nail-biting finish

This is to live for: a nail-biting finish on a sweet and fragrant evening, the sound of crickets in the yard.

Then the Knicks' late-game offense disappeared, leading to the nail-biting finish.

A nail-biting finish saw 'the Rebels' capture a late goal, however, Tipperary held on to win a gruelling encounter.

A nail-biting finish, but finally won by Moira Creek at her first attempt and a complete stranger to Pooh culture.

But if they drop points, Leicester City or Derby County could triumph in a nail-biting finish.

Baltimore defeated California in four games in the American League Championship Series, which included three nail-biting finishes and a shutout.

Despite the cost overruns and extra pay for laborers rushing to complete the preparations on time, the nail-biting finish only added to the self-congratulatory mood at the end.

However, a quickfire 23-ball 46 from Uthappa went in vain after Delhi Daredevils clinched a 5-wicket win in a nail-biting finish.

N.C.A.A. March Madness has once again lived up to its name, with nail-biting finishes, upsets and Cinderella stories.

On this occasion there was no nail-biting finish as Cork secured a 4-17 to 4-11 victory and McIntyre found himself on the losing side for the second time.

After making a habit of error-laden fourth quarters and nail-biting finishes, the Nets (25-27) have won two consecutive games with relative ease, raising their winning streak to three games.

In the nail-biting finish, the Nets watched the San Antonio Spurs' twin towers, David Robinson and Tim Duncan, fall with a thud in the final seconds.

Once just a back-breaking, mind-numbing exercise in field management, pruning has become a sort of boutique sporting event across Northern California, complete with regional qualifiers, nail-biting finishes and strutting superstars.

In the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan exceeded expectations to reach the final but ended as runners-up, after losing the final to India in a nail-biting finish.

That the contest turned into nail-biting finish - with Romney officially getting the verdict from Santorum by just eight votes - was exciting as well, but the final total is almost beside the point.

Steve Johnson and Will Davison were very consistent during the season, recording an emphatic 3rd place at Bathurst after a nail-biting finish where the pair came very close winning the prestigious race.

With 187 points (a record at the time), Kavanagh went on to win the competition in a nail-biting finish, as the result was decided by the final maximum score awarded by the last country to vote.

Following Turner's departure, former Stockport player Jim Gannon took over as manager and oversaw a remarkable recovery which saw County retain their league status in a nail-biting finish to the season.

Republicans and Democrats here report a surge in voter interest, and cite several reasons: the nail-biting finish to the 2000 election, the close American-Israeli ties and the centrality of regional issues in the current campaign.

Spofforth's performance included a burst of four wickets for only two runs to leave England just seven runs short of victory in one of the closest and most nail-biting finishes in the history of cricket.

LeBron James was on the free-throw line with four seconds remaining in Game 4, his Cleveland Cavaliers holding a 2-point lead after a nail-biting finish worthy of whatever remained at the tip of James's fingers.

In his career as a basketball star at Haddon Heights High School and now, as coach of his alma mater's girls' basketball team, Ken Hamburger has waded through his share of nail-biting finishes.

After a nail-biting finish to the 1998-99 season that saw Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs finish level on points, Sundowns had a much easier time securing the title this time around, finishing comfortably ahead of second placed Orlando Pirates.

The season came down to a nail-biting finish with Kent and Glamorgan tied on points going into the final round of matches, and drawn to play one another on the last day of the season at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.

The morning after the night before, Rick Santorum enjoys the rosy glow of his last-minute, nail-biting finish in the GOP Iowa cacuses - and when all the results were in and counted, Santorum was just eight votes behind Mitt Romney.