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Women in after 260 years

[2014-09-20 08:06]

After 260 years of exclusion, women will be allowed to join the Royal and Ancient Golf Club after an overwhelming members' vote opened the doors to the famous St. Andrews clubhouse and paved the way for them to play a role in the governance of the game.

Young stars keen to take over from Li

[2014-09-20 08:06]

A promising group of Chinese youngsters are well on the path to filling the giant void left by the retirement of Chinese tennis star Li Na.

FIFA officials ordered to return expensive watches

[2014-09-20 08:06]

FIFA's ethics investigator ordered soccer officials on Thursday to return 65 luxury watches given as World Cup gifts or risk disciplinary action.

Score Board

[2014-09-20 08:06]

Li Na calls it quits

[2014-09-20 08:06]

Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam champion from China who took tennis in Asia to a new level, has retired due to recurring knee injuries.

Profile

[2014-09-20 08:06]

Following is a factbox on two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na.

What they're saying

[2014-09-20 08:06]

"I wish she can continue to work because she is not far from the top one in the world and she can continue to enjoy herself on the court, this is my best wish. But now this is the moment for you to listen to your heart and try to do what you want to do and try to do what is the best for you."

Memorable quotes

[2014-09-20 08:06]

"I didn't have a good night last night. My husband was snoring. I woke up every hour."

The rise of China's women

[2014-09-20 08:06]

Milestones in the progress of Chinese women's tennis.

Opposition not excluded from election

[2014-09-19 07:24]

The decision of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on the method for selecting the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by universal suffrage in 2017 has greatly upset the "pan-democrats". They believe this decision is designed to exclude them from the chief executive election by universal suffrage. But this is due to some major failings in their thinking.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the US

[2014-09-19 07:24]

United States President Barack Obama, a 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate, has declared two wars in the last two weeks, but they are of totally different kinds.