England, last of the 14 teams to arrive on the subcontinent for the marathon tournament, have injury problems and have just been beaten 6-1 by Australia.

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Free hats and flags were given out by the first teams to arrive and soon a sea of green hats added to the colour of the Waterfront, which provided an idyllic backdrop for the start of the race between 100 riders over a 1, 349.9km course.

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Mr Shears and Mr Bannon were one of a pair of two-man teams first to arrive at the flat after the fire broke out when a resident left a curtain resting on a lamp.

BBC: Jim Shears (left) and Alan Bannon

The 16 competing teams are due to arrive on 2 March, with the opening warm-up games three days later.

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When the colourfully striped boats arrive, teams of men pull them in, along with the gargantuan nets, singing as they do so.

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Figgie managers would arrive at work and find teams of consultants they had never met before wandering around reorganising everything.

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Search and rescue teams from Florida, Virginia and California will arrive throughout today and tomorrow, and more rescue and medical equipment and emergency personnel are being prepared.

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