Fremantle can breathe a huge sigh of relief after scans cleared ruckman Aaron Sandilands of any serious damage to his knee, freeing him for Friday night's AFL semi-final against Geelong.

Colombian Reinaldo Rueda marks his first match as coach of Ecuador with a 2-1 away win over Mexico in a friendly.

Third round: 11-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) beat 23-Maria Kirilenko (Rus) 6-3 6-4; 7-Vera Zvonareva (Russ) beat 25-Alexandra Dulgheru (Rou) 6-2 7-6(2); 15-Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) beat Patty Schnyder (Sui) 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6); Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Esp) 6-0 6-1

The Phoenix Cardinals release former first-round pick Matt Leinhart as he was unable to secure the starting quarterback position from Derek Anderson.

Third round: 3-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat James Blake (US) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3

Botafogo 2-2 Gremio; Ceara 0-2 Vasco da Gama; Corinthians 5-1 Goias

Newell's Old Boys 1-1 Independiente; All Boys 1-0 Olimpo; Arsenal 1-0 Argentinos Juniors; Boca Juniors 1-2 San Lorenzo

American Brandt Snedeker putts brilliantly to take a share of the lead with Australian Jason Day after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.