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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. Wholesale Jerseys From China . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. NFL Jerseys For Sale .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. 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Mirza, who has held the top spot since April 2015, is part of a grouping of five players who are within 300 ranking points of the top spot on the WTA computer at the moment.Having won tournaments in Brisbane, Sydney and the Australian Open in Melbourne at the start of 2016, she will be defending those points as the 2017 season begins. Any of the chasing pack -- which includes Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic of France, former partner Martina Hingis and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands -- can displace Mirza over the coming weeks.Nobody remains No. 1 forever, Mirza told ESPN. Even if I lose the ranking, it does not mean that I cannot come back. As tennis players thats what we are playing for. Win the big titles, play for No.1. Most likely even if I win everything, I still may lose the ranking but I have a good chance of coming back.People take it a bit for granted because I have been No. 1 for 87 weeks. But I work harder than when I was not No. 1. Believe it or not that is just how it works. Getting there is a bit easier than staying there and I am very proud of myself for having achieved that and stayed there as long as I have and I will try and hold on to it -- and if I cant, I will try and get back to it. Just because I have been No. 1 doesnt mean the field has been easy. There [have] always been people challenging.Mirza started 2016 in the midst of a red-hot streak with Hingis. Having clinched the Wimbledon and US Open titles besides the year -ending WTA finals in 2015, the pair won their first four tournaments of the year and constructed a 41-match unbeaten streak. However, a mid-season slump forced them to reconsider the partnership and they made the decision to part ways ahead of the US Open.Mirza has since rediscovered her verve with Czech player Barbora Strycova, winning titles in Cincinnati and Tokyo and entering the final in Wuuhan.dddddddddddd Mirza will open her season in Brisbane with Mattek-Sands but will resume her partnership with Strycova at the next tournament in Sydney and then at the Australian Open.I have been No. 1 in the world for almost two years now, it has been an amazing journey, she said. I will try to do everything I can to try and win every tournament I play. Whether I can is always different. I am looking forward to playing, competing and hopefully replicating that success. If not, even coming close would be good.Although she is likely to continue her partnership with Croat Ivan Dodig in Australia, Mirza is keeping the door open on combining forces with fellow Indian pro Rohan Bopanna as a mixed doubles pairing. Dodig and Mirza reached the final at the French Open last year and the semi-finals at the Australian Open but were knocked out early at Wimbledon and the US Open.Bopanna and Mirza came within touching distance of clinching a medal at the Rio Olympics earlier in the year and have combined well over the last three weeks at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). Mirza says despite the challenges the league has faced this year she has relished the experience at the end of a long season on the circuit.You will hear many tennis players say it is so great to be part of a team, the atmosphere is so different, she said. On the team you are playing for everybody sitting on the bench. I love the format. We have had three great years and the format itself is a lot of fun. It is very competitive. Nobody wants to lose and everybody is giving their heart out to win even though it is at the end of the season.No athlete in the world wants to lose no matter what they are playing. I want to win even when I am playing gotis (laughs). On paper it is an exhibition but if you ask every single person here they are fighting their heart out every time they step on the court. ' ' '