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San Lorenzo is suddenly in the limelight thanks to its most famous fan, Pope Francis.

A Good Week for … , March 17, 2013

The Argentinian soccer club San Lorenzo is suddenly in the limelight thanks to its most famous fan … Pope Francis. 

Pope Francis

The Argentinian soccer club is suddenly in the limelight thanks to its most famous fan … Pope Francis. The club's stars might be hoping they have God on their side as they aim for their first Argentinian title since 2007. Appropriately enough, the club was founded by a priest and named after St Lawrence of Rome.

 

The veteran brawler shows age is no barrier to world title glory. Some 25 years after his first professional fight, Hopkins became the oldest world champion in boxing history at the age of 48. He beat Tavoris Cloud for the International Boxing Federation's light-heavyweight title.

 

The Malaysian author claimed the Man Asia Literary Prize and a cheque for US$30,000 for his novel, . Tan beat a distinguished group of shortlisted authors including Nobel laureate in literature Orhan Pamuk of Turkey.

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