Sunday saw both Andy Murray and Heather Watson memorably walk away with Wimbledon silverware and with just 25 days to go until the Olympic Games, both are now looking towards Rio. Here's our review of the last 24 hours.
Andy Murray is determined to enjoy every second of his Wimbledon victory - but insists his best tennis could be yet to come.
Murray had been beaten in the first two major finals of the season but produced a near flawless display to see off sixth seed Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 and claim his second All England Club title. And that bodes well, with the defence of his Olympic title in Rio next month and September’s US Open on the horizon. Read our match report here and his post match reaction here
Andy Murray is aiming to rediscover the spirit of 2012 as he bids to make tennis history and become the first man to defend an Olympic title.
Having clinched his second Wimbledon title in emphatic fashion by beating Milos Raonic in straight sets on Sunday, the British No.1 will soon be turning his attention to Rio.
Four summers ago, Murray went from crashing lows to dizzying highs in just a few shorts weeks at the All England Club.
There were tears of disappointment when he lost to Roger Federer in his first Wimbledon final, then tears of relief and cheers of undiluted joy – just 28 days later – when he beat the Swiss in straight sets to win Olympic gold.
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Heather Watson believes her first Grand Slam success in Wimbledon’s mixed doubles will be the perfect inspiration for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio.
Watson cut a glum figure at the All England Club after a first round exit in the women’s singles but her smile retuned with a run to the mixed doubles final, alongside Finnish partner Henri Kontinen.
The pair had never played together before this week but forged an instant chemistry, beating Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Gronefeld 7-6, 6-4 to secure the title and it means the British No.2 head to the Olympic Games brimming with confidence.
Read more about Watson’s success here
Team GB rugby sevens head coach Simon Amor acknowledged this weekend’s Exeter 7s has left him with big selection headaches ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after both of his sides picked up silverware.
GB Royals won the Exeter 7s Cup at Sandy Park on Sunday, after coming from 12-0 down to beat reigning champions France 33-17 in the final, while GB Lions claimed the Plate courtesy of a 31-19 win over Germany.
And Amor said: “This is a group of guys pretty much met six weeks ago and they have been absolutely outstanding.
“They have given us some massive selection headaches and that is exactly the place we wanted to be in.”
Check out our full wrap of the weekend here
Great Britain won seven medals on the final day of the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam to draw a phenomenal day of British sport to a close.
The quartet of Adam Gemili, James Dasaolu, James Ellington and Chijindu Ujah stormed to victory in the men’s 4x100m relay and their win came just minutes after Dina Asher-Smith, Asha Philip, Daryll Neita and Bianca Williams bagged a silver medal in the women’s equivalent.
Elsewhere, a magnificent display from the women’s 4x400m relay team – Seren Bundy-Davies, Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora and Emily Diamond – saw them secure European gold as Elliot Giles won his maiden European medal with a bronze in the men’s 800m final.
The men’s 4x400m team of Delano Williams, Rabah Yousif, Jack Green and Matt Hudson also made an appearance on the podium, picking up bronze, and there was double medal joy in the men’s high jump as Olympic bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz and Chris Baker won silver and bronze respectively.
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Chris Froome heads into the first rest day of this year’s Tour de France with the yellow jersey after retaining his overall lead following stage nine on Sunday.
Defending champion Froome was over six minutes behind stage winner Tom Dumoulin but ended the day of Pyrenean climbs alongside his main rivals including fellow Brit Adam Yates, who stays in second.
Despite the summit finish – the first of this year’s race – it was a relatively stress-free day for the two-time champion as his main rivals were unable to break away from the main peloton.
Additionally, one of the pre-race favourites, Alberto Contador, abandoned Le Tour with 104km to go having been suffering with a fever.
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