Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer, is ready to be back since taking a year off from boxing. “My desire to return to the ring and win is stronger than ever.” Pacquiao told  Xinhua after a press conference in Macau Saturday. As the only boxer who has won world titles in eight different weight divisions, Pacquiao […]

Indonesia’s National Team won Wednesday the 2013 Macau International Dragon Boat Race held at the Nam Van Lake. China Nanhai Jiujiang was second and  Philippines Army team third. In the Women’s Category China Nanhai Jiujiang won followed by the Indonesian and Philippines Army teams. Macau was 6th in the Open category and 5th in Women’s […]

Some 230 million patacas will be spent on staging the Macau Grand Prix this year to mark its diamond jubilee with 13 races over two weekends in November, João Manuel Costa Antunes, co-ordinator of the Macau Grand Prix Committee, announced on Friday. During a press conference at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape, Costa […]

China’s most successful boxer Zou Shiming won his professional boxing debut against Mexican teenager Eleazar Valenzuela on Saturday in Macau according to Xinhua News Agency. Zou, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, won a unanimous points decision – 40-36 – from three judges after a 15-minute four-round fight with his 18-year-old opponent. “I am happy to […]

The Venetian Macao announced yesterday that China’s top amateur boxer Zou Shiming will make his professional debut at the CotaiArena in April. No further details of the match were revealed. According to the announcement, the 32-year old two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time World Amateur Champion signed with Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum’s […]

Macau Grand Prix coordinator , João Costa Antunes said Friday that safety will be top of the agenda as the Macau Grand Prix celebrates its 60th anniversary in November this year. “Safety is always our first priority,” said  Antunes, who has been the MGP coordinator for the last 25 years. “I had a meeting with […]

Macau Sport Development Board (IDM) President Vong Iao Lek apologised Monday for the routing fiasco during Sunday’s Macau International Marathon when the runners were given wrong directions for the event’s routes. In a press briefing at the board’s headquarters, Macau Athletics Association (AAMC) Vice President Chan Pou Sin said that runners invited by the organisers […]

British rider Michael Rutter in a Honda 1000 dominated this year’s late running of the 46th Motorcycle Grand Prix, leading from the first lap to the tenth and making a eight wins record-breaking in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. Due to poor weather the race was held over from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. […]

Portuguese motorcycle rider Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira died Thursday after a crash at the Guia circuit during qualifying for the 46th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, racing officials said. The 35-year-old Carreira from Lisbon crashed yesterday afternoon at Fisherman’s Bend. No other riders were involved in the accident. Organisers said two doctors went to the […]

Kickboxing champion Cung Le let his fists do the talking for once with a devastating one-punch knockout of Rich Franklin in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first event in China on Sunday. Le’s win in the main event at Macau’s Venetian hotel takes him a step closer to a shot at the middleweight title but after […]

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Deputy Director Chiang Ngoc Vai said Thursday that road congestion during this year’s Macau Grand Prix was expected to be more severe than in previous years, urging people to abandon their cars and catch the bus instead during the four-day motor-racing event. Chiang made the comments during a press conference by the […]

The 2012 Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold, officially sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), will be held at the Macau Forum from November 27 to December 2. Kumpoo is a Japanese manufacturer of badminton equipment. It is the seventh year that the Badminton Federation of Macau has hosted the event, one of […]