Games & Gaming

Newport, Rhode Island—Justine Henin and Marat Safin, who each won multiple Grand Slam titles and achieved a No. 1 ranking, were nominated last Friday (last Saturday in Manila) for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. 

Cebu province dominated the first leg of the Peugeot Philippines Tennis Open (PPTO) in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City, thanks to siblings Bernardine and Sally Mae Siso, former varsity tennis players of the University of San Carlos, who won in the men’s and women’s division, respectively, earning them a ticket to play in the PPTO National Finals in February 2016. 

By Rob Harris / The Associated Press Bern, Switzerland—The corruption scandal sweeping world soccer engulfed Germany as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) said it would investigate “very serious allegations” that voters were bribed to win the 2006 World Cup bid. 

Las Vegas—Lamar Odom has regained consciousness, and is communicating—speaking and even giving a thumbs-up sign from his hospital bed — just days after being found in extremely critical condition at a Nevada brothel, loved ones said.

By Paul Newberry / The Associated Press Around the world, thousands of Olympic athletes are training intensely for the biggest moment of their lives. 

By Doug Ferguson / The Associated Press Incheon, South Korea—Jordan Spieth made 7-foot putts on the final two holes to complete the biggest comeback all week and allow the Americans to escape with a split of the foursome matches on Saturday morning in the Presidents Cup. 

By Rob Harris / The Associated Press London—Still defiant, the Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) is standing by its man. 

By Rob Harris / The Associated Press Zurich—Sepp Blatter defied calls from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Visa to quit immediately as president of world soccer’s governing body, rather than cling on until the emergency election in February.

By Doug Ferguson / The Associated Press Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida—Jordan Spieth was voted the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour player of the year last weekend, giving him a sweep of all the significant awards.

Wuhan—Venus Williams won the Wuhan Open last Saturday when her Spanish opponent and fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza retired with a left ankle injury while trailing 6-3, 3-0.