The 39th edition of the London Marathon is set to take place tomorrow with Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot seeking to defend the titles they earned last year.

Marathon champion Farah go head-to-head with Kipchoge over the 26.2-mile distance.British tennis star Sir Andy

Murray will be the race-starter, with Kipchoge the clear favourite.The world record holder will hope

On Monday, along with millions of others, I watched, horrified and helpless, as the great cathedral of Notre-Dame, the second or third-most iconic structure in the city that will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, burnt.

“If Tiger can win the Masters, Andy Murray can win Wimbledon,” that sort of thing.There were even one

The men's singles tennis final at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo has been reduced to best-of-three sets, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.

men's singles events outside of the four Grand Slams, which are played over best-of-five sets.Britain's Andy

Murray won the men's singles title at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ©Getty ImagesThe ITF

Coliseum, the main arena which hosts the Women's Tennis Association Pan Pacific Open every year.Britain's Andy

Murray and Monica Puig, Puerto Rico's first Olympic gold medallist, won the men's and women's singles

Romania's Simona Halep and Czech Republic's Petra Kvitová, both of whom can take the women's world number one spot by winning the Miami Open, have reached the quarter-finals of the tournament. 

I’m surprised more players don’t do it. pic.twitter.com/lBfI8XM7MN— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 25

caused controversy after using underarm serves in his 6-3, 6-1 victory over Serbia's Dušan Lajović.Judy Murray

, mother of British tennis players Andy and Jamie Murray, described the tactic as "genuis".

Chris Kermode, the executive chairman and President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), will leave his position at the end of 2019 after the body's Board voted against extending his contract.

Championships at London's Queen's Club, called it "so, so disappointing".Others to comment include Judy Murray

- mother of Scotland's double Olympic and double Wimbledon champion Sir Andy - who called it "sad".Former

The tsunami of Murray-mania that has engulfed us since it became known that Sir Andy is on the brink

final whistle has blown and the applause has died away.Injuries like those incurred by tennis star Murray

these days I see more rugby types walking around with cauliflower ears and bent noses than boxers.Sir Andy

Surgery is my only option if I want to play beyond just Wimbledon," Murray told BBC Radio 5 live."

What happened to Andy Murray is exactly what happened to me when I was a player," he said."

I imagine Murray has a chronic injury and that he cannot go on anymore."

Sir Andy Murray played what could be his final match in tennis on day one of the Australian Open today

Melbourne.Having suffered with a long-standing hip injury since 2017, three-time Grand Slam champion Sir Andy

tighter than anyone anticipated, eventually ending 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 2-6.Against the odds 31-year-old Murray

the set 6-4.The second set followed a similar script, with Scotland's two-time Olympic gold medallist Murray

tiebreaks eventually levelled it at two sets all.Having expended so much energy to bring the match level Murray

If this was my last match, it was an amazing way to end," Murray said."

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has admitted the Australian Open could be the last tournament

Murray, a double Olympic singles gold medallist, made the declaration at a press conference prior to

I’ve been in a lot of pain for about 20 months now," said a tearful Murray."

Andy Murray is aiming to end his career at Wimbledon later this year but admitted the Australian Open

I told my team that I’ll try and get through this until Wimbledon," Murray said."

Andy Murray ended Britain's 77-year wait for a winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon when he

Defending champion and top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine suffered an upset to Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich to exit the Brisbane International. 

who eased past Kimberly Birrell yesterday.In the men's competition, Britain's double Olympic champion Andy

Murray exited the tournament to Russia's Daniil Medvedev, losing 7-5, 6-2.

Roger Federer came out on the winning side in a much-anticipated mixed doubles tie at the International Tennis Federation Hopman Cup that pitched him against 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

true ©Getty ImagesElsewhere, in Australia it was a good day for Great Britain, as Johanna Konta and Andy

Murray each won their first-round matches at the Brisbane International.With both matches taking place

in the Pat Rafter Arena, Murray, on his return from a long-term hip injury that kept him out for much

 That match finished 6-4, 6-3.Britain's Andy Murray returned from long-term injury with a win at

the Brisbane International ©Getty ImagesAfter his match 31-year-old Murray was visibly emotional."

Great Britain and hosts Australia both got off to strong starts today as the International Tennis Federation Hopman Cup began in Perth.

Professionals World Tour Finals in London.Also featuring is Britain's three-time Grand Slam champion Andy

Murray on his return from a hip injury, 

The 2019 Australian Open, which starts on January 14 on the hard courts of Melbourne Park, will be historic - no matter what the results. The 107th edition, and the 51st in the Open Era, will feature for the first time final set tie-breaks in singles matches.

singles are also expected to feature the current world number two, Rafael Nadal of Spain, and Britain’s Andy

Murray, returning after a long and frustrating time off with a hip injury, who has been able to enter

There cannot have been many times where sporting success has enabled athletes to grow their livestock collection, but the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Levi offers that very opportunity.

 Roger Federer and Andy Murray have been among those to pose with the silver boat winner's trophy

Outside of committed petrol-heads, Lewis Hamilton has never really been the flavour of any month in his homeland. Yet in the pantheon of British sports stars he surely deserves to be up there with the best.

leaders, along with the likes of Roger Bannister, Sebastian Coe, Bobby Moore, Fred Perry, Chris Hoy, Andy

Murray, Steve Redgrave, Jonny Wilkinson, Ian Botham, Bobby Charlton et al.Yet will the name of Britain's

In tennis terms, he's Greg Rusedski, also one award, as opposed to twice-Wimbledon champion Andy Murray

Lewis Hamilton a little more, not just because of who he is but what he has accomplished.Just as we did Andy

Murray when our apathy turned to acclamation once he started winning.And I say that as someone who thinks

Defending men's champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the US Open as Serena and Venus Williams set up a crunch meeting by winning their matches today at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Serena, who missed last year's US Open after giving birth to daughter Olympia.Elsewhere, Britain's Andy

Murray was knocked out in four sets by Spain's Fernando Verdasco as he continues his recovery from a