Sentence examples for fiercely contested game from inspiring English sources

But we should at least be able to expect a fiercely contested game on Sunday, when both of them will know that their entire season is on the line.

The 24-year-old Wales international, a world record £85m signing from Tottenham last month, rarely threatened in his forward role and was booked for a foul on Barca defender Gerard Pique, one of seven cautions in a fiercely contested game.

Out go Alexandrine verses and in come fiercely contested games of badminton.

A fiercely but cleanly contested game yielded a flurry of yellow cards in the third quarter: Alfonso for bringing down Didier Deschamps, Deschamps for fouling Munitis, Guardiola for tripping Djorkaeff and Paco for dragging Henry down.

The stadium was famous not only for the most fiercely contested buzkashi games in the country, but also for a day during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan when local people invited 50 Soviet soldiers to enjoy the spectacle at Dasht-i Shadian and slaughtered them on the spot.

When the two sides met in the group stage in Auckland four weeks ago, New Zealand triumphed by one wicket in a fiercely contested, low-scoring game at Eden Park.

The game was so fiercely contested, and the weather so detrimental to a free-flowing game, that scoring chances were limited.

The game was fiercely contested, and the Rangers did not win.

Each game was fiercely contested but, with Williams' power and some great volleying from Date-Krumm, the set went with serve until it was 7-6.

After one memorable week as the Knicks' interim coach, Mike Woodson would agree — even if Woodson "can't explain" why Carmelo Anthony had little interest in hustling for Mike D'Antoni but has exerted himself for Woodson during a winning streak that reached five games Wednesday night with a fiercely contested 82-79 win over the 76ers.

A week after Mr. Romney described Alabama and Mississippi as an "away game" and his aides played down his chances here, the contests have come alive as a fiercely contested three-way race.