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A special era for England and their supporters
These are curious times for English cricket. Not so long ago a series win was a cause for national celebration. Slightly longer ago it was such a rarity that there would also be genuine surprise. That...
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Pragmatic Pearson has no time for unhappy omens
If Usain Bolt strikes you as the hottest favourite for an athletics gold at this summer's Olympic Games, perhaps it's time you thought a little more about Sally Pearson. Just as Bolt was 2011 IAAF male...
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Nadal stands alone as king of Paris
History was always going to be made in the red dust of Roland Garros this week, but that inevitability didn't make the moment any less dramatic or draining when it finally arrived. In fighting through...
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A nervous weekend for the Olympic hopefuls
In three days of intense competition at the Alexander Stadium this weekend, the British athletics squad for London 2012 will begin to take firm shape. But if that end-point at the Olympics is clear,...
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Anxious wait for Olympic hopefuls as Gemili ponders London decision
Three days of intense competition at the Aviva 2012 Trials, and we were left with three discrete groups of athletes: the guarantees, the hopefuls and the distinctly nervous. That first group, the...
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Stephen Roche remembers one special day in 1987
I am one question into my conversation with Stephen Roche when the twinkling eyes and the easy charisma and the little half-smile all get to work. "Starting off an interview like that you're going to...
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Murray 'needs more confidence in his game'
Andy Murray, ardent football fan, could be forgiven for having watched the England football team's displays at the European Championships with a certain amount of jealousy. Not because he wanted them...
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Same story, different year for Brit pack
No-one ever got rich betting on British players making the second week of Grand Slam tournaments, which was why there was something gloriously optimistic about daring to call something Brit Thursday....
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Night tennis raising the roof at Wimbledon
When Wimbledon changes, it likes to do so slowly and with sufficient deference to tradition that most casual observers never notice. Which is why the decisive intervention of the Centre Court roof in...
View ArticleMurray battles Tsonga - and weight of history
It was strangely quiet at Wimbledon on Thursday: in the normally garrulous queue, around the carefully shaved and plucked outside courts, among the gimlet-eyed touts hanging around Southfields tube...
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Murray stands on brink of history
Amid the carnage around Centre Court on Friday evening as Andy Murray's cross-court forehand fizzed past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take him into the Wimbledon singles final, one man remained emotionless...
View ArticleMurray loses final but wins British hearts
We came to Centre Court expecting history to be made. It was Roger Federer rather than Andy Murray who once again ripped apart the record books, and few who witnessed it will believe it should have...
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Win puts Wiggins among Britain's greats
Even though we should really be rather accustomed to seeing Bradley Wiggins in yellow by now, there was still something wonderfully unreal about watching him cruise up the Champs-Elysees on Sunday,...
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London Olympics finally kick off
"How did the London Olympics of 2012 begin, Grandpa?" "In Cardiff, lad, with a toot on a whistle, and without a flame or cauldron in sight." "Whatever, Grandpa. What really happened?" For all the talk...
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Flood eyes leading role in England revival
Toby Flood, you might think, relishes every single moment centre-stage. It isn't just his occupation: England fly-half, he is almost certain to start in that most scrutinised and pivotal position in...
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