LONDON: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer can inch closer to a Wimbledon semifinal clash when they headline a delayed last-16 schedule on Tuesday.

PORTO ALEGRE: That wildly infectious AC/DC rock number 'Thunderstruck' which blares out of Brazil's stadiums before the team's line up could well have been Germany's theme song for the day here. What a day poor Thomas Mueller had, what an equally wretched day his goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had. And, in the dark grey clouds of cold, rainy Porto Alegre, what a soaring journey his opposite number Rais Mbolhi had.

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has said the ban Fifa handed down to Luis Suarez is 'excessive' and that he feels no anger towards the controversial Uruguay striker.

 LONDON: Rolling around in pain clutching his left shoulder, Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon hopes looked in serious jeopardy against Gilles Simon on Centre Court on Friday but he recovered to win 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 and reach the last 16.

LONDON: England left-back Luke Shaw became the most expensive teenage footballer in history after joining Manchester United from Premier League rivals Southampton in a four-year deal worth a reported £30 million (51m, 38m euros).

SANAA, Yemen: Fierce clashes erupted between rebels and tribes backed by an army unit in a northern Yemeni city close to the capital on Friday, breaching a week-old ceasefire, a defense ministry official said, as the country's leaders said assailants were plotting to destabilize the country.

 RIO DE JANEIRO: A conspiracy theorist's dream clash between Germany and the United States -- coached by German Jurgen Klinsmann -- takes centre stage in the last day of World Cup group matches on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO: France took top spot in World Cup Group E while 10-man Ecuador were eliminated after a sprightly 0-0 draw at the Maracana stadium on Wednesday.

MANAUS: Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri erased his side's lingering World Cup pain in Manaus on Wednesday, scoring a hat-trick to see off Honduras 3-0 and secure a daunting last-16 tie against Lionel Messi's Argentina.

LONDON: Top seed Novak Djokovic had to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Czech veteran Radek Stepanek on Wednesday.