That one point never arrived as Nadal played his most brilliant tennis of the evening: forehand winner, service winner, backhand winner, ace and a strong serve to finish off the game.

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Resuming play on Monday with 11 holes remaining, Woods had to wait until the 13th hole for his first birdie of the day but his game then dropped off as a slow finish prompted some loose strokes.

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The Dolphins are coming off their fourth consecutive losing season, but they did finish a game ahead of the Jets at 7-9, and optimism is high in the wake of several free agent moves this week.

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But if Texas wins the series, better for them to finish it off in six, thus avoiding the need to use ace Cliff Lee in a deciding game.

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Earls scored his second try of the game after 68 minutes when he ran in at the corner to finish off a fine move involving Sexton, O'Driscoll and D'Arcy.

BBC: Ireland 41-6 Fiji

Their next warm-up game is a three-day contest against Otago starting on Thursday, to finish off preparations for the first Test, starting on 5 March.

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