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An unconvincing England have chalked up the first win of their Four Nations campaign with a 38-12 victory against a gallant Scotland at Coventrys Ricoh Arena.The Scots, who were brushed aside 54-12 by Australia in Hull last week, more than held their own for the first hour of the game before Wayne Bennetts side added some gloss to the scoreline in the final 20 minutes.Despite fielding an almost full-strength team, the hosts found themselves 8-0 down after 26 minutes as the fired-up Scots came racing out of the traps.North Queensland duo Kane Linnett and Lachlan Coote combined for the sixth-minute opener with the former Sydney Roosters centre crashing over after being put clear by his fullback.They then doubled their advantage in magnificent fashion through former Gold Coast winger Matty Russell, who twisted his body mid-air to touch down one-handed in the left corner.Canberra back-rower Elliot Whitehead sparked the hosts into life with two tries in quick succession before the interval with Luke Gale adding the extra points from in front of the posts to give them a 12-8 halftime lead.Coote went close to putting Scotland back on level terms only to be held up on the line and almost immediately England broke downfield with Mark Pericival finishing well to give his side some breathing space.Now firmly in the ascendancy, the hosts added their fourth try through the prolific Ryan Hall, who touched down for the 30th time in 30 international appearances.The Scots job became even harder when talismanic skipper Danny Brough was sin binned for a professional foul and in his absence Jermaine McGilvary and Gale crossed the whitewash.The Scots scored a deserved third try through Dale Ferguson after Broughs return before Liam Farrell crashed over for his first international try.Bennett pulled no punches about his sides under-par display and said some players had played themselves out of the team to face the Kangaroos.For the first 20 minutes we were bad, we were not good, Bennett said.There was not much to enjoy about it. We didnt want to start that way, putting ourselves under that sort of pressure.I wanted them to play to their ability and a few of them didnt.They need to have a hard look at themselves.Scotland coach Steve McCormack said his sides display proved that that their place in the tournament was merited as exemplified by Russells try.I thought the effort of our lads was outstanding. No-one can question our place in this competition, said McCormack.It was a sensational try from Matty, I think they (video referees) must have watched it a hundred times trying not to give it.In the two games hes played hes been the best winger on the field. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Ireland .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Wholesale Air Jordan 4 Ireland . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. http://www.airjordan4ireland.com/ . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. Cheap Air Jordan 4 For Sale . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Air Jordan 4 Ireland Sale . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Michael Leighton is back in the NHL. Gerrard Gallant is out.Leighton but made 31 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night in 3-2 victory over Florida that turned out to be coach Gerrard Gallants last with the Panthers.Florida fired coach Gallant after the game, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Tom Rowe, who was promoted to general manager before the season, will assume the coaching duties, said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasnt announced the moves.Leighton hadnt been in an NHL net in four years and hadnt won in six. He shrugged off a two-goal deficit as his teammates scored three goals in the second period, stopping 31 shots.Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist to spark the rally, which stopped a two-game losing streak and a six-game slide in the series.Viktor Stalberg and Derek Ryan also scored for Carolina, with Ryan getting his first of the season.Leighton was outstanding, said Carolina coach Bill Peters said, whose team has won five straight home games. Once it was 3-2 he made four or five good saves. He made a great glove save on (Alexsander) Barkov coming across the middle, made a save on a penalty kill on (Aaron) Ekblad coming around the back door. He made some great saves.Cam Ward had started the previous nine games in goal for Carolina. Regular backup goalie Eddie Lack has been on injured reserve under concussion protocol for six days, with Leighton called up from Charlotte of the American Hockey League to serve as backup.Jonathan Marchessault and Ekblad scored for Florida, and Barkov had two assists.Im happy to be back and happy to get a win, Leighton said. I felt better as the game went on. The first two goals were kind of fluky. As a team we knew we had to play better in the second period. We came out flying and that made my job a little easier.Florida goalie James Reimer had 24 saves.Floridas Jaromir Jagr played in his 1,651st NHL game, tying him with Chris Chelios for fifth in NHL history. The 44-year-old Jagr had a first-period assist.Jagr is a game behind former Pittsburgh teammate and formeer Hurricane Mark Recchi for fourth place.dddddddddddd The Czech star has 1,127 assists and is eight behind former Hurricane Paul Coffey for fifth on that list.For five minutes we let them come back in the game, Gallant said in his final interview as Florida coach. They scored three goals, and that was disappointing because we played 55 good minutes tonight, but it wasnt good enough.Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal sustained an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return.Florida took a 2-0 lead in the first period, outshooting the Hurricanes 16-9.Marchessault scored at 5:41 on a power play, picking up his 10th of the season when he followed Jagrs shot to beat Leighton. The goal broke Carolinas NHL-best streak of 25 consecutive penalties killed.Ekblad followed at 9:51, with Barkov earning an assist.Stalberg cut the lead in half at 5:21 of the second, beating Reimer glove-side.At 7:12, Skinner tied it on a breakaway, taking a lead pass from Rask and roofing the puck past Reimer glove side. And then at 8:49, Ryan scored his first goal of the season, a power-play marker with the assist from Skinner after Ryan won a faceoff.Its a big win, Skinner said. The last couple of games weve been right there and havent really found the way to get the result. Tonight after the first period we had a good response. We found a way to dig deep and get the result.Game notes Florida alternate captain Jussi Jokinen played in 288 games for the Hurricanes from 2008-13. ... Carolina D Noah Hanifin played in his 100th NHL game. ... Hurricanes LW Brock McGinn (upper body) missed his second straight game, and D Klas Dahlbeck and D Ryan Murphy were healthy scratches. . Florida LW Shawn Thornton and D Dylan McIlrath were healthy extras. ... The teams will play twice more this season, both in Florida on Feb. 28 and March 21.UP NEXTPanthers: Visit Chicago on Tuesday night in the second of a six-game trip.Hurricanes: At the New York Rangers on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game trip. ' ' '