Ivoirians still sweating on DD

Didier Drogba has had surgery to his broken arm. However, the Chelsea and Ivory Coast star’s World Cup still remains in doubt following the injury he picked up during his country’s 2-0 friendly win over Japan on Friday. According to reports however, the surgeons who performed the procedure "are confident regarding the speedy recovery of the player", although they did not say how long Drogba was likely to remain out for. Ivory Coast, coached by Sven-Goran Eriksson, kickoff their World Cup campaign against Portugal on 15 June, followed by games against Brazil (20 June) and North Korea (25 June).