Sentences with phrase «race wins within»

Not exact matches

A win this weekend against Manchester United, who are claimed to be rotating players for our crunch tie at the Emirates on Sunday, will move us within two points of the Red Devils, whilst having played once less, and would give us the advantage over them in the race.

This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

Reports have now emerged that Arsenal have won the race to sign the Portuguese Under - 17 international, with a deal expected within 48 hours.

Within seconds after each race, a small army off men and machines has computed prices on the winning horses, and cashiers at 200 other windows begin honoring winning tickets.

Victory for Louis van Gaal's side would lift them to within one point of the Citizens, who have only won one of their last five league games, in the race for the fourth and final Champions League place.

The 1 - 0 win at Turf Moor moved the side to within four points of league leaders Chelsea and while there has been talk of a potential title race, Wenger has insisted that his defenders deserve credit for their performance in the battling win against the relegation - threatened Clarets:

Bird's win takes him to within 18 points of championship leader Vergne with five races to go, whilst Rosenqvist's untimely error leaves him a distant third, 37 points off of the lead.

At Le Mans Porsche came within a few seconds of winning its first Le Mans 24 Hours - A 908 was leading on the last lap but suffering from brake problems, which allowed the Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx to pass it and win in one of the closest finishes in the history of the race.

A win, and with it a chance at a second championship, were all within Matt Kenseth's grasp, all he needed to do was get a good, clean restart with two laps remaining in Sunday's playoff elimination race at Phoenix International Raceway.

He won the next two races to come within 7 points of the leader and move 3 1/4 ahead of Cox.

Carl Edwards, who won two of the last three races to pull within 87 points, knows that doesn't bode well for his hopes of catching Stewart in the 2005 finale.

Madrid are out of La Liga race but they will be putting all their eggs in Champions League where they are within three wins of their record breaking third consecutive title.

Renault returned as engine suppliers in 2012 and the team were back on the top step of the podium within five races, Pastor Maldonado winning in Spain.

Some of the handicappers are saying that the race could be won with a plurality of the vote as low as 35 %, which is within a couple of points of the Democratic base line vote.

(Spitzer took some heat for this, since he was more than willing to run on the Independence line when he won the AG's race in 2002, even though Fulani was still a force within the party).

His first run, as a Conservative Party candidate in a three way race, helped spark a bitter divide within the GOP and was one reason Democrat Bill Owens won a district his party hadn't controlled in over a century.

«Both the Prime Minister and Opposition leader could be on nappy - changing duty within months if Ed Miliband wins the race to succeed Gordon Brown» — The Mail on Sunday

Somewhere around the 5th grade, biology made winning playground races more challenging, but it didn't stifle the tomboy that lived within.

Christian Mingle must let LGBT singles use dating site after losing court battle — God - loving gay singles have won the right to mingle on the world's most popular Christian dating site — and every other faith - based... treat every person within the jurisdiction as free and equal regardless of sex, race, religion, marital...

God - loving gay singles have won the right to mingle on the world's most popular Christian dating site — and every other faith - based... treat every person within the jurisdiction as free and equal regardless of sex, race, religion, marital...

Amidst the stiff competition within his team, two of its stars, Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn, decided that their friendship was as important as winning the next race.

Each of these levels is an ingeniously wrought hyperplayground, and even though there are multiple tasks to be accomplished within the same area (fight a boss, collect eight red coins, win a race, explore a labyrinth, catch Shadow Mario and so on), there are enough sub-areas and new twists accompanying each task that the levels rarely get boring.

Ironically, Charley's desire to preserve and protect Pete clashes with the repeated distinctions and warnings from Bonnie that Charley must not form an emotional attachment to an impermanent creature who will unavoidably either be put down when he can no longer win races or expire within a condensed lifespan.

Without the bad luck of the last two races (Le Mans and Austin)-- where we should have won — all we need is a straightforward weekend, and I'm sure victory is within reach.

Some of the most dramatic and entertaining racing was within the Formula 5000 group, whose last appearance in Monterey was in 1975 when Mario Andretti won the final professional F5000 race.

After 14 races, 13 podiums and five race wins, Kia Racing is within sight of two Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) championships as...

Tucked in behind the winning GT Falken Porsche for virtually the whole race, the Anglo - American driver pairing drove with wise heads and the bigger picture in mind, despite there being two full course caution periods within the final 45 minutes which closed up the field substantially.

Held on the riverfront Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix temporary circuit within sight of GM's world headquarters at the Renaissance Center, the ninth round of the American Le Mans Series saw Gavin and Beretta win their second race of the season in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R.

The No. 3 Corvette C6.R also won the inaugural Michelin Green X Challenge race - within - a-race with the best score in the GT classes based on performance, efficiency, and environmental impact.

Doug Fehan is not only well liked within the racing community, he's won the American Le Mans Series «From The Fans» award so many times, they might as well call it the Doug Fehan Award.

Six Corvette DP drivers are within two points of each other with two races to go, including the Sebring - winning Fittipaldi / Barbosa duo, which won there with Sebastien Bourdais.

If a particular Greyhound does not win, place, or show within six races they are usually retired.

The best of the week's nutrition news, including proper hydration, new super grains, wacky food destinations, why slow and stead wins the fitness race, and the critters within you (aka your microbiota).

Of course, at the beginning you are offered some low level sponsors within the lower racing classes and as you win more races and increase your reputation you are offered more lucrative contracts from more prestigious teams.

But success in DriveClub isn't all about winning races: players can all contribute and earn all - important fame in your club by completing challenges within a race, whether it's through drifting, beating fastest times or maintaining the racing line.

In Team Races, groups of real - player teams are placed on an island and tasked with completing quests and winning battles within a specific time window.