Spurs’ stalwart Duncan calls time on career
(Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs stalwart Tim Duncan, a model of consistency during an illustrious career during which he won five NBA championships and established himself as the game’s greatest power forward, is calling it a career.
Bubba heads Olympic men’s field with Ko leading woman
(Reuters) – American Bubba Watson and Swede Henrik Stenson head an Olympic men’s golf field that has been decimated by withdrawals but nonetheless still includes a decent list of world class players.
Bolt headlines Jamaica’s 63-member Rio team
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Sprint king Usain Bolt was named to the Jamaican Olympic team in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races despite an injury that kept him from qualifying at trials, the Jamaican Olympic Association said on Monday.
Greatness calling Biles at Rio Olympics
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) – In a nod to the domination of her sport, Simone Biles has already entered the debate as the greatest gymnast of all-time even though she has yet to turn a single somersault on the Olympic stage.
World number one Day’s aims dependent on ‘conquering my ego’
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – Jason Day is unconcerned about the threat being posed to his status as world number one by Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy – for the Australian it is all about “conquering my ego”.
Portugal prove they can flourish without Ronaldo on the pitch
PARIS (Reuters) – Portugal proved they can flourish without their talismanic forward Cristiano Ronaldo, at least on the pitch, in beating France to win Euro 2016.
Spieth pulls out of Olympics over Zika worries
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – World number three Jordan Spieth has pulled out of next month’s Olympics because of fears over the Zika virus, officials said at a news conference held at the British Open on Monday.
Open winner Johnson unsure golf belongs at Olympics
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – Golf returns to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro next month following an absence of 112 years, but British Open champion Zach Johnson has questioned whether the sport truly belongs on the Games schedule.
Eiffel Tower shut, France fetes end to Euros security test
PARIS (Reuters) – The Eiffel Tower was closed for safety reasons on Monday as workers cleared up the “fan zone” at its base amid official relief that the competition had ended without any serious security incidents.
Griezmann named player of the European Championship
(Reuters) – France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament on Monday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time.
