PARIS (AP) — Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday.
PARIS (AP) — David Beckham’s pecs are at least as much a part of his brand as his kick; his brand of shoes ultimately more lucrative than the game he’s giving up. Listed as the world’s highest-earning athlete for 2013, Beckham’s retirement from play still leaves him with valuable endorsements and unparalleled celebrity. The question is whether he can maintain it.
CHERASCO, Italy (AP) — Britain’s Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali kept the overall lead, boosting his chances of winning his home country’s biggest cycling race for the first time.
LONDON (AP) — Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee.
ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic can’t seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros coming off two early losses.