Oscar Pistorius was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to undergo psychiatric tests, meaning that the double-amputee athlete's murder trial will be interrupted, possibly for two months.

The decision by Judge Thokozile Masipa followed a request for a psychiatric evaluation by the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel. The prosecutor had said he had no option but to ask for it after an expert witness for the defense testified that Pistorius had an anxiety disorder since childhood that may have influenced his judgment when he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Luis Suarez is urging his Uruguayan teammates to learn from the fallout of Liverpool's season with the World Cup looming.

Suarez said on Friday that Liverpool's title run was wrecked because it "lacked concentration" in a late season 2-0 loss at home to Chelsea.

Luka Modric and Mario Mandzukic were included in Croatia's experienced 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup on Wednesday.

The skillful Real Madrid midfielder, with 73 appearances for Croatia, and the prolific Bayern Munich striker, with 54 caps, are expected to form the spine of country's team at the World Cup, where it will play host Brazil, Mexico and Cameroon in Group A.

Andy Murray kept his focus amid swirling winds to beat Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers 6-2, 7-5 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open.

After taking control early in the first set, the Wimbledon champion closed the match with a break.

UEFA is to propose a new rule that would see players temporarily removed from the pitch if a foul they have committed injures another player, referees' chief Pierluigi Collina said Wednesday.

Collina, speaking at a UEFA meeting in Turin ahead of the Europa League final between Sevilla and Benfica, said the change would be put forward to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the start of next year.

Outgoing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admitted on Wednesday that the players "lost belief" during the campaign that has just ended, but says they never deserted former manager David Moyes.

"It was a bad time and the players could have done better. But everyone lost belief in the team," Vidic, who has agreed to join Inter Milan, told BBC Sport.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is the subject of a criminal investigation in Portugal, authorities said Wednesday.

Officials wouldn't say what the investigation is about. In Portugal, ongoing investigations fall under the country's judicial secrecy law.

Unlucky Libya are among 26 countries in second round action this weekend when the qualifying journey to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) continues.

The 'Mediterranean Knights' were ranked 12 in Africa this month by FIFA, but that placing does not count when it comes to the premier CAF national team competition.

South Korea's former Manchester United star Park Ji-Sung announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending a trailblazing career that made him Asia's most decorated player.

Park, 33, said a long-running knee problem had finally forced him out of a sport in which he reached the 2002 World Cup semi-finals and became the first Asian to play a Champions League final.

For those who think Rio's hotels seem a tad expensive at the World Cup, there are always alternatives -- perhaps a room in a "love hotel" or in a "pacified" slum.

Brazil's picturesque former capital will welcome some 400,000 of the 600,000 foreign tourists expected to throng the country during the June 12 to July 13 football championship, said tourist office Embratur.