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The good news is that I’m still on tour! I’m currently resting up after having the operation on my hand. We’re just playing it by ear at the moment, but hopefully I’ll be able to play some part on the tour – it just depends on how quickly I can get myself back.

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We’ve heard a lot of different stories. What really happened ahead of the Lions squad announcement?

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When Adam Scott sank the putt that put an Australian’s name on the Masters trophy (picture 1) for the first time back in April, you could be forgiven for hearing a rather exuberant cheer from the land down under. It’s not been the best of decades for our Antipodean friends, you see, and Scott’s win was seen by many as a badly needed boost ahead of a massive year.

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Andy Murray is reflecting on the first phase of his career as a professional tennis player – the phase that came to an end at 2.05am on September 10 2012, when an overhit Novak Djokovic return handed the Scot the maiden Grand Slam title he’d spent more than a decade working towards. Sinking to his haunches, Murray’s hands covered his mouth as he struggled to absorb the enormity of what he had achieved (picture 1).

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Bike Week begins tomorrow. And who better to design a bike than a man who has bagged six Olympic gold medals riding one? We caught up with 'has-been' Sir Chris Hoy as he began his countrywide roadshow visiting Evans stores and riding his new range of trusty two-wheel steeds…

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Did you see the protest at the French Open? It was an outrage. A disgrace. A bare-chested man in russet-coloured trousers (the very wearing of which should be rewarded with a custodial sentence), a mask and carrying a flare protesting about gay marriage. You could be forgiven for thinking he might be suggesting it become compulsory – but apparently not.

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First things first, gents – how are the Lions going to beat Australia in the Tests?

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We’re clambering over a fence into a stranger’s garden when the uniqueness of the Isle of Man TT really hits home. Every year, a woman named Roz throws open her house on Bray Hill, to spectators of the most dangerous motorbike race in the world.

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When you’re batting in limited-overs cricket, you always seem so calm. Do you ever feel pressure or stress at all?

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With the clock ticking on his top-level career, Jenson Button finds himself duelling with precocious new colleague Sergio Perez – not for podiums and prizes, but for a share of the scraps with the mid-table teams.