tournament
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It is so gruelling that its Asia tournament in Hong Kong was billed as "physical hell", with player Leo Lines admitting that "anyone that's got the puck" is going through "some level of suffering".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
England's 30-12 defeat by Tonga last Saturday has left them teetering on the brink of elimination because of the unusual format of this year's tournament.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Soccer created its own women’s tournament, the SheBelieves Cup, which not only produced much-needed revenue, but gave Ellis’ team the chance to play top-ranked foes including England, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Even though the tournament ended only three days ago, the soccer paraphernalia feels like a forsaken Christmas tree wilting in February.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
Normally, in important tournaments, a score sheet is backed up with a carbon copy, the original going to the tournament organizers or referee for safekeeping should there be a subsequent dispute of any kind.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Blue Owl and EQT, the Sweden-based global investment firm with private-investment funds targeted at individual investors, dived in on professional tennis, putting branding on players’ outfits or at tournaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
With earnings from chess tournaments, he bought his first computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
O'Sullivan has had a quiet start to the 2026-27 season, with a run to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open the only significant result in his five tournaments to date.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Shortly after England's disappointing defeat by Argentina at this summer's World Cup, boss Thomas Tuchel offered his view on why the Three Lions are struggling to win major tournaments.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He sits on the official Warcross Committee, those who choose the teams and worlds that will appear in each year’s championship tournaments.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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