Captain John Terry atoned for a costly error to earn England's makeshift team a deserved 2-1 victory against Germany in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

A Maxi Rodriguez goal after eight minutes gave Diego Maradona a 1-0 victory in his first game in charge of Argentina against Scotland at Hampden.

Poland handed Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni he first taste of defeat after a dramatic 3-2 defeat at Croke Park.

Northern Ireland paid the price for some poor defensive work by going down 2-0 to Hungary at Windsor Park in their friendly.

Craig Bellamy returned to the Danish capital to secure a 1-0 victory for Wales - 10 years after his first goal for his country also produced a famous win in Copenhagen.

Ryan Sidebottom has suffered another setback in his battle against injury problems to force his way back into England's one-day and Test side.

World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio has backed England coach Martin Johnson's decision not to ring the changes for the clash with South Africa on Saturday.

England forward James Graham was hailed the best prop in the game by veteran Australia front rower Steve Price.

Ricky Hatton insists he would rather get knocked out again by Floyd Mayweather than grow old and bitter about failing to secure a rematch with his nemesis.

Nick Faldo is keen to once again captain at the Ryder Cup despite coming under heavy criticism after leading Europe to their first defeat to the USA in nine years in September.

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