Sentence examples for tournament underway from inspiring English sources

With the Euro 2016 soccer tournament underway in France and multiple warnings of the possibility of terrorist attacks during the monthlong event, the authorities have been on alert for possible attacks.

The National Lightning get the tournament underway when taking on Group A rivals Libya in Bata.

With the Euro 2016 soccer tournament underway in neighboring France, Europe is on high security alert, particularly in the wake of the attacks in Brussels in March and in Paris last November.

This week, there are two tournaments underway.

The seven-a-side football tournament gets underway, with Great Britain up against Brazil (4.15pm).

Last Wednesday, when the tournament got underway, 5,619 chancers staked $10,000 for their with a chance of glory.

The Big East tournament gets underway Wednesday, which got us thinking about some of the great individual performances in major conference tournaments.

The day is jam-packed with finals galore and for those of the football persuasion, the seven-a-side tournament gets underway, with Great Britain up against Brazil.

By The New Yorker June 22, 2011 The Wimbledon tennis tournament is underway, and for the first few days at least, the players will be going at it on fresh green courts of grass.

Kabaddi is undergoing a major revival with a high profile domestic tournament currently underway in India backed by Rupert Murdoch's Star TV, the country's largest satellite television group.

Barcelona argued that Messi was needed for a qualifying round game in the money-spinning Champions League, which would be played while the Olympic tournament was underway.