'He was 2,000 percent more presidential than anybody else tonight,' one woman said of Christie, the governor of New Jersey. Cruz scored points for his tough talk on terrorism.

Graham is seen as a puckish war hawk, a combination of qualities that served him poorly in his brief run for the presidency. Now he's on team 'Jeb!'

Ted Cruz blasted out a 'Monty Python's Holy Grail' clip showing 'Brave Sir Robin' chickening out ,while Rand Paul snarked that 'the IQ of the debate went up a couple dozen points.'

Donald Trump is at an all-time high in Republican support following his victory in the New Hampshire primary. The second-place finisher John Kasich is 40 points behind him in a new poll.

While some suggested that last night's messy GOP debate was a win for the Democrats, Donald Trump said he knew who the real winner was – and it was him. Trump called it his 'best performance.'

The figures released on Sunday signal a steady climb in interest in the Republican field's stand-offs - though still short of the 15 million who tuned in to the Las Vegas debate in early December.

The six-way shouting fest saw Donald Trump tell Jeb Bush his brother, former president George W Bush, was responsible for 9/11 and had Ted Cruz yelling at Marco Rubio in Spanish.

Just one day after Sen. Ted Cruz christened himself the 'new national front runner,' two new polls show that it's Donald Trump who remains the commanding leader of the Republican field.

KIT HOLDEN IN GERMANY: The restart may be good news for football-starved fans across the world, but for the stars of Germany's top flight, it means a sudden return to full-time work.

Lauren Brown, 23, and her partner Lee Stubbs, 25, from Rossendale, Lancashire, ordered a £170 fridge freezer to arrive on Saturday. But after a delay was given a replacement instead.

PATRICK COLLINS: Manchester United against Cambridge is what the FA Cup is all about. ‘The magic of the Cup’ may be a desperate cliche but, in truth, there are times when only a cliche will do

PATRICK COLLINS: The Mail on Sunday's Chief Sports Writer is retiring after 50 years on Fleet Street. To mark his departure, he has picked 10 great events from his memories.

The evergreen pair of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may continue to defy the laws of time but a changing of the guard has started to emerge at football's elite level.

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has admitted that if he doesn't know if goalkeeper David de Gea will be mentally ready to face the Czech Republic in Toulouse on Monday in their Euro 2016 opener.

Andres Iniesta has no concerns over Spain's form as they prepare to begin their Euro 2016 campaign against the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky is fit and ready to play in his country's European Championship opener against defending champion Spain on Monday.

Spain may be the holders of the European Championship but after their display at the World Cup, Vicente del Bosque's side will need to prove they still belong among the elite in France.

Day four of this summer's European Championship sees holders Spain in action against the Czech Republic. Belgium's clash with Italy will also be a tasty affair while Ireland are in action.

Tomas Rosicky may have left Arsenal this summer after 10 years at the club but there is still life in the old dog yet as he takes to Euro 2016 with the Czech Republic.

Reigning European champions Spain begin their quest to retain their crown with a Group D opener against Czech Republic in Toulouse. Follow the action with MATT MALTBY.

IAN LADYMAN AT THE STADIUM MUNICIPAL: The defining moment looked simple but it wasn't. The cross from Andres Iniesta had to be almost perfect and it was, dropping on Pique's head

Spain left it late against Czech Republic but the reigning European champions made it a match-winning start to their campaign in Toulouse.  Here, Sportsmail looks at the five things we learned.

It was around 7.15pm on Monday night when Gerard Pique finally made his way out of the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse and onto the Spain team bus.  But nobody cared - the big man had saved the day.

The former Arsenal veteran believes his country should be positive after their narrow defeat to Spain but has called on his side's youngsters to step up on the big stage.

While Group A, B and C may be taking shape, attention turns to Group D and E on Friday. Italy stormed to a 2-0 victory over Belgium and will want more success against Sweden.

A moment of magic from Real Madrid playmaker Luka Modric helped Croatia kick-start their summer in France with a 1-0 win over Turkey in Paris.

Czech Republic snatched a crucial draw against Croatia in Saint-Etienne after it looked as though they were all-but out of Euro 2016, but fan violence marred Group D clash.

CHRIS HATHERALL IN SAINT-ETIENNE: Croatia fans threw flares on the pitch and fought in the stands as their team threw away a 2-0 lead against the Czech Republic to draw 2-2.

UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Association for the chaotic scenes that saw Mark Clattenburg halt the Euro 2016 Group D fixture on Friday night.

Former Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has warned there will be more crowd trouble after condemning the violent scenes which marred his country's draw with the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky will miss the rest of Euro 2016 with a thigh injury suffered in his side's 2-2 draw with Croatia on Friday in St Etienne.

Sportsmail's Martin Keown offers his assessment of Tuesday's two late games at Euro 2016 as Spain face Croatia in Bordeaux and Czech Republic try to reach the last 16 with victory over Turkey.

Czech Republic go into the game with a point from their two matches, while Turkey have none - but both can still qualify for the last-16 stage.

Turkey’s teenage star Emre Mor helped keep his country’s last-16 hopes alive and also sent Northern Ireland into delirium, as Turkey beat Czech Republic 2-0.

Czech national team manager Pavel Vrba has quit the job and signed a contract with Anzhi Makhachkala, the Czech Football Association and the Russian Premier League club announced.

CHRIS WHEELER AT GENERALI ARENA: It wasn’t pretty by any means but Northern Ireland have the point they wanted to get their World Cup qualifying campaign up and running.

Belgium made use of their final dress rehearsal ahead of a World Cup qualifier with Estonia in four days by beating the Czech Republic on Monday night.

Jarolim has arrived in Belfast hopeful his team's World Cup qualification campaign is not about to sink like the Titanic. They must beat Northern Ireland on Monday to stay in with a chance.

KIERAN GILL AT WINDSOR PARK: Michael O'Neill may need to start brushing up on his Russian after his Northern Ireland side guaranteed a top-two finish in World Cup qualifying Group C.

The manager of the Czech Republic national team Karel Jarolim has left his position by mutual consent, the country's Football Association said on Twitter on Tuesday.

A late header by substitute Patrik Schick gave the Czech Republic a 2-1 win over neighbouring Slovakia on Saturday.

The Prague-West county court on Tuesday turned two previous suspended sentences for drunk driving into jail terms because of his convictions for other crimes since receiving the initial terms.

The Czech Republic are hoping to exploit a perceived weakness in England's defence by targeting centre back Harry Maguire during their Euro 2020 qualifier on Friday.

Czech Republic return to Wembley for the first time since 2008. Here, Sportsmail take a look at the stars hoping to stun England on Friday evening.

There are no longer any doubts about Raheem Sterling. No longer any concerns he will not fulfil his potential for England, no longer any lists of alternatives to his selection.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: There are no longer any doubts about Raheem Sterling. No longer any concerns he will not fulfil his potential at international level, no longer any nay-sayers.

MATT LAWTON AT WEMBLEY: The speed with which England have evolved under Gareth Southgate is impressive, as is the courage their manager has displayed in promoting young players.

Southgate initially gave Dier the chance to run the contact off after a hevay collision with Tomas Soucek, but he was swiftly replaced by Ross Barkley when it was clear he was in discomfort.

Despite missing five players through injury and conceding an early lead, the Balkan minnows stretched their undefeated record to 15 matches with goals from Vedat Muriqi and Mergim Vojvoda.

England medics will closely monitor Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford's fitness ahead of the Euro 2020 clash against Czech Republic.