Example sentences of "with a [adj] victory over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pakistan opened the World Series triangular tournament in Perth with a five-wicket victory over the West Indies . |
| 2 | WORLD champions Pakistan yesterday opened the World Series triangular cricket tournament with a five-wicket victory over the West Indies in Perth . |
| 3 | While Surrey took top honours during the two-day event which involved 1,000 players and 52 counties , Hertfordshire won the under-21 title with a 14–11 victory over Bedfordshire . |
| 4 | Western , who on Saturday clinched the Torrie Stockbrokers National Premier Outdoor League title for the 11th consecutive year , booked their place with a 2-0 victory over injury-hit Hyndland at Peffermill , where Susan Fraser and Linda Chirrie got the goals . |
| 5 | STEVE DAVIS reached the semi-finals of the £150,000 Humo European Open in Antwerp last night with a 5-1 victory over Steve Lee . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Noel Weir of Rathfriland got through to the singles final with a 21-7 victory over an out-of-touch Noel O'Hara from Herbert Park . |
| 7 | Real kept their 100 per cent home record with a 3-1 victory over Espanol . |
| 8 | Alloa , with a 52-0 victory over Cambuslang , and Livingston , with a 14-13 win against Linlithgow , stay in Division Four but Linlithgow will have to wait for the result of Cartha Queen 's Park 's final match before their fate is known against the already relegated Lismore . |
| 9 | THE San Francisco 49ers took a big step towards the Super Bowl by clinching the NFC West division and securing home advantage throughout the play-offs with a 21-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . |
| 10 | Florin Raducioiu scored all four goals as Romania retained second place in group four with a 4–0 victory over the Faroe Islands . |
| 11 | ENGLAND earned a seeding position in the quarter-finals of the World Team Championships here with a 3-0 victory over Egypt yesterday . |
| 12 | Systems Development captained by Paul Anderson ( need it be said — also of Technology ) , retained the Inter Branch/Department Shield with a narrow victory over George Gay 's Oddbods team . |
| 13 | There was cause for celebration for the Centrecourt Cardinals , Basingstoke , who had their first ever win in the event with a 2–0 victory over 'Europ , a' Southampton . |
| 14 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had never beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 15 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had not beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 16 | By Richard Bright Norwich 1 Arsenal 3 ARSENAL demonstrated their strength in depth and increased their chances of a UEFA Cup place next season with a convincing victory over Norwich at Carrow Road last night . |
| 17 | Hindhead concluded their season with a convincing victory over old rivals Frensham . |
| 18 | The grey son of Pharly demonstrated his newly-regained well-being with a cosy victory over Silverdale at York three weeks ago . |
| 19 | Indoor bowls : Visit Clacton-on-Sea is the advice being offered to the selectors of county bowls teams in Essex following the indoor club 's latest success over strong opposition.The seasiders moved through to the third round of the London Southern Counties Shield with a 76–67 victory over Essex County , secured largely through the efforts of Ron Marrable 's rink . |
| 20 | James Wattana , of Thailand , followed his 6–2 defeat of Allison Fisher in Bawtry on Saturday night with a 6–2 victory over Tony Meo in Hull . |
| 21 | SCARBOROUGH strolled into the semi-finals of the North Riding Senior Cup with a 6–2 victory over Middlesbrough Reserves . |
| 22 | Scotland had opened with a 24-21 victory over ACT , with tries from Mark Appleson , Gregor Townsend and Derek Stark ( 2 ) , and a conversion each from Townsend and Appleson . |
| 23 | Derry followed last Sunday 's disappointing defeat by Shelbourne at Tolka Park by restoring a measure of self belief on Thursday night with a 1–0 victory over Monaghan United in the second round of the League Cup . |
| 24 | BRITAIN 'S women 's hockey team earned an Olympic semi-final place with a 3-2 victory over New Zealand . |
| 25 | THE OAKLAND Athletics came back to win the first game of the best-of-seven American League championship series with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays , on Tuesday . |
| 26 | WILLIE THORNE reached the semi-finals of the Continental Airlines London Masters at the Cafe Royal with a 4-3 victory over Steve Davis . |
| 27 | David Rogers spearheaded Esclusham 's charge with a 21–4 victory over Nicky Jones while Dave Jones routed Gary McGill 21–8 to hoist Esclusham into third place with a match in hand . |
| 28 | After being defeated by Botvinnik on a number of occasions — notably at the great Avro Tournament of 1938 and at the first post war tournament held to find a successor to the late Alekhine — he finally got his revenge with a triumphal victory over the Soviet champion in the USSR . |
| 29 | TERRY Murphy , ranked 138th in the world , achieved a personal best in ranking snooker tournaments by earning a place in the 32-man final phase of the £224,000 Dubai Duty Free Classic with a 5–3 victory over former world champion Joe Johnson in Blackpool . |
| 30 | Manchester United3 MANCHESTER United 's impressive season continued when their youngsters clasped one hand firmly on the FA Youth Cup with a 3–1 victory over Crystal Palace in the first leg of the final at Selhurst Park last night . |