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CRICKET : The onus was on England’s record-breaker Paul Collingwood and new batting find Jonathan Trott to keep an awkward chase on course in pursuit of South Africa’s 250 for nine at Centurion.
CRICKET : Record-breaker Paul Collingwood was in the thick of it as England restricted South Africa to 250 for nine – despite five dropped catches at Centurion.
RUGBY : England manager Martin Johnson has been given a vote of confidence despite losing two out of three autumn internationals.
FOOTBALL : Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has tipped Brazil for World Cup glory.
CRICKET : Paul Collingwood marked his record-breaking 171st one-day international cap with some typically telling brilliance in the field – and the big wicket of Hashim Amla too.
CRICKET : Jonathan Trott was set to open for England at Centurion against South Africa today, in only his second one-day international.
FOOTBALL : Sunderland boss Steve Bruce backed Darren Bent’s claims on a place in England’s World Cup squad after seeing him fire Arsenal to their first defeat in 14 games.
RUGBY : Scotland completed one of the greatest rearguard victories in recent Test history to beat Australia for the first time in 27 years following their 9-8 victory.
FOOTBALL : Manchester United recorded their biggest Premier League win since August as they romped to a 3-0 victory in a one-sided clash with Everton at Old Trafford.
FOOTBALL : Ten-man Hull held on for a 3-3 draw after staging a remarkable fightback against fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers West Ham.
FOOTBALL : Chelsea stormed to an eight-point lead at the top of Barclays Premier League with a clinical 4-0 demolition of woeful Wolves at Stamford Bridge.
FOOTBALL : Darren Bent’s ninth goal of the season condemned Arsenal to a first defeat in 14 attempts as Sunderland claimed another big scalp with a 1-0 win.
RUGBY : England went down fighting as they rounded off their autumn internationals with a 19-6 defeat to New Zealand at Twickenham.
FOOTBALL : Carlo Ancelotti will send out his strongest possible Chelsea side against Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday, despite already having qualified for the knockout stages.
CRICKET : South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is to miss the entire one-day international series against England because of a fractured rib.
