Tiger Woods was out practicing on Saturday at Royal Liverpool, the venue for this week's 143rd British Open and the course where he won the 2006 title.
After years of denying rumors about his sexuality, Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe has revealed he is gay in an interview set to be broadcast on Sunday.
LeBron James made his first public appearance since announcing he was returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, holding court with a group of starry-eyed Brazilian basketballers on the eve of the World Cup final in Rio.
Carmelo Anthony has decided to remain in New York, choosing the Knicks over a number of NBA teams that could have given him a better chance for the championship he craves.
The last place Brazilians expected to be embarrassed in the World Cup was on the pitch.
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said his team's run to third place at the World Cup was proof there is more than one "Dutch" way of playing the game.
Here are five highs and lows that helped make the most memorable World Cup in decades:
European stalwarts won title for the fourth time when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time.
Germany won the World Cup for the fourth time on Sunday when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time to secure a 1-0 victory over Argentina at the Maracana.
European stalwarts won title for the fourth time when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time.
Marcelo looked wide-eyed, stunned when he scored the first goal of the World Cup... against his own team. Hardly the most auspicious of starts for Brazil.
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