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Luis Suarez shocked the World Cup with a new biting storm June 24 as Uruguay sensationally dumped ten-man Italy out of the tournament with a dramatic 1-0 victory.

Uruguay captain Diego Godin hit an 81st-minute winner in the gritty Group D battle that saw Italy knocked out in the first round for the second straight World Cup.

Greece has reached the knock-out stages of the World Cup for the first time ever as an injury-time penalty by Giorgos Samaras gave Greece a dramatic 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast to set up a clash with Costa Rica in the round of 16.

By George Georgakopoulos

Greece’s players stressed that they got what they deserved, but appeared quite reserved after the game with the Ivory Coast being visibly tired from the historic triumph of the national team that has seen it through to the last 16 of the World Cup.

Italy became the latest big gun to be knocked out of the 2014 World Cup, after losing 0:1 to Uruguay in their final group C match.

Romanian tennis player Irina Begu qualified to the second round of Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, after defeating French Virginie Razzano 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 in 2 hours and 15 minutes in the opening round.

For her performance so far, Begu won 43,000 British pounds and 70 WTA points.

Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova was defeated in the first round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam, 7:6, 2:6, 2:6 by Varvara Lepchenko of the United States.

The match began on Monday, with Pironkova winning the first set in a tie break. At 2:0 for Lepchenko in the second, the match was suspended due to the rain in London. Eventually it was postponed for Tuesday.

LONDON - Serbia's tennis player Dusan Lajovic reached the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday beating Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3.

Serbia's No. 2 Lajovic is next to take on Polish Lukasz Kubot, who outplayed German Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-4.

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Portugal's Helena Costa said on Tuesday she had decided against taking up the coaching position at French side Clermont for "purely personal" reasons.
      
The 36-year-old Costa made global headlines as the first woman to take charge of a men's professional team in a leading European nation after being named in May to coach Clermont, who play in France's second tier.

By Elzio Barreto

Ivory Coast will take a "very cautious" approach in their World Cup clash with Greece on Tuesday, coach Sabri Lamouchi said, keeping his final lineup a mystery as the African team look to reach the tournament's knockout stage for the first time.

Tournament hosts Brazil and the Netherlands clinched the top spots in their groups after the last round of play on Monday.

Two first half goals from youngster Neymar and two more from Fred and Fernandinho after the break, took Brazil to a commanding 4:1 win over last place Cameroon. In the other group A match, Mexico defeated Croatia 3:1 after a goalless first half.