Sentence examples for a blow ahead from inspiring English sources

Tomas Rosicky's serious injury setback has handed Arsene Wenger a blow ahead of Arsenal's trip to Bournemouth this weekend.

George Osborne's deficit-cutting drive has been dealt a blow ahead of next week's spending review after official figures showed the worst October for the public finances in six years.

Truro City have suffered a blow ahead of their opening Blue Square Bet South match on Saturday after striker Barry Hayles joined St Albans City.

Fermanagh have been dealt a blow ahead of their clash with Monaghan at Brewster Park as a shoulder injury has ruled out experienced centre-back Barry Mulrone.

India have suffered a blow ahead of the third Test against England with confirmation that Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will miss the rest of the four-match series through injury.

Georgia have been dealt a blow ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland at Ibrox Stadium, with Empoli striker Levan Mchedlidze and Vitesse defender Guram Kashia being ruled out through injury.

Pietersen unexpectedly called time on his England limited-overs career a week ago, dealing the side a major blow ahead of home one-day series this summer and their defence of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September.

The news comes as a major blow ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Manchester City.

Team news hastily culled from the wires Manchester United suffered a major blow ahead of the game after Carlos Tevez was ruled out.

Canterbury have suffered a devastating blow ahead of the NRL grand final, with captain Michael Ennis set to be ruled out of the decider against South Sydney with fractures in his foot.

Ireland have suffered a major blow ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after their captain Paul O'Connell was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury, bringing an end to the second-row's glittering international career.