Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most teammates will never share.

So maybe Ginobili could ignore it when he was suddenly being criticized around San Antonio.

Michel Platini, president of European football's governing body UEFA, visited Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan on Sunday, home to tens of thousands of Syrians, and vowed to help youths there.

"I am proud to see how UEFA is supporting football in Asia and helping youths in the camp overcome this difficult stage of their lives," Platini was quoted as saying by state-run Petra news agency.

Japanese teen sprint sensation Yoshihide Kiryu has lost his joint junior world record for the 100 meters after officials ruled the equipment used for measuring wind speed was not up to international standards, a report has said.

The 17-year-old clocked 10.01-seconds at a meet in Hiroshima on April 29, sparking hopes in Japan he could become the first native Asian to dip under the 10-second mark.

Hong Kong's football authority announced a slew of measures to punish and prevent racist behavior at games, after Philippine football chiefs complained to FIFA about racist abuse of its players and fans.

The moves could see home and away supporters being segregated and will impose bans on abusive fans.

Hopes of a first English win at the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin 43 years ago were rising on Friday with Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Ian Poulter all in contention at Merion Golf Club.

Rose (69) and Donald (72) both finished the day on level par, just one stroke back from joint leaders Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel of the United States.

Manuel Pellegrini has pledged to bring titles and style to Manchester City after being named as the new manager of the English Premier League giants.

The 59-year-old Chilean left Malaga to pen a three-year deal as Roberto Mancini's replacement.

Fans will have the opportunity to commemorate the 100th edition of the Tour de France this weekend by taking to the course of cycling's most famous stage race, two weeks ahead of the Grand Depart.

The Tour will celebrate the milestone on Saturday with a host of events organized throughout most of France as part of the "Fete du Tour".

Fittingly, for a man who owns a vineyard, the enduring brilliance of Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo continues to prove the old adage that some things get better with age.

The 34-year-old is expected to make his 100th international appearance against Mexico at the Confederations Cup on Sunday, and with each game, he gives AC Milan fresh reason to regret letting him go in 2011.

Miami's Chris Bosh was slapped with a $5,000 fine for flopping in game four of the NBA finals, the league announced on Friday.

The incident took place 5:53 into the second quarter of the contest at AT&T Center which the Heat won 109-93 over the San Antonio Spurs to knot the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.

Brazil's current side are not good enough to win the Confederations Cup, legend Pele said on Friday.

Brazil are on a hiding to nothing under 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari as they look to shrug off some recent poor showings which left them a modest 19th in the FIFA rankings.