London, Apr. 2: The new England shirt goes on sale today and fans reckon that it is a real winner.

Umbro’s latest design was given its first run when England took on Slovakia last Saturday. It features the famous Three Lions crest and a snazzy button-up collar.

The 50-pound shirt has been designed with comfort in mind.

The Daily Star quoted David Blanch, Umbro senior designer and the man behind the kit, as saying that: “It’s flexible and comfortable.”

Berlin  - Police and demonstrators have been flexing their muscles in the run-up to this week's summit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of NATO.

Around 150 anti-NATO campaigners clashed with police Tuesday night on the outskirts of the French city of Strasbourg, co-host to the April 3-4 gathering along with Kehl and Baden-Baden in Germany.

Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters who had gathered to voice their anger at the strict identification checks imposed to prevent troublemakers from disrupting the summit.

Santiago  -

La Paz  - Former world top scorer Joaquin Botero was the hat- trick hero for Bolivia as they stunned Argentina 6-1 Wednesday in the South American World Cup qualifiers.

"Bolivia was better than us and gave us a thrashing that would have seemed impossible if we had thought about it before the game," Argentina coach Diego Maradona said. "They did well to beat us, and we have to start again. Bolivia has been better than us in every corner of the pitch."

Hamburg  - England, the Netherlands and Spain maintained their 100-per-cent records Wednesday to stay well on course for places at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

Spain had to come from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in their Group 5 match, while John Terry scored a late winner for England in their Group 6 game against Ukraine. In Amsterdam, the Netherlands comfortably beat Macedonia 4-0.

La Paz  - Argentina coach Diego Maradona admitted Wednesday that his men were overpowered in every aspect of the game they lost 6-1 to Bolivia in La Paz, in a phenomenon that he described as "inexplicable."

"The whole of Bolivia played very well," he admitted. "They played good football."

As for his own men, Maradona was critical and said they did nothing of what they had planned ahead of the match.

"Argentina surprised me. I was surprised by the fact that they created so many chances," he said.