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Andy Murray Hails 'Biggest' Year Of His Career

Andy Murray has labelled this year as the “biggest” of his career for one, simple reason - the Olympic Games in London. Despite his desire to break his Grand Slam duck the world number four has highlighted the Olympics as his stand out tournament this year, and reveals that his failure in Beijin...
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Henman Urges Murray to Follow Djokovic’s Example

Tim Henman has told Andy Murray that if his friend Novak Djokovic can suddenly become the most dominant tennis player in the world, then so can the Scot.   Djokovic took his third Australian title and fifth Grand Slam title last Sunday after a stunning, five-set thriller against his nearest rival, ...
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Adcock Sets Sights on More Medal Success at London 2012

Not many people would have heard of Chris Adcock until a couple of weeks ago.   However, in a successful World Championships at Wembley in August, alongside partner Imogen Bankier, the pair finished the tournament as runners-up, claiming a silver medal. They have entered the media spotlight and hav...
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Agassi Hitting Back: Giving the Next Generation a Break

Few athletes in the history of sport have done more to both enchant and infuriate than reformed tennis luminary Andre Agassi. Bursting abruptly onto the world tennis scene in the late 1980’s as a handsome and captivating teenager with unorthodox apparel, Agassi’s stellar career included a career...
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Luol Deng: From Desolation to Inspiration

You would think that it would be easy to spot Chicago Bulls small forward Luol Deng; not only is he one of the NBA’s most famous faces but his 6ft 9” frame makes him stand out in most crowds. Yet, as I wait to be introduced to the Brixton-raised star in the Four Seasons hotel in Miami, I struggl...
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Robertson eyes one final swansong in London

Nathan Robertson is proving that there is life after Gail Emms after all as he and his new mixed doubles partner, Jenny Wallwork, set their sights on the London Olympics. The 33-year-old badminton star might be forgiven for thinking that he has achieved everything there is to in his sport with the...
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Nets and Raptors to make history in London

The New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors will be making history at London’s O2 Arena tonight as they compete in the NBA’s first regular season games outside of North America. The arena in Greenwich has been playing host to NBA pre-season fixtures since 2007 with eight franchises taki...
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Robertson and Wallwork Growing for Gold

Going into the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month as number one seeds and defending champions, the brief for England's mixed doubles pair may seem straightforward. It is not. For a start, only one half of the team won gold four years ago in Melbourne. Thrust together two years ago after the reti...
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Commonwealth Games to Ignite Andy Wood's Badminton Revolution

With an illustrious decade at the top of Britain’s badminton coaching structure behind him, Andy Wood exudes experience and professionalism. A calmness in his voice is galvanised by a firmly assured edge, and deservedly so. The 47 year-old from Derby has masterminded consistently successful s...
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Gail Emms on life away from the Court

Gail Emms enjoyed a long and distinguished career thanks largely to her supremely competitive nature. Whether simply training or going for Olympic glory she strived for perfection. This led to multiple titles including a silver medal at the Athens Olympics and a World Championship title in Berlin. M...
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