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ImagesVenus Williams also reached round three as she beat Julia Görges of Germany ©Getty ImagesBritain's Andy

Murray overcame tricky opponent Marcel Granollers of Spain in straight sets ©Getty ImagesAndy Murray's

World number one Serena Williams equalled Martina Navratilova’s record of 306 Grand Slam victories as she swept aside compatriot Vania King to reach the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York City. 

“Someone that I never even thought I could be as good as numbers wise.”Britain's Olympic champion Andy

Murray safely progressed to round three of the US Open at Flushing Meadow in New York City with victory

Czech Republic’s Lucie Šafářová with a 6-3, 6-4 victory.In the men’s draw, double Olympic champion Andy

Murray of Britain maintained his excellent run of form of late with a straight sets win in his clash

because otherwise there'd be no tennis right now,” said Murray.Juan Martin del Potro, who lost out to Murray

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of Poland was another top seed to make it through to the second round ©Getty ImagesOlympic champion Andy

Murray beat Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic in straight sets ©Getty ImagesBernard Tomic of Australia

A few weeks back I warned that punters should not be tempted when a London bookmaker installed the new IBF world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, as 4-1 favourite to win this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award.

their dosh on Josh.How on earth could he already be in pole position with the Olympics still to come, Andy

Murray in hot pursuit of his second Wimbledon and Olympic titles - and what about Welsh footballer Gareth

the next Honours List and this time some may get considerably more.Will it be arise Sir Mo and Sir Andy

World number one Serena Williams got her pursuit of a seventh US Open crown off to the perfect start as she dispatched Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets at Flushing Meadows.

good form as she beat Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens 6-0, 6-2.In the men’s competition, Olympic champion Andy

Murray of Britain ensured a safe passage into the second round with a dominant win against Lukas Rosol

of the Czech Republic.Britain's Andy Murray also enjoyed comfortable progress to round two ©Getty ImagesMurray

Italy’s Roberta Vinci will contest the opening match in the Arthur Ashe Stadium tomorrow as she seeks to go one stage further at this year’s US Open, having ended as the women’s singles runner-up last year.

securing an Olympic gold medal at the first round stage.Olympic gold medallist and Wimbledon champion Andy

Murray of Britain, who clinched his first-ever Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2012, will face the

Rosol.The second seed was involved in a feisty affair with Rosol at last year's Munich Open, during which Murray

World number one Novak Djokovic will begin the defence of his US Open crown with a first-round encounter with Poland's Jerzy Janowicz and is seeded to meet Spain's Rafael Nadal in the semi-final after the draw for the tournament at Flushing Meadows was made today.

champion Ekaterina Makarova in round one ©Getty ImagesOlympic gold medallist and Wimbledon champion Andy

Murray of Britain, who clinched his first-ever Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2012, will face the

Rosol.The second seed was involved in a feisty affair with Rosol at last year's Munich Open, during which Murray

An “athlete-centred Games” is one of those infuriating clichés always trotted out in Olympic circles, nestling somewhere in between “zero tolerance on doping” and “open and transparent governance”.

medals, and did so with a smile on her face.We had major professional sportsmen like Wimbledon champion Andy

Murray, golfer Justin Rose and the United States basketball team all winning while taking the Olympics

Around 120 players from across the world have taken part in a "Hockey Together" development camp organised by the Korean Ice Hockey Association (KIHA).

staging the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang.National Hockey League (NHL) coach Andy

Murray was joined by Jim Paek, director of the national team programme and head coach of the Korean

“Shhhh...I’m watching the dressage!” How many times has that message, or something similar, been whispered in British households these past few days?

ImagesIt is called momentum - and we’re not simply talking Mo Farah here.Even superstars like Farah, Andy

Murray, Jess Ennis-Hill and Sir Bradley Wiggins who have done all the podium-stepping before seem touched

Britain surged to second in the medals table at Rio 2016 yesterday, winning five gold medals, to move above China in what will surely rank as one of the country's most memorable ever sporting days. 

Andy Murray then became the first person to defend a tennis singles title with a mesmerising four hour

Andy Murray’s is even higher, at £38.4 million ($49.4 million/€44.1 million).

 Murray moved to Barcelona as a teenager in the hope of making it as a tennis player.

It took huge time and effort for him to adapt, but the Murray who went toe-to-toe with Del Potro last

 Andy Murray roars in approval en route to his epic win over Juan Martin Del Potro ©Getty ImagesRose

Britain's Andy Murray became the first player in history to successfully defend an Olympic tennis singles

Murray, who beat Roger Federal on the grass of Wimbledon to claim the gold medal at London 2012, was

Andy Murray withstood everything Juan Martin Del Potro could throw at him ©Getty ImagesThe world number

Potro swiftly responded, however, breaking early in the second before holding on to take the set 6-4.Murray

of tennis was also sublime, with Del Potro's booming forehand coming against the brick wall of the Murray

players then embraced warmly at the net, clearly equally exhausted.It continued an 18 winning streak for Murray

Monica Puig became the first athlete from Puerto Rico to win an Olympic Games gold medal after beating world number two Angelique Kerber of Germany in the women’s singles tennis final at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

Keys 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.The men’s singles semi-finals also took place today as defending Olympic champion Andy

Murray overcame Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4 and Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Spain’

s Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 7-6.Murray will look to claim gold for Britain in tomorrow’s final but faces

Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez triumphed in the men’s doubles final after winning a thrilling final against Romania’s Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro tonight.

but faces the stern test of Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in the semi-finals.Defending champion Andy

Murray won his quarter-final 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 against the American Johnson, setting up a semi-final against

Brazil’s economic troubles were always going to be a telling factor in the shape and feel of the Opening Ceremony here in the Maracanã which got the Games of the XXXI Olympiad underway here tonight, with creative director Fernando Meirelles ruefully acknowledging that his budget had had to be “cut, cut, cut…”

s flag…and on that theme, London 2012 800m silver medallist Nijel Amos doing the same for Botswana….Andy

Murray keeps up a recent macho tradition as he carries the flag for the British team in the Maracanã

©Getty ImagesThere had been tweets flying from rowing types challenging Andy Murray, Britain’s flagbearer