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.
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For the past decade Jurgen Melzer has been dreaming of one day winning the coveted Wimbledon title. Having claimed the title as a junior in 1999, the Austrian has struggled to replicate his success as a senior and has never made it past the third round of the illustrious grass court event.
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In recent years there has been a great deal of debate over the state of women’s tennis. Many have argued that the rising stars are more interested in publicity than they are in chasing titles.
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Caroline Wozniacki has a major dilemma looming and the clue is in the fact that she is playing keepy-uppy with the official World Cup football in an East End back street in London on the eve of her defence of the Eastbourne grass court championships.
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Monica Seles has predicted that Serena Williams will become the greatest female tennis player of all time if she can maintain her focus, form and commitment.
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Nathan Robertson, this country's biggest name in badminton, has been at the top of the sport for the last decade. He still remains one of the best players in the world as the British game goes through a difficult transition period.
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Handball is a largely unknown sport in the United Kingdom. However, it is huge in the rest of Europe, especially Denmark and Germany.
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On Tuesday night Luol Deng, the Sudanese-born, British-qualified, NBA basketball star currently on a $71 million contract, will play with his Chicago Bulls teammates against the Utah Jazz at London's 02 Arena in front of a packed, adoring crowd.
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