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Johnson gives Doran-Jones shock call-up

2009-11-11T13:17:49+00:00

Desperate times call for desperate measures and England boss Martin Johnson has done just that by naming Gloucester prop Paul Doran-Jones on the bench for Saturday's Test against Argentina. England lacked spark particularly in the second half against Australia a weekend ago and Johnson has gone for broke by calling up prop Doran-Jones. Last season, he was not even deemed good enough for the Guinness Premiership, the 24-year-old languishing with London Welsh, and he has yet to even play a full 80 minutes since moving to Premiership outfit Gloucester this season. In fact, Doran-Jones has just 266 minutes of top-flight...

Time up for Rafa? ...Your views

2009-11-10T11:51:06+00:00

Another two points dropped for Liverpool. This time at home against Birmingham City, a team struggling at the wrong end of the table. But in truth, it would have been a defeat had David Ngog not conned the referee with a dive Tom Daley would have been proud of. But Liverpool fans are keeping faith with Rafael Benitez, who still has the Champions League 2005 triumph acting as his shield. But surely that won't be enough to save him from getting the bullet? In his sixth season in charge, Liverpool are no closer to winning their first Premier League title...

Latest F1 gossip... Red Bull engines

2009-11-09T08:52:18+00:00

It may now be the off-season but that hasn't stopped our F1 insider from bringing you fresh pitlane rumours. This week's first update includes news on Red Bull's engine suppliers for 2010 - read more on this in the daily gossip column and post your thoughts and rumours in the boxes below.