LONDON -- Tim Sherwood was fired by Tottenham less than five months into his first management job on Tuesday, having quickly gained a reputation as a lively if erratic figure on the touchline. The inexperienced Englishman was promoted within the north London club in December after Andre Villas-Boas was fired after failing to gel a slew of expensive signings. Although the 45-year-old Sherwood was given an 18-month contract, it contained an end-of-season break clause that Tottenham has now exercised. Amid constant doubts over his future in charge, the clubs former head of football development won 13 out of 22 games in the league, where Tottenham finished sixth to qualify for the Europa League. "We wish him great success in his managerial career," Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said. "Moving forward, now the season is over, we shall embark on the process of finding a new head coach." In the 13 years that Levy has run Tottenham, the club has gone through seven permanent managers. Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with the Tottenham job in recent weeks, while Ajax coach Frank de Boer said last month that Tottenham had approached the Amsterdam club to test his interest in making the switch. Tottenham aspires to qualify for the Champions League again, having played one season alongside Europes elite in 2010-11. "We have a talented squad and exciting young players coming through," Levy said. "We need to build on this season, develop our potential and inspire the kind of performances that we associate with our great club." Some of the liveliest performances came on the touchline in the second half of the season, with Sherwood cutting a frantic figure, swearing and engaging with complaining fans. During Sherwoods final match, a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on Sunday, Sherwood plucked a heckling supporter from the crowd, handed him his sleeveless jacket and sat him down in the managers chair. "That guy is an expert," Sherwood said. "Every week he tells me what to do, so I gave him the opportunity to have a go." Tottenham didnt pose the same attacking threat without Gareth Bale, who was allowed to join Real Madrid in August for 100 million euros (then $132 million). The cash was invested in signing seven players, including Roberto Soldado, Paulinho, Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen. Ichiro Suzuki Jersey . Yet coming off consecutive series losses at St. Louis and Pittsburgh, Los Angeles needed some sort of spark as August approaches. The Dodgers found it in the ballpark of their biggest rival, and left the Bay Area in first place following an emphatic three-game swing. Jean Segura Jersey . Barnard, 28, was 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA in three appearances, including two starts, with San Angel o this season. He struck out 19 batters and walked just one in 17 innings pitched. 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"On Centre Court, what better place to win my 600th match?" said Williams, who became the 15th player in WTA history to reach the milestone. Williams fired eight aces and claimed 8-of-9 points at the net while extending her career-best winning streak to 34 matches. The 42-year-old Date-Krumm, who made her Wimbledon debut in 1989, is the oldest woman in the Open Era to have reached the third round at the All England Club. Next up for Williams will be Sabine Lisicki. The 23rd-seeded German knocked off former U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 decision. Lisicki reached the 2011 Wimbledon semifinals and was twice a quarterfinalist. Polands Agnieszka Radwanska and Chinas Li Na also won three-set matches. Radwanska, the fourth seed and last years runner-up, battled past American Madison Keys, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, while the sixth-seeded Li came back from a set down to earn a 4-6, 6-0, 8-6 triumph over Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic. Radwanskas next opponent will be Bulgarias Tsvetana Pironkova, a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 winner over Croatias Petra Martic. Pironkovas only Grand Slam success has come at the famed lawns of the London suburb. Shes never been past the second round at the Australian Open or French Open and has had one run to the fourth round in seven tries at the U.S. Open. However, she was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2010 and a quarterfinalist in 2011. Li will meet Italian 11th seed Roberta Vinci in the fourth round on Monday. The 2011 French Open champ from China is into the second week at Wimbledon for just the third time in seven visits, with quarterfinal appearances in 2006 and 2010 her best results. Vinci advanced Saturday with a 6-1, 6-4 rout of Slovakias Dominika Cibulkova. 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"The match was still in my mind, what was good and bad. Today was another day for me. I played aggressively and that was the key." Next up for Kvitova will be Spains Carla Suarez Navarro, who completed her third-round win Friday against Canadas Eugenie Bouchard. Stephens also had her match halted by darkness Friday after splitting the first two sets with Petra Cetkovska, but the 17th-seeded American managed to pull out a 7-6 (7-3), 0-6, 6-4 victory. Just 20 years old, Stephens has now reached at least the fourth round of each Grand Slam this year. She was a surprise semifinalist at the Australian Open after beating Williams in the quarters and lost to Maria Sharapova in the French Open fourth round. Monica Puig will be the fourth round opponent for Stephens on Monday. The Puerto Rico native upset fifth-seeded Sara Errani in the first round and completed her first week at the All England Club with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Eva Birnerova of the Czech Republic in another match stopped Friday by darkness. ' ' '