If the Toronto Blue Jays are to recoup any ground in the AL East this season, they need shortstop Jose Reyes back in the infield, an event that took one-step closer to reality after the 30-year-old began rehab from injury this week.

Reyes has been out of action since 12 April when he injured his ankle sliding for second base against Kansas City. The twist looked painful at the time and many MLB betting news outlets expected him to be out for a while, Reyes immediately heading to the 60-day DL.

Thankfully, his recovery has begun sooner than expected and, after a stint of simulation games, Reyes will be sent to the minors to build his match sharpness. The shortstop told The Globe and Mail that, although he is on a 14-game rehab assignment, a return to the majors could come sooner:

“Who knows – five, six, two [games], it depends how I’m feeling,” he said optimistically. “When I start to feel like my swing is good enough to come up, I’ll come up.”

With just 365 days to start the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The football biggest stage will start in Sao Paulo in just a year, where Spain will try to defend the title won in 2010. 'The Red' has won titles all the time at their disposal for five years but despite this is not the top favorite in the betting.

In the absence of one year to the start of the World Cup, given as betting favorites, in order, to Brazil, Argentina and Germany over the combined Spanish. The two European Championships and the World Cup in South Africa are not enough for the bookmakers. The 'Seleção' breaks all schemes but the fact that the host provides additional motivation to his players.

The Scolari has been heavily criticized for his play during the group stage, as is happening now with the team led by Lionel Messi. Argentina, despite leading his group, not convinced with his game in the absence of crack hurdle. The German team is the only predictable in the Top 3 to be more regular and more forward-looking among the teams that will contest the tournament.