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At the other end, the Italian's opposite number Alisson produced the "performance of his career" as he single-handedly kept the French side at bay in Paris.

Comeback stories have been heralded and our AI robot overlords have been held at bay — for now.

The US and Russia have held initial talks, which excluded Ukraine and European countries, leaving them scrambling to put forward their own proposals for ending the war and keeping Russia at bay.

Ferrie was a colossus, making eight other brilliant saves as well as the critical penalty to keep Rangers at bay.

And the gushing spray from tanks on hillsides, he said, would flood the landscape to keep flames at bay.