1.   The Italian team blew them away in a thrilling game.

2.   Having already beaten Premier League side Crosfields, Salford travelled to Widnes and beat Farnworth in a thrilling game.

3.   By now, anything less than a thrilling game between the Angels and New York Yankees would be a drastic deviation from the norm.

4.   For the second consecutive year, the Mobil Classic was a thrilling game that came down to the last play.

5.   It was a thrilling game until then.

6.   Challenger Viswanathan Anand beat defending champion Anatoly Karpov in the thrilling sixth game of the FIDE World Chess Championship on Thursday to even the match and force a tiebreaker.

7.   The thrilling game looked headed for a draw until Klinsmann slid between two defenders to flick the ball in.

8.   He struck twice in the first half to clinch the points in a thrilling game in which Aberdeen failed to capitalise on their domination.