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Ireland recovered from a nervous first-half display to run out comfortable winners against a disappointing Scotland side in the Six Nations clash.
With Paul O'Connell a late withdrawal for the Irish, Scotland bossed early possession but Andrew Trimble's try put the home side 11-3 ahead at the break.
Greig Laidlaw's second penalty gave the Scots hope but Jamie Heaslip's try left Ireland in firm control.
As the Irish attack improved, Rob Kearney notched a third home touchdown.
Scotland's early dominance of possession against the hesitant Irish suggested than an upset could be on the cards but the visiting attack had little penetration as the home side ran out comfortable winners.
Facing into his first Six Nations match since taking charge of the Irish, Joe Schmidt looked to have been dealt a major blow when captain O'Connell was ruled out after a chest infection worsened overnight.
With Ulster lock Dan Tuohy replacing O'Connell, there were particular questions about how the skipper's absence would impact on an Irish pack already minus injured Lions star Sean O'Brien.
However, the home side still had talisman Brian O'Driscoll out on the field as he celebrated earning an Irish record 129th cap.
With Heaslip assuming the Irish captaincy, early Scottish pressure yielded a fifth-minute penalty but Laidlaw's effort from 45 metres struck an upright.
A butchered Scottish line-out then gifted forward momentum to Ireland just short of halfway and the home team rolled a maul to within inches of the opposition line before over-prevarication resulted in a relieving scrum.
Sexton did kick the Irish into the lead on 14 minutes but it was a somewhat nervous opening by the home side as they were showing little of the invention which characterised their display against the All Blacks in November.
The Scots were back on terms in the 19th minute as Laidlaw slotted from just inside the 10-metre line after Devin Toner had been penalised for not rolling away.
Probably influenced by O'Connell's absence, the Irish were reluctant to kick for touch in the opening 20 minutes but that was giving the Scots opportunity to run with ball in hand.
An off-side infringement allowed Sexton to restore Ireland's lead in the 23rd minute but the Scots were continuing to boss possession.
The Scots turned down a kickable shot at the posts in the 29th minute but after losing their initial line-out, the Scots then went close to scoring the game's opening try as Dave Denton was bundled into touch by a last-ditch Peter O'Mahony tackle.
Scotland wing Sean Maitland had to be replaced by Max Evans because of an ankle injury in the 31st minute after landing awkwardly following an aerial duel with Dave Kearney.
The key period of the match then came before just the break as firstly Sexton's magnificent break from the edge of his own '22 ended with Heaslip being forced into touch at the corner flag by Evans as he attempted to ground.
Scotland's resultant misfiring line-out saw the Irish earning a penalty to keep the pressure on the visitors.
The gamble of taking the line-out was rewarded as Irish numbers out wide ended with Trimble crossing after fast hands from Marshall and Rob Kearney.
Sexton missed the apparently straightforward conversion but after having playing second fiddle in the possession stakes for all the first half, the Irish suddenly found themselves 11-3 ahead at half-time.
Scotland needed to score first after the break and they managed it with Laidlaw's second successful penalty on 43 minutes.
But the Irish effectively put the game to bed three minutes later as another rolling maul breached a powder-puff Scottish defence with Heaslip touching down after the Irish had turned down another probable routine three points to opt for a line-out.
Sexton added the conversion and as the Irish attack was finally finding some fluency, the fly-half added another three points in the 57th minute to extend the advantage to 15 points.
As the Irish emptied their bench, Rob Kearney broke through some more weak Scottish defence to notch the home team's third try 10 minutes from time.
Ireland : 15-Rob Kearney, 14-Andrew Trimble, 13-Brian O'Driscoll, 12-Luke Marshall, 11-Dave Kearney, 10-Jonny Sexton, 9-Conor Murray; 1-Cian Healy, 2-Rory Best, 3-Mike Ross, 4-Devin Toner, 5-Paul O'Connell, 6-Peter O'Mahony, 7-Chris Henry, 8-Jamie Heaslip
Replacements: 16-Sean Cronin, 17-Jack McGrath, 18-Martin Moore, 19-Dan Tuohy, 20-Tommy O'Donnell, 21-Issac Boss, 22-Paddy Jackson; 23. Fergus McFadden
Scotland : 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Sean Maitland, 13-Alex Dunbar, 12-Duncan Taylor, 11-Sean Lamont, 10-Duncan Weir, 9-Greig Laidlaw; 1-Ryan Grant, 2-Ross Ford, 3-Moray Low, 4-Tim Swinson, 5-Jim Hamilton, 6-Ryan Wilson, 7-Kelly Brown, 8-David Denton
Replacements: 16-Pat MacArthur, 17-Alaistair Dickinson, 18-Geoff Cross, 19-Richie Gray, 20-Johnnie Beattie, 21-Chris Cusiter, 22-Matt Scott; 23-Max Evans
Referee : Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges : Jaco Peyper (South Africa) and Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
TV : Carlo Damasco (Italy)
More than 50 mountain rescuers from across Wales battled atrocious weather for nine hours to rescue a group of students in the Cambrian mountains.
The seven Manchester Metropolitan University students were walking around the 752 metre Pumlumon mountain between Aberystwyth and Llanidloes on Saturday.
After 9.3 miles (15km), two students became too tired to continue and needed to be rescued, while four others got lost as the leader went to get help.
The four did not have torches or maps.
The search for the group, who were mostly from Spain, Germany and Canada, ended at 01:30 GMT on Sunday.
Dave Coombs, incident manager at Brecon Mountain Rescue Team (MRT), said: "The weather conditions were atrocious, with gales, sleet and driving rain and too severe for search and rescue helicopters to assist.
"The first two casualties were located using a mobile phone app. One of the two casualties was suffering from hypothermia and needed to be carried by stretcher to waiting vehicles.
"She was treated by the Brecon MRT doctor who said that if she had been on the hillside for another hour, the outcome may have been different. The other casualty was cold but able to walk off with assistance."
At the same time other members of the five rescue teams had been sent out to search for the four remaining missing women in increasingly challenging conditions.
Mr Coombs added: "We only had sketchy information on their location and the phone signal in the area was poor, making contact with them virtually impossible.
"Also they had no torches, whistles or map and compass and were unfamiliar with the terrain."
Graham O'Hanlon, from Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team, said: "If the vagaries of phone coverage had meant that the smartphone application could not be deployed, then we would have started our search in completely the wrong place.
"It is unlikely that we would have reached the casualties before the effects of the poor weather overtook them."
England must improve if they are to make a serious impact during this year's Six Nations, according to head coach Stuart Lancaster.
Lancaster's men lost 26-24 in France on Saturday, despite clawing back a 13-point deficit to take a 24-19 lead.
They must win in Scotland next week to retain realistic hopes of winning their first Six Nations title since 2011.
"The positives outweigh the negatives, but we know we must improve to win the big games," said Lancaster.
Replacement Gael Fickou struck with a late try that Maxime Machenaud converted to snatch victory for France.
But Lancaster was proud of the way his side fought back from a 16-8 interval deficit.
Mike Brown's first Test try and another from debutant Luther Burrell came amid 18 unanswered points as early French dominance gave way to English ascendancy deep into the second half.
"At the start we put ourselves into a bit of a hole," Lancaster told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I thought the boys showed incredible character, resilience and a lot of skill to put ourselves in a position to win it.
"But a bit of French flair at the end and they got the win. We're very disappointed to lose like that."
Wing Jack Nowell, 20, joined centre Burrell, 26, in making his England debut, while 23-year-old Jonny May won his second cap on the left wing in an inexperienced backline.
And Lancaster was impressed with his youngsters.
"It was a good place to come. I thought our young players learned a lot," he said. "I'm very proud of them."
France finished bottom of the table last year and head coach Philippe Saint-Andre savoured a sweet victory for the 2010 winners.
"There's a lot of work to do still," said the former Gloucester and Sale coach.
"But what we'll have to remember is the victory, the smiles on the players' faces after the game.
"England made it very difficult for us from 35 to 70 minutes. I want to play tribute to my young team. It's a great sign for the season."
2 February 2014 Last updated at 08:37 GMT
The Education Secretary Michael Gove is urging head teachers in England to clamp down on bad behaviour in the classroom.
Possible sanctions include weeding school grounds and tidying classrooms.
Updated guidelines on dealing with bad behaviour will be sent to all schools in England next week.
Tom Barton reports.
Wales coach Warren Gatland said he was content to start their Six Nations defence with a 23-15 win, despite failing to dominate Italy in Cardiff.
Tries from Alex Cuthbert and Scott Williams gave Wales a handy 17-3 lead at half-time at the Millennium Stadium.
But Italy responded in the second period as Michele Campagnaro crossed for a brace of tries.
"It was tough. You've got to give Italy a lot of credit - they made it tough for us," Gatland said.
Warren Gatland Wales coach“We wanted to get this game under our belt and focus on next week. It's going to be tough for Ireland”
"We're pretty satisfied. There were some positives in our game and things to work on in terms of finishing and being clinical.
"It's a reasonable start for us and, the way Italy performed, I wouldn't be surprised if they won a few games in this competition. They won a couple last year and I think they'll do so again."
While Wales failed to shake off the Azzurri, Gatland said he was pleased his side were pushed hard before their trip to face Ireland in Dublin next weekend.
"It wasn't an easy run-out. It was tough, and that's the way we wanted it," he added.
"We know there's a few things for us to fix up on, in terms of making sure we're a little bit more accurate and clinical in time for next week.
"We know it's a massive challenge for us. As defending champions for the last two years, every team will be targeting us and will be up for it.
"We wanted to get this game under our belt and focus on next week. It's going to be tough for Ireland next week. They've only got a six-day turnaround, so we've spoken about making sure we recover right.
"It's going to be a huge game for both teams, particularly if Ireland do manage to beat Scotland."
From slick-bottomed sleds to sticky-backed plastic, Radzi Chinyanganya has had quite a journey. Now a Blue Peter presenter, the 26-year-old could instead have appeared on the BBC this winter as part of Great Britain's squad for Sochi 2014.
Here he tells BBC Sport how he almost represented his country in skeleton, and was reunited with the sport after a three-year absence:
You couldn't feel more alive than when you finally get to stand at the top of the run and prepare to go down.
Every sinew in your body is saying 'panic'. Your instinct is either to fight or take flight, and neither helps.
When you are going down, it is like a racing game on a computer. Everything is happening so fast all you want to do is pause and reset.
You have an urge to scream and let out that tension and emotion, but you have to focus on what is coming up next. There will be big consequences if you don't.
And then, when you finally come to a stop, you just want to do it all over again.
Skeleton is an addiction for me.
It's a journey that started when I competed on Gladiators on Sky One in 2008.
One of the other contenders was a Great Britain skeleton coach called Greg Kirk. He said my speed and agility could work quite well in the sport and invited me to Bath, where they have a push track.
It was just a short concrete run with a bungee cord that catches you at the bottom, but the speed was amazing.
As soon as that bungee caught me for the first time, bringing me from top speed to a standstill in two metres, I knew this was exactly what I wanted to do.
I got an athletics coach to work on my sprinting, my times kept improving and I finally got invited to go and try it out on the ice for the first time in Winterberg, Germany at the Great Britain try-outs.
It was just pure sensory overload. When your chin is just a couple of inches off the ice, that changes the game entirely.
You do a lot of work beforehand to memorise the layout of the track and the corners, but all that preparation goes out of the window as all this information floods into your brain.
The strange thing is you have to learn to look beyond it, be comfortable with it and realise you don't need it all.
On television it looks as if the runs are as smooth as marble, but when you are heading down you feel as if you are in a washing machine on the spin cycle.
But when you find the right line, and feel the pressure slingshot you out of a corner, there is not a feeling in the world like it.
After Winterberg, I committed myself full-time to the sport, working on a flexi-hours contract doing sport development at Loughborough University, doing as many hours as I could and then spending about £1,000 a week on trips away to practise.
I took myself to Lillehammer in Norway and Salt Lake City in the United States - and it culminated in full Great Britain trials in Lillehammer.
I was ninth fastest, which I thought would be good enough to represent Great Britain in the third-tier Europa Cup. Sadly it wasn't.
The coaches were really impressed and wanted me to come back next year, but I couldn't commit to another year of living essentially on the breadline when I might not be good enough again.
Outside of the Great Britain set-up, I wouldn't have been getting as much time on ice as those who were and the gap could have widened to a gulf.
It was also around that time that I started presenting on television and radio.
I'm grateful for the experience, though, not only because I have made some phenomenal friends, but also because I got my job presenting CBBC show Wild because they were looking for a presenter with an extreme sport background.
That role helped me get the job presenting Blue Peter and things came full circle when I went to Igls in Austria a couple of months ago to get back on the sled.
I had been off it for three years and it felt completely alien to me.
I felt a little bit like a boxer who could see the punches coming towards me, but could not get out of the way of them!
But I had a very good trainer in Mark Wood, and inside a day I was going from the top of the run again.
I had a small microphone with me on the way down and for the first three corners, it was fantastic commentary. For the rest of it, I was just exhaling hard and grunting!
I managed to get though it in one piece and convey the joy of the sport.
I will be glued to my screen for all of the Winter Olympics, even for the training runs.
Lizzy Yarnold, who won the World Cup this month, could do something really special. With her and Shelley Rudman, we have a genuine chance of two female medals in skeleton.
That we - as a country without its own ice track - are even talking about that is testament to the set-up they have at British skeleton.
BBC's Jonathan Head: "At this polling station, it looks like the election is off"
Polling has now ended in Thailand in a general election boycotted by the opposition and blighted by protests.
Anti-government activists forced some polling stations in Bangkok and the south to close but a large majority elsewhere were said to be peaceful.
PM Yingluck Shinawatra called the vote to head off weeks of mass protests aimed at forcing her to resign.
Her party is widely expected to win but legal challenges and a lack of a quorum of MPs may create a political limbo.
Ms Yingluck, who won the last election in 2011, voted soon after polls opened on Sunday near her Bangkok home.
Her opponents took to the streets in November after her government tried to pass an amnesty law that would potentially have allowed her brother, Thaksin, to return from exile.
Thaksin, a former prime minister who fled during a court case in 2008, is reviled by the protesters, who say he controls the government from abroad.
'I want to vote'Security has been heavy throughout Thailand, with vast areas under a state of emergency because of the protests.
"The situation overall is calm and we haven't received any reports of violence this morning," National Security Council chief Paradorn Pattanatabutr told Reuters.
Security officials said about 130,000 personnel had been deployed across Thailand on Sunday, including 12,000 in Bangkok.
There has been little campaigning for the election and it was unclear how many Thais had turned out.
Voting in 13 of Bangkok's 33 constituencies, and in 37 of 56 constituencies in the south was disrupted.
But John Sudworth says it is "business as usual" at many polling stations in Bangkok
These are strongholds of the opposition Democrat Party, which is boycotting the election.
The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says demonstrators blocked access to voters at some polling stations and prevented ballot papers reaching those polling stations.
Some voters expressed frustration when they found their local polling stations blocked.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra voted soon after polls opened "This is too much. I want to vote,"' 42-year-old Yupin Pintong told the Associated Press news agency. "I don't care if there's violence. I will be really upset if I don't get to vote."
Anti-government activist Nipon Kaewsook told Reuters: "We're not blocking the election. We're postponing it.. We still need an election, but we need reform first."
One high-profile politician, independent candidate and anti-corruption campaigner Chuwit Kamolvisit, brawled with anti-election activists.
"They tried to attack me while I was trying to vote," he said.
Polling in the rural north and east, where Ms Yingluck's Pheu Thai party has overwhelming support, was largely unaffected.
A woman demands to cast her vote in Bangkok 
Anti-government protesters tried to block the delivery of ballot boxes 
Bangkok's Din Dang district office was one place where polling was called off 
A number of people were wounded in a gun battle in Bangkok on Saturday "Today is an important day,'" Ms Yingluck said as she voted. "I would like to invite Thai people to come out and vote to uphold democracy."
However, disruption to candidate registration means that even if she wins, there will not be enough MPs in parliament for Ms Yingluck to have full power over government policy, and by-elections will be needed.
The opposition is also likely to mount legal challenges to the election.
Ms Yingluck's party is already facing a host of challenges in the courts aiming to disband it, as has happened with pro-Thaksin parties in the past.
The Democrat Party, which is allied to the protesters, has been unable to win a majority in parliament for more than two decades.
Many of its members want the government to be replaced by an unelected "people's council" that would oversee wide reform of the political system.
Trouble broke out in Bangkok on Saturday in a violent clash between pro- and anti-government groups.
A gun battle erupted in the Lak Si constituency as anti-government protesters blockaded a building storing ballot papers.
At least seven people were wounded.
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Manchester United manager David Moyes felt his side "could not have been more unlucky" in a 2-1 defeat at Stoke, their eighth league loss of the season.
Charlie Adam put the hosts ahead with a deflected free-kick and scored a superb winner after Robin van Persie levelled.
"I don't know what we have to do to win," Moyes said after the game. "I thought we were extremely unlucky.
"We played well but for their first goal it was an incredible deflection and the second was a worldy."
New £37m signing Juan Mata, Van Persie and Rooney started together in United's attack for the first time.
Van Persie briefly brought the Red Devils level with a clipped finish but, otherwise, they could not turn their promising build-up play into clear-cut chances.
United piled on the pressure late in the game but the closest they came to rescuing a draw was when Potters keeper Asmir Begovic kept out Rooney's injury-time free-kick with a flying save.
"We made numerous chances and opportunities to score, but we couldn't take them," Moyes added.
"Yes, Wayne went close but we also got to the byeline and cut things back three or four times without getting on the end of it, or picking anyone out in the box.
"We should have been out of sight with the amount of opportunities we had today and we only have ourselves to blame."
United remain seventh in the table, 13 points behind leaders Manchester City, who play third-placed Chelsea on Monday.
They are also six points behind fourth-placed Liverpool, who take on West Brom on Sunday.
| Women's Ashes: Third Twenty20 international, Sydney |
| Australia 102-3 (18.3 overs) beat England 101-8 (20 overs) by seven wickets |
England's successful Women's Ashes campaign ended in defeat as Australia earned a comfortable seven-wicket win the final Twenty20 international.
On a slow Sydney pitch, England slipped to 15-3 and barely recovered - Rene Farrell taking 4-15 in their 101-8.
Australia were untroubled in the chase, Elise Villani's unbeaten 36 getting them home with nine balls to spare.
England had already won the Ashes on the multi-format points system, but end with three wins and four defeats.
Their defence of the trophy they won at home last summer was given the best possible start by a 61-run win in the Test match - the six points earned meaning only two victories were needed from the three one-day internationals and three T20s.
They came in the first ODI and first T20 but, since then, the touring batters have failed twice to give Australia two consolation wins.
At Stadium Australia, the top order was ripped up by Farrel, who removed Lauren Winfield, captain Charlotte Edwards - via an excellent catch by Nicole Bolton - and Lydia Greenway for a golden duck.
From 15-3, much seemed to rest on Sarah Taylor and for a while her steady accumulation looked likely to begin an England fightback.
But, perhaps undone by one that stuck in the pitch, Taylor holed out to long on off Megan Schutt for 22, beginning another collapse that saw four wickets fall for 30 runs.
In that time, some panicked running saw Nat Sciver, who top-scored with 28, run out in a mix-up with Danielle Wyatt, who herself was then found short by Meg Lanning's direct hit.
In the end, it took a late effort from Danielle Hazell and Jenny Gunn to set Australia 102, a target made slightly trickier by the slow conditions and paceless outfield.
And, with off-spinner Hazell conceding only nine runs with four overs with new ball, England had control from one end.
But, with the seam of Kate Cross and Gunn expensive, openers Alyssa Healy and Elyse Villani were able to compile a stand of 48.
When Healy heaved Arran Brindle to Greenway on the leg side, Lanning arrived to continue Australia's progress, only for the captain to needlessly pull Georgia Elwiss to deep square leg.
However, Villani remained and, though some late pressure forced the run out of Bolton, Alex Blackwell's busy entry proved that England had fallen short.
Still, England were able to celebrate with the Ashes trophy in the Sydney evening sunshine, but improvement is needed in the shortest format before the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March.
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