Andy Murray – a little angry, clean-shaven and returning to the Davis Cup after a contentious absence of nearly two years – is back in Scotland on Friday evening to lead Great Britain against Luxembourg, a team captained by a human rights lawyer on his annual leave.
The wilfully hairy Scot, fresh from reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon, objected to remarks by the former Cup captain David Lloyd earlier this week that he should shave his shaggy beard and tidy himself up if he wanted to break through at the highest level.
“I heard what David had to say about getting a shave and so forth,” an unusually irritated Murray told Scottish reporters, “and he’s entitled to his opinion – but I’m not interested in what he thinks. I don’
Russias former tennis icon Yevgeny Kafelnikov is targeting competing in the golf tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, local media reported on Friday.
“There are five more years before the start of the Olympic Games at Brazil,” said the 37-year-old Sydney Olympics tennis champion and former world No.1.
Leading the returning Cowboy receivers are (left to right) Damion Dixon, Wes Briscoe, Diontae Spencer, DeVionte’ Edmonson and Jereon McGilvery.
Dixon and Briscoe lead returning players
(this is another in a series of articles on McNeese State 2011 football prospects. Today: the wide receivers)
Talented is a good way to describe McNeese State’s receiving corps for the upcoming football season.
Broderick Fobbs, the team’s co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach, said “we have a very talented group of players there. W
HALMSTAD, Sweden — Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic withdrew from his scheduled singles match on Friday in the Davis Cup quarterfinals for Serbia against Sweden because of a knee injury.
Djokovic was slated to take on Ervin Eleskovic in the second of Friday’s opening singles matches. He will be replaced by Janko Tipsarevic.
The recently-anointed world No. 1 could still return for reverse singles on Sunday.
Djokovic led Serbia to the Davis Cup title last December and has carried that momentum into a sensational 2011 season that started with a title at the Australian Open. He has lost just once all year, a semifinal setback to Roger Federer at the French Open, and has won an incredible eight titles.
ClemsonTigers.com recently sat down with Tiger golfer Corbin Mills to talk about his recent victory in the 2011 US Public Links Championship. Click on the link below to watch the video interview.
Leading the returning Cowboy receivers are (left to right) Damion Dixon, Wes Briscoe, Diontae Spencer, DeVionte’ Edmonson and Jereon McGilvery.
Dixon and Briscoe lead returning players