(n.) State of being champion; leadership; supremacy.
Example Sentences:
(1) As James said in Friday’s announcement, his goal was to win championships, and in Miami he was able to reach the NBA Finals every year.
(2) The 20-year-old now holds two world records after he broke the 50m best at the European Championships in Berlin during a 2014 season which saw him burst on to the international stage.
(3) When allegations of systemic doping and cover-ups first emerged in the runup to the 2013 Russian world athletics championships, an IOC spokesman insisted: “Anti-doping measures in Russia have improved significantly over the last five years with an effective, efficient and new laboratory and equipment in Moscow.” London Olympics were sabotaged by Russia’s doping, report says Read more We now know that the head of that lauded Moscow lab, Grigory Rodchenko, admitted to intentionally destroying 1,417 samples in December last year shortly before Wada officials visited.
(4) My father wrote to the official who had ruled I could not ride and asked for Championships to be established for girls.
(5) But it should also be noted that this Spurs team might be the best Spurs team ever, and they've had lots of good teams (including four previous championship teams).
(6) Last month Kelli White, who won the 100 and 200 metres at the 2003 world championships in Paris, was banned for two years and stripped of her medals after admitting using THG.
(7) An echocardiographic evaluation of 77 members of a championship childhood swim team showed dimensional variations from normal in most athletes.
(8) Westwood said the night before, when in upbeat mood after his best day of the championship, that there would be no external pressure, only that which came from within.
(9) Two field experiments are reported in which highly skilled miniature golf players varying in age were examined during training and competition (Swedish championships).
(10) He has won the Belgian title and two Portuguese championships.
(11) I can’t think about retiring,” said Miyazaki, who will compete in the Japanese masters championships next month.
(12) I am really looking forward to the next chapter in my coaching career.” In his time at the FA, Peacock has led the Under-17s to two European Championship titles in 2010 and 2014, and has managed over 100 games in Uefa competitions, with a 69% win record.
(13) "The memorable 1961 British Home Championship yielded an astonishing 40 goals from six matches," writes Erik Kennedy.
(14) "Chris Henderson, who was at UCLA, where he won a national championship in 1990, and went on to earn 79 caps although did not play in Italy, and midfielder Neil Covone from Wake Forest University."
(15) He’s been commenting for HBO lately, and this fight with Barrera will be the main event on the network’s flagship World Championship Boxing series.
(16) If McKinlay does depart, it will leave the owner, Giampaolo Pozzo, searching for his fourth manager in six weeks with his side currently third in the Championship table.
(17) Now they await the results of the American League Championship Series to see whether this year's World Series will be a rematch of 2004, when the Cardinals were swept by the curse-reversing Boston Red Sox, or 2006, when the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers and became one of the worst teams to win the World Series in MLB history .
(18) That decision has caused anger among Leeds’ fans after Redfearn saved Leeds from relegation from the Championship after being given the job in the wake of the ill-fated reigns of the unknown David Hockaday and the little known Darko Milanic.
(19) If there's one thing this current Lakers squad, mostly assembled by Jerry Buss's son Jim while his father was ailing, has proven, it's that simply acquiring the best available players isn't enough to create a winning team, let alone a championship-caliber one.
(20) We are pleased to support F1 and look forward to working with them to progress, develop and enhance coverage of the championship during the agreement.” Earlier this week Sky revealed it was raising its prices from 1 June, with its Sky Sports package increasing by £2.75 a month to £27.50.
Tournament
Definition:
(n.) A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle.
(n.) Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.
Example Sentences:
(1) The governing body said then that Russia’s hosting of the 2018 tournament was not in jeopardy.
(2) At least any notion that this tournament had meant little to the European champions can be dispelled.
(3) Wimbledon said the world No1 Williams had been suffering from a viral illness and it was a sad and bizarre end to the American’s tournament, not to mention a worrying sight, seeing her hardly able to play.
(4) This is what we hope is the best golf tournament in the world, one of the greatest sporting events, and I think we will have a very impressive audience and have another great champion to crown this year."
(5) Europe produced the greatest comeback in the tournament's history to reel in the US and retain the trophy.
(6) When you score a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a World Cup Final with tens of millions of people watching across the world, essentially ending the match and clinching the tournament before most players worked up a sweat or Japan had a chance to throw in the towel, your status as a sports legend is forever secure – and any favorable comparisons thrown your way are deserved.
(7) I feel like my game is at a point where if I play well, I have got a chance to win this tournament.
(8) From the shallow pool of talent to the lack of a definable playing style and questions over whether they can handle the step up from qualification to tournament football, this is now England.
(9) There's undoubtedly going to be some goals scored in this tournament which, in previous tournaments with different balls, wouldn't have been scored.
(10) "With Jozy we've got to see how he now reacts the next couple days with his hamstring and we're full of hope that he comes back still in this tournament – and that's what we kind of work on every day," Klinsmann said.
(11) A regular alongside another Espanyol old boy, Víctor Ruiz, at the heart of their defence, Bailly – who moved to Spain at the age of 17 after being spotted at a youth tournament in Burkina Faso – has impressed with his speed and power.
(12) Peter McVitie, writing for the excellent Benefoot.net , summed up the public opinion like this: Heading into the tournament in Brazil, no one, especially the Dutch fans and media, gave them a chance.
(13) His "Oh God" prayer was actually written after the England team failed in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but is likely to be useful in all future tournaments as well.
(14) As Les Bleus returned to Paris after crashing out of the tournament in the first round , the French leader also called a crisis meeting of ministers over the debacle in South Africa.
(15) This team flamed out early in the last two tournaments despite big expectations.
(16) Gerrard genuinely has postponed the issue while he pours his life into this tournament.
(17) It’s not just in the prize money where a difference can be seen in how Fifa approaches the women’s version of its top tournament.
(18) This was a high-profile event in an eminent tournament, but Arsenal could hardly be left to enjoy it in simple terms.
(19) He’s a great defender when he hits you but when you have guys like Matt Giteau who is light on his feet and can change direction …” And what of England, hosts of the tournament who, beset by selection quandaries, forgot the fundamentals against France last weekend.
(20) This from Ooomph below the line: They have a massive system right from developing players through to preparing for major tournaments.