書長、屯門區議員葉文斌先生，以及李德康先生太平紳士。 簡志豪致辭時表示：舉辦「融愛盃」的目的是希望透過推廣3x3籃球這項城市運動，向年輕人宣揚精神健康的重要性，鼓勵不怕艱難，勇於面對逆境，建立積極樂觀的正向思維。相信透過今次比賽，加上早前在學校進行的多場城市運動與精神健康講座，能夠發揮一定的作用。 融愛服務有限公司一直關注青少年精神健康問題，在香港賽馬會贊助下，2024推出宣揚正向價值、重視精神健康和推廣城市運動的項目，內容包括「精神健康 x 城市運動」中學生講座及「融愛盃 - 全港青少年3x3城市籃球邀請賽」。 資料及相片來源 : N Square \ 融愛盃全港青少年3x3城市籃球邀請賽

The season finale of the 2024/25 Asian Le Mans Series certainly didn’t disappoint when it came to drama and excitement. The 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi saw the race win go to the no83 AF Corse crew of Francois Perrodo, Alessio Rovera and Matthieu Vaxiviere but the LMP2 title went to the fourth placed car, the no25 Algarve Pro Racing, which had to fight its way back from the back of the field after a spin at the start, with Michael Jensen, Valerio Rinicella and Malthe Jakobsen securing the 2024/25 LMP2 crown. The no49 High Class Racing Ligier won the LMP3 race, but the title was secured by the no26 Bretton Racing Ligier, with Jens Reno Moeller and Theodor Jensen taking the drivers crown with the help of Griffin Peebles, who had joined the team for the last four races. The no10 Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R took the GT title in style by winning the final race of the season. This gave Antares Au his first ALMS crown, with his teammates Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm adding a second ALMS GT title to the one they took last year and the FIA WEC LMGT3 crowns they secured in Bahrain last November. Drama From Start to Finish The final race started with 45 cars with the no22 Proton Competition Oreca of Giorgio Roda leading into the first turn. In Turn 1 the no25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca spun after a collision with the no83 AF Corse of Francois Perrodo, with Michael Jensen rejoining at the back of the field before the race went under Safety Car when the no42 Prime Speed Sport Lamborghini speared off the track into the barrier. Rene Malmezac emerged from the badly damaged car unaided but with the barrier badly damaged, the race was red flagged to allow repairs to be carried out. When the race did resume after a 30-minute break, the clock was reset so the race would run over the full 4 hours. The no22 Oreca was leading from the no11 Proton Competition of Alexander Mattschull. The no26 Bretton Racing Ligier of Jens Moeller was leading LMP3 and the no2 Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG was at the front of the large GT field. After just 15-minutes of racing the no96 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG made contact with a couple of GT cars, badly damaging the front left corner of the car and spraying debris across the track. The race went into a Virtual Safety Car, which was followed by a Safety Car for the second time. The no83 AF Corse came in for a new nose after Francois Perrodo had picked up some minor damage in the opening stages of the race. During the VSC period several LMP3 cars elected to stop and burn one of their two long stops, which would later prove to be crucial. Meanwhile Michael Jensen had moved back up through the GT and LMP3 field to get back on terms with the LMP2 competitors. The no19 Blackthorn Aston Martin of Giacomo Petrobelli had moved ahead of the no2 Mercedes-Benz for the lead of GT but then spun out at T7 to drop back down the order. Battles raged up and down the field for the next two hours of the race with several changes of lead in each of the three classes. The third VSC period was declared to clear more dbris at Turn 2, with the no83 AF Corse of Alessio Rovera leading overall, the no26 Bretton Racing Ligier leading LMP3, despite a 10s penalty for an unsafe release in the earlier pitstop, and the no10 Manthey Porsche of Klaus Bachler headed the GT field. The race went green with the no92 Manthey EMA Porsche having to pit to serve a drive through penalty for causing a collision with one of the Ferraris. This put the championship leaders out of contention and giving the advantage to the no10 Porsche that was leading the race. Bachler came under pressure from the no89 EMB Aston Martin, with Matteo Drudi taking the lead. The no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca of Olli Caldwell had been fighting at the front of the field and the championship contender looked like taking the fight to the no25 APR Oreca when the car slowed. Two trips to the pits and a long stop in the garage was traced to a wiring issue in the steering column and by the time it was fixed the championship aspirations for the no20 crew had vanished. The battle for the lead was raging between the no83 AF Corse of Matthieu Vaxiviere and the no30 RD Limited Oreca of Tristan Vautier while Malthe Jakobsen was moving up to 4th in the no25 Oreca, the Dane knowing he only needed to secure 9th to be sure of the title after the no20 Oreca dropped out of the running. The no19 Blackthorn Aston Martin of Giacomo Petrobelli had moved ahead of the no2 Mercedes-Benz for the lead of GT but then spun out at T7 to drop back down the order. Battles raged up and down the field for the next two hours of the race with several changes of lead in each of the three classes. The third VSC period was declared to clear more dbris at Turn 2, with the no83 AF Corse of Alessio Rovera leading overall, the no26 Bretton Racing Ligier leading LMP3, despite a 10s penalty for an unsafe release in the earlier pitstop, and the no10 Manthey Porsche of Klaus Bachler headed the GT field. The race went green with the no92 Manthey EMA Porsche having to pit to serve a drive through penalty for causing a collision with one of the Ferraris. This put the championship leaders out of contention and giving the advantage to the no10 Porsche that was leading the race. Bachler came under pressure from the no89 EMB Aston Martin, with Matteo Drudi taking the lead. The no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca of Olli Caldwell had been fighting at the front of the field and the championship contender looked like taking the fight to the no25 APR Oreca when the car slowed. Two trips to the pits and a long stop in the garage was traced to a wiring issue in the steering column and by the time it was fixed the championship aspirations for the no20 crew had vanished. The battle for the lead was raging between the no83 AF Corse of Matthieu Vaxiviere and the no30 RD Limited Oreca of Tristan Vautier while Malthe Jakobsen was moving up to 4th in the no25 Oreca, the Dane knowing he only needed to secure 9th to be sure of the title after the no20 Oreca dropped out of the running. Malthe Jakobsen brought the no25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca home in fourth place to secure the LMP2 title for himself, Michael Jensen, Valerio Rinicella and the Algarve Pro Racing team. In LMP3 Anders Fjordbach was also running on fumes but the Dane managed to finish the race ahead of the no15 RLR MSport Ligier, which needed to win to take the title, with third place good enough to confirm Bretton Racing as 2024/25 ALMS LMP3 champions. The no10 Manthey Porsche came home in first place to secure the win and the title, with the no89 EBM Aston Martin taking the best finish of the season for the Australian team, with the no74 Kessel Racing Ferrari taking third. 2024/25 Asian Le Mans Series Calendar Rd 1 / Rd 2 6-8 Dec 2024 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia Rd 3 / Rd 4 7-9 Feb 2025 Dubai Autodrome UAE Rd 5 / Rd 6 14-16 Feb 2025 Yas Marina Circuit UAE Information and photo source : The Asian Le Mans Serie

The no25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca took the chequered flag at the end of a dramatic race in Abu Dhabi to record the team’s fourth win out of five starts and the third for the no25 car. The first 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi encounter saw the no22 Proton Competition leading by 25 seconds in the final part of the race but a Drive Through Penalty for causing a collision dropped Vlad Lomko just behind the chasing no25 APR Oreca with Malthe Jakobsen at the wheel. Both cars had to stop for a splash of fuel, with the no20 APR Oreca taking the lead. Alex Quinn in the no20 Oreca was trying to get to the chequered flag without stopping again but was having to fuel save, which allowed the charging Jakobsen to take the lead on the last lap to win the race. Quinn brought the car home in second, four seconds ahead of Lomko in the no22 Proton Competition in third. The LMP3 victory went to the no15 RLR MSport Ligier for the second race in a row and the 25-points has put the car right back in contention for the title. An accident for the championship leading no35 Ultimate saw the French team finish 5th on the road 10 laps down. The no26 Bretton Racing Ligier finished second and takes the championship lead ahead of tomorrow’s championship decider. The GT victory went to the no92 Manthey EMA Porsche, with Richard Lietz bringing the car home less than a second ahead of Klaus Bachler in the no10 Manthey Porsche to give the German team their first ALMS 1-2 finish. The championship leading no81 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG got caught up in an accident early in the race and the car had to retire with significant damage. However, there was some consolation for the Winward team when Maro Engel brought the no16 Mercedes-AMG home in third place 8.9 seconds behind the no92 Porsche. Red Flag, Safety Cars and Lots of Drama in Abu Dhabi The penultimate race of the 2024/25 Asian Le Mans Series got underway with the no22 Proton Competition leading the 47-car field into the first corner. Unfortunately, there was an incident involving the no46 QMMF by Herberth Porsche and the no79 Tsunami RT Porsche, with the no46 911 hitting the barriers and destroying the front of the car. Fortunately, the drivers were OK, but the damaged barriers required a lengthy repair so the race was red flagged for over an hour. After the repairs had been completed the race resumed behind the Safety Car. Just after the race went green, the no30 RD Limited Oreca slowed on track with a puncture, with Fred Poordad returning to the pits for new rubber. The no92 Manthey EMA Porsche of Ryan Hardwick was fighting with the no81 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG of Rinat Salikhov after Hardwick had gained the lead at the start before the red flag. Salikhov was determined to regain the lead, which he did at Turn 12. In LMP3 the no49 High Class Racing and no35 Ultimate Ligiers were fighting for third and at the final corner there was contact and the no35 Ligier spun round on the exit. Louis Stern tried to get going again but the car moved forward directly into the path of the no81 Winward Mercedes-AMG. Salikhov had nowhere to go and T boned the Ligier spreading debris across the track and bringing out another Safety Car. Salikhov and Stern were unharmed, with the no35 Ultimate being able to return to the pits for lengthy repairs. The Winward car was stranded and had to retire. The race went green once again, with all eyes on the no91 Pure Rxcing Oreca of Julien Andlauer, which had started at the very back of the grid but was slicing through the field to get on terms with the leaders. Andlauer was up to third with two and a half hours of the race remaining before moving ahead of the no50 AF Corse of Jeremy Clarke and final taking the lead from Giorgio Roda. The first Full Course Yellow period was shown following a collision between the no57 Car Guy Ferrari and the no98 EBM Aston Martin. The Ferrari had spun, with Takeshi Kimura rejoining the track quickly. However, the car was damaged, and smoke and flames was seen coming from the rear left of the car. The Japanese driver quickly parked the car near a marshal post and with the fire out the Ferrari was pushed behind the barrier under the safety of a FCY period. The no98 Aston Martin was later given a Drive Though Penalty for causing the accident. The no91 Oreca pitted from the lead and Andlauer handed over to Aliaksandr Malykhin, but with the other LMP2 teams switching to their silver or gold drivers Malykhin wasn’t able to maintain his position for very long. Jens Reno Moeller was leading LMP3 in the no26 Bretton Racing Ligier, with the Dane being challenged by the no34 Inter Europol Competition Ligier of Tim Creswick. Creswick tried to get into the lead before he was forced into the pits to refuel. After the next set of pitstops the no15 RLR MSport Ligier of Nick Adcock was out in front, with Griffin Peebles giving chase in the no26 Bretton Racing. Peebles slowly closed the 20 second gap over the next 15 minutes, taking the lead with 71 minutes on the clock. The no91 Pure Rxcing, now with Harry King onboard, was making a charge up the field. The lead was being held by the no83 AF Corse Oreca of Mathieu Vaxiviere, with Tom Dillmann catching the lead car. There was contact between the two cars, with the no83 car spinning. This allowed Valerio Rinicella in the no25 APR Oreca to close up to challenge for the lead. In GT the no2 Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG was leading from the no92 Manthey EMA Porsche and the no10 Manthey Porsche. The three cars battled for the lead, with the no16 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG to close up to the leading cars. Richard Lietz was able to get ahead of Ralf Aron, but Aron was not going to give up easily and for several laps the no92 Porsche and no2 Mercedes-AMG battled. The battle was finally decided when the no2 car headed to the pitlane to put the bronze rated Bihuang Zhou back in to complete his drive time, allowing the two Manthey Porsche to head for the chequered flag unopposed. Meanwhile Malthe Jakobsen in the no25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca was closing on the leading no22 Proton Competition of Vlad Lomko, who had a 27 second lead. However, a Drive Through Penalty for the earlier collision with the no83 AF Corse saw the no22 Oreca head down the pitlane and emerge 2 seconds behind Jakobsen. The no91 Pure Rxcing Oreca driven by Harry King was lying in third, but he also had to head to the pitlane to put Malykhin back in the car to complete his driving time. Then with just 9 minutes left the no22 Oreca headed to the pits for fuel, as did Jakobsen’s no25 Oreca, which put the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca, driven by Alex Quinn, into the lead. Everyone was expecting Quinn to also head for the pits for fuel but as the clock counted down the British driver kept going, but at a speed that was allowing him to save fuel. Malthe Jakobsen had enough fuel onboard so was charging after his pitstop to catch and pass his teammate before the chequered flag. On the very last lap Jakobsen caught the no20 Oreca and swept into the lead to cross the finish line to record his and his teammates third win of the season. In LMP3 after the final stops the no15 RLR MSport of Ian Aguilera was holding a 15 second lead over the no26 Bretton Racing Ligier of Theodor Jensen, with the Dane unable to get onto terms with the Mexican driver. The no15 Ligier crossed the 17 seconds ahead, with the no7 Graff Racing Ligier crossing the line 65 seconds behind Aguilera. The two Manthey Porsches took the chequered flag almost together, with Lietz crossing the line just 0.977s ahead of Klaus Bachler, with Maro Engel in the no16 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG a further 7.992s further back. All of the championships are still open and will be decided at the end of the final race of the 2024/25 Asian le Mans Series tomorrow evening. Information and photo source : The Asian Le Mans Series

香港，2025年2月14日 — 備受期待的首屆浪琴香港國際馬術盛典（LHKIHS）今天正式開幕， 2月14日至16日期間在亞洲國際博覽館舉行，以令人嘆為觀止的馬術盛會與休閑娛樂體驗，為觀衆帶來一個難忘的週末。暌違六年，大型馬術盛事再度於香港隆重舉辦，將呈現精彩多姿的節目陣容，包括國際五星級障礙賽、精彩刺激的馬術表演、多達50個國際與本地品牌參與Lifestyle Shopping Village，以及來自米芝蓮餐廳名廚的現場烹飪示範等。 浪琴香港國際馬術盛典以一場別開生面的開幕式揭開序幕，香港各界代表出席支持，包括香港特別行政區政府財政司副司長黃偉綸先生，GBS，JP、中華人民共和國外交部駐香港特別行政區特派員公署副特派員潘雲東先生和中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室宣傳文體部副部長孫兆敏先生。開幕儀式上，香港旅遊發展局特別贊助了精彩的舞獅表演，為活動增添非凡光彩。 擔任浪琴香港國際馬術盛典榮譽委員會主席的香港賽馬會主席兼中國香港馬術總會會長利子厚先生，JP表示，「香港在國家及亞洲地區的馬術運動發展上發揮領導作用，是次盛典將為大灣區及內地其他城市的馬術愛好者和運動員提供一個與國際聯繫的機會。他續指，馬會作為盛典的創始合作夥伴，將充分利用在馬術運動的專業知識和經驗，提供有關馬匹運送、生物安全、獸醫事務和馬房管理等技術支援。」 主辦代表Clarion Events Asia Pte Ltd行政總裁Richard Ireland先生表示：「我們非常高興在合作夥伴和贊助商的大力支持下開啓我們的盛典！在這三天內，我們將與來自全球的頂尖騎手一起，爲大家呈獻一場馬術盛事。再次感謝所有支持我們的夥伴——我期待能與大家一起創造更多難忘時刻，也深信我們的盛典將馬到成功，未來也繼續為觀眾帶來最佳體驗。」 首日節目亮點 同時，馬會為慶祝成立140週年，將開展一系列青年藝術社區活動，結合藝術、創意，以及以畫馬聞名的中國藝術家徐悲鴻的藝術文化底蘊。今天在「香港賽馬會Live Zone」舉行了其中一項活動，由藝術家馬興文帶領三十名來自「賽馬會樂動人生計劃」的小學生為小型馬雕塑上色，以配合「藝聚青年」的主題。該計劃由賽馬會慈善信託基金策劃及捐助。 活動首日舉行的國際賽事包括THE HONG KONG HIGH BAR, 及 THE LONGINES WELCOME STAKES，多位世界級的知名障礙賽騎手參與其中，他們曾代表各自國家參加眾多國際賽事。觀眾還欣賞到雪特蘭小馬大賽，八匹雪特蘭小馬與騎手在賽道上飛馳，挑戰靈感源自世界著名的安特里大國家賽。 香港賽馬會樂韻騎乘表演則展示才華橫溢的騎手與馬匹的完美協調，配合迷人的音樂，為觀衆帶來獨一無二的觀賞感受。世界知名馬術藝術家Santi Serra與他的四匹阿拉伯馬一起演繹迷人的自由馬術，展示人與馬之間令人驚嘆的力量與和諧。 完整節目表可於此處查看： https://www.hongkonghorseshow.com/show-programme-qqnf 第二及第三日節目亮點 在接下來的兩日，盛典將分為下午場（13:30-16:50）和晚間場（18:30-22:30）。每場表演將包括一場五星級國際障礙賽、兩場馬術表演，以及兩場額外的障礙賽或馬術表演。而在2月16日的晚上，備受矚目的Longines Grand Prix將成為活動的壓軸高潮。 除了精彩的馬術活動，觀眾還可以在Lifestyle Shopping Village探索豐富多樣的内容，包括美食佳餚、Fashion Runway和香港賽馬會Live Zone—— 觀眾可在此與頂尖騎手和行業專家互動。 Lifestyle Shopping Village將為賓客帶來繽紛體驗，包括將於 2月 16 日隆重舉行的兒童時裝表演暨第三屆「模特世界盃之新秀大賽」。此外，盛會亦邀請到兩位本地知名設計師 Harrison Wong 及 Henry Lau 為活動壓軸獻演，展示他們全新的時裝系列。2月15日至16日，獨家活動合作夥伴協康會將邀請多位香港知名廚師在Chef’s Theatre進行獨家烹飪表演，包括來自米芝蓮一星餐廳Tosca di Angelo的名厨Angelo Aglianò，以及香港JW萬豪酒店的副行政總廚曾嘉鴻（Gordon Tzang）。此外，2月15日，香港賽馬會馬術隊騎手蕭穎瑩和何苑欣將在香港賽馬會 Live Zone分享他們在杭州亞運會上為中國香港勇奪首枚盛裝舞步團體賽銅牌的難忘經歷。 Lifestyle Shopping Village的完整節目表可於此處查看： https://www.hongkonghorseshow.com/lifestyle-shopping ...... 今個二月，浪琴香港國際馬術盛典將是一場不容錯過的焦點盛會。活動由Clarion Events Asia Pte Ltd主辦，HPower Group提供體育與馬術管理，同時獲大型體育活動事務委員會頒發的「M」品牌認可，將成為香港特別行政區體育日曆上的重要活動，呈現刺激、壯觀且獨特的活動體驗。 觀眾仍可在HK Ticketing購買2月15日及16日的活動門票，包括Lifestyle Shopping Village、熱身區、賽馬會Live Zone以及主競技場内可觀看完整賽事的座席入場券，縱享觀賞所有比賽的優秀視野。 資料來源 : Sinclair / 浪琴香港國際馬術盛典 More photos at our facebook page....

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 MIES (Switzerland) - The trio of Czechia, Montenegro and Great Britain are all celebrating a top 20 spot in the latest FIBA World Ranking Women, presented by Nike after a successful last window of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. Czechia will co-host the showpiece event later this year and they signed off in the third and final window with a win double against Greece and Italy. This has seen them rising up three places and into 18th place in the rankings. Montenegro managed to book an impressive eighth consecutive edition of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket. They also move up three places in the rankings and into 19th spot. Great Britain eased past Estonia and Denmark to secure their ticket to the 2025 Women's Basketball European main event. This has led to their climb of three places and they now find themselves occupying 20th place. Stability continues to define the Top 5 nations, with USA remaining at the helm. But while France are still 3rd in the rankings, they are now breathing down the necks of Australia. Les Bleues are looking to jump into 2nd spot as they're now less than one ranking point behind the Opals. Serbia move up one place into 8th after making it safely to the FIBA Women's EuroBasket, with 9th seated Japan flying the flag for Asia by also enjoying one more step skywards. It's a similar case for Brazil who move up a place and into the Top 10 having won a silver medal at the FIBA Women's South American Championship 2024. Puerto Rico are also only a couple of places behind after cementing 12th place having went undefeated at the FIBA CentroBasket Women's Championship. There were scenes of celebration for Portugal who beat Serbia in a shock 17-point victory. It delivered a historic first ever FIBA Women's EuroBasket ticket and a rise of six places in the rankings to 40th spot. Switzerland will play at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket for the first time in 69 years after beating Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This sees them soar 16 places into the Top 50 of the ranking in 49th spot. Outside of the Top 50, Uganda rose three places to 52nd after successfully claiming their ticket for the FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025. They won four of their five games in the recent Qualifiers. South Sudan also showed their potential with three wins at the same event and they enter the Top 100 at 86th spot - a rise of 15 places in the rankings. Finally, Chile will be encouraged by their climb of nine spots to 70th place after securing four wins in six games at the FIBA Women's South American Championship 2024, especially since they are the host nation of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2025. For more information about the method used in the calculation of the FIBA World Ranking Women, please refer to the 'How it Works' section. Information and photo source : FIBA

由中國香港體育協會暨奧林匹克委員會（港協暨奧委會）主辦的「國泰 2024 年度香港傑出運動員選舉」今日（2025年2月10日）公布候選運動員名單，公眾即日起至3月9日可參與網上投票，選出心目中的傑出運動員，以表揚他們過往一年努力不懈並獲得卓越成績，一‍同支持這項被‍喻為「香港體壇奧斯卡」的年度盛事。 經過一個月的提名期，「國泰 2024 年度香港傑出運動員選舉」收到來自53個體育總會提‍交合共 116個提名，將由評審團、傳媒及公眾人士投票選出各個獎項得主，候選名單詳見於附‍件‍一。2024年中國香港運動員在國際體壇熠熠生輝，特別是在巴黎奧運會，港隊迎來史上最佳成績，收穫兩金兩銅，是首次連續兩屆奧運摘金，更是首次於同屆奧運取得多於一面金‍牌，成績斐然。港協暨奧委會將於2‍ 月22日於沙田新城市廣場舉行關於傑出運動員選舉的展覽及投票宣傳活動，屆時部份候選運動員將到場與市民見面，呼籲公眾踴躍投票。 今屆傑出運動員選舉邀請了三位港隊代表拍攝宣傳片，包括在巴黎奧運創下港隊女子花‍劍個人歷史佳績的陳諾思（劍擊）、在杭州亞運為港隊奪得首面金牌的王瑋駿（賽艇），以‍及東京奧運銅牌得主蘇慧音（乒乓球）。相關宣傳片已上載於傑出運動員選舉網頁、港協暨奧委會 Facebook 、Instagram及YouTube專頁。  持有有效香港身份證人士，即日起至3 月9日可透過「國泰2024年度香港傑出運動員選‍舉」網頁參加公眾投票（每人限投票一次）。為鼓勵公眾參與，每位成功投票人士均會自動參加幸運大抽獎（推廣生意的競賽牌照號碼：059630、059631 （只適用於抽獎）），有機會贏取總值超過港‍幣12‍萬‍元的豐富獎品，詳情見於附件二。本屆傑出運動員選舉設有四個組別獎項，包括「香港傑出男運動員」、「香港傑出女運動員」、「香港最佳運動隊‍伍」及「香港最佳運動組合」，選‍舉結果將於2025年4月17日在香港會議展覽中心舉行的頒獎典禮上揭曉。 國泰2024 年度香港傑出運動員選舉公眾投票 選舉項目： 1. 香港傑出男運動員 2. 香港傑出女運動員 3. 香港最佳運動隊伍 4. 香港最佳運動組合 投票日期 : 2025年2月10日至3月9日 投票網址： https://sportstar2024.hkolympic.org/zh/公眾投票/公眾投票詳情 頒獎典禮： 2025年4月17日 抽獎結果公布日期： 2025年4月28日 資料及相片來源 : 中國香港體育協會暨奧林匹克委員會