But his side were thoroughly outclassed in the first 40 minutes as Leeds continued their preparations for their World Club Challenge encounter against Manly Sea Eagles on 1 March.

BBC: Leeds 28-6 Celtic Crusaders

"It looks like she improved a lot, " she said, adding that she's looking forward to the challenge of their 10th encounter.

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Natural gas infiltration issues aside, the fracking industry continues to encounter objections from activist environmental organizations that challenge the technology.

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Young also admits Sunday's European Challenge Cup tie with French side Albi will be a bruising encounter.

BBC: Falcons showing progress - Young

The looming encounter between modern technology and a timeless spiritual tradition might indeed pose an almost insuperable challenge for the latter if Saint Catherine's were located anywhere else.

ECONOMIST: Saint Catherine's monastery

Halifax maintained their challenge for the automatic promotion place as two second-half goals proved the difference in a dismal encounter at Northwich.

BBC: Northwich 0-2 Halifax

When Paul Morphy, an American chess prodigy, crossed the Atlantic in the mid-19th century to challenge Howard Staunton, the English Shakespearean scholar then acknowledged as world champion invented fantastic excuses to avoid an encounter.

ECONOMIST: World chess championship

Having created a memorable opening try at Welford Road in their first Pool encounter only to go on to suffer a 46-10 drubbing, the hosts were all too aware of the challenge that faced them.

BBC: Scarlets 18-32 Leicester Tigers