Definition of goal | Bee Dictionary of English

n the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
n the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
n game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
n a successful attempt at scoring
the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play

He scored five goals in a game six times, four goals 30 times and three goals 90 times.
Failure to meet NCLB's inflexible goals meant schools would be publicly labeled as failures.
On the morning after President Obama's dramatic bid to push the most ambitious undertaking of his presidency toward a goal line that is in sight and yet still out of reach, the .

MLS Goal Timeline (June 19, 2013): Watch all the goals in Wednesday's MLS action
Goals. They're the point of the game. Join MLSsoccer.com as we follow the MLS Matchday, from the first goal to the last, as they happen in real time.
June 20, 2013 - MLS via Yahoo! Sports
Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Goal Capital Funding Trust 2006-1 & 2007-1 Notes
Fitch Ratings affirms the senior student loan notes issued by Goal Capital Funding Trust 2006-1 and upgrades the subordinate notes to 'A+sf' from 'Asf'. The Rating Outlook on the Goal 2006-1 senior notes, which is tied to the sovereign rating of the U.S.
June 20, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Goal Zero and AT&T join up for Street Charge in NYC
Goal Zero 's solar charging products are a favorite here at TUAW, and the company loves New Yorkers -- it provided a number of charging products during the power outages after last fall's Hurricane Sandy. Now Goal Zero, AT&T and Brooklyn-based design studio PENSA are teaming up to offer public solar-powered charging stations in NYC . Street Charge will be going live today at Fort Greene Park ...
June 18, 2013 - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Joe Johnson in The Associated Press
Staying in Atlanta provides the best opportunity to win today and in the future,he said. "My five years with the Hawks have been the best of my career, and I look forward to my teammates and I trying to reach our ultimate goal together,...
Bertrand Piccard in National Post
The goal of the project is to have a solar-powered plane flying day and night without fuel,Piccard said. "This flight is crucial for the credibility of the project."
David Villa in Financial News USA (press release)
The disappointment is very big. We had a lot as our goal and we didn't succeed.For the Spanish, it's everything they've been working for these last four years.We worked hard to get here and now we have made the final,Villa said. "It's a...