1. No Plan B: Japan's sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics
By Maki Shiraki,
Makiko Yamazaki,
Eimi Yamaitsu and
Ju-Min Park (
Reuters)
2. Barcelona's debt is greater than €1 billion. Forget bringing back Neymar, they can't even afford Eric Garcia
By Sid Lowe (
ESPN)
3. Cameroon hosts soccer championship against a backdrop of war and fear
By Jean-Baptiste Ketchateng (
AFP)