His season had already provided several unforgettable chapters, but Andy Murray saved the best for last as he eclipsed Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 to claim his first ATP World Tour Finals title and rubberstamp the year-end top ranking on Sunday.
Handing out chocolates to the media has become a year-end tradition for Novak Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals, but there was no doubting the latter half of the 2016 season has been anything but sweet for the once all-conquering Serb.
Sergey Kovalev kept coming, and Andre Ward never stopped battling. With the crowd roaring in approval, they put on a fight that lived up to its advance billing.
Former welterweight world champion Carlos Baldomir of Argentina has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses involving a minor, prosecutors said.
With the Utah Jazz attempting a late comeback, James Harden casually tossed an alley-oop to Clint Capela from just inside the halfcourt line for a thunderous dunk.
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insisted he has no doubt Cristiano Ronaldo will be the deserving winner of a fourth Ballon d'Or come January, but his hat-trick in a 3-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid on Saturday may convince others.
His team had been sucker-punched by Arsenal, but Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could not resist one last dig at his opposite number Arsene Wenger.
Borussia Dortmund had to sweat it out against champions Bayern Munich after taking an early lead but hung on for a 1-0 Bundesliga victory that saw it close in on its biggest title rival on Saturday.
Chinese tourist Wang Xuemei was a bit apprehensive when several dolphins swam toward her and kissed her on the cheeks.
It's easier to travel in the smart tourism era.
Somehow I convinced my husband that the fifth wedding anniversary is the Tahitian anniversary. The traditional gift, actually, is wood.
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