Miroslav Klose equaled Brazilian legend Ronaldo's record of 15 World Cup goals to spare Germany's blushes with the equalizer in Saturday's 2-2 Group G draw against Ghana.

Mario Goetze had given Germany the lead before goals from Andre Ayew and Asamoah Gyan turned the game on its head and threatened to cause a major upset for the Black Stars in Fortaleza.

Serena Williams admits she will start her challenge for a sixth Wimbledon title still fuming over her shock defeat at the French Open.

Williams, who last won Wimbledon in 2012, slumped to an embarrassing second round exit in Paris as Spain's Garbine Muguruza crushed the world number one in straight sets.

Brazil defender Dani Alves said Saturday Spain's premature World Cup exit was a lesson for teams as to how difficult it is to achieve success at the highest level.

Crushing losses to Holland and Chile left Spain suffering one of the earliest ever exit by defending champions and Alves told reporters that as a Barcelona player he felt for Vicente del Bosque's men.

A stunning injury time strike from Lionel Messi spared Argentina's blushes as they qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup with a hard fought 1-0 win over Iran in Belo Horizonte.

Argentina had been thankful to three fine second-half saves from goalkeeper Sergio Romero just to be level heading into stoppage time, whilst Iran had also had a strong penalty appeal waved away when Pablo Zabaleta appeared to foul Ashkan Dejagah inside the area.

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the third and final practice here Saturday ahead of Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, setting up a real duel with Mercedes. 

The Finn set a best time of one minute and 09.848 seconds on the 4.3-kilometre Red Bull Ring track ahead of Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton at 0.050 seconds, and Williams teammate Felipe Massa at 0.053. 

Antonio Valencia, who is on World Cup duty with Ecuador, has signed a new three year deal with Manchester United, the English club announced Saturday.

The 28-year-old Valencia skippered the side that beat Honduras 2-1 on Friday to boost their hopes of qualification for the second round.

They'll never earn six figure salaries or be sporting heroes. They play in the rain and to empty stadiums. But amateur footballers -- and their loyal fans -- are every bit as passionate about the game as the professionals.

As the World Cup competition in Brazil gets into full swing and heads towards its final next month, non-professional players all over the world carry on turning out to play just for fun.

Winning a Wimbledon junior title should, in theory, be the springboard for a life at the top in tennis -- but few manage to convert such early success into a stellar career.

For every top 10 player on the All England Club junior honors board, there are several more circuit journeymen -- and others who sank without trace.

Ecuador kept their last 16 qualification hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Honduras at the World Cup in Curitiba on Friday.

Enner Valencia scored a brace to give the South Americans victory after Carlo Costly had given the Central Americans the lead.

France is striking at the World Cup again, this time in a way the fans back home will approve of.

Four years ago to the day, France's players shamed the nation by going on strike at the last World Cup. On Friday, the team put on a striking attacking display, blowing Switzerland away with a 5-2 win on Friday to take total control of Group E and put themselves in position to avoid a showdown with Lionel Messi's Argentina in the next round.