1. They won the match after a sudden-death play-off.

2. They cinched a place in the play-off.

3. The title was decided by a sudden-death play-off.

4. In order to win through to a match-racing play-off, he needed to finish among the top six nations at this regatta.

5. Seven shots later he was in a three-way play-off with Paul Lawrie and Justin Leonard.

6. The drama both leading to and during the play-off was intense.

7. New York Giants moved back into the play-off picture by beating Washington Redskins 24-7.

8. Dallas, Minnesota and New Orleans will clinch play-off places by winning this weekend.

9. Hopefully it will not cost us a play-off position.

10. On the morning of South Korea's third-place play-off against Turkey, a North Korean gunboat attacked a South Korean patrol boat, killing 18 people.

11. The Azzurrini must now decide the play-off in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, but are going to be without the suspended Sebastian Giovinco, Claudio Marchisio and Daniele Dessena.

12. Nick Faldo was beaten by Peter Baker in a play-off.

13. Swindon Town expect to sell their entire allocation of thirty-six thousand tickets for the First Division play-off final.

14. Ironside's one-month loan spell will be completed after the home match against play-off outsiders Gillingham.

15. Lawrie Smith won the Soling position without needing to compete in a match-race play-off.

16. Heading into the last weekend of the regular season, a record 17 out of 28 teams remain in play-off contention.

17. West Brom have promotion hopes of their own, having occupied a play-off position for most of the season.

18. Hartlepool have recovered after a dismal run and want points to boost play-off hopes.

19. Paul will also make his prediction for the third-place play-off match between Germany and Uruguay.

20. Mangan scored the opening goal in a 2-0 victory which consolidated their play-off hopes.

21. Asked by reporters whether Mascherano was in his plans for the Europa League play-off,(http://) Roy Hodgson said: "Javier will always be in my plans until the day comes when he leaves the club."

22. Goalkeeper Cavalieri will hold talks with Italian side Cesena after our Europa League play-off first leg with Trabzonspor.

23. But he looks set to leave after the World Cup play-off defeat by Slovenia – with powerful forces inside Russia's football federation now said to be openly plotting against him.

24. In the last electoral battle, in 2000, the names couldn't have got any shorter, with a two-syllable play-off between George Bush and Al Gore.

25. The Cincinnati Reds have levelled the score in the National League play-off against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

26. Fortunately, Denmark ended up beating Sweden in Copenhagen and the play-off match was against the relatively weak Bosnia-Herzegovina team.

27. In the event of a tie for first place there will be a "sudden death" play-off to determine the winner.

28. As well as playing in all four matches at the tournament, he started each and every one of their 12 games in qualifying and scored a crucial goal in the play-off tie with Bosnia-Herzegovina.

29. If it's attention you want, don't get involved with a man during play-off season.

30. Young midfielder Madonna Blyth made her international debut as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Rosario where Australia lost the bronze medal play-off to Argentina and finished fourth.

1. They won the match after a sudden-death play-off.

2. Nick Faldo was beaten by Peter Baker in a play-off.

31. A screen is not just a screen, though. The one-way interaction between TV and the couch potato is far different than an absorbing Scrabble play-off with a friend on a mobile phone.

32. As for Gilardino, let's leave our friend Adriano Galliani to work, it was right to stay out of it as Gilardino was involved with Parma in the relegation play-off.

33. Gerardo Bruna is also hoping to feature for Argentina when they take on Holland in the third place play-off.

34. Wilson will be in action on Thursday evening as he prepares for Scotland U21s' European Championship play-off first leg in Iceland.

35. It was a fight to the finish in this year's British Open, Padraig Harrington emerging victorious after a four-hole play-off. Harrington beat Spain's Sergio Garcia by one stroke.

36. Kalou was a part of the Ivory Coast squad that eventually finished fourth in the tournament – losing out to Essien's Ghana in the third place play-off having been eliminated by eventual winners Egypt.