Australia captain Steve Smith has been ruled out of the upcoming one-day international series in New Zealand after he picked up a minor ankle injury in the ODI victory over Pakistan in Adelaide on Thursday.
Flintoff, who also had surgery earlier this year, will miss the forthcoming Test series in Sri Lanka and is considered "unlikely" to tour New Zealand.
France striker Thierry Henry has pulled out of Wednesday's friendly international against England in Paris.
Top-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the Qatar Open on Thursday after injuring her left ankle beating Olga Govortsova of Belarus the previous day.
The England all-rounder will not play the Duleep Trophy matches, but will continue his rehabilitation from ankle surgery.
Although Beckham played for 12 minutes in his much-hyped Galaxy debut against Chelsea on Saturday, Yallop said the England midfielder needed more time to recover.
With new signing David Beckham looking on from the sidelines, the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy were thumped 3-0 by Mexican club Tigres UANL in a friendly on Tuesday.
Eleni Daniilidou of Greece won the Hobart International on Friday after her opponent, Russian Vera Zvonareva, withdrew from the final because of an injury.
"His ankle is still sore," new coach Peter Moores said.
Flintoff, who has twice undergone operations on his ankle, reported some discomfort after playing for his county Lancashire against Hampshire on Saturday.
Murali Kartik was on Monday ruled out of action for at least three weeks after he suffered a ligament tear of his left ankle during the Deodhar Trophy encounter between Central Zone and North Zone in Bangalore. Kartik, who had the MRI done at the Hosmat Hospital, figured in the 14-member Indian squad for the first two Tests against South Africa, announced by BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
England fast bowler James Anderson has thrown an injury scare into his team's hopes of winning the second Test against New Zealand when he injured his left ankle playing soccer after the third day's play in Wellington on Saturday. An England team spokesman told reporters the 25-year-old had turned his left ankle during a game of soccer between members of the England team after the day's play ended.
Andrew Flintoff's lingering ankle injury has ruled him out of England's one-day series in Sri Lanka.
Champions Bayern Munich twice needed to come from a goal down to beat hosts Augsburg 3-2 on Friday courtesy of Kingsley Coman's two goals, and cut the gap with leaders Borussia Dortmund to two points.
The England all-rounder's participation in the July and August three-Test series against India is doubtful.
Kovac, who succeeded the retired Jupp Heynckes, surprisingly put Germany international Mats Hummels on the bench and partnered Jerome Boateng with Niklas Suele in central defence.
England were 85 for no loss at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies.
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Brett Lee is in danger of missing the World Cup after being sent home from New Zealand with a painful ankle injury.
David Beckham, who has been hampered by an injured left ankle for the last two months, expects to make his first start for Los Angeles Galaxy in their SuperLiga semi-final against D.C. United on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old midfielder had been listed as "questionable" for what would have been his second MLS match in four nights, but did not play to the disappointment of a sellout crowd of 35,402.
The England captain is doubtful for the second Test against Pakistan after experiencing further problems with his injured left ankle.
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David Beckham made his long-awaited debut for Los Angeles Galaxy in front of a capacity crowd when he came on as a substitute in the 78th minute of Saturday's exhibition match against Chelsea.
The England midfielder has been struggling to recover from an injury to his left ankle.
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The 33-year-old has played 118 Tests for England, scoring 7,727 runs and winning five Ashes series since becoming a regular in the side following his debut in 2004, but disappointed in the recently concluded series against Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka pace spearhead Lasith Malinga is recovering well from his ankle surgery and should be back in action during the later stages of the One-Day International series in New Zealand next month, according to coach Marvan Atapattu.
Jaffer would replace Dravid in the squad which might also see Pathan give way to pacer Sreesanth.
Munaf has been laid low by a sore left ankle and captain Rahul Dravid said the bowler was not fit enough to take the field on Sunday.
The paceman had a sore left ankle and did not take part in the indoor net session at the University of Cape Town.
Switzerland's French Open champion Stan Wawrinka captured his fourth title this year when he beat his good friend Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday.
The 32-year-old left the pitch in the 63rd minute after inspiring a 2-0 win over DC United in a SuperLiga semi-final.
Daniela Hantuchova said that Serena did not need the medical-timeout during their third-round match.
The England captain is expected to be out of action for 12 weeks.
Flintoff has been sidelined with an injured left ankle since the third Test defeat by Sri Lanka three weeks ago.
Ronaldo has been left out of the Real Madrid squad to play Real Sociedad on Sunday after failing to make a full recovery from an ankle injury.
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