A Brazilian rest home for the elderly believes it may be home to the world’s oldest person.

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Mexico will face Louis van Gaal’s impressive Dutch side in the World Cup knockout stages after seeing off Croatia last night.

Bits and pieces from the sidelines in Brazil

Mariah Carey has come under fire after she was paid $1m (€725,000) to perform for a dictator.

One man has been arrested in northern Brazil after a referee, who fatally stabbed an amateur player over his refusal to leave the field, was stoned to death and had his body quartered by enraged fans.

Gardaí who raided a Cork apartment on Saturday found a Brazilian man and woman operating a brothel.

Helsingborg 0 Celtic 2

Wantaway playmaker Luka Modric is expected to be left out of Tottenham’s squad for Andre Villas-Boas’ first match in charge away at Newcastle.

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is a doubt for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game against Fulham due to an Achilles injury.

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is making a good recovery from his ankle injury and should be fit for Sunday’s Premier League game at Aston Villa.

Tottenham continue to battle injury problems as they prepare for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match against relegation-battlers Bolton.

QPR 1 Tottenham 0

Younes Kaboul and Niko Kranjcar will miss Tottenham’s Premier League game at QPR as they both have knee injuries.

Tottenham go in to this Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea with only two fully-fit central defenders.

Gareth Bale is battling to be fit for Tottenham’s White Hart Lane clash with Norwich after sustaining a knock late in the goalless draw at Sunderland.

Tottenham have no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Sunderland.

Winger Aaron Lennon (hamstring) is expected to make his return from a three-week layoff in Tottenham’s Premier League match against Swansea on Sunday.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will decide whether to recall Aaron Lennon for tomorrow’s FA Cup clash against Bolton after the winger trained all weekend in an attempt to overcome the hamstring injury which has sidelined him for the last three weeks.

Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon will miss tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Chelsea with a hamstring injury.

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is a doubt for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final against Bolton due to a hamstring injury.

Winger Aaron Lennon is unavailable for Tottenham’s game at Everton after suffering a hamstring injury against Stevenage on Wednesday.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is confident that Gareth Bale will be fit to face Manchester United on Sunday despite the winger suffering a hamstring injury in midweek.

Tottenham forwards Emmanuel Adebayor (knee) and Rafael van der Vaart (calf) have trained this week and are expected to be fit for Sunday’s north London derby at Arsenal.

Rafael van der Vaart has failed to overcome a calf injury and will miss Tottenham’s FA Cup fifth-round game at Stevenage on Sunday.

Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart has been ruled out of tomorrow’s game against Newcastle after he failed to overcome the calf injury that kept him out of Monday’s draw at Liverpool.

New signing Louis Saha could make his Tottenham debut in Monday night’s game at Liverpool.

Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe are doubtful for Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League game against Wigan after picking up hamstring injuries in Friday night’s win over Watford.

Sevilla have ruled out the possibility of joining the race for Tottenham forward Giovani Dos Santos.

Giovani Dos Santos’ nightmare spell at Tottenham could be coming to an end after Villarreal and Granada both claimed they are in negotiations with the Mexican over a move to Spain.

Tottenham captain Ledley King only has a small chance of playing at Manchester City on Sunday as he struggles to recover from the hamstring injury which has sidelined him for the last four weeks.

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker (knee) remains a doubt for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Wolves at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker (knee) remains a doubt for tomorrow night’s Barclays Premier League clash with Everton at White Hart Lane.

NIKO KRANJCAR insists he will not leave Tottenham this month and claims he is not worried about losing his place in Croatia’s Euro 2012 squad despite his lack of game time this season.

Tottenham 3 Cheltenham 0

Tottenham will give a test to Scott Parker before tomorrow’s game against West Brom after the midfielder came off in the second half of Saturday’s draw at Swansea with a knee injury.

Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart is likely to miss Tuesday’s trip to Norwich after suffering a hamstring injury in last night’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says winger Gareth Bale is “very doubtful” for tomorrow’s London derby against Chelsea due to an ankle injury.

Shamrock Rovers 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4

Tottenham will gave fitness tests to Jermain Defoe (hamstring) and Gareth Bale (foot) before deciding whether they travel with the squad to face Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday.

Rafael van der Vaart has recovered from a hamstring injury and is available for Tottenham’s Premier League game against Bolton tomorrow.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will ring the changes for tomorrow’s Europa League Group A clash against PAOK Salonika at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko could start his first Barclays Premier League game of the season this weekend after manager Harry Redknapp revealed Jermain Defoe and Rafael van der Vaart could miss tomorrow’s clash at West Brom through injury.