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International football comes thick and fast this weekend - and Sky Sports has every angle of the first batch of fixtures covered. England take on Malta at Wembley this afternoon in Gareth Southgates first game in charge, while Scotland host Lithuania at Hampden Park.Northern Ireland are also in action tonight against San Marino and here are some questions which could be answered on Saturday... Where will Wayne Rooney fit in to Gareth Southgates England revolution? (England v Malta, Saturday, watch highlights on Sky Sports 2 at 10.00pm)Rooney has fallen out of favour in recent weeks at Manchester United but his club form hasnt affected his role within the England set-up.Gareth Southgate, who was promoted from the Under-21s to oversee the senior side after Sam Allardyces contract was terminated after one match and 67 days in charge, has named Rooney his captain and confirmed he will start against Malta at Wembley England captain Wayne Rooney feels he was slaughtered following comments from Sam Allardyce after his only game in charge of England Sky sources understand Rooney will play in midfield in the World Cup Group F qualifier, but Southgate has yet to specify where the record-breaking front man will play.Wayne will start, but no, I cant [give any more information], Southgate said. I know everyone is keen to know the team early.Can Northern Ireland answer their managers call to make Windsor their castle? (Northern Ireland v San Marino, Saturday, 7.45, Sky Sports) Northern Ireland boss Michael ONeill wants to put down a marker against San Marino and show the rest of Group C that Windsor Park can once again be a fortress. During their successful Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, the Green and White Army went unbeaten in Belfast, picking up 11 points from a possible 15. Theyre expecting a party atmosphere on Saturday evening following their incredible run at Euro 2016 and the fans will be expecting goals in return.Where are the Scottish striking options? Who will get the nod? (Scotland v Lithuania, Saturday, 7.45, Sky Sports)Chris Martin led the line for Scotland in Malta and managed to get on the scoresheet but has yet to fire this season for Fulham while Steven Naismith hasnt played at all for Norwich in the Championship. Chris Martin says the Scotland squad are still hurting from missing out on qualification for Euro 2016 Gordon Strachan seemingly doesnt trust Leigh Griffiths, who scored 40 goals last season for Celtic, on the big stage and this may leave the experienced Steven Fletcher to lead the line in a game theyd be expected to win comfortably at Hampden Park.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Stones: Rooney still key Whats new for Southgate? FIFA calls for 48-team WC Wales lucky to reach semis Randy White Cowboys Jersey . The three goals bring Messis career tally for Barcelona to 371 in all games -- including friendlies -- breaking the club record of 369 held by Paulino Alcantara since 1927. The 26-year-old Messi was already the clubs all-time leading scorer in official games. 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Vargas (8-3) allowed four singles and two walks while striking out five, allowing only two runners from a diluted Twins lineup to reach second base. Mike Moustakas and Jarrod Dyson hit RBI singles in the second inning against Kevin Correia (4-10), and that was all Vargas needed.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Maple Leafs enter an Original Six clash with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena having lost two of its last three games, but with 80 points, the Leafs are occupying the first of the two wild card spots in the East. Detroits sagging offence is making the clubs push for a 23rd straight playoff appearance a difficult task. The Red Wings, who last missed the postseason during the spring of 1990, are three points behind the New York Rangers for the last playoff berth in the East and seven back of Toronto. The Leafs fell to 2-2-0 on a five-game road trip after dropping a 4-2 decision at Washington on Sunday. Toronto fell behind 3-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game and never recovered. Dion Phaneuf and Troy Bodie lit the lamp for the Maple Leafs, while James Reimer stopped 29 shots in defeat. Reimer will start again tonight with No. 1 netminder Jonathan Bernier currently dealing with a groin strain. Bernier suffered the injury in Thursdays win over Los Angeles and was unable to dress for Sundays tilt in D.C. Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle updated Berniers status after practice on Monday. "Jonathan Bernier went for an MRI today and it was revealed that he has a low- grade groin strain," Carlyle said. "We dont believe it is week-to-week but rather day-to-day." The Red Wings have scored just three goals over their last four games. The club is 1-3-0 during that stretch, with the lone win coming in a shootout decision against visiting Edmonton on Friday. The offensive issues are no surprise considering the Red Wings are still playing without a host of key forwards, including captain Henrik Zetterberg and Russian superstar Pavel Datsyuk. "You cant look ahead at all," Red Wings defenceman Danny DeKeyser told his teams official website. "You have to take it one game at a time. Every game, if you dont get points it could come back and haunt you. It could be the last game of the year, but we dont want to bbe at that point.dddddddddddd. We want to be in the playoffs after 82 games." Detroit managed just one goal in Sundays 4-1 road loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Red Wings trailed the contest 2-1 after 40 minutes before the defending Stanley Cup champions salted away the win by scoring the only two goals of the third period. "I thought we were in a good situation after two," Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock said. "We were set up and we let it slip away." Jimmy Howard stopped 26 shots for the reeling Red Wings, who have lost five of their last seven games. Adding to Detroits injury problems, forward Justin Abdelkader left Sundays game with a lower-body injury and head coach Mike Babcock confirmed on Tuesday that he is out ten days to two weeks after his leg was cut against the Blackhawks. Questionable for tonights contest is Todd Bertuzzi (lower-body injury). If the veteran winger us unable to go tonight, the Red Wings will us callup forward Landon Ferraro from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. Ferraro, the son of former NHLer and TSN Hockey Analyst Ray Ferraro, was a second-round pick by Detroit in 2009, but has yet to make his NHL debut. He has 13 goals and 15 assists in 60 games for the Griffins this season. Howard expects to get the start for Detroit on Tuesday. He is 0-1-1 with a 2.82 goals against average in his career versus the Maple Leafs. Toronto is 14-14-7 as the visiting team this season. After completing its swing on Tuesday, the Leafs will play seven of their next nine games on home ice. Detroit is just 13-11-9 at home this season, but the Wings have won two straight at the Joe and are 3-0-1 in their last four games in Motown. This is the third of four meetings between the Red Wings and Leafs this season. The clubs have split both encounters so far, with each team picking up a shootout win. Tuesdays game marks the first encounter between the clubs since Toronto recorded a 3-2 win on Jan. 1 in the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium. ' ' '