Andy Murray News

One of the first things you learn as an aspiring sports star is the art of selfishness.

The awarding of the 2012 Olympic Games to London in 2005 signified the beginning of a campaign to bring to Great Britain what Prime Minister Gordon Brown described as a "golden decade" of sport.

Hosts reach 404-8 on day 2 of first Test: NZ skipper Vettori dominates rain-hit day DUNEDIN: Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum punished Pakistan on a day on which only 36 overs of play were possible due to rain and bad light in Dunedin.

Juan Martin del Potro squeaked into the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London by beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7 , 6-3 on Thursday -- the slimmest possible margin to advance and knock Andy Murray out of the tournament.

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina squeaked into the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-2, 6-7 , 6-3 Thursday - the slimmest possible margin to advance and knock Britain's Andy Murray out of the tournament in London.

Andy Murray's on court displays have him coining it in - and he is also doing his bit to beat the credit crisis with his success earning the British economy 400million according to financial experts.

Roger Federer again bounced back after losing the first set, rallying to beat Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London and ensuring he will have the year-end No.

Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat the Spanish opponent, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals.

Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to Spain's Fernando Verdasco during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday Nov.

The O2 Arena, formerly the much-maligned Millennium Dome, is now officially the world's most popular music venue, having sold almost four times as many tickets as New York's Madison Square Garden in the last month.

It's not often that Blues players will admit that a break in the schedule comes at a good time.

KATHERINE Grainger has added to her long list of accolades by seeing off tennis star Andy Murray and multiple Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy to be crowned Scottish Sportsperson of the Year.

Red Wings beat Canucks on Zetterberg's goal: Henrik Zetterberg scored midway through the third period and Jimmy Howard made 31 saves, giving the host Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Andre Agassi said he has no regrets about baring his life and his use of crystal meth in his recently published memoirs despite criticism from the tennis community, adding that his wife, Steffi Graf, was proud of him.

Defending champion Marin Cilic, the 21-year-old from Croatia, ranked 13th, has confirmed his participation in the 2010 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis to be held January 4-10 here.

Novak Djokovic showed resilience in claiming the Basel title over Roger Federer on Sunday.

Top-seeded British star Andy Murray, second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco were among Thursday's second-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

The PGA Tour is leaving the FedEx Cup just as it is with the playoff schedule and points system.

SHARP driving skills, Brawn's double diffusers or pure luck. A lot has been said about JENSON BUTTON and his stunning Formula 1 world title triumph.

FRANK Dick has been appointed the new chair of Scottish Athletics. The internationally respected and hugely experienced coach starts a two-year term of office from tomorrow, in the week that the International Festival of Athletics Coaching takes place in Glasgow under his presidency of the European Athletics Coaches Association.