Andy Murray pulls off thrilling victory from two sets down to beat Yoshihito Nishioka at US Open

Thirty three years on the clock, a bionic hip, relentless opponent and sore toes crushed into the New York concrete – still it was not enough to turf Andy Murray out of the US Open. This was a victory almost as astounding as his finest hour eight years ago, when he broke his Grand Slam … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Welcome to… the Last Ever Night of the Proms 

The Notting Hill Carnival is a glorious celebration of the Caribbean heritage of generations of Londoners. It’s one of the highlights of our cultural calendar, along with Wimbledon, Royal Ascot and the British Bog Snorkelling Championships. So imagine if someone decided it was ‘hideously black’ and had to be shorn of its steel bands, dub … Read more