In college basketball, a small school with a young coach nearly defeated a longtime powerhouse team for the national championship.

VOA: special.2010.04.10

For example, the Goth people of Europe defeated Roman forces in battle more than sixteen centuries ago.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

In the National Basketball Association, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat for the NBA championship.

VOA: special.2011.06.18

The Colts defeated the Chicago Bears for the N.F.L.championship.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

In these elections, the former-opposition Movement for Democratic Change defeated President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party in the parliamentary vote.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

On this day, Germany was defeated by Serbia. After the match the crowd heads for the food stalls.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

Jeff Kingston, Asia studies professor at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, says many voters blamed the defeated Liberal Democratic Party for the nation's stagnant growth.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs,Sarath Amunugama, says the government has taken a policy decision to develop the Tamil-dominated provinces which,for years, were effectively controlled by the now-defeated rebels.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Meanwhile,thousands of Iranian supporters of Mr.Moussavi expressed their anger at what many called "the lies and fraud of the regime of mullahs" on a popular Facebook website support group for the defeated candidate.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14