England battle through Samoa test at rugby WC
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Reigning champions England overcame Samoa 44-22 to get their World Cup campaign back on track at the Stade de la Beaujoire here on Saturday.
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England scrum-half Andy Gomarsall hopes he can navigate his way around the Stade de la Beaujoire in a manner reminiscent of a chess grandmaster when the struggling world champions face Samoa in Nantes on Saturday.
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James Anderson took the crucial wickets of Chris Gayle and Brian Lara as England pressed for victory in the fourth Test against the West Indies at the Oval here.
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England will look to press home their advantage when the third Test resumes against West Indies.
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England go into their first World Cup match on Saturday in much the same way they have operated since winning the last one; defeated, uncertain and minus Jonny Wilkinson.
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MICHAEL Owen was today facing a battle to prove his form and fitness as the pressure grew on his starting place for England&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales.
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* Australia have not beaten England at Twickenham since 1998, losing on three successive visits to London. * The Wallabies&#39; last Twickenham win, a 12-11 success six years ago, was secured through four John
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: Jonny Wilkinson and Olly Barkley have reported fit for duty to give England a boost ahead of their crunch clash with Samoa.
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The last time England faced South Africa at Twickenham, the English were on the climb and the Springboks were on a steep slide. The result two years ago was a 53-3 thrashing for the South Africans.
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Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen were leading the resistance as England battled to save the first Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the Gabba here.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: England fly-half could join Jonny Wilkinson on sidelines for South Africa clash.
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England heads into today&#39;s Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia at Edgbaston without a win over its old rivals in their last 14 one-day internationals.
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England has moved one step closer to qualification for the World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Wales at Old Trafford. However the news was not so good for some of the other big names on the continent, with
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Reigning champions England were left contemplating the prospect of failing to reach the knockout stages of this year&#39;s World Cup after a record-breaking 36-0 defeat against South Africa here at the Stade de France.
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World Cup final revenge for Australia or &quot;payback time&quot; for England&#39;s June humiliation in Brisbane -- either cap fits for Twickenham&#39;s mouth-watering Saturday showdown between the best of rugby enemies.
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England hold off an inspired Samoan fightback to earn a 44-22 victory in an absorbing World Cup clash in Nantes.
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England face their biggest match since the 2003 World Cup final when they face Tonga in their last pool outing on Friday.