Sentence examples similar to edged contest from inspiring English sources

And while ex-Wales Under-20 cap Davies missed four shots at goal, his 71st-minute kick edged the contest.

IOWA'S Senate race is a knife-edge contest between two sharply differing candidates that could well decide which party controls the United States Senate after November.

A leftwing, independent candidate has narrowly prevented Austria from becoming the first EU country to elect a far-right head of state after a knife-edge contest ended with his opponent conceding defeat.

In a knife-edge contest that divided the country and captured the attention of the entire continent, the FPÖ candidate, Norbert Hofer, lost to Green-endorsed Alexander Van der Bellen by 30,863 votes.

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Murray had seemed to be edging the contest before he was caught with a left uppercut at the end of the seventh round and a similar blow midway though the eighth sent him toppling forward on his knees.

Jonathan Sexton kicked 15 points, Biggar bagging one more to edge the contest.

Conlan, who had two previous wins over Oubaali, looked to have done enough to edge the contest although the four-point margin may have been somewhat flattering.

Many observers felt Barnes' last-round rally might have been enough to edge the contest and the Irishman thought he had won the bout when it was announced that a countback verdict had been arrived at.

Hitches with the new electronic counting system resulted in several counts being suspended, and it remained unclear who had won the knife-edge contests more than 12 hours after the polls closed.

Having decided to surrender the initiative, both territorially and via the manager's selection, West Ham gradually edged into the contest.