Andy Murray set for ‘extended period’ on sidelines due to serious ankle injury
Andy Murray is set for an “extended spell” on the sidelines after he suffered a serious ankle injury during his defeat to Tomas Machac at the Miami Open.
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Westmeath trainer Murray plots a Blaze to Ascot
Adrian Murray is keen to give Arizona Blaze more match practice ahead of a planned appearance at Royal Ascot following his impressive debut at the Curragh earlier this month. The County Westmeath trainer saddled subsequent Group One winner Bucanero Fuerte to claim the first two-year-old race of the Irish turf campaign last year and repeated the feat with this son of first-season sire Sergei Prokofiev. While Arizona Blaze's victory was achieved in testing conditions, Murray would not be afraid to run him on a quicker surface as he looks to continue his education ahead of the showpiece meeting in Berkshire in mid-June. "We were thrilled with the run and he's come out of the race great. He was doing his best work at the finish on very testing ground and he looks like a decent horse," said the trainer. "He'll probably have one more run and then we'll go to Royal Ascot, all being well.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in marquee groups for Players
Shane Lowry will be looking to take his recent fine form into this week's Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Murray bristles at retirement talk after Indian Wells exit
INDIAN WELLS, California : Andy Murray said he still plans to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career this summer and expressed frustration at repeatedly being asked about it, after falling 7-6(3) 6-1 to Andrey Rublev in the second round of Indian Wells on Friday.
Murray says tennis should follow rugby's lead in the way players treat officials
INDIAN WELLS, California : Andy Murray said players must be more careful about how they treat officials as "lines have probably been crossed" in recent years, and pointed to rugby as an example of how to interact with them respectfully.
Murray serves up first round win over Goffin at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California : Andy Murray has struggled on court in recent months but the Briton delivered a serving master class to beat David Goffin 6-3 6-2 in the first round of Indian Wells on Wednesday.
Home competitors among winners in England Age Group Weightlifting Championships at Maidstone Leisure Centre
More than 200 weightlifters descended on Maidstone Leisure Centre over the weekend for the England Age Groups Championships.
Andy Murray continues to 'build confidence' with battling win at DDF Tennis Championships
Andy Murray has never given up belief. Not when he went four Grand Slam finals without winning a title, not when he required a radical hip resurfacing operation to save his career, and not now, during the worst run of his exemplary career.