Sentence examples for side of defeat from inspiring English sources

Jones, one of the true modern legends of the sport, had been looking to make his mark once again following three devastating losses in 2004-05, twice against Antonio Tarver, either side of defeat to Glen Johnson.

They were knocked out by Barcelona in 2013 and 2015, either side of a defeat to Chelsea.

Harbinger has been given full credit for a 12lb improvement; and for beating a colt, Cape Blanco, who won Group One prizes either side of this defeat.

England women's skipper Charlotte Edwards captained an MCC women's side to defeat against a Rest of the World team  selected by the International Cricket Council on 19 May.

In his absence, Page and Grew will take charge of a Vale side currently 13th in League One after two wins either side of a 3-2 defeat at leaders Leyton Orient.

Haywood observed how the government frequently took the side of business to defeat the tactics and the aspirations of the miners.

But my activities were reported in The New York Times and all of that, so we were definitely mainstream — "ABC's Wide World of Sports" had us as part of the winning side, not "the agony of defeat".

Hodgson, who was head coach of Internazionale in 1997 when they lost to Schalke 04 on penalties in the Uefa Cup final, said of his side's prospects of defeating Atlético: "You work hard to get to a final.

Robinson, who is bringing new coaches into his management team, is in no position to take time off with his side locked into a cycle of defeat while Ireland's Declan Kidney has gained a reputation for being overly conservative.

But the truth of it for this young side was that the margin of defeat felt just about right.

And although it was a gutsy performance from Dumbarton, a second-half strike from Nicky Clark and an own goal from Chris Turner left Ian Murray's side on the wrong end of defeat with only a Bilel Mohsni own goal for consolation.