Sentence examples for nearest challengers from inspiring English sources

Nearest challengers Hibs host Dundee United on Sunday.

Moyes inherited the champions, but the champions of a league in which the nearest challengers were in disarray.

Even in the second half of the season Leicester have dropped fewer points than their nearest challengers.

With two games left, Lyon's nearest challengers remain Monaco, still three points behind despite beating Montpellier 3-1.

The Parkhead side are now three points clear of nearest challengers Inverness, who won 2-1 at Dundee.

Wenger's men are top of the table, two points clear of nearest challengers Leicester City, but are unlikely to take that for granted.

PSG lifted the title after winning 2-1 at Montpellier while their nearest challengers Olympique Lyonnais were held to a 1-1 drat at home by Girondins Bordeaux.

Back in 1997, when Bradford Bulls won the first of their four Super League titles, their nearest challengers were the London Broncos.

Had United won, they would have gone eight clear of nearest challengers Blackburn Rovers – and 14 points ahead of fifth-placed Arsenal.

The result keeps Arsenal four points clear of nearest challengers Chelsea at the top of the table, and was achieved despite manager Arsene Wenger making several changes to the starting XI.

Less than five minutes after Seo finished, play was suspended for the sixth time in the tournament with Seo's three nearest challengers among the 30 still on the course.