Li serves up some answers

Li Na has always been willing to speak her mind, often with a dose of humor, whether she's criticizing her husband for snoring or correcting a reporter for a question that might not have told the whole story.

When it comes to fan loyalty, it's all about the jersey

Blood may run thicker than water, but for some World Cup fans, loyalty to the jersey can rival ties to one's own country.

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Supporters rally to Suarez

As the world was judging Uruguay's Luis Suarez for biting a player in the World Cup, his teammates, coaches and fans in his soccer-crazy homeland defended the star, instead blaming foreign media, his Italian opponents and uneven treatment.

France on cruise control

France coach Didier Deschamps said he was not concerned about his team's scoreless draw with Ecuador after two earlier high-scoring victories, saying the former world champion is just where he wanted it to be at this stage.

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KEEP QUIET, DAD

Nadal's grass-court streak now stands at 1

Chasing a shot to his right, Rafael Nadal slipped and tumbled to the Centre Court turf.

England too insular for Cup success

In many ways, it is a head-scratcher - the country that claimed to have invented soccer and which has the richest, most watched and, many would agree, best league in global soccer is also one of the worst performers at this World Cup.

Italy post-mortem launched by angry ex-coach Prandelli

The post-mortem into Italy's second consecutive World Cup humiliation was launched in scathing fashion by coach Cesare Prandelli, who has called for sweeping reforms to save the "disliked" Azzurri after resigning his post on Tuesday.

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Suarez back on the hot seat

Biting opponents, racist comments - all that looked to be behind Luis Suarez, as soccer's bad boy was maturing into a superstar for his club and country.