• This time the challenge is not to fight to survive but to fight to win the final victory for the good cause.

    CNN: World leaders hail D-Day veterans

  • England took just five overs to knock off the 28 runs needed for victory on the final day after being denied the chance to do so on the previous evening by bad light.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | WI v Eng | Vaughan praises team effort

  • Eberl, who finished with a 14-under total of 205, was delighted to partner Sorenstam in the final round, but even more delighted by hanging on for victory despite a bogey on the final green.

    BBC: Sorenstam beaten in Tour finale

  • The problem with this, for Stalin, was that it would have delayed what he viewed as the "final global victory of Communism" for an indeterminable period.

    BBC: Stalin's bid for a new world order

  • Alonso just managed to make it out of the pits in front of Raikkonen, who appeared set for a final charge for victory before smoke began pouring from his McLaren leaving the Loews hairpin on lap 50 while the safety car was still on the track.

    BBC: SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Alonso survives Monaco thriller

  • The home side, needing 104 more runs on the final day for victory, stuttered in pursuit of their total.

    BBC: Ramprakash stands tall

  • To their credit, England made Australia, who have a not-so-proud history of failing to chase down meagre totals, work hard for victory in the final session.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | The Ashes | England return to bad old days

  • Yet the government, its reputation already tarnished by the manner of its final victory, risks squandering the richest prize that victory offers: the chance for national reconciliation.

    ECONOMIST: Sri Lanka's interned Tamils

  • But the remaining seven wickets went down in just 28 overs in the final session to leave the Lions requiring only 72 for victory.

    BBC: West Indies slump to warm-up loss

  • The question that presented itself to the new president was how to effect the final defeat of the Taliban and a permanent victory for the US and its allies.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Lebanon's legacy in Afghanistan

  • Wilkinson, who is now back to full fitness after struggling with injuries, has good memories of facing Australia having kicked the drop-goal to secure the victory for England at the 2003 World Cup final in Sydney.

    CNN: Wilkinson returns to England side

  • The marines' arrival in southern Afghanistan coincided with an all-but-final victory for anti-Taliban forces in the north.

    ECONOMIST: America at last puts large numbers of men on the ground

  • Jeter was a split second slow out of the blocks and nearly caught Fraser-Pryce in the final meters, but the Jamaican leaned across the finish for the victory.

    WSJ: Menu

  • World number one Hewitt will attempt to claim the title for the third year in a row after his victory against Henman in the final at Queen's Club last year.

    BBC: Hewitt heads Queen's Club entries

  • Smith, who is comfortable at full-back, wing or centre, won the Harry Sunderland Trophy in last year's Grand Final for his man of the match display in Leeds' victory over St Helens and went on to play for England at the World Cup.

    BBC: Smith seals cross-code Wasps move

  • At the close on day three England had scored 38 of the 132 needed for victory, skipper Hutton the only man out, the fourth and final time he was run-out in his illustrious career, and the only one to involve his trusty partner Edrich.

    BBC: Classic Ashes: The Oval

  • He took 10 wickets in that series and also hit the winning runs in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge and 59 on the final day at The Oval when England held out for a draw to clinch overall victory.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | England | Giles hoping to make Ashes tour

  • Sharapova finally steadied herself, however, and broke Mattek for a third time in the final set to seal victory in two hours and three minutes.

    BBC: SPORT | Tennis | Williams sisters beaten in Paris

  • The remarkable achievement of the U.S. women's soccer team, the amazing semifinal match that I think mentioned the other day, that, basically, all work ceased over here in the West Wing -- and that includes all offices -- for the last half hour of that game, and then yesterday's victory in the final.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

  • The Twickenham crowd is a record for a domestic Premiership fixture outside the final, which last season attracted 81, 601 spectators for Leicester's victory over London Irish.

    BBC: Harlequins 20-21 Wasps

  • Amr Zaki, the hero of Egypt's semi-final victory over Senegal, came closest to breaking the deadlock for the hosts in the 34th minute with a neatly struck half-volley.

    BBC: Egypt 0-0 Ivory Coast (AET)

  • When the skipper was out, 67 were needed from 53 balls but then came the flurry of wickets, and with 23 required from the final two overs, Steyn ensured there was to be no first Twenty20 victory for the Tigers against the Proteas.

    BBC: South Africa tame Tigers threat

  • "I thought we had a chance there, and then boom, " said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who watched Louisville pull away for an 85-63 victory in the Midwest Regional final.

    WSJ: Final Four set after blowouts and another surprise

  • There was not quite enough time for England to take the final two wickets, with the victory confirmed after the players came off the field with the rain returning.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | England | England seal historic one-day win

  • Kent were bowled out for 317 leaving Warwickshire just eight runs for victory, which came courtesy of two fours from captain Mike Powell on the final morning.

    BBC: Bears seal emphatic win

  • Last year at Crans-sur-Sierre he led by four shots going into the final round but missed a short putt for victory and lost in a play-off to Frenchman Jean-Francois Lucquin.

    BBC: Westwood wants senior Ryder role

  • The 2007 Heineken Cup final, a victory for England's best small club over its best big club, was a timely reminder that brains and bravery can still overcome brawn, even amid the crash-bang nature of modern rugby.

    BBC: How Wasps tamed the Tigers

  • United, having already clinched third place, are assured of qualification to next season's Europa League and victory in the Scottish Cup final for the Taysiders would give the fifth place side passage to the same Uefa competition.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Hearts 0-0 Dundee United

  • The final score was a moral victory of sorts for Texas, which allowed Arkansas to score more than 100 points in the two regular season meetings.

    WSJ: Marquette-Syracuse means Big East in Final Four

  • Sangakkara played some typically classy shots as he reached his first century against Australia, and Sri Lanka will resume on the fifth and final day needing a further 260 for victory.

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