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Dull England scrape to win over Argentina

Matt Banahan's third Test try earned England the victory they craved over Argentina but the result will do little to ease the pressure on Martin Johnson.

Nilmar strikes to see off depleted England

Brazil 1 England 0: Wayne Rooney's first game as England captain ended in defeat as a severely depleted side were beaten by five-time world champions Brazil in Qatar.

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Only victory can calm the storm for Johnson

Argentina's mighty pack are no push-over – especially for a makeshift England side. But another home loss may be too much for the Twickenham crowd to bear

Eoin Morgan cuts the ball to the offside during his innings of 85 not out off 45 balls at The Wanderers yesterday

Morgan's power play gets England off to flying start

Left-hander smacks record score to give tourists victory via Duckworth/Lewis rule

Button reported to have taken tour of McLaren headquarters

Jenson Button's future remains in doubt with reports the 2009 Formula One world champion went on a tour of McLaren's factory in Woking yesterday.

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Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over Robin Soderling in the Paris Masters yesterday

Djokovic refuses to throw in towel

Novak Djokovic used to have a reputation for frailty, a man who could not be relied upon to last the distance. When he retired in the fourth set of his Australian Open quarter-final in January, it was the eighth time in the Serb's senior career that he had thrown in the towel during a match.

James Lawton: Pacquiao can take final step towards clinching the most thrilling fight of all time

It's rarely a hardship watching Brazilians play, wherever they cast up in their relentless globe-trotting. However, there has to be the suspicion as the sun rises here this morning, that whatever the world's greatest football nation produces tonight against Fabio Capello's England in the Khalifa Stadium, one might just be in the wrong desert.

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Artemis pairing Sam Davies and Sidney Gavignet were also hit by the bad conditions

Dramatic rescue as race hit by wild weather

A distress signal from the 60-foot yacht BT in the Transat Jacques Vabre sent a French navy frigate, with a helicopter onboard, racing to the rescue of Sebastien Josse and Jean-Francois Cuzon today.

Origin crashes to first defeat

History in hands of England's young half-backs

Sam Tomkins and Kyle Eastmond first played against each other in the under-10s. Tonight they will join forces to try to do the biggest job in rugby league.