Sentence examples for won a clash from inspiring English sources

Alison Flood The Canadian short story writer Alice Munro last night won a clash of the world's literary giants to take the £60,000 Man Booker international prize.

Bristol Rovers extended their unbeaten run to 10 Conference games as they won a hard-fought clash at Torquay.

To win a sound clash, you need dubplates, specially commissioned one-off records from leading performers.

Brown Ideye won a sixes and sevens clash with Kalidou Koulibaly his opposite number, then the absent Ike Uche, for a brief moment remembering what he had come to South Africa to do, seized on the loose ball, laid it square to the brilliant Moses, who parted the Burkinabe defence like the Red Sea and took a shot.

She came from behind to win an epic clash with the American Townsend, 9-7, in the third set at the French Open and beat her again at Roehampton a week ago.

"I haven't seen anybody win in a clash with Karl Rove," a prominent Republican official said.

In 1947 the sisters had one of their most memorable clashes when Olivia won an Oscar for To Each His Own.

His goal against England in a 3-2 win followed a clash of heads with Wilf Mannion that fractured the English player's cheek bone.

The Welsh region won the clash 13-6 at a rain-drenched Musgrave Park.

The team event, making its debut at the Sochi Games, brought skating's four disciplines - men's, women's, pairs and ice dance - together as nations clashed to win a single set of medals.

And, this is where the personal and the progressive clashed, allowing Harper to win a majority.