Andy Murray in action during his win over Monfils. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images
He might have forgotten the score towards the end of his win over Marin Cilic in the previous round, but Andy Murray’s focus on consolidating his status among the world’s top four remains unwavering.
Faced by Gaël Monfils, an opponent who has looked increasingly [...]

Montell Douglas, left, Emily Freeman, centre, and Emma Ania of Great Britain’s women’s 4×100m relay team. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
There’s a favoured argument among track and field fans that claims that medals in the sport are the hardest to win at any Olympics, because it is the most international of all the events. It is [...]

The women’s team power to victory. Photograph: Roland Weihrauch/EPA
Blood seeping through the bandage on her right-hand, Debbie Flood was slightly disappointed that the stretcher which had been brought out for had been taken away. “I could have done with the rest,” she said.
As the rain worsened and the mist grew here at the Shunyi Rowing [...]