Sunday Sports Roundup

Andy Murray won the Wimbledon singles title today with a relatively convincing 3 set win over Milos Raonic, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. Raonic played well but Murray was at the top of his game and you never really felt that he was threatened at all during the match. The difference in the match really comae down to fact that Raonic just had many more unforced errors than Murray and you just felt that Murray had the advantage going into both tiebreaks. It was a great effort and tournament for Raonic but Murray deserved the win and his second Wimbledon title.

In Euro 2016, Portugal won a very cynical game 1-0, with a goal by Eder in extra time. The Portuguese star Cristiano Rinaldo had to leave the game in the first ten minutes with a knee injury and after his departure the game just fizzled away. France dropped their level and Portugal totally committed to defense. The late substitution of Eder provided Portugal with some offensive punch with eventually proved to be the winner on a wonderful effort by the striker. The French have plenty to rue as Griezmann missed an open header, Guignac hit the post, and the winning goal came directly after a badly missed hand ball call on the French when it was actually Eder's hand on the ball - the free kick by Guerreiro went off the crossbar and the ensuing throw-in led to Eder's goal. All in all, a very disappointing final but congratulations to Portugal for winning their first major tournament and doing it with Rinaldo.

As I write this, it appears that Brittany Lang will win the Women's US Open Golf title, defeating Anna Nordqvist in a three-hole playoff. Nordqvist had a brilliant five under par final round, while Lang three-putted the 17th hole to send the tournament to a playoff. But Nordqvist apparently grounded her club in the sand trap on the second playoff hole, incurring a two stroke penalty and virtually handing the victory to Lang. It brings back memories of Dustin Johnson a couple of years ago, but it really was an unforgivable error by Nordqvist. World number one Lydia Ko and newcomer S.H. Park both fell out of contention when they were put on the clock in the middle of the round. A crushing loss for Nordqvist and a life-changing win for Lang.