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Although Paul Wellens did not look to fatigue as an excuse for the way they were pipped by a point in their first home game since September - the Saints boss suggested that they are in "unchartered waters" when it comes to their recovery.

But it was enough to move him to 13 under and a share of the lead with Hoshino, the final-round playing partner who Lee pipped to claim the Australian PGA Championship last Sunday.

In their first two games, the likes of Joseph Atule, Kumagar Suur and Abba Umar showed flashes but had nothing to show for it as they drew goalless against Bendel Insurance before being pipped 1-0 by Enyimba.

Moore's men, pipped for automatic promotion by Plymouth and Ipswich despite a 96-point total, prevailed on penalties to set up a South Yorkshire derby in the capital.

Progress were pipped 28-25 by Safcol after a titanic battle in the final of the Transnet Saldanha Super 8 Easter club rugby tournament on Monday.

Simon Game claimed the honours during week one courtesy of his haul of 36 points, but he just pipped Andy Gosse and Stephen Davies on countback.

Then in the 4x100m relay O’Connor ran the anchor leg and took the St Michael’s team including Ryan Hegarty, Rian Kennedy and Oisin McGuinness from fourth to first with a barnstorming run as they pipped a talented Blackrock squad in a time of 46.34secs.

With 32 votes (including votes of the MPs, MLAs and MLCs in Kalaburagi) required to clinch the mayoral position, the Congress was pipped by the BJP by a vote despite its alliance with the JD(S).

But, if Spurs lose against Man City, they could help ensure their North London rivals are pipped to the post, because the Citizens' fate will then be in their own hands on the last day of the season.

But, pipped to 60m gold by Christian Coleman on Friday, he was once again made to settle for silver as Belgium's Alexander Doom overhauled Christopher Bailey in a dramatic finish.

But Sir Edward Leigh, 73, Conservative MP for Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire, pipped him to the title, as he was sworn in moments before Mr Corbyn after the June 1983 election.

BYD recently pipped Elon Musk's Tesla to become the biggest-selling manufacturer of electric cars in the world in the final three months of last year.

City are the current title holders having pipped both and Arsenal to the prize last season.

Deva's Rory Shawcross and Lewis McKiernon were also in action in Plas Madoc, where they were just pipped on points.

For once, though, Anthony wasn’t completely dominant in Saturday’s duals, as she only pipped her American rival Jaelin Kauf by just one point, 18-17, in the head-to-head Big Final.

He's one of the most recognisable faces of British swimming - but last night, Adam Peaty fought back tears as he was pipped to the post for his third successive Olympic gold.

I could see why Robert De Niro (for Raging Bull) pipped him to the Oscar, but they really should have dished out two that year.

IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad pipped Rajasthan Royals by one run on Thursday.

Jorge Martin took advantage of Francesco Bagnaia crashing out of the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP to extend his championship lead despite being pipped to Sunday’s race win by Enea Bastianini on the final lap.

Kay Croot, who runs the farm shop, said: “We were thrilled to win the reserve champion award for our new Croots Steak, Mushroom and Cracked Black Peppercorn Pie at the British Pie Awards, narrowly being pipped at the post by the Champion pie.