'Drained' Durant won't play for USA

Kevin Durant withdrew Thursday from the US national team, the biggest loss yet for a weakening American squad that will go to Spain without the leading scorer on its past two gold medal winners.

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Major-less Westwood takes caddie's sage advice to heart

Red-hot putter gives Englishman the lead after first round of PGA Championship

Watson's Ryder Cup woes worsen

At the rate American golf stars are getting hurt, Tom Watson might become a playing captain when his US Ryder Cup squad tries to reclaim the trophy from Europe next month.

Tsonga makes short work of weary Djokovic

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was upset by 13th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday in the Rogers Cup, falling 6-2, 6-2 in only 63 minutes in the third round.

Wenger hints Man U is pursuing Vermaelen

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hinted on Thursday that Premier League rival Manchester United is one of several clubs pursuing the signature of Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Troublemaking not in UK's interests

It would only be shooting itself in the foot if it tries to derail the constitutional development in the Special Administrative Region

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The real story of China in Africa

It was a pleasant surprise to hear the announcements in Chinese on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Washington to Addis Ababa. It shows the welcome arms Ethiopia is extending to Chinese.

A sound info environment

THE CONVENIENCE A SMARTPHONE PROVIDES to shared access to all sorts of information via micro text messages means it can also facilitate the transmission of harmful messages, such as pornographic material or terrorist information or information about sects that may lead the recipients astray. So it is necessary to have rules to regulate the information shared among smartphone users.

Stop rumors via WeChat

WeChat is based on real life social networks, which means users generally follow private and public accounts trusted by them; therefore they also tend to more easily believe rumors spread via the platform. Besides, WeChat stresses privacy and allows comments to be viewed by followers only, which in practice has weakened its self-purifying ability as fewer users can see comments that refute rumors.

Speculation will mar probe on Canadians

Kevin and Julia Dawn Garratt, a Canadian couple living in China, are being investigated by the State Security Bureau of Dandong, a city in Liaoning province bordering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in line with Chinese laws, Xinhua News Agency said on Aug 4. The couple ran a coffee shop in Dandong.