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US Open admit "regret" after Cornet handed code violation for changing shirt on court

  • Tennis

The US Open says it "regrets" that Alize Cornet received a code violation for changing her shirt on court at the tennis Grand Slam.

Former Australian player Casey Dellacqua called the warning "ridiculous" while Judy Murray, mother of

Britain's double Wimbledon and double Olympic champion Andy, was also critical.Larsson won the match


Women's top seed Halep exits in round one of US Open

  • Tennis

Women's number one seed Simona Halep was dumped out in round one of the US Open as the fourth tennis Grand Slam of the year began in New York City.

Ferrer's last Grand Slam tournament before his retirement.In other matches, Britain's former champion Andy

Murray beat James Duckworth of Australia 6-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 on his Grand Slam return follow a long-term


Djokovic favourite at US Open as Williams targets seventh women’s title

  • Tennis

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who earned his first Grand Slam title in more than two years when he triumphed at Wimbledon in July, is favourite to win the US Open that starts at Flushing Meadows tomorrow.

year to win his third title in New York.The last member of the “Big Four” of recent years, Britain’s Andy

Murray, has had his long injury lay-off to deal with and has struggled to return to fitness following


Djokovic and Williams book second round places at Cincinnati Masters

  • Tennis

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams of the United States booked their places in the second round of the men's and women's singles events respectively on the opening day of the Cincinnati Masters.

Mannarino of France, who overcame Italian Marco Cecchinato 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 in a hard-fought contest.Britain's Andy

Murray, who is continuing his return to the circuit after a long break to recover from a hip injury,


Nick Butler: Farewell after five years at insidethegames

  • Inside the Blogs

Tomorrow will be my last day at insidethegames, which, after five years and having never left anything more than a summer job washing up in a café before, feels very strange.

included virtually every night of swimming at Rio 2016 as well as an exhausting tennis final there won by Andy

Murray over Juan Martín del Potro.There are also many brilliant characters involved in sport who I will


Mike Rowbottom: More power to Jürgen Grobler as Britain's master coach cracks on towards Tokyo 2020

  • Inside the Blogs

A couple of years before the Rio 2016 Olympics I asked British Rowing's head coach Jürgen Grobler, currently seeking to extend his extraordinary record of success to the Tokyo 2020 Games that will probably - but only probably - mark his last competitive challenge, a question which evoked a strange noise.

choices Grobler had made prior to the London 2012 Games in switching his two top men from the pair, Andy

of attempting to beat the New Zealanders who would claim the London, and indeed Rio 2016 gold, Eric Murray

Grobler had explained: "Before London 2012 we tried for three years to be the best in the pair, with Andy

generations of German and British rowers towards the podium ©Getty Images  "In the end we moved Andy


Fans dreaming of Federer v Nadal final with Wimbledon set to begin

  • Tennis

Ten years since they played out what many consider to be the greatest tennis match of all time, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are once again seeded first and second respectively for the men's singles at Wimbledon. 

seeded 22nd, but he has only managed one win at Wimbledon so far in his career.While two-time champion Andy

Murray has decided not to play the tournament, saying it has come too soon after his return from a long


Nadal ready to open bid for 11th French Open title

  • Tennis

Rafael Nadal is set to begin his quest for an 11th French Open title with action in Paris scheduled to begin tomorrow.

French Open semi-finalist in 2016 and 2017, is also likely to be contention.Federer and Great Britain’s Andy

Murray will not be competing with the former deciding to skip the entire clay-court season for the second


Korea's Pyeongchang 2018 women's ice hockey coach takes up high school role

  • Ice Hockey

Sarah Murray, who managed the unified Korean women’s ice hockey team at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic

Getty Images"I'm excited to have the opportunity to be working with the girls in Owatonna this season," Murray

activities director Marc Achterkirch added: "Owatonna High School is extremely excited to have coach Murray

Murray brings a tremendous weather of hockey knowledge and experience to our hockey programme."

professional hockey in Lugano in Switzerland.Murray is the daughter of former National Hockey League coach Andy

Murray, a former owner of the Owatonna-based Southern Minnesota Express hockey team.Andy Murray



Delgado, Smith and Henman named on LTA Performance Advisory Group

  • Tennis

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have announced that Jamie Delgado, Sam Smith and Tim Henman will form a new Performance Advisory Group designed to create a pathway for young players.

physical and mental wellbeing.The LTA hope Delgado, who coaches British three-time Grand Slam winner Andy

Murray, Henman, a four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, and Smith, a former British women's number one,




Norwest Productions named official audio system provider for Gold Coast 2018 Ceremonies

  • Gold Coast 2018

Norwest Productions has been named as the official audio supplier for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of this year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. 

key to the projection of the Gold Coast’s, Queensland’s and Australia’s image to the world," Cameron Murray

Our team, headed up by Andy Marsh, includes highly skilled and experienced technical directors who know


Sharapova set for Australian Open return as Nadal headlines action on opening day in Melbourne

  • Tennis

Maria Sharapova will return to the scene of her infamous failed drugs test when she competes at this year's Australian Open in Melbourne as the Russian bids for a sixth Grand Slam title.

Nadal will be among those hoping to take full advantage of the absence of the likes of Olympic champion Andy

Murray of Britain.The Spaniard, who endured an injury-hit end to last season, starts his campaign