Sentence examples for favourite against from inspiring English sources

But Flanagan at his best might start a slight favourite against an opponent he likes and respects.

He has a big tank of gas on him, and that is what makes him such a strong favourite against Fernando Verdasco this afternoon.

Cleverly, unbeaten in 20 fights, is favourite against a 31-year-old opponent beaten five times in a 38-bout career.

Williams, her eternal tormentor, is the only player to interrupt her run of wins in 45 matches on clay, so she will start a natural favourite against Halep.

Both two-year-olds will seek further glory at the July meeting this week, with Memory the even-money favourite against six rivals in tomorrow's Cherry Hinton.

Wozniacki will be the favourite against Zahlavova-Strycova, who served a six-month ban for doping last year, but on this evidence it is unlikely to be straightforward.

He cites favourite man-against-nature films that emerged from similar challenges: as well as Herzog's films, Tarkovsky's medieval epic Andrei Rublev, Kurosawa's Siberian tale Dersu Uzala, Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

Richard Hughes, the champion jockey, will get a final chance to win the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes a week before he retires from the saddle after he was booked to ride Eagle Top, the second-favourite, against the Derby winner Golden Horn at Ascot on Saturday.

I would say we are 70/30 favourites against Benfica.

Manchester United and Inter were stronger favourites against us than Arsenal are now.

Inter are favourites against CSKA Moscow, arguably the weakest side left in the competition.