By Sean Goff | Sports reporter Andy Murray is all the rage for the men’s semi-final with Paddy Power’s online betting this afternoon but he faces a formidable obstacle in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Frenchman is 15/8 in the straight-match betting and 11/10 to get off to a flyer and win the first set. Murray […]
Wimbledon semi-finals: live blog
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer It’s men’s semi-final day at Wimbledon’s Strawberries, Cream and Occasional Tennis Festival. It’s a huge one for fans of Scottish tennis and fans of the conveniently-timed sudden interest in promoting British national identity. With Rafael Nadal currently picking the underwear out of his crack far away from Wimbledon, […]
Stats give Murray great shot of Wimbledon victory
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer When the pressure is on at Wimbledon, Andy Murray delivers. Mostly. Murray’s march to the semis has felt different this year. There seems to be a lot less ‘getting the excuses in early’ than we’ve seen in other years. Outside the All England club, not keeping your balls […]
Tsonga looks to crush Andy Murray’s dream
By Lee Dover | Wimbledon So this is it, the British saviour has finally arrived at the All England Club to put to bed a torturous record that has hung over tennis for 74 years. Andy Murray is the knight in shining armour who is hoping to ride his way through his Wimbledon semi-final today […]
Morning wrap: Arsenal fans fear Walcott exit after RVP
Football The Gunners are in crisis as Theo Walcott’s contract is up for renewal and Arsenal fans fear he might do a RVP and exit the Noth London club. The Gunners are considering reporting Manchester City for allegedly ‘tapping up’ the Dutch striker. Goal-line Technology (GLT) got the all-clear yesterday from the International FA Board (IFAB) approved two systems Hawk-Eye […]







