Real gets Liverpool in Champions League

European powerhouses Real Madrid and Liverpool will meet again in the group stage of the Champions League after a draw on Thursday that promised many reunions.

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Serena one step closer to first Slam of season

Williams taking nothing for granted despite emphatic second-round win

Game Wang falls at second Open hurdle

The 22-year-old Chinese rising star Wang Qiang failed to reach the US Open third round after losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to 29th-seeded Casey Dellacqua on Thursday.

Murray ready for late night watching vote on Scottish independence

Andy Murray will stay up late into the night to watch the result of the historic referendum on Scottish independence next month but refuses to get distracted by the issue during his assault on a second US Open title.

15-year-old Bellis' unexpected run ends

Folks waited for hours on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the latest tennis sensation, 15-year-old CiCi Bellis, the youngest player to win a match at the US Open since 1996.

On the sidelines

SHIRT IS NOT AN ADVANTAGE

Conciliation way forward for HK

2017 reform package can be viewed as the starting point for a joint political venture for the SAR and the central government

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Neither the US nor China a free rider

Once upon a time, a man was arrested on the charge of leaking a State secret by claiming in public that the king of the kingdom was an idiot.

Oversight of approval process

AN ESSENTIAL PART OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY in China lies in the long lists and complicated procedures for matters subject to examination and approval. A logical and necessary component of government reforms is streamlining those lists and procedures. But like reforms in any other field, vested interests will not give up without a fight.

Overcome resistance of interests

In order to be effective in the long term, the authorities should strictly follow the rule of law in streamlining administrative procedures and delegating power. That requires an updating of the Administrative Licensing Law, and strictly prohibiting local governments and agencies from "inventing" unauthorized administrative licensing programs.