Football: Azerbaijan 0-1 England
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Michael Owen heads England's winner in the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.
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Sport: England began their World Cup defence with a low-key 28-10 victory over the USA.
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David Beckham&#39;s hopes of a return to the England squad were boosted by an ankle injury suffered by Aaron Lennon as England B clinched a 3-1 friendly victory against Albania on Friday.
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The gale that engulfed England&#39;s footballers against Azerbaijan in Baku on Wednesday night would have had ominous significance in the times of Samuel Pepys, when a superstitious populace believed
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England won over home favorities Spain with one shot at the WGC-World Cup of Golf, China Radio International reported on Monday. England&#39;s Ryder Cup players Paul Casey and Luke
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Underfire England captain David Beckham lifted some of the misery hanging over Spanish giants Real Madrid here as a spectacular freekick saw them to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna and to the top of the table.
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Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
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Owen Hargreaves will probably be the beneficiary of David Beckham&#39;s moment of madness if Sven-Goran Eriksson decides to retain his bold three-man attack for Wednesday&#39;s match in Azerbaijan.
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THE Spanish authorities are unlikely to face disciplinary sanctions over the racist chanting by home supporters during Englandâs 1-0 defeat by Spain in the under-21 fixture on Tuesday evening.
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England begin the defence of their World Cup title with a desperately disappointing display against the USA.
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David Beckham played his first competitive game for England since last year's World Cup and led England over Estonia 3-0 Wednesday night in European Championship qualifying.
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Sport: Euro 2008 qualifier: England move into second place in Group E after a convincing victory.
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Spain narrowly beat England in a disappointing friendly international, which was a long way from being friendly. Asier del Hornoâs ninth minute header separated the sides, while Raul missed a penalty for
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Sweden thrash Iceland 5-0 in Stockholm helped by two goals from Marcus Allback.
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Spain could afford the luxury of a missed penalty as they made England look distinctly ordinary in a 1-0 international friendly settled  by an early Asier del Horno goal at the Bernabeu stadium.
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MICHAEL Owen scored only his second England goal in a year to earn Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s side victory in rain-lashed Baku. The Real Madrid striker put his Spanish worries behind him with a first-half header
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England squandered a two-goal lead in being held to a 2-2 draw by Austria in its opening match of qualifying for the 2006 soccer World Cup, while Italy beat Norway 2-1.