Sentence examples for intriguing showdown from inspiring English sources

The victory set up an intriguing showdown with former coach Pia Sundhage's Swedish side on Friday.

Everything looked set for an intriguing showdown with Usain Bolt at the world championships in Moscow.

He will next take on Bernard Tomic in an intriguing showdown between two of the game's wild children.

— A national audience and an intriguing showdown with Eli Manning offered the perfect showcase for Cam Newton on Thursday night.

I was in Columbus, Ga., a few hours' drive, reporting on women's softball: a thrilling United States-Australia game during the day — the American pitcher Lisa Fernandez lost a perfect game in extra innings — and a politically intriguing showdown between China and Taiwan at night.

And while it is not uncommon for a presidential candidate to know his rival's No. 2 better than he knows the rival — think Al Gore and Dick Cheney, former House colleagues, in 2000; or George Bush and Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, two Texans, in 1988 — the history between Mr. Obama and Mr. Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, makes for an especially intriguing showdown.

But this year will include one of the most intriguing showdowns in recent memory, as NBC's "West Wing" and HBO's "Sopranos" battle it out for some clear indication of which is considered the most outstanding show on television.

The most intriguing individual showdown at this tournament is between Canada forward John Tavares and Sweden defenseman Victor Hedman, projected to go 1-2 in the N.H.L. entry draft in June.

In an intriguing third-round showdown he will be paired with McIlroy, who said of his round: "As seven-unders go, I think it was a pretty comfortable one.

Aside from the O'Neal-Robinson showdown, there are other intriguing matchups.

The thought of a Sunday showdown featuring Woods, Daly and Singh was intriguing.