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Darren Fletcher will have to pass a fitness test on Tuesday if he is to be available for Scotlands World Cup Qualifier in Slovakia. Manager Gordon Strachan says he will be making changes to the team regardless, following Saturdays 1-1 draw with Lithuania in which the Scots scored a late equaliser.Scotland captain Fletcher suffered a thigh injury during that match and had to sit out the second half but is desperate to be involved in Trnava. And he told the media on Monday: It is still a bit sore but it has progressed quite well.I dont think I am going to train tonight, because I dont want it to bleed again. I am hoping that I will wake up tomorrow and it has improved again. Scotland manager Gordon Strachan admits Slovakia are a tough side to analyse Then I will go for a fitness test and, fingers crossed, I am available for selection.I am desperate to play, I have got nothing really to save myself for. Club games are important but representing your country is equally as important. James McArthur (19) scored a late goal to earn Scotland a 1-1 draw with Lithuania I dont really look to protect myself. If I am available and the manager selects me, I will be out there doing my best.Strachan said: Darren is having a fitness test and we will prepare a team with him in and one without, but we are fine, were looking forward to the game.There are going to be changes anyway because we thought it would be a rough and tumble game, the first game [against Lithuania], which it was. It was more like a Championship game, especially in the first half.It changed a bit in the second half, it died down a bit, but we did pick up a few knocks. Former Scotland international Paul Lambert and Steve Sidwell discuss Scotlands weekend World Cup qualifying performance on Sky Sports Now. I had ideas for two months about what I was going to do [against Slovakia] but suddenly they have dramatically changed their system over the last couple of gamesWe have had to have a really good re-think since Saturday night.Our players know their system has changed a bit and we will have to be on our toes. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. Scotland have four points from their first two Group F Qualifiers and are-joint second with Slovenia, while Slovakia are pointless after two matches.England lead the way with six points and Strachan, who takes team to Wembley on November 11, thinks the group leaders will be hard to catch. Highlights of Scotland’s 1-1 draw with Lithuania from Group F of the World Cup Qualifiers. Most of us expect that England will win it but you never know, he said.We will definitely try to get second at least. If you get first, then great, but second is our target as we sit here.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Forrest: No need for panic Fletcher frets over fitness Robertson keen to make amends Strachan: Draw could be vital Wholesale Sneakers Free Shipping . The Brazil defender was substituted 13 minutes into Wednesdays 2-1 Copa del Rey win at Athletic Bilbao because of a right hamstring problem. Scans revealed a second grade tear which could keep him out for a reported four to six weeks. Cheap Nike Sneakers . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. http://www.cheapsneakers.us/. -- EJ Manuel followed the worst game of his career with the best. Sneakers Outlet .A. Happ is coming off his first start of the year, a win at Philadelphia Monday. The former Phillie allowed three hits in five scoreless frames of a 3-0 triumph. Adidas Sneakers Cheap . Then youve got to worry about the other up and coming teams in the two weaker divisions in the "Junior Circuit".PARIS - Novak Djokovic easily beat 13th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 in only 1 1/2 hours Sunday at the French Open to reach the quarter-finals for the 20th major tournament in a row. The second-seeded Djokovic needs a title at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam. He lost the 2012 final and in last yyears semifinals — both times to Rafael Nadal.dddddddddddd Djokovic improved to 12-5 against Tsonga, including winning their last 10 matches and the past 15 sets theyve played. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic will face No. 8 Milos Raonic of Canada, who beat Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. ' ' '