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Scotland and the Netherlands both survived scares before securing their place in the second round of the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt.With the England pairing of Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor not in action until Friday night it was the second and third seeds as well as hosts Germany who took centre stage at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt.The unique pairs format is in play in the opening round with a combination of singles and doubles matches coming into play as the tournament progresses but the opening two days will see all 16 matches played as pairs over the best of nine legs. World Cup questions Who are the favourites, the surprise packages Raymond van Barneveld and Michel van Gerwen were not at their best but still progressed (Picture by Lawrence Lustig) Bookmakers favourites and second seeds the Netherlands were the big names in action on the opening night and world number one Michael van Gerwen and his partner Raymond van Barneveld were far from their best against the Russian pair of Boris Koltsov and the unique throwing style of Aleksandr Oreshkin.Van Gerwen and Barneveld were always in control having moved into a 3-0 lead despite being below par, but the methodical Russians stuck to their task and closed to 3-1 and 4-2 before Barney sunk the winning double for a 5-3 success.Next up for the Dutch darting double act will be the Philippines who caused the shock of the opening round to beat the USA.The American pairing of Larry Butler and Darin Young missed 26 darts at doubles and were punished by their opponents whose finishing was more ruthless, Gilbert Yuland the man to clinch a memorable win for his nation. World Cup of Darts - First Round Results Hungary 5-3 Thailand USA 3-5 Philippines Norway 5-2 Gibraltar Denmark 5-2 Sweden Belgium 5-1 Poland Scotland 5-3 New Zealand Netherlands 5-3 Russia Australia 5-3 Germany World champion Gary Anderson reached the final last year alongside Peter Wright but is playing with Robert Thornton for Scotland this year and they were eventual winners over New Zealand but the third seeds made hard work of things.New Zealands pairing of Warren Parry and Cody Harris took a shock 3-1 lead but Anderson and Thornton roared back to reel off four legs in succession and clinch a 5-3 win and a place in the second round against Norway who beat Gibraltar.Dyson Parody led Gibraltan hopes of a strong showing at this years event but an inspired Cor Dekker and his experienced partner Robert Wagner produced the second surprise of the night to wrap up a 5-2 win for the Norwegians. Sky Live: World Cup of Darts All you need to know ahead of the event Arguably the match of the night was the clash between Australia and hosts Germany, the Aussie pairing of Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson silenced a lively home support to wrap up a 5-3 first round success.Anderson landed the winning dart and they will next face Denmark who emerged victorious from the battle of Scandinavia thanks to a 5-2 win over Sweden. Kim and Ronny Huybrechts beat Poland 5-1 at the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt Belgium were the nights star pairing, Kim and Ronny Huybrechts producing a dominant display to average over 90 and see off Poland 5-1 to set up a second round clash with Hungary who opened the night in Germany with a 5-3 win over Thailand - Nandor Bezzeg sinking the winning darts.You can watch all the action from Frankfurt on Sky Sports this week with the rest of the first round on Sky Sports 1 on Friday from 7pm. 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Surely Ortons name isnt the first that comes to mind for fans wanting a change after years of damaging interceptions, fumbles or, most infamously, the field goal flub when Romo dropped the snap on a kick that could have won his first playoff game in 2006.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After five weeks of penalties, fines and a little less than expected from a player of his caliber, it looks as if Odell Beckham Jr . is finally getting it.The New York Giants receiver curbed his emotions for the most part, avoided any extracurricular activity with his opponents and went out and simply played football against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.Other than fumbling after making his first catch, Beckham was his old self, the one prior to bumping into Josh Norman last year. He was unstoppable.The 23-year-old receiver caught eight passes for a career-high 222 yards, including a winning 66-yard catch and run on slant pass with 1:24 to play to give the Giants (3-3) a 27-23 win over the Ravens that just may have saved a season that was on the brink after three straight losses.Thats what we expect him to do, said quarterback Eli Manning , who completed 32 of 46 for 403 yards. We got some looks that we wanted. We were able to get to a couple plays that weve kind of had on the shelf for a few weeks, we just never quite got the looks that we wanted to get to them. Today, we got some of those and converted on them. It was good to see him make some bigtime plays in crucial moments.What made the performance even better was that Beckham had to leave the field in the second quarter with a hip pointer. He returned before halftime and really stepped up his game in the second half, catching six passes for 211 yards, including a 75-yarder for a touchdown and a 43-yarder that set up one of Josh Browns two field goals.Beckham said his hip hurt most of the game and he was late meeting with reporters after the game because he needed treatment.I think were on the way. Its just a matter. Its only one game, Beckham said. We have to go out next week and do the same thing. Thats the only way youre going to be able to tell if youre hitting your stride.If Beckham can continue to play this way, the Giants are going to have a chance to get to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. If Beckham lets his emotions and poor conduct return, they may not stand a chance.Fellow receiver Victor Cruz smiled when asked if Sundays game was Beckham at his best.Two-hundred, twenty-two yards! You tell me, Cruz said. Absolutely. Thats what he does. Thats what we are accustommed to.dddddddddddd Thats him in a nutshell. We just want to continue to keep him doing those types of things and making those plays for our team.NO HARMThe loss was the third straight for the Ravens (3-3), but it didnt hurt because Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Cleveland all lost. Baltimore remains a game behind the first-place Steelers in the AFC North.Its a tough league, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said. Its a lot of tough games and a long road ahead. Weve got to stay as confident as we can and weve got to move forward and just keep our head down -- and our division is still up for grabs, and a lot of things are, so we got to keep fighting and do our best to win games.PENALTIES AND INJURIESThe Ravens entered averaging more than seven penalties a game. They were flagged 15 times on Sunday for 111 yards. Keep that up and they will continue to lose.Baltimore also has to get healthy. It started the game without WR Steve Smith St., T Ronnie Stanley, G Marshal Yanda, returnman Devin Hester Sr. and LB C.J. Mosely. CB Jimmy Smith sustained a first-half concussion and LB Terrell Suggs was nursing an arm injury after the game.NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATORMarty Mornhinweg worked his first game as the Raven offensive coordinator. Baltimore had 391 yards in total offense, and Flacco was certainly allowed to throw the ball downfield more. He had a 70-yard pass to Mike Wallace and a 41-yard to Breshad Perriman. A long pass to Perriman also resulted in a pass interference that gave Baltimore a first-and-goal at the New York 8 that led to Terrance Wests second TD and the lead late. Beckham wiped it out quickly.GIANTS DEFENSEThe Giants defense came up with a fourth-and-goal stop on West from the 1 early in the fourth quarter, and it stopped the Ravens after they got to the 24-yard line in the waning seconds. New York also had two sacks and six quarterback pressures.UP NEXTRavens: In a scheduling oddity, Baltimore is back at MetLife Stadium to play the Jets next Sunday.Giants: head to London, where they will be the visitors against the Rams in an early game on Sunday, with a 9:30 a.m. EDT kickoff.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '