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Can Andy Murray win Wimbledon?
After an impressive win against David Ferrer in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, Britain’s Andy Murray now takes on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the final. Is this the year he goes all the way?
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Andy Murray powers into Wimbledon quarter-finals
Andy Murray beats the rain and Marin Cilic to book his place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, but does the British number one have the “sense of urgency” to take him all the way to the final?
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Sports fans in shock after a week of upsets
Whilst England crashing out at the quarter finals of Euro 2012 may not have been the shock of the century, there have been plenty of genuine sporting upsets in the week that followed.
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Arrivederci England as Italy win on penalties
England exit the Euro 2012 football championship at the quarterfinals stage, losing out to Italy 4-2 on penalties in Kiev after a goalless 120 minutes of open play.
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Nalbandian’s 10,000 euro fine for linesman ‘assault’
David Nalbandian is handed the maximum fine on the ATP men’s tennis tour after kicking an advertising board into a linesman’s leg in the final at Queen’s Club in London.
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Hunt’s former aide faces second day at Leveson
Jeremy Hunt’s former aide Adam Smith is to make his second appearance at Leveson, after it emerged that the culture secretary favoured News Corp’s bid for BSkyB weeks before he was put in charge.
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Djokovic triumphs in longest grand slam final
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic outlasts Rafael Nadal of Spain to retain his Australian Open tennis title in a match lasting nearly six hours – the longest grand slam final of all time.
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Andy Murray frustrated by rain chaos at US Open
Rain interruptions and tough schedules frustrate the world’s top tennis stars at the US Open, with some players – including Andy Murray – insisting on a meeting with tournament referees.
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New IMF chief Lagarde faces investigation
French judges order an investigation into the role of new IMF head Christine Lagarde for approving a compensation payout to a friend of President Nicolas Sarkozy when she was French finance minister.
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Greenfly swarms torment farmers, shoppers – and tennis stars
Greenflies have descended on gardens, farmers’ fields and city centre shoppers across the UK. Even Wimbledon was hit by the swarms, which experts say are the biggest for years.
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Serbia celebrates Djokovic Wimbledon win
Thousands of people take to the streets of Serbia to welcome home Novak Djokovic, who won his first Wimbledon title on Sunday after overcoming Rafa Nadal in the final.
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Wimbledon crown caps dream year for Djokovic
Novak Djokovic claims his first Wimbledon title, a day before he is due to be officially named world number one.
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Broady follows Murray out of Wimbledon
Teenager Liam Broady threw away an early lead to see his dream of becoming the first British boys’ champion at Wimbledon for almost half a century crumble.
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Wimbledon semi-final challenge for Andy Murray
Andy Murray prepares for the chance to make history as he faces Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles semi-final. But what does it mean to be a British tennis champ? A poet writes for Channel 4 News.
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Serena Williams hits out against Wimbledon courts system
Defending champion Serena Williams lashes out at being made to play her opening Wimbledon game on Court Two – dubbed the “graveyard of champions”.