Sentences with phrase «league raises its game»

This is what happens when every team in the league raises its game.

Not exact matches

This year, Ogwumike has raised her scoring averaging to 20 points per game (third), on 59.6 % shooting (third), while grabbing seven rebounds per game (ninth), and leading the league in win shares.

I'm sure this isn't going to be something that is raised again, given that Alexis is too busy repaying the boss by scoring his third goal in the last two Premier League games, however it's right that he should know not to go against Arsene Wenger's instructions.

It is not an easy fixture, though, even though Arsenal are coming off a shaky start to the new Premier League season after losing away to Stoke, so every Arsenal fan will be delighted to see that Arsene Wenger's team for the game at Anfield includes the Chile international star Alexis Sanchez, although Lacazette starting on the bench with Welbeck in the XI will certainly raise a few eyebrows.

Joe Torre was back in contention for the National League batting lead after a nine - game stretch in which he went 15 for 32 and raised his average from.313 to.343.

A loan move for the 20 - year - old would not have raised many eyebrows in the summer; however, given the Blues» defence has looked worryingly vulnerable since the start of the new season — having conceded 10 goals in just four games — Zouma could be a key player in their battle to retain the Premier League title.

Scored on his debut in the League Cup against Bolton but questions were raised over his quality and fitness which led to a lack of game time, making only six further appearances for Arsenal before leaving... # 4million to sit on the bench, goodness me.

Notable protests from Sunday included the singer of the national anthem at the Falcons vs. Lions game taking a knee and raising a fist after the anthem, LeSean McCoy warming up during the anthem, and plenty of players around the league taking a knee.

Despite dominating the league, I think we still need to raise up the quality of our game in Europe, although we were eliminated due to away goals this season.

With four goals in six league matches now (and one of those sitting most of the game watching us get slaughtered by Liverpool), solid performances, and many quality touches I'm even more excited than I was when we finally signed him during the summer, and trust me I raised a few glasses in celebration back then!

Manchester City's game is the only draw this season, in addition to the opening day victory over Crystal Palace at home; but, with other Premier League heavyweights in Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Everton to visit, Arsenal need to raise their game and get those 3 points, more often than not.

I understand the risk of getting injured (although that risk comes with any league game as well), but the incentive for players to raise their games and impress national coaches is a good thing.

Tottenham Hotspur is making a donation to the Burns Unit and the Premier League will be matching funds raised by fans collecting before the game outside White Hart Lane.

However, notably, some players struggled with their fitness, which raises questions of how individuals, the team, and the squad will perform in a season that will include a minimum of eight Champions League games (including and providing Liverpool go through the qualifying matches), and perhaps a longer FA Cup run.

Just ten goals conceded in 17 league matches highlights the principal strength of Ishii's team, but it has been their ability to raise their game against the leading clubs that has carried the club to glory in 2016.

United might be down in the dumps about their recent results in the league, but they are not out yet and the next few weeks could show that, should United raise their game in the league, starting with Sunday's visit of Tottenham Hotspur, which will be a tough match.

A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.

Manchester City's failure to score in their latest league game against Everton raise some questions regarding Manuel Pellegrini's men goal scoring ability.

Eight goals in their last two games, having beaten Hoffenheim 4 - 2 in their Champions League play - off second leg, has raised expectations Liverpool can reproduce the form of a year ago which saw them race to the top of the Premier League in November.

Embed from Getty Images Per Mertesacker has urged his teammates to raise their game after a forgettable display on Tuesday night in the Champions League against Anderlecht.

West Brom have scored only the two goals in their last six Premier League games so it's hard to see them raising a big output against the Hammers on Saturday.

That's right, Michael Mendheim, the creator and designer of the classic Mutant League Football and Mutant League Hockey on the SEGA Genesis, has created a Kickstarter project to raise $ 750,000 to fund the development of a new game in the series called Mutant Football League.

A spiritual successor to the great Genesis game Mutant League Football, series creator Michael Mendheim launched a Kickstarter campaign in September 2013 to raise $ 750,000 to fund the development of an updated version of the game using today's much more advanced hardware.

It was only a matter of time before Major League Gaming made an official announcement, but concern is still being raised over the extent to which Infinity Ward will continue down the path taken by Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch in supporting their games on the competitive scene.

To raise awareness, News Corp.'s TV stations are planning a campaign to give viewers ideas about what they can do to fight climate change; Fox plans to use Major League Baseball's All - Star Game in the summer to educate viewers; and the National Geographic Channel is launching Preserve Our Planet, an initiative to offer programming related to the issue, he said.

There has been some activity at the startup level to disrupt networks like ESPN, which have traditionally been the host of many games in leagues like the NBA and NCAA college basketball games, such as Overtime raising $ 9.5 million.