fall at the first hurdle

Despite winning the second set, Boulter came unstuck against Russian player Alexandrova to fall at the first hurdle, 7-5 4-6 6-1.

McGill, 25, saw his bid to win the PS200,000 top prize, second in snooker only to the World Championship, fall at the first hurdle yesterday.

Wh PSFears have been raised hopes of getting around PS800m from the Department for Transport could fall at the first hurdle due to poor passenger numbers.

The 2002 Wimbledon champion is embarking on his last grass court campaign before retiring at the end of the season, and will be dejected to fall at the first hurdle in one of his favourite tournaments.

Sheff Utd v Swindon tomorrow, 7.45pm NIGEL CLOUGH has warned his Sheffield United promotion chasers not to fall at the first hurdle.

"Every team wants to go and win the tournament - you don't want to fall at the first hurdle, you want to get off to a winning start and go from there.

I expect us to get out of our group but fall at the first hurdle in the knock-out stages where we will wilt."

If they fall at the first hurdle in Poland and Ukraine, Hodgson's life really will become hell on earth.

He wrapped up the fourth set tie break 7-1 and galloped through the decider in double quick time, avoiding the ignominy of being the first Wimbledon champion to fall at the first hurdle since Lleyton Hewitt in 2003.

Ms Davies said sceptics feared the pledge would fall at the first hurdle.

Saints are a best-priced 7-2 but Skybet can't split the pair, and with one of the two big guns set to fall at the first hurdle, the tournament has been blown open.

Last year saw plenty of shocks, with number one seed Colin Lloyd and former world champion John Part among those to fall at the first hurdle.

Last year saw plenty of shocks, with number one seed Colin Lloyd and former world champion John Part among those to fall at the first hurdle. The 'double in, double out' format at this tournament has caused many problems for players down the years, not least for Mark Walsh 12 months ago, as he lost to qualifier Anto McCracken, though Taylor had no such problems and booked a secondround tie with Raymond van Barneveld as he beat Wes Newton.

To ensure we do not fall at the first hurdle we need a brand which is more easily understood, after all the West Midlands 'of where'?

Too many couples seem to want to quit when they fall at the first hurdle. Yet 60 per cent of marriages do survive and the couples soldier on regardless.