Andy Murray overcomes biggest obstacle yet on way to Wimbledon semi-final as Jo Pavey runs a season’s best at the European Athletics Championships, Greg Rutherford battles through injury in hunt for medals and Chris Froome gains time on his rival at the Tour de France. Here’s our roundup of the last 24 hours in Olympic sport:
Andy Murray let out a guttural roar, made seven of his trademark fist pumps and then quickly reset his sights after a five-set thriller at Wimbledon.
“There's no way I'm losing this match,” he’d yelled when threatened by an impressive Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and he delivered on his word.
France's Tsonga has now lost three times to the world number two at the All England Club, as the Scot set up a semi-final clash with Tomas Berdych with a 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1 victory.
But this was his most serious examination yet, a proper test and a close encounter of the intense kind.
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Jo Pavey lost her European crown in the 10,000m but produced a season’s best in Amsterdam as she came fifth.
The 42-year-old finished in 31:34.61, well clear of the time that earned her victory in Zurich two years ago, with Turkey’s Yasmin Can claiming the first gold medal of the European Athletics Championships.
Fellow Brit Jess Andrews came home in seventh in a personal best of 31:38.02 on her senior international debut, while Pavey was delighted with her efforts on the night.
Pavey said: “I just gave it my all today. I feel so honoured to be running at these Championships and representing the British team once again, it has been a great opportunity.
“I have been struggling with form and fitness but each week I have been getting that little bit quicker. All I could do was run my absolute hardest.”
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Reigning champion Chris Froome moved up to fifth in the overall standings as rival Alberto Contador continued to suffer from crash injuries picked up on stages one and two of the Tour de France.
Belgian Greg van Avermaet, of BMC Racing, took the stage win as he finished more than five minutes ahead of the group containing Froome and his primary rival for the overall win, Colombia’s Nairo Quintana.
The stage took the riders over six categorised climbs in the Massif Central and the gruelling day saw Contador lose 33 seconds to both Froome and Quintana as he continues to recover from injuries sustained earlier in the race.
Van Avermaet will not pose a serious threat to Froome in the high mountains to come and the defending champion said he was happy to make it through another day unscathed.
"We're happy to stay out of trouble," said Froome. "The big general classification days are still to come. This day wasn't going to be a big showdown between the contenders."
Fellow Rio-bound Brit Adam Yates, of Orica Bike Exchange, finished eighth on the stage, one place ahead of Froome.
Reigning Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford admits the lure of adding to his medal collection is keeping him going this season after revealing he may not recover from an inner ear problem.
Rutherford, current holder of the Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles, picked up a whiplash injury at last month’s Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.
It caused him to miss the British Championships but he is back in action this week for the European Championships.
However the 29-year-old is still struggling with the after effects of his injury, and revealed there is a 'one in four chance’ he will not recover from his condition, called cochlear hydrops.
"I hope it won't affect my jumping," he said.
"If it wasn't Olympic year, I would quite possibly be taking some time out to get it sorted. But I like winning medals."
Bryony Shaw won Olympic windsurfing bronze in 2008 – 16 years after getting the bug for the sport on a family holiday. The Londoner is also a European champion and here she answers your questions.
What number is most important to you?
“The number 22 – because to be this many points ahead going into a medal race ensures the Gold in Sailing. My goal for this year is Olympic gold - so that’s the number that matters most to me.”
When did you first think you could become a professional sailor?
“I was 13 years old. I’ve always loved the sport. The best thing about it is the fact that because we are on the ocean, every day is different.”
What do you do to prepare for a race?
“I always arrive at the race site 2 hours before the start of race. I rig my sail as soon as I get there, no matter what the wind, and I always prepare electrolytes in my water before going out.”
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