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Exclusive: Fewer than one in 10 of Britain’s London 2012 Olympic medallists were Scots-born

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By David OwenMarch 4 - Fewer than 10 per cent of Great Britain's medallists at the London 2012 Olympics were born in Scotland, analysis by insidethegames has shown.

including cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, who added two gold medals to bring his career total to six, tennis-player Andy

Murray, who won a gold and a silver, oarswoman Katherine Grainger and show-jumper Scott Brash.All told


Eurosport announced as exclusive European broadcaster for 2014 World Tennis Day

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place on this year's World Tennis Day which will see current and past Grand Slam champions, including Andy

Murray, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, taking to the courts.

York where two of the current stalwarts of the men's game will do battle as double Grand Slam champion Murray

I'm excited about coming to the Garden," said Murray, who is coached by Lendl."

Croft and seven-time men's singles Grand Slam winner, Mats Wilander.Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Andy

Murray will be in action at Madison Square Garden ©AFP/Getty ImagesThis will be the second edition of


Sochi 2014: Report February 9

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©Getty ImagesMore reaction to Andy Miah's blog from earlierSome journalists in Sochi told me lots of

20:27 Interesting blog by Andy Miah published on insidethegames today about why a broken Ring matters

Enni Rukajarvi of Finland takes silver and - yes Andy - Jenny Jones holds on for bronze.Jamie Anderson

- Tennis player Andy Murray is caught up in the excitement of the women's slopestyle final.


Britain through to first Davis Cup quarter-final since 1986 after win over USA

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By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 2 - Great Britain are through to the Davis Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 28 years, after victory over the United States.

Andy Murrary secured the decisive victory to put the match beyond the Americans, with a 7-6, 6-7, 6-1

face Italy in the quarter-finals in Italy, in a tie likely to be played on clay.British number one Murray

Diego on Friday (January 31).Sam Querrey, left, lost in five sets to James Ward, and in four sets to Andy

Murray ©Getty ImagesThe doubles encounter yesterday saw Colin Fleming and Dom Inglot lose to the world

number one Bryan brothers, of America.Of his win against Querrey, Murray said: "Sam came out playing


Ward seals historic comeback to put Great Britain on the verge of Davis Cup quarter-final

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By Paul OsborneJanuary 31 - James Ward pulled off a historic comeback against America's Sam Querrey to put Great Britain on the verge of qualifying for the Davis Cup quarter-finals.

49th-ranked American, putting Britain 2-0 up in the Davis Cup World Group first-round tie following Andy

Andy Murray cruised to a straight sets victory over Donald Young in the opening rubber to get GB off

ImagesWith just the one win needed to progress to the next round, GB captain Leon Smith could opt to rest Murray

singles win over Querrey on Sunday (February 2) would be enough to ensure the victory.As it stands, Murray


For Gröbler, gold is the one true goal for British rowing at the Olympics

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Andrew Triggs Hodge and Pete Reed, having had to give best to the omnipotent pairing of Eric Murray and

Before London 2012 we tried for three years to be the best in the pair, with Andy and Pete," he explained

In the end we moved Andy and Pete to the four, and of course we defended the gold.

four, and the United States women's eight.At last summer's World Championships in South Korea, only Murray

New Zealand were very strong in the last Olympics, with three golds.Eric Murray (left) and Hamish Bond


Sport England sets out "new tougher approach" to funding for six "key" sports

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By Gary AndersonJanuary 23 - Sport England has announced details of funding for six sports - basketball, fencing, squash, swimming, table tennis and tennis - and claims it is taking a "tougher approach" to the distribution of money to help grow participation at the grassroots level of each.

least 30 minutes a week dropped nine per cent to 406,000 from 445,000 in 2012.Despite the success of Andy

Murray at Wimbledon, tennis participation numbers have dropped ©AFP/Getty Images As a result, Sport

Tennis Association (ETTA) implemented a number of structural and organisational changes.Led by the late Andy

further £1.2 million ($2 million/€1.5 million) for core funding up until 2017.Former ETTA chairman Andy


Federer rolls back the years against Murray to reach Australian Open semi-finals

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ShirinianJanuary 22 - Roger Federer is continuing to roll back the years in Melbourne after powering his way past Andy

six seed beat Murrary 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in almost three-and-a-half hours of intense tennis.Britain's Murray

knocked out of Australian Open by WawrinkaJanuary 2014: Vintage Federer sets up quarter-final tie with Murray

2014: Williams suffers shock defeat at hands of Ivanovic at Australian OpenJanuary 2014: Federer and Murray


Vintage Federer sets up quarter-final tie with Murray at Australian Open

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By Zjan ShirinianJanuary 20 - Roger Federer has set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Andy

Murray, after beating Jo Wilfried-Tsonga in straight sets at the Australian Open.

last year, dispatched the Frenchman 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.He will now play three-time Australian Open finalist Andy

Murray, who beat Stephane Robert of France 6-1, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2.Federer and Murrary met at the semi-final

the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJanuary 2014: Federer and Murray


Federer and Murray remain on collision course after straight set wins in blustery Melbourne

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By Nick ButlerJanuary 18 - Roger Federer and Andy Murray are one win away from a quarter final showdown

In just his second tournament since having a back operation last year Murray, began the week cautious

year with a comprehensive win over Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.If the Swiss is to face Murray

impressive sets ©AFP/Getty ImagesSpain's number one seed Rafael Nadal - who could meet the likes of Murray


"Finally" - play suspended at Australian Open as heat gets too much

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By Zjan ShirinianJanuary 16 - Play was suspended for more than four hours on all but two of the courts in Melbourne during another scorching day at the Australian Open, as the "extreme heat policy" was finally implemented.

sets to Roberto Bautista Agut, of Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.Three-times Australian Open finalist Andy

Murray, of Great Britain, beat Frenchman Vincent Millot 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 in the final match on Rod Laver


Mike Rowbottom: Heated debate at FIFA and the Australian Open

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Judy Murray, whose son is currently fulfilling all the tennis dreams he - and she - ever had, is not

currently being endured by players at the Australian Open in Melbourne as "brutal" it is worth noting.Andy Murray

Andy Murray works on his hydration during practice for this year's Australian Open, which has coincided


Players furious over "inhumane" conditions as temperatures soar at Australian Open

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By Paul OsborneJanuary 14 - Day two of the Australian Open has been plagued by disputes over playing conditions as temperatures in Melbourne soared to more than 40 degrees Celcius.

Open"inhumane" after he collapsed during a first-round defeat to Benoit Paire ©Getty ImagesBritain's Andy

Murray joined the Canadian in criticising the tournament's organisers, believing the incidents reflected



Nick Butler: What is the attraction of sport today?

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now almost two years ago remarkably, while the last year brought glorious success for tennis player Andy

Murray, as well as for two other great African born sportsmen in Chris Froome and Mo Farah.Even a partisan