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It will be a day full of tension on Saturday with England Fives requiring results to go their way in order to be in with a chance of lifting the Fast5 World Series trophy.An incredible day of action was the epitome of a mixed bag for the Fives as they secured a big win, a narrow loss and a victory snatched from their hands during their three group matches leaving them in third place at the end of Day One.Hosts Australia kicked things off against Malawi and it couldnt have been much tighter as they edged a narrow 24-23 victory. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract Fast5 Netball on Sky Sports - Schedule Saturday, October 29 Sky Sports Mix 0330am-1030am Sunday, October 30 Sky Sports Mix 0100am-0930am Tuesday, November 1 Sky Sports Mix Tbc There was plenty of drama for England in their first match against defending champions New Zealand, who were looking to break a remarkable streak that has seen the Silver Ferns go undefeated since they lost the 2011 final to the Fives.England fought back from 35-23 down to level the scores with 30 seconds to go, but with just 15 seconds on the clock the Silver Ferns won the game by a single point 36-35 to inflict a heartbreaking loss on Tracey Nevilles side at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne.They made up for that defeat in their second match with a comprehensive 43-22 success against the unpredictable Queens of Malawi. Ellie Cardwell in action for England during their win against Malawi In six previous matches in this shortened format, the teams had taken three wins a-piece, but Kadeen Corbin, Helen Housby and the unfaltering Jo Harten crushed their opponents.The final contest of the day was against the ever-improving South Africa team, who had surprisingly lost out to Jamaica and New Zealand earlier in the day.With the clock ticking down, a quick Proteas centre was played into Charmaine Baard and with one second to go she unleashed a long range three-pointer which flew through the net and secured South Africa an unlikely 29-29 draw.With the points shared it means that England face an uphill task to qualify for the Gold Medal match. Victories over Australia and Jamaica will be required with other results having to fall the way of the Fives. 2016 Fast5 Teams: Australia New Zealand England Jamaica South Africa Malawi Day Two gets underway exclusively live on Sky Sports Mix from 1am on Sunday morning. 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The Badgers moved up three spots to No. 8 in the AP poll Sunday, and Michigan State fell nine spots to No. 17.Wisconsin (4-0, 1-0) has not allowed more than 17 points in a game this season, and the Badgers have allowed only three offensive touchdowns.Well, Ive been lucky. Ive been around some really good defenses, coach Paul Chryst said after Saturdays win. Today, it was big and I thought again it was a good plan by our defensive coaches because our kids understood it and they were able to execute it and they were opportunistic.If Michigan State sometimes seems overlooked in a league that includes Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh, one can only imagine how Wisconsin feels. The Badgers won three straight Big Ten titles from 2010-2012, but theyve made only one appearance in the conference title game since -- a 59-0 loss to eventual national champion Ohio State in 2014.With Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State in the East Division, its hard for teams on the other side of the league to earn too much of the spotlight, but Wisconsin has an opportunity to change that. The Badgers already have beaten LSU and Michigan State, and their next two games are at No. 4 Michigan and against No. 2 Ohio State.If they win either of those two, theyd have another significant victory that could serve them well with the playoff committee if they were to win the league championship.Every time I get on ESPN theres all this talk about this stretch of three games, defensive end Alec James said, after Wisconsin won the first one with ease.ddddddddddddMichigan State rushed for 260 yards the previous weekend at Notre Dame, but Wisconsins front contained running back LJ Scott and pressured quarterback Tyler OConnor. Michigan States low rushing total was partially because of sacks and a mishap on a punt, but the Spartans couldnt establish any consistency moving the ball.With Michigan State needing more from the passing game, OConnor was intercepted three times.When some things, you know, opportunities presented themselves, turnovers we were able to capitalize on, Chryst said. Obviously we think its a really good Michigan State team and a good offense, and we respect their running game, but guys were doing their assignments and they were finishing and that certainly gave us a chance.A season after leading the nation by allowing 13.7 points per game, the Badgers are allowing an average of 11.8. On Saturday, the Wisconsin defense gave up only two field goals and scored a touchdown itself on Leo Mussos 66-yard fumble return.The Badgers are now 12th in the nation in total defense and 10th against the run, and if anyone doubted the legitimacy of this teams impressive start, well, Michigan State can certainly vouch for it.Wisconsin played good, fundamental football. They come into the football game, we talked about that all week, how theyve got both hands on you up front, Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said. They know what theyre doing, and they do it very, very well. They have a system, and they do it very well.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister and the APs college football website at www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '