Defending champions England survived a final leg shoot-out with Spain to book their place in the second round of the World Cup of Darts. Scotland survive scare Thursdays opening night report from Frankfurt After Thursdays opening night victories for Netherlands and Scotland, it was the turn of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis to take centre stage and with 18 world titles between them they were expected to make short work of their Spanish opponents.However, England fell behind early on when Antonio Alcinas, who played in Spains 2010 victory over England, pinned an early double to break the favourites throw at the first time of asking. Inspired by Taylor, England came back to break straight back and when Taylor nailed 128 they looked well set for victory but Spain were not to be outdone and matched their more illustrious opponents dart-for-dart to take the match to a deciding leg. Antonio Alcinas and Christo Reyes reflect on nearly causing a huge upset And it was to be Lewis who clinched victory but with three darts for double top he missed with the first two before sinking with his final chance.They put us under pressure from the start and they were brilliant, said Taylor. We were hitting doubles with our last darts and it was giving us a heart attack! Taylor and Lewis celebrate their deciding leg victory Theyve beaten us before and I knew they were confident of beating us again. I think it was a cracking game and its livened the tournament up a little bit - if Adrian had missed at the end there I think wed have gone out.Its a different format now with the Singles and Doubles games, and its a leveller. Sometimes Ive done well in the Singles and Adrians had a bad game or Adrians played well and Ive had a bad game, so well see what happens tomorrow.Up next for England will be China who beat Czech Republic 5-3 with an impressive display of finishing clinching a place in the second round for the first time in their history. World Cup of Darts - Friday Results Czech Rep 3-5 China Greece 2-5 Canada Rep Ireland 5-4 Hong Kong South Africa 1-5 Singapore N Ireland 5-2 Japan Wales 5-1 Finland England 5-4 Spain Austria Italy Fourth seeds Northern Ireland are tipped to do well and came through their first round meeting with Japan.Brendan Dolan and Daryl Gurney were kept in check by the Japanese early on but with the scores level at 2-2 it was the experience of the Northern Ireland that won out as they won each of the next three legs in 18 legs, wrapping up the match with a bullseye finish from Dolan.They face an intriguing all-Ireland clash after Mick McGowan crashed in a bull finish to pinch the deciding leg for the Republic of Ireland in their 5-4 win over Hong Kong having trailed 4-3. World Cup of Darts questions Who are the favourites? And who are the surprise packages? Wales also chalked up a win and arguably the performance of the night in Frankfurt, Gerwyn Price with a 150 check-out on his debut to wrap up a 5-1 win over Finland.Price is playing in his first World Cup alongside Welsh stalwart Mark Webster, who is playing with his fourth different partner in the event, and the duo were never in trouble.Their second round match promises to be a cracker against Canada who proved far too strong for Greece, veteran John Part was at his best alongside partner Ken McNeil as they rode out a mini-revival from their opponents who rallied to 3-2 having lost the opening three legs. In the end Canada came through for a 5-2 opening round victory. World Cup of Darts - Second Round Saturday Afternoon Belgium v Hungary N Ireland v Rep Ireland Wales v Canada Austria/Italy v Singapore Saturday Evening Scotland v Norway Australia v Denmark England v China Netherlands v Philippines In the nights other two matches, two-time quarter-finalists South Africa, including dancing Devon Petersen, whose trademark moves after his walk-on got the crowd on their feet, crashed out at the first hurdle.However South Africas doubling let them down badly and a ruthless Singapore took full advantage to record a 5-1 win a second round showdown with Austria who recorded the only whitewash of the opening round - eighth seeds Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriquez beat Italy 5-0 in the final match of the night.Second-round matches: England v China, Austria v Singapore, Wales v Canada, Northern Ireland v Ireland, Scotland v Norway, Belgium v Hungary, Australia v Denmark, Netherlands v Philippines.You can follow both second round sessions on Saturday live on Sky Sports 1 from 1pm and 7pm. 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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Coach Jim McElwain insists he enjoys a little chaos. If thats the case, then he really must be relishing his time at Florida.The 25th-ranked Gators have endured their share of trouble over the last two years. Between fights, suspensions, arrests, investigations and performance-enhancing drugs, McElwain has seen just about everything college football has to offer these days in a little more than 20 months on the job.Welcome to Gainesville, coach.One of the things I enjoy is the chaos, McElwain said last week. You cant simulate the chaos that goes on in a game. And yet you can use distractions, uncertainty, and use that to help hopefully strengthen you in those times when youre in those games. Our guys have handled that I think very well. Its amazing. What you hope to see happen is you dont miss a beat. You go forward and you keep working on what youve got to do to get better.Indeed, Florida has managed everything thrown its way. Theres been plenty, too, including recent incidents involving key players on both sides of the ball.Heres a look at some of the adversity McElwain and the Gators have faced:-Star cornerback Jalen Tabor and tight end Cyontai Lewis were suspended from all team activities last week for fighting in practice. McElwain also said they will have to sit out next weeks opener against UMass. McElwain said both players are expected to return to the team Thursday.-Standout receiver Antonio Callaway, who was suspended for most of the spring semester, was cleared of sexual assault earlier this month. A Florida athletics booster serving as a hearing officer found Callaway not responsible based on a preponderance of evidence. The accuser, her attorney and witnesses boycotted the hearing, saying the officer was biased because of his financial contributions to the Gators. The accuser has until Friday to appeal. Also troubling for Florida: Callaway testified he was high on marijuana at the time, and the incident is believed to have occurred just days before Florida played Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game.-Quarterback Treon Harris was suspended along with Callaway for his alleged role in the incident. It was Harris third suspension in two-plus years at Florida. He left school in June, deciding to transfer before the hearing.-Freshmen receivers Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells are facing felony charges for allegedly firingg BB guns into a residential hall last month.dddddddddddd. Although they are likely to get deferred prosecution as first-time offenders and serve community service, they still could be benched for the opener.Each situation is different and yet we have a sense of expectation, McElwain said. But more than that, Ive got a sense of responsibility to help each and every individual in the organization, you know, with expected behavior, ways you go about your daily work, especially in a team environment.McElwain has had plenty of guys to help since becoming Floridas coach in December 2014.Although the Gators won 10 of their first 11 games in 2015, clinched the Southeastern Conferences watered-down Eastern Division and earned the programs first trip to Atlanta since 2009, there were distractions along the way:-Cornerback J.C. Jackson was suspended in April 2015 after he was arrested and charged with felony armed robbery and burglary. Jackson was found not guilty in November and eventually transferred to Riverside City College in California. Hes now enrolled at Maryland.-Quarterback Will Grier was suspended one year in October for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He has since transferred to West Virginia.-Cornerback Deiondre Porter was suspended indefinitely in October following his arrest for allegedly firing a gun in the direction of his pregnant girlfriend. The case is still pending. Porter was arrested again in nearby Jacksonville in April for his role in an alleged armed robbery.-Receiver Demarcus Robinson was suspended for the fourth time in his college career, this one just days before the Gators played rival Florida State. He was reinstated the following week, in time for the SEC title game, after McElwain allowed his seniors to vote on Robinsons status.-Five others served one-game suspensions in 2015: Harris, Tabor, defensive end Alex McCalister, safety Marcus Maye and receiver Latroy Pittman.Theres surely more issues ahead for McElwain and the Gators. The chaos is part of college football, at least at Florida.Coach Mac is serious, defensive end CeCe Jefferson said. You just have to do whats right. Thats what he preaches every day. Thats the message we got from him.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '