That defeat proved to be Spain' s only loss of the tournament.

He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career.

Its hearings led to the defeat of his government, and severely damaged the federal Liberal party in the province.

A Republican candidate for the House in Virginia who fell short by less than 1,000 votes is refusing to concede defeat.

And he lauded "leaders who accept defeat graciously", as they did recently in Ghana, a rare event in Africa.