draw to close

More than 1,500 flights were cancelled on Monday - a public holiday in parts of Britain, and one of the busiest travel days as the school holidays draw to close - when air traffic controllers were forced to switch to manual systems due to a technical problem.

“Conor is an incredible fighter, willing to put everything on the line,” UFC President Dana White said, pushing for his No. 1 draw to close his boxing interest for good.

With a tenacious defensive display, Chelsea held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw to close in on its first Premier League title in five years.

Fans sometimes don’t know if they’re rooting for up-and-coming amateurs or the best in their fields, or something in between, and as the Summer Games draw to close Sunday, the athletes departing London on Monday are heading toward radically varied lifestyles.

Requiring only a draw to close out series victory, the odds were therefore stacked in the tourists' favour.