Sentence examples for break the ankle from inspiring English sources

And North American victories also required some ugliness, most famously Bobby Clarke's slash to break the ankle of Valeri Kharlamov, in 1972.

Leg locks, properly applied, can be very dangerous: a twisting heel hook can break the ankle and damage ligaments in the knee.

He had been languishing on the bench and had already spent two stints in the Development League until, one might also say, his latest big break: the ankle injuries to Deron Williams last week.

Jeter first broke the ankle on Oct. 13, in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, then sustained a second break during spring training.

Now, Adebayor will be banned again for his high and late challenge that could have broken the ankle of Santi Cazorla.

Ashton, only 25, broke the ankle during an England training session in the summer of 2006 following a tackle by Shaun whicht-Phillips, which forced him to miss a whole season.

It seemed a long time since Chelsea and Liverpool locked horns in such a vindictive fashion that Lampard broke the ankle of Alonso, and Alonso, when he was restored, took revenge.

He fell backwards and bent my foot back, breaking the ankle.

On the March 18 episode of Raw, Swagger broke the ankle of Del Rio's ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez after Rodriguez tried to save Del Rio from Swagger's vicious assault.

During his long and mostly illustrious career, Ronaldinho has "broken the ankles" of countless defenders with his inimitable sleight of foot.

In January, he broke the same ankle and had a screw inserted during surgery.