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Peterkin awarded CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours List

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St Lucia’s Richard Peterkin has been made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

and Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman is considered a probable contender.Leon Smith (right) and Jamie Murray

Britain's Davis Cup success ©Getty ImagesAlso included in the Honours List are Leon Smith and Jamie Murray

Smith captained the British team to their first Davis Cup tennis victory since 1936 in December, with Murray

playing a key role alongside his brother Andy during doubles matches.Murray also became the men’s doubles



Djokovic completes career Grand Slam with French Open final victory over Murray

  • Tennis

Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam after claiming his first-ever French Open title with victory over Andy

Murray at Roland Garros today.

Having beaten Murray in the Australian Open final earlier this year, Djokovic could yet match Laver's

achievement of winning all four in a calendar year with success at Wimbledon and the US Open.Second seed Murray

Andy Murray won the opening set but was powerless to prevent Novak Djokovic completing the career Grand

a false dawn, however, as Djokovic begun the turnaround with a smash before snatching the lead when Murray

continued to apply pressure in the third, setting up a break point at 1-1 which was converted when Murray


Muguruza stuns Williams to claim French Open title

  • Tennis

Spain’s Garbine Muguruza upset Serena Williams at Roland Garros in the French Open final to prevent her opponent equalling Steffi Graf’s Open era record Grand Slam haul of 22 titles.

The men’s final between Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Britain’s Andy Murray is scheduled to take place




Top seeds Djokovic and Williams advance to semi-finals at French Open

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Top seed Novak Djokovic remains on course to claim his first French Open title and complete the career Grand Slam after beating Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros.

Belgian 12th seed David Goffin 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-1.The winner will meet either British number two seed Andy

Murray or defending champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in the final.In the women’s draw, top seed




Spanish basketball superstar Gasol considering skipping Rio 2016 due to Zika fears

  • Basketball

Basketball superstar Pau Gasol has become the latest high-profile athlete to consider withdrawing from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games due to fears surrounding Zika virus.

Djokovic believes cancelling the Olympics due to Zika would be "unthinkable".Britain's world number two Andy

Murray has vowed to speak to doctors and take their advice, but added that he "plans on playing for


Raonic dumped out in fourth round at French Open

  • Tennis

Canada's Milos Raonic was a high-profile casualty as the French Open continued at Roland Garros today.

runner-up Garbiñe Muguruza kept her hopes alive in the women's draw ©Getty ImagesBritain's number two seed Andy

Murray - who needed five sets to win both of his opening matches, has now cruised through rounds three


Nadal pulls out of French Open with wrist injury

  • Tennis

Rafael Nadal's quest for a tenth French Open title is over as the Spaniard has pulled out of the Grand Slam with a wrist injury.

open for world number one Novak Djokovic to claim the only Grand Slam title which eludes him.Britain's Andy

Murray, the Olympic champion, will also have improved chances.Andy Murray breezed through his third



Djokovic calls for ranking points to be available at Olympic Games as top-ranked American withdraws from Rio 2016

  • Tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic has called for ranking points to be available at future Olympic tennis tournaments, describing the competition as “like a fifth Grand Slam”.

and comments at the Italian Open and then opted to play in a tournament in Mexico instead.Britain’s Andy

Murray is the defending men’s Olympic champion, while American Serena Williams earned gold in the women


Murray completes comeback as Kerber crashes out at French Open

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Britain’s Andy Murray completed his rain-affected comeback to avoid a shock early exit at the French

last year and still at 37 coming out and fighting like that, playing that way, it's unbelievable,” Murray

Open winner on no fewer than nine occasions, both breezed into round two in contrasting fashion to Murray