Sentence examples for clinch top from inspiring English sources

The visitors grabbed a late winner through Alberto Gilardino in the second minute of added time to clinch top spot in Group E. Looking at the positives, Liverpool started with Alberto Aquilani at last - and Fernando Torres returned from a groin injury for the final 25 minutes.

England must now win their last group match, at home to Croatia in September, to clinch top spot in Group Six and secure the only automatic qualification place.

But I'll do my best to try to stay up there". Read more on Paralympic gold medallist Gordon Reid is delighted to clinch top ranking.

Jupp Heynckes' side are 20 points ahead of second-placed Schalke and require just eight points from their remaining nine games to clinch top spot again.

The world number one is bidding to become the first player to top both the US and European tours in the same year and remains confident he can clinch top spot.

But even that was not enough to clinch top spot in the group, so Stark wants maximum points from the beginning as his team tries to reach the finals in the Czech Republic.

Paris St Germain clinched top spot in Group A with a 2-1 home win over Porto.

A win would have clinched top spot in Pool Five and guaranteed them a place in the quarter-finals.

Where it will go as the No. 8 seed is to Northampton, which clinched top rating with a 23-12 victory at Castres and Toulouse's defeat.

The Pittsburgh Penguins moved a step closer to clinching top seed in the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs by beating their closest rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, 6-4 on Wednesday.

Only once under Fergsuon, in 1998-99, have United clinched top spot at their so-called Theatre of Dreams, the other nine all being sealed on opposition territory or by watching on as their rivals stumbled.