Sentences with phrase «at major tournaments in»

England have been unable to make much of an impact at major tournaments in the past.

He is a player who shows huge potential and is sure to be a key figure in future England sides at major tournaments in years to come.

They would all arrive at a major tournament in magnificent form, highly motivated, fully fit, and between their various styles they would offer their manager a delicious range of combinations and options.

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Seeded No. 1 at the Rio de Janeiro Games, Williams was hardly at her best in the 91 - minute contest against Gavrilova, who is ranked 46th and only once has been past the second round at a major tournament.

On the form he showed at the Masters, Woods still seems a good bet to break Jack Nicklaus» record of 18 major tournament wins; but the revenue records the tour set in the last decade, before the bursting of the Tiger bubble and the broader American economic bubble, are unlikely to be improved any time soon.

Following his first - round loss at the Match Play, Colin Montgomerie complained about heckling and threatened to skip all U.S. tournaments in 2003 and beyond, including the majors.

10,000 Holes played in major tournaments by Jack Nicklaus, as of his par - 4 on the 10th at Congressional in the final round of the U.S. Open.

The youngster is now a fully fledged England international and is set to make his second major tournament appearance at next year's World Cup in Russia as he hits the tender age of 20.

Unlike Capello, Sven did reasonably well at finals, guiding England to the last eight in three consecutive major tournaments.

Van Persie now has 45 goals in 85 appearances for his country, and can further cement his status as one of the best strikers in the world with more impressive displays at a major international tournament, after already proving himself as a star of the Premier League.

ABC will telecast at least 12 tournaments nationally in 1971, but it loses money on golf, even though it televises three of the four major professional championships, and urges its sponsors to buy an advertising package that includes several tournaments, not just the three prestige events.

Such form even led to the English winger missing out on the opportunity to join up with his national side to play at the European Championships this summer in France, and Walcott would've been desperate to make an impact for a side he hasn't featured for at a major tournament since 2006.

The final tournament before the 2012 Masters is the Shell Houston Open at Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas, and it features a 144 - player field filled with former major champions like Phil Mickelson, the reigning champion, 2011's PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley, Padraig Harrington, Y.E. Yang, 2011 British Open champ Darren Clarke and the holder of the dubious best - current - player - to - never - win - a-major title, Lee Westwood.

Finally free of the pain that last year forced him to end his streak of playing in consecutive majors at 145, Nicklaus came to the Bell Atlantic to shake out the cobwebs and get his game in some kind of shape for his own tournament, next week's Memorial, and two weeks after that, the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

Yedlin has been bubbling up in Major League Soccer for the past two seasons as a future star, and at this summer's tournament he got to show just how far he's come in that short space of time.

Still, the Welshman — a Champions League winner with Real — is yet to play at a major international tournament such as the World Cup, but he'll be hoping he can help guide Wales to Euro 2016 with some big performances in their next round of qualifiers.

Nationally, England fans that have abandoned the golden generation as being naught but gilt point to his crucial role in derailing at least one major tournament and the resignation of England's best recent manager, while those that still entertain the faint and flickering hope that the pyrite frauds might genuinely glister, just the once, despair of his turbulent, toxic presence in the squad.

Dzeko played for his national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, leading the line for Bosnia & Herzegovina, but he was unable to help them make it out of the group stage in their first ever major international tournament.

Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for the international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.

In a sport once famous for its beach bums, Kent Steffes is a senior economics major at UCLA, a would - be investment banker, a Republican who retires early during tournaments to read the Wall Street Journal in his hotel rooIn a sport once famous for its beach bums, Kent Steffes is a senior economics major at UCLA, a would - be investment banker, a Republican who retires early during tournaments to read the Wall Street Journal in his hotel rooin his hotel room.

If you're Watson, by now you're accustomed to beating Nicklaus in major tournaments because you've done it before at the Masters and in the British Open, so you lay open the blade of a sand wedge and plop the lob - chip shot softly onto the putting surface and then watch the flagstick get in the way of the ball to keep it from running all the way to the Lodge.

He compiled three rounds in the 60s at the Quicken Loans National two weeks ago, a huge step forward from the three missed cuts and one withdrawal the 14 - time major winner chalked up in his first six tournaments in 2015.

CONMEBOL has an alphabetical rotation policy, everyone would throw a fit if the tournament was at altitude in Bolivia, and Brazil have had their fair share of major international football tournaments lately.

There was also a 2nd - place playoff finish in 2012 at Augusta, and it doesn't hurt that he's won a major tournament before (The Open 2010).

With his history of playing well in major tournaments, including at Augusta, the first round was a great sign for his chances.

Last year Martin Kaymer won this tournament at +4000 odds and there have been a number of big longshots to take the win in this major.

Wales, inspired by Real Madrid star Gareth Bale, have reached a major tournament for the first time in 58 years, but most surprising of all perhaps was the fate of the Netherlands; the third placed side at the last World Cup failed to even make the play - offs, finishing fourth in Group A.

This group of players, however, still have it all to prove at major tournaments given many of them were involved in England's miserable showing at Euro 2016.

Both players have played an integral role in their country's impressive rise in recent years, helping them qualify for their first - ever major tournament at the Brazil World Cup in 2014.

«I've had a period when injury robbed me of playing for my country but with Russia in mind, it would just be unbelievable to finally be playing at a major tournament for Nigeria,» he said.

• First capped by England in 1999, his first international goal did not arrive until four years later, but he scored three times at his first major tournament — UEFA EURO 2004; drew blanks, however, at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he missed a penalty in the quarter - final shoot - out against Portugal, and at the 2010 tournament in South Africa.

He was the joint leading goalscorer for Spain in qualifying and he will be desperate to announce himself at a major tournament.

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Ignashevich is a top defender and has enjoyed a hugely successful spell at CSKA Moscow, also playing in three major tournaments for Russia.

Having waited 58 years to play at a major tournament, Wales made up for lost time in style, topping their group above England and sinking Belgium in the quarter - finals before falling to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.

All is perhaps not lost for Argentina, though, as they have an enormous wealth of talent coming through leading to Squawka speculating as to how their starting XI could look at their next major tournament, the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

In fact, the player has barely lasted an entire major tournament in recent times, whether it is for the club or at the international leveIn fact, the player has barely lasted an entire major tournament in recent times, whether it is for the club or at the international levein recent times, whether it is for the club or at the international level.

Hosts France, with 11 goals, are the leading scorers at the tournament while Germany have never looked in any danger as they have cruised to what must feel like their rightful place in the semi-finals of a major tournament.

Giroud arrives with a wealth of experience and a proven pedigree at the highest level having scored goals regularly in the Premier League, in Europe and on the international stage, where he has represented France at three major tournaments.

Their four games at major tournaments have ended in one win for France, a draw and two Germany victories.

20 % — England have progressed in only two of their last 10 knockout matches at major finals tournaments (vs Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and Ecuador at the 2006 World Cup).

82 % — Germany have won 14 of their last 17 games at major tournaments (D2 L1)-- Italy were responsible for that sole defeat (2 - 1 in Euro 2012 semi-final).

Those who didn't compete at any of the two major international tournaments this summer would have enjoyed a nice extended break, but the start of pre-season would have resulted in spending a lot of time at their respective club's training facilities in preparation for the 2016/17 campaign.

Carvalho played all 90 minutes in the victory over Ghana and 45 minutes in the 2 - 2 draw with the USA as Portugal crashed out at the group stages of a major tournament for the first time since 2002.

The hard work you put in is given back to you many times over when you are watching athletes at the peak of their fitness achieve the dreams they have held onto for years in a major competition or tournament.

The son of a lawyer (Brett Rice, channelling Ned Beatty) and a harridan (Clara Jones), Bobby, because he was sickly, irritatingly fey, and dangerously over-protected as a child, becomes a great golfer, and, taking a moment to marry Nurse Grimace (Claire Forlani) while at Georgia Tech, continues onwards in his quest to become the first man in history to win the PGA's four major tournaments in one calendar year «Grand Slam.»

Spring is near in my area of the United States, college basketball tournaments will be captivating audiences around the country, the azaleas will soon be in full bloom at Augusta National Golf Club (the site of my favorite golf major), and my personal favorite: the slew of annual -LSB-...]

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REV Major Philippines will premiere on July 8 - 9, 2017 at the Power Mac Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati, and will be featuring seven different fighting game tournaments including a Tekken 7 tournament for the TEKKEN World Tour.

Over the weekend, North West Majors was held at Highline College, Des Moines, WA where top players in America fought against each other in different fighting games including Tekken 7 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.