Sentences with phrase «first cup victory»

Two further cautions mixed up the order and it was polesitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr who snatched the lead away from Kyle Busch on the last lap to claim his first Cup victory.

Getting that first Cup victory is the toughest task in NASCAR — and new winners are what the sport needs

Brazil then began preparing for what they hoped would be a sixth World Cup trophy and their first Cup victory at home.

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Jockey Kent Desormeaux won his sixth career Breeders» Cup race and his second Twinspires Sprint, 22 years after his first, riding Roy H to victory in the $ 1.5 million, 6 - furlong race, beating out Imperial Hint down the stretch.

After last night's Capital One Cup victory over Leyton Orient where the 26 - year - old made his first start of the season, Bruce said:

The quintessential leader's most legendary moment may be his guarantee of victory over the Devils in the»94 Eastern Conference final while leading the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, but he was not the Smythe - winner that year.

With her downhill victory last Saturday at Lake Louise, Canada, 21 - year - old Lindsey Kildow (right) became the first U.S. woman to win World Cup races in back - to - back years since Picabo Street a decade ago.

The Florida Panthers are on the verge of their first NHL Stanley Cup playoffs series victory since 1996.

The 30 - year - old scored twice against reigning champions Spain in a shock 5 - 1 victory in their opening group game, and his equaliser in the 44th minute was the strike that made history, as he became the first Dutch player to score at three consecutive World Cup tournaments.

The home team finally buckled for the first time in this series, and the Penguins emerged as back - to - back Stanley Cup champions after a 2 - 0 victory.

Liverpool's injury crisis plummeted to new depths last night as Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren were casualties of their Capital One Cup first leg victory over Stoke City.

Walcott missed the best part of a year after suffering a cruciate ligament injury during an FA Cup victory against rivals Tottenham Hotspur last February and has only recently returned to the first team setup.

The win was the first of his 10 overtime victories on the way to that year's Stanley Cup.

The powerful Emenike — who shone briefly for Nigeria at the 2014 World Cup in a 1 - 0 victory against Bosnia - Herzegovina — spent the first half of the season on loan with Al - Ain in the United Arab Emirates, scoring seven times.

In the first round of the cup, back in October, they travelled to face Durham 2s and came home with a 50 - 19 victory to start their cup campaign with a bang.

Cuadrado bagged his first World Cup goal from the penalty spot in Colombia's 4 - 1 group stage victory over Greece, whilst he also provided a vital assist for James as the AS Monaco man scored the crucial second in their last sixteen win against Uruguay.

Everton's Romelu Lukaku was the star of the show this evening during Belgium's 3 - 0 victory over Cyprus their first World Cup qualifier.

The comfortable 2 - 0 home victory against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup was made possible by a scintillating first half which not only blew away their Championship opponents, but also illustrated just how ruthless Arsenal have become since the turn of the year.

Sanogo, who was given the nod up front for the first weekend of the season by Arsene Wenger, taunted Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho before Arsenal's FA Cup final victory earlier this year, and today he fired shots at ex-Gunner Fabregas — if only by accident on this occasion.

Nigeria ended a 19 - year Africa Cup of Nations title drought Sunday with a 1 - 0 final victory over Burkina Faso at Soccer City thanks to a late first - half goal from Sunday Mba.

Mourinho only joined United last season and enjoyed instant success with three trophy victories in his first year in charge, guiding the Red Devils to wins in the Community Shield, EFL Cup and Europa League.

It was a dramatic day at Wembley as a Willy Caballero - inspired Manchester City pipped Liverpool to the first major trophy of the season with a penalty - shootout victory in the Capital One Cup final.

A win today, followed up by another three points in midweek against Leicester will see the Blues win their first league title since 2010 and follow up the Capital One Cup victory to cap off a relatively successful season for Chelsea — despite their last - 16 Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint - Germain.

Currently unbeaten in the Northern 2A, and after a 50 — 11 victory over Durham in the first round of the cup, Wednesday's game against Sheffield Hallam should be a good one.

It wouldn't be a list of awesome photo finishes without the closest gap between first and second in the history of the Daytona 500, set in 2016 when Denny Hamlin narrowly edged Martin Truex Jr. to victory at the famous Nascar Cup race.

Donald secured victory with a cool first - time finish after Sam Firman's neat slide - rule pass split the defence to put the cherry on top of an efficient team performance that sees the Blues progress to the last 16 of the Cup.

The Predators are going to their first Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history thanks to a 6 - 3 victory on Monday.

And yet, Sevilla deservedly went through after a 2 - 1 aggregate victory as they held United to a 0 - 0 draw at home before Ben Yedder's double last night ultimately sent them through to their first European Cup quarter - final since 1958.

When Arsenal beat Liverpool in the 1971 FA cup final thanks to a dramatic late winner from Charlie George it was our fourth victory in the world's oldest football competition but it was also the first time the Gunners had managed a league and cup double.

Murray rose to stardom last postseason when, as a rookie, he led the Penguins to their first Stanley Cup victory since 2009.

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Our very own Jack Wilshere has proved he is an Arsenal fan through and through many times, and was famously derided for cpomparing our North London rivals to s ** t at an FA Cup victory parade, but last season, for the first time since Jack arrived at the club, Spurs actually finished above Arsenal in the League and took our usual Champions League position.

Southampton are into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2003 after victory over Wigan in Mark Hughes» first game as manager

The 3 - 2 victory over their northern rivals would prove to be Neill's only trophy at the helm of the Gunners, but what a dramatic way it was to win their first cup since 1971.

Real Madrid have continued Spain's dominance of the UEFA Super Cup with victory against Manchester United — becoming the first side since 1990 to retain the trophy.

From managing to snap Manchester City's win streak to losing to Swansea and another early exit in the FA Cup, to snatching a draw from the jaws of victory last week (still salty about that one), to our first 2 - 0 win in a year.

Mourinho hauled the 22 - year - old off at half - time in Saturday's FA Cup win over Brighton and, not for the first time this season, publicly criticised some of his players» personality after the 2 - 0 victory.

The 32 - year - old's qualities might appeal to Didier Deschamps, whose side seek their first World Cup victory on oversees territory.

The FA Cup victory in 1990 was Ferguson's first trophy at Old Trafford and it sparked the most successful decade in the club's history by laying the foundations for United's first league title win in 26 years three years later.

The 55 - year - old also led the Tigers to their first ever FA Cup final back in May 2014, but despite taking a two - goal lead their opponents on the day, Arsenal, fought back to eventually take a 3 - 2 victory in extra-time.

He has won 19 caps and scored his first goal for his country in a 3 - 0 victory against hosts Brazil in the World Cup third - place play - off in the summer.

The victory was secured a year and a half after CSKA became the first ever Russian club to win a European competition with the famous UEFA Cup victory from 2005.

Nacional won their first Libertadores Cup in 27 years with a 2 - 1 aggregate victory over Independiente del Valle, but the team soon broke up.

Whether it be winning the double, the cup victories, the first game or first derby like myself, I hope this allows some great memories to flow.

That is what Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final win over Everton provided Louis van Gaal besides the glory of a victory at Wembley Stadium and the chance to collect his first major trophy in England in May.

At the weekend, Rooney shone in a midfield position during United's FA Cup semi-final victory over Everton, as he seeks his first winners» medal in the storied domestic competition.

The 32 - year - old German, who excelled in the FA Cup final victory over Chelsea despite the game being his first start of the season, will be part of Arsène Wenger's first - team squad this coming season before focusing fully on the academy.

Slovakia scored three times in the first half as they cruised to a 4 - 0 home victory over Lithuania in World Cup Qualifying European Group F.

The England forward netted a first - half hat - trick against West Bromwich Albion in the final Premier League match of the season, before scoring the opener in the FA Cup final victory over Aston Villa the following week.

On 21 December 1965 they were set firmly on course for a third consecutive final appearance thanks to a 5 - 2 League Cup semi-final first leg victory against Cardiff at Upton Park.