比赛

He raced his bicycle against the motorcar.

Let's have a contest and see who runs faster.

have a basketball/volleyball match

The game is now irreversible.

The game was played during daytime.

The game/match ended in a tie.

The match was finely balanced.

third place play-off

beauty contest

basketball/tennis match

thrilling game/match

tug-of-war/recitation/speech/composition contest

break off the match

pull out from/withdraw from an event

postpone a contest/match

lose the game/match

call off a contest/match

judge a contest/game; referee/umpire a game

have/hold a contest/match; hold a game

watch a contest/game/match

put forward/launch/open a competition

enter a competition; take part in a contest/match

set up/arrange a match (between)

a match/game