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Andy Murray and BBC commit to Queen's Club until 2016

Andy Murray and BBC commit to Queen s Club until 2016

World number four Andy Murray has committed to playing at Queen's Club until 2016.

Murray made his professional debut at the tournament in 2005 as an 18-year-old and has won the tournament twice, in 2009 and 2011.

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James Ward ruled out of GB v Belgium Davis Cup tie

James Ward

James Ward will miss Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Belgium on 6-8 April, with Josh Goodall coming into the squad as his replacement.

A back injury to Ward means 253rd-ranked Goodall joins Dan Evans, Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins in the side.

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Heather Watson recovers to beat Sorana Cirstea in Miami

Britain s Heather Watson

Britain's Heather Watson produced one of the best performances of her short career in the opening round in Miami.

The 19-year-old wildcard from Guernsey recovered from 5-0 down in the final set to beat Sorana Cirstea 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-4) at the Sony Ericsson Open

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Djokovic makes Indian Wells semis with win over Almagro

Novak Djokovic

World number one Novak Djokovic kept up his excellent 2012 form, reaching the semi-finals in Indian Wells with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

The Serbian broke the 12th seed twice in the first set and in the ninth game of the second to win in 86 minutes.

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Victoria Azarenka beats Agnieszka Radwanska in Indian Wells

Victoria Azarenka

World number one Victoria Azarenka continued her stunning start to the year by thrashing Poland's fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in Indian Wells.

The Belarusian powered to a 6-0 6-2 win over Radwanska, who has the second-best record in 2012 after Azarenka.

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Andy Murray & brother Jamie out of Indian Wells doubles

Andy Murray and brother Jamie

Andy and Jamie Murray were knocked out of the Indian Wells Masters doubles, as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer won their third-round singles matches.

The British pair took the first set and led second seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor by a break in the second, but could not build on their 2-0 lead.

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Andy Murray and brother Jamie edge 'Battle of Britain' doubles

Andy Murray and brother Jamie

Andy and Jamie Murray saved two match points before beating fellow Britons Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 3-6 6-2 13-11 in the opening round of the Indian Wells Masters in California.

Billed as "Battle of Britain", the Scottish brothers edged past their opponents in the match tie-break.

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Statement: Future of coach Goran Stevanovic‏

Goran Stevanovic‏

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has deferred the final decision on the future of Black Stars coach Goran Stevanovic until next week.

This follows a meeting of the Executive Committee on Thursday, 8th March 2012 where the future of the coach was discussed following consultations with stakeholders.

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Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins win second title in Florida

Colin Fleming and Ross HutchinsBritish doubles duo Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins won their second title together as they triumphed in Florida.

But the two 27-year-olds had to do it the hard way at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.

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Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to reach Dubai final

Andy Murray

Andy Murray became the first man to beat world number one Novak Djokovic in 2012 with a straight-sets win in the semi-finals of Dubai Championships.

Murray, seeded third, broke twice in each set to come through 6-2 7-5 in one hour and 22 minutes.

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Andy Murray beats Chiudinelli to reach Dubai quarter-finals

Andy Murray

Andy Murray stepped up a gear from his first-round match to beat Swiss qualifier Marco Chiudinelli and reach the Dubai Championships quarter-finals.

The British number one, seeded third, needed one hour and 23 minutes to win 6-3 6-4 against the world number 185.

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Roger Federer beats Juan Martin del Potro in Rotterdam final

Roger Federer

World number three Roger Federer swept aside Juan Martin del Potro in an hour and a half to win the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

The Swiss repeated last month's Australian Open quarter-final win over Del Potro with a 6-1 6-4 victory.

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Anne Keothavong knocked out of Qatar Open

Anne Keothavong

Britain's Anne Keothavong has been knocked out of the Qatar Open in straight sets by Agnieszka Radwanska.

The British number two managed to win just three games in the match as the Polish number four seed won the second-round match 6-1 6-2 in 63 minutes.

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Fed Cup: Great Britain away against Sweden in play-off

Fed Cup

Great Britain will travel to Sweden in April's World Group II play-offs after missing out on a home draw.

Captain Judy Murray led the team of Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong, Heather Watson and Laura Robson through Euro/Africa Zone Group I two weeks ago.

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Anne Keothavong beats Dominika Cibulkova in Pattaya Open

Anne Keothavong

Anne Keothavong has beaten the world number 16Dominika Cibulkova in the first round of the Pattaya Open .

Britain's number two Keothavong, ranked 88 in the world, won 6-4 6-1 in an hour and 22 minutes against the tournament's number two seed.

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GB captain Judy Murray hopes for home Fed Cup tie

Judy Murray

Captain Judy Murray hopes to capitalise on Britain's successful Fed Cup week by drawing a first home tie in 19 years.

The team of Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong, Heather Watson and Laura Robson beat Austria 2-0 on Saturday to secure a World Group II play-off.

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GB defeat Portugal in Fed Cup tie

Anna Keothavong beat Maria Joao Koehler

Great Britain defeated Portugal 3-0 in their opening Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I match.

Anna Keothavong beat Maria Joao Koehler 6-3 6-4 before Elena Baltacha saw off Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-2 6-3 to seal the tie, being played in Israel.

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Andy Murray to miss Davis Cup match with Slovakia

Andy Murray

British number one Andy Murray will miss next month's Davis Cup match against Slovakia because of injury concerns following the Australian Open.

James Ward, Dan Evans, Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins make up the team.

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Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic: live

Andy Murray

Follow Vicki Hodges's live game-by-game commentary of the Australian Open semi-final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic at the Rod Laver Arena on Friday, January 27 2012.

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Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to reach Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal produced some scintillating tennis to come from one set down to beat Roger Federer and reach his second Australian Open final.

The world number two, who won the 2009 title, lost an opening set tie-break but hit back to take the next three and win 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-4.

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Andy Murray through to semi-finals of Australian Open

Andy Murray

Andy Murray beat Kei Nishikori in an impressive straight sets victory to set up an Australian Open semi-final with either Novak Djokovic or David Ferrer.

The British number one had little trouble completing a 6-3 6-3 6-1 win to reach the last four in Melbourne for the third consecutive year.

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