Sentence examples for held champions from inspiring English sources

The Pars had gone into the game having held champions Rangers to a 1-1 drawithth a young side.

They opened their home campaign with a dramatic 3-2 win over one of the title favourites Manchester City and held champions Manchester United to a draw.

SHOCKER COLLAPSES IN 7TH After Holding Champions to 1-1 Score, Yields Triple, Then Homer to Rice -- Ferguson Pounded Freely.

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His Inverness Caledonian Thistle side had just held the champions to a 2-2 draw to keep their place as Scotland's early-season pacesetters.

Ross County put the shackles on Celtic as they held the champions in Glasgow.

Despite the loss Congo remain second in Group A after North Korea held European champions Holland to a 1-1 draw.

Bottom club Queens Park Rangers held Premier League champions Manchester City to a draw, thanks to a fantastic goalkeeping display from Julio Cesar.

The Iranians held African champions Nigeria to a 0-0 draw in their World Cup Group F opener on Monday.

Last month they held African champions Ivory Coast to a goalless draw there in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Having held defending champions Zambia in their final group game, Burkina Faso - who are ranked 92nd by Fifa, below China, Guatemala and Cuba - arrived at their first final after beating Togo in the quarters before stunning Ghana on penalties in the semi-final.