Tennis star Peng Shuai accuses Chinese ruling party official of sexual assault
Online censors blocked post on Weibo of Zhang Gaoli’s alleged assault
GAA is expected to allow temporary replacement for head injuries
Players often reluctant to leave the field with suspected concussion as adrenalin kicks in
GAA Congress: New back-pass rule to come into play for championship
Proposal to introduce black card for hurling to control cynical play defeated by 82% to 18%
Scores of protesters holed up in tense siege at Hong Kong university
Hundreds arrested by police after giving themselves up or trying to escape
Restriction on hand-passing teetering on the brink of rejection
Central Council meet to decide which experimental rules will apply in the league
Central Council must take their chance to change the game
Seán Moran: There will always be hostility to change but the GAA must act urgently
Committee chairman mounts stout defence of new football rules
Hassan says evidence since 2011 shows the pressing need to restrict number of hand-passes
Running the rule over the GAA’s new football rules
‘Feedback from players would have been mostly negative and frustrated’
The data behind the proposed rule changes in Gaelic football
Rob Carroll sat through 322 matches and pored over around 100,000 handpasses
Ned Quinn to chair GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee
Former Kilkenny chairman to succeed George Cartwright in the role
One man’s global campaign to help children of priests
Guidelines agreed through efforts of cleric’s son Vincent Doyle, but not published yet
Xi Jinping tightens grip on power ahead of Communist Party congress
Autumn gathering expected to name Xi Jinping in pantheon of great Chinese leaders
Croke Park defends decision to delay hurling qualifier draw
Henry Shefflin says promotional opportunity lost by deferring the draw for a week
Hong Kong independence activists try to stop removal from legislature
Youngspiration ‘localists’ barred after controversy during swearing-in ceremony
EU extends licence of controversial weedkiller
Mixed reaction to decision after conflicting reports over cancer risks of glyphosate
Hong Kong steps up security as Beijing’s man comes to call
Zhang Dejiang’s visit is first by a Chinese official since pro-democracy protests in 2014
Panama Papers: China silent on links to political leaders
Offshore account revelations go unpublished in media, online discussion banned
Panama Papers: The secret offshore world of the elite
Millions of documents show heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens
Jarlath Burns favours deferred introduction of mark
Proponent of reform says next January the better option for bringing in change
GAA Congress: Burn-out issues addressed but reforms fizzle out
Disappointing debates end with several proposals failing to make two-thirds majority
‘Mark’ motion likely to be withdrawn at GAA Congress
Lack of a proper trial at senior intercounty level seen as a major drawback to proposal
China targets economic data chief in corruption inquiry
Wang Baoan under investigation by Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog
Communist Party leadership’s annual visit to Beidaihe in doubt
Political matters and China’s economy likely to dominate discussions -- if it happens
China promises ‘no cover-up’ in ship sinking inquiry
Rescuers cut holes through ship’s hull as president calls meeting to discuss disaster
China steps up investigation into former security chief
Rumours that probe is being expanded to include death of Zhou Yongkang’s wife
Chinese parliament crushes hopes for greater democracy in Hong Kong
Activists pledge campaign of civil disobedience
Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy
Nomination of candidates for next leader to be tightly controlled
Success rate of proposals at congress satisfies law makers
Improved drafting process sees 78 per cent of motions steered through
Anthony Nash motion withdrawn
Central Council will issue an updated, binding interpretation on the free-taking rule
Son of China’s former security chief held in corruption probe
Former politburo member Zhou Yongkang linked to investigation
Madam Bishop a first for these islands as Derry rector becomes ‘The Most Rev’
First woman bishop in Ireland or UK to be consecrated in Dublin on Saturday
Twitter account of China’s state broadcaster hacked
CCTV News deletes tweet about special unit to probe corruption accusations
Appearances belie rumours of Zhou Yongkang’s fall
China’s ex-security czar may not be in trouble after all
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