Sentence examples for champion starts from inspiring English sources

Toulouse, the defending champion, starts last of all, on Sunday afternoon at home to the two-time winner London Wasps.

First set, Williams* 3-2 Zvonareva: The champion starts out with a double-fault, offering another tantalising carrot to Zvonareva.

The four-times champion starts ahead of Williams pair Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, with Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen down in sixth place as he struggled in Q3, with his best lap in Q2.

Maryland, the defending national champion, starts three seniors and plays four; Kentucky, a team that began the tournament with the nation's longest winning streak, has three seniors who play critical roles.

The MotoGP season, with Honda's Marc Marquez the defending champion, starts on 29 March in Qatar.

The world champion starts from pole around the famous street circuit for the first time in his career, ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

The champion started off well.

Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 champion, started 15th on Sunday, one spot ahead of Franchitti.

It's funny to think that a Masters champion started here: a tiny little golf course in Sheffield.

Wang, the men's singles world champion, started seeing another national team player shortly before the Athens Olympics in 2004.

The donations came to light last week as Camden, last year's state basketball champion, started the defense of its crown.