Sentence examples for abandon a match from inspiring English sources

"Uefa's 'zero tolerance' approach to racism is still valid both on and off the pitch and ultimately the referee has the power to stop or abandon a match should racist incidents occur".

Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers Associationn, has warned players they could find themselves in trouble if they walk off before the referee decides to abandon a match.

One player fell asleep at the wheel of his car after abandoning a match against the son, Maxime, and died in a crash in 2003.

In Cairo, the die-hard fans of the capital's Zamalek club, usually archrivals of Al Ahly, abandoned a match in midgame in solidarity with the team, burning their signs as they usually do at the end.

ROME — Italians reacted forcefully Friday to a racist incident that led players with the powerful A.C. Milan club to abandon a soccer match this week, taking a strong stand in a country where racist episodes in sporting events are generally underplayed.

The 26-year-old added: "First thing I said when I came round was "did I win?" #somethingsneverchange". Murray has battled with a back injury since before this year, but it flared up badly in May during the Rome Masters, prompting him to abandon a second-round match against Marcel Granollers and pull out of the French Open.

Abandons Disputed Test F.B.I. scientists said that they were abandoning a bullet-matching technique that had been used in thousands of investigations because it had been misused in courts.

Nicolas Sarkozy's fantastically impractical solution to abandon any match minutes before kick-off if an anthem is jeered completely overshadowed the Domenech saga.

As a result of this abandoned match, an additional match was arranged with the series thereby being extended to six Tests.

"After 40 minutes suspension, the decision was taken to abandon the match," a local official was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

I am not going to try to guess what the answer is but I know this much, ever since an abandoned preseason match a couple years ago when the two teams meet it has been physical and intense.