After a shaky start to the World Cup, Spain beat Saudi Arabia and finally looked like a top team, thanks to Lamine Yamal.

Declan Rice's deliveries and Anthony Barry's playbook were a key aspect of the 4-2 victory over Croatia last week and their next Group L opponents are mindful of the problems caused.

Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday.The move comes after the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.And it means that Williams will play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon after already accepting a wild card for the doubles competition with older sister Venus.This is not a drill, Wimbledon said on its social media accounts.Serenas last singles match was a loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, she said she didnt want to use the word retiring and instead declared that she was evolving away from tennis.Serena has won 23 Grand Slam titles in singles, including seven at Wimbledon. Shes also won 14 Grand Slams in doubles, all with Venus, and six of them at Wimbledon.Wimbledon starts in eight days.Serena won a doubles match with partner Victoria Mboko at Queens Club last week but then the pair had to withdraw after Mboko injured her knee in a singles match.In another doubles match at the Berlin Open on Tuesday, Serena and partner Karolina Muchova were beaten by Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday.The move comes after the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.And it means that Williams will play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon after already accepting a wild card for the doubles competition with older sister Venus.This is not a drill, Wimbledon said on its social media accounts.Serenas last singles match was a loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, she said she didnt want to use the word retiring and instead declared that she was evolving away from tennis.Serena has won 23 Grand Slam titles in singles, including seven at Wimbledon. Shes also won 14 Grand Slams in doubles, all with Venus, and six of them at Wimbledon.Wimbledon starts in eight days.Serena won a doubles match with partner Victoria Mboko at Queens Club last week but then the pair had to withdraw after Mboko injured her knee in a singles match.In another doubles match at the Berlin Open on Tuesday, Serena and partner Karolina Muchova were beaten by Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

Scotland's preparations for their pivotal World Cup encounter with Brazil have been disrupted by fitness concerns surrounding three key players.Aaron Hickey, Scott McKenna and Lewis Ferguson were all absent from Steve Clarke's group training session on Sunday, with the trio instead undertaking individual work at the squad's North Carolina base.The development comes just days before Wednesday's decisive Group C fixture against the six-time world champions in Miami.Clarke's side currently sit third in their group following a narrow victory over Haiti and a subsequent defeat to Morocco, leaving them needing a positive result against Brazil to secure what would be a historic achievement for Scottish football.Right-back Hickey has not featured since being substituted during the opening 1-0 triumph against Haiti, missing Friday's loss to Morocco in Boston entirely.McKenna, meanwhile, has been dealing with a calf problem throughout the tournament and is yet to make an appearance in the competition.Ferguson's situation differs from his teammates, having completed the full match against the African Cup of Nations holders on Friday evening.There was better news regarding Kieran Tierney, who departed the Morocco fixture during the second period suffering from cramp.The defender participated in Sunday morning's session alongside the remainder of Clarke's squad, suggesting he should be available for the Brazil encounter.Scotland have already secured third place in Group C, meaning a draw against Brazil would virtually guarantee their passage to the knockout rounds for the first time in their history.A victory over the South Americans would confirm progression by securing a top-two finish, while even a narrow defeat could prove sufficient.The Scots have encountered Brazil on four previous occasions at World Cup group stages, managing just one point from those meetings.That solitary draw came in 1974 when the sides played out a goalless stalemate, with subsequent encounters in 1982, 1990 and 1998 all ending in Brazilian victories by scorelines of 4-1, 1-0 and 2-1 respectively.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Spain looked an instantly better team with Lamine Yamal in the side, with the 18-year-old showing why this could be his World Cup.

Israel has opened its training camp ahead of crucial World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Croatia, with several key players absent due to injuries and NBA commitments.

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