Germany sweat on Hummels

Germany are hoping centre-back Mats Hummels could be fit to face Ukraine when the world champions open their Euro 2016 campaign on Sunday.

Hummels has been out since tearing his calf in the German Cup final on May 21 playing for former club Borussia Dortmund, but his recovery at the Germans' base in Evian has gone well.

Germany's assistant coach Thomas Schneider says a decision on whether Hummels is fit to fly to Lille with 'die Mannschaft' for Sunday's match has yet to be made.

But Hummels' inclusion, even off the bench, would ease Germany's woes in defence after Antonio Ruediger was ruled out of the European championship finals on Tuesday with a knee injury.