Slovak Skrtel suffers injury in Costa Rica friendly

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's World Cup defender Martin Skrtel suffered an ankle injury on Saturday in a friendly against Costa Rica but he will be fit for the finals in South Africa after a scan showed no serious damage. The World Cup debutant went off in the 13th minute and was taken to hospital for an immediate scan, showing Skrtel suffered only an ankle oedema (swelling) and was ordered to rest for three days, Slovak Television reported. Slovaks, drawn in Group F with Italy, New Zealand and Paraguay, will leave for the tournament on Tuesday. It kicks off on June 11. (Reporting by Martin Santa)