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Neymar walked out of Brazil training on Tuesday in serious discomfort due to pain in his right ankle. The Brazil striker was seen wincing and covered his face with a hand in distress, sparking fresh fears about his fitness.  He will spend the rest of the day undergoing physiotherapy, the Brazilian Football Confederation said. 'He was feeling pain thanks to the large number of fouls he suffered in the Switzerland game,' a spokesman told reporters. 'He complained of pain and so he went to physio and he will train normally on Wednesday.' 

MIKE DICKSON AT QUEEN'S CLUB: The body may be unco-operative but the fire still burns bright in Andy Murray as he ran himself to a standstill before being edged out by Nick Kyrgios in his comeback at the Fever-Tree Championships. In a contest as remarkable as any of the five finals he has won at Queen’s Club he went down 2-6, 7-6, 7-5 to the world No 21, but there was so much for him to be encouraged about. Fighting ferociously from start to finish, the double fault that Murray lost the match on was a desperately inappropriate way to end an extraordinary battle. But this was a priceless two hours and 39 minutes for the 31 year-old Scot, providing there is no serious reaction to it.

England warmed down from their dramatic win over Tunisia in unconventional fashion as players pranced around the squad swimming pool on inflatable unicorns. Spirits were evidently high among the squad as they recuperated in the swimming pool following the Group G opener for a recovery session. And the likes of Jesse Lingard, Jordan Pickford, Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson showed off their playful side as they splashed around atop the pool floats. 

Harry Kane's 91st minute winner against Tunisia ignited scenes of euphoria among England fans up and down the country and beyond on Monday night. With England seemingly destined to be held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by their African counterparts, Kane converted a flick on from Harry Maguire to seal all three points for Gareth Southgate's men. And as Kane's back post header hit the net, limbs and pints of beer went flying in the air all the way from Volgograd to Leeds.

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed what he says to the ball before striking a free-kick in an animated video on his Instagram. The Portugal star wrapped up his hat-trick and netted a dramatic equaliser against Spain with a free-kick last Friday. And in this clip he reveals the battle between his subconscious, cleverly labelled RondalDo and RonalDON'T in the animation. Ronaldo begins the film by addressing the camera and explaining: 'My subconscious says talk to the ball, I always say "give it the right trajectory, go to the net".

Luis Suarez no doubt looked to rediscover his usual attacking verve on Tuesday as he trained in advance of Uruguay's second World Cup Group A fixture against Saudi Arabia. The Barcelona striker endured an afternoon to forget in Ekaterinburg last week as Oscar Tabarez's much-fancied side laboured badly against a Mohamed Salah-less Egypt before Jose Gimenez's late winning header, squandering three great opportunities to make things entirely more comfortable. Suarez will hope to make amends for that thoroughly underwhelming display on Wednesday, when Uruguay's all-time leading scorer and sixth most-capped player will make his 100th senior international appearance in Rostov-on-Don against a lowly Saudi team that looked woeful as they were thrashed 5-0 by hosts Russia on the opening day of the tournament.

Argentina's head coach Jorge Sampaoli ran his team through a new set of tactical instructions on Monday as he prepares to make major changes to his starting XI for their next World Cup match. In the team's first session since a disappointing 1-1 draw against Iceland, Sampaoli tried a different tactical approach Monday, with an eye toward the clash against Croatia on Thursday. He tested a system with three central defenders: Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi and Nicolas Tagliafico. Mercado was replacing Marcos Rojo, who put in a poor performance against Iceland in a line of four defenders.

Without Parole claimed his fourth victory from as many starts with a clear-cut success in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. John Gosden's Frankel colt completed his hat-trick in the Listed Heron Stakes at Sandown last month, but faced a significant step up in class for this Group One test, with 2000 Guineas runner-up Tip Two Win and Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Romanised among his rivals.

Work continued on Tottenham's new 62,000-seater stadium on Tuesday, with the official NFL shield being laid on the artificial surface that will sit directly below a fully retractable grass pitch. Spurs released a sped up 25-second video across their social media channels that showed the official NFL logo being unveiled on one section of the synthetic turf by workmen. A deal was first struck between the Premier League club and American football league back in July 2015 to host a minimum of two NFL games per season at their new White Hart Lane home, though only one fixture is scheduled for 2018 with the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders set to square off in north London on October 14 - week six of the 2018 season.

Joey Barton took to the training pitch for his first session as a manager on Monday as Fleetwood Town's squad began preparations for the 2018-19 campaign at their £9million Poolfoot Farm facility. Joined by first-team coach and former QPR team-mate Clint Hill, sports scientist James Barrow and goalkeeping coach David Lucas, Barton appeared in good spirits as he put his new squad through their paces following the traditional early summer break. The initial stages of pre-season are never a particularly enjoyable time for any footballer, but the likes of Alex Cairns, Paddy Madden and Markus Schwabl were all smiles as they got to work under the new regime.

It promises to be another big spending summer among the Premier League clubs, especially those wishing to haul in champions Manchester City over the course of the campaign. But of course there are bargains to be had too and also the opportunity to grab a star from the World Cup in Russia. Keep track of all the major transfers involving senior players in the Premier League (those making at least one club appearance), as Sportsmail brings you all the summer deals right the way through to transfer deadline day.

England are going all out to avoid a series whitewash against South Africa as they stepped up their preparations in training on Tuesday. Eddie Jones oversaw the session as he searches for the victory that would ease the pressure on his job. The Australian has seen his side lose each of their last six matches — five Tests and one mauling at the hands of the Barbarians.

A number of punters will be keen to gain any possible advantage as they look to make some money at Royal Ascot this week. Some may opt for a brief look through the race card while others will comb through a plethora of statistics looking to find that hidden gem. Ken Pitterson, known as one of the country's best experts around the paddock, gives you his guide to picking a winner this week.