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Andy Murray has enjoyed a brilliant 2016, adding the world number one ranking to his second Wimbledon and Olympic titles. We look back on his year... Britains three-time Grand Slam champion has gone from strength to strength in 2016 and having set himself the target of becoming world No 1 in 2017, he achieved the feat early courtesy of his progress and Novak Djokovics quarter-final defeat at the Paris Masters.A sparkling run of form since winning the Rome Masters in May - his first title of the year - has seen the Scot record suffer just four defeats in the intervening months, as well as landing seven titles and a couple of runners-up finishes. Murray has also recorded a seasons best tally of victories, his Paris win over Tomas Berdych taking him to 72 for the season, bettering the 71 he achieved in 2015.As well as becoming a father, the high points on the court have been a second Wimbledon title and a second Olympic gold medal, but Murrays story is a long one that started in the tortuous winter months of his training camp in Miami and yielded an Australian Open final...More Aussie anguish Murray was left reflecting on another defeat to Djokovic in the first major of the year With his wife, Kim, expecting the arrival of the couples first child, Murrays mind was sure to be elsewhere. A renowned family man having spent his winter training in South Florida, he went to the Aussie Open with no pre-tournament practice other than an exhibition but reached a fifth final in Australia.He had dropped two sets on route to the semi-final, where he faced Milos Raonic, and, but for injury, the Canadian may have turned a 2-1 advantage into victory. Murray rallied to set up another Grand Slam showdown with Djokovic.The Serb claimed a fifth crown in Melbourne - four of them with victory over Murray - and a tearful Murray was left to reflect on an encouraging start, a flight home and the prospect of becoming a father.In his speech, he said: And to my wife Kim, Im sure shes going to be watching back home just now. Youve been a legend the last few weeks. Thank you for your support and Ill be on the next flight home.Slow start Murray suffered a frustrating defeat to Federico Delbonis at Indian Wells As expected, Murray took an extended break to enjoy the birth of his daughter, Sophia, and he resurfaced to win his two singles rubbers in Great Britains Davis Cup match against Japan after a month off.The following week, he headed to America for the traditional start to the Masters 1000 Series, with back-to-back tournaments in California and Florida.Indian Wells has been a friend to Murray with just one final to his name, but a shock third-round exit to world No 53 Federico Delbonis was not on the cards - and neither was a loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the same stage in Miami, a tournament Murray has won twice before.Murray then began to show signs of form with a strong start to his clay-court season, reaching the semi-final in Monte Carlo before a defeat to Rafael Nadal, who went on to claim his ninth title at the tournament.The Scot made amends in Madrid a few weeks later, beating Nadal in the last four before a three-set defeat to Djokovic in the final.Mauresmo split Murray and Amelie Mauresmos two-year partnership ended after the Madrid Masters in May Defeat on the Spanish dirt saw Murray lose his world No 2 ranking and the news soon followed that he was to split with coach Amelie Mauresmo after almost two years.Although Mauresmo went on to make some comments about Murrays on-court behaviour, the Scot had only positive things to say: Shes been a calming influence in the team and we will all miss having her around.Ill take some time to consider the next steps and how we progress from here, but Id like to thank her for everything she has done. Shes been an invaluable member of the team.Murray headed off to the Rome Masters the following week without a coach and it was there the golden run was to begin. He eased to another final showdown with Djokovic without dropping a set.A magnificent match saw Murray claim his first title in the Italian capital with a 6-3 6-3 win over the world No 1 and he would head to Roland Garros and the French Open boosted by a notable win against Djokovic. Murray beat Novak Djokovic to claim the Rome Masters title in May After three semi-final appearances in Paris, Murray went on to make a first final, but standing in his way again would be Djokovic. Murray, inspired by his Rome efforts, took the first set.However, with Djokovic aiming for a career Grand Slam, Murray was to slump to another defeat to the Serb who claimed his 12th major title and would hold all four major titles at the same time.A familiar face Ivan Lendls return to the Murray camp was confirmed ahead of the Aegon Championships at Queens in June With the grass court season in sight and an impressive clay-court season behind him, Murray was to turn to a familiar face before the Aegon Championships at Queens Club.Ivan Lendl returned to the Murray camp. The man who had been in the box when Murray claimed his first and second Grand Slam titles as well as Olympic gold would take up a familiar role alongside Murray for the Grand Slams and training blocks. Murray responded with a second title of the year The result was instant as Murray claimed his sixth title at Queens, recovering from a set down to beat Milos Raonic in the final. He headed to Wimbledon with hopes high of a third Grand Slam title.Grand Slam glory Murray celebrates his second Wimbledon title on Centre Court Straight-sets wins over fellow Brit Liam Broady, Yen Hsun Lu and John Millman at Wimbledon set up a last-16 clash with the enigmatic Nick Kyrgios. The Aussie was dispatched in three uncomplicated sets and an untroubled Murray was into the last eight again, while Djokovics troubles were to begin with a third-round defeat to Sam Querrey.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the opponent, and when Murray eased into a two-set lead, Britain relaxed. However, Tsonga was inspired and reeled off the next two sets to force a fifth, but Murray kept his cool and got the job done.A routine win over Tomas Berdych followed and Milos Raonic lay in wait as Murray made an 11th Grand Slam final but for the first time would face an opponent that was not Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic.The result was emphatic as Murray claimed Grand Slam title No 3 with a 6-4 7-6 7-6 victory.Golden summer Murray enjoyed a well-deserved summer off with the break seemingly invigorating the 29-year-old, who rather than slowing down, picked up the pace for what would become the run of his career.As a fan of team sports, he made no secret of his desire for more Olympic success and having claimed the Olympic mens singles gold medal on Wimbledons Centre Court at London 2012, he headed to Rio de Janeiro 2016 in spectacular form (one defeat in 24 matches) and confident of a second title. Murray carried the GB flag at the Olympic opening ceremony The Games got off to the perfect start when he was selected to be the flag bearer for Team GB at the opening ceremony, and he went on to defend the gold medalViktor Troicki, Juan Monaco, Fabio Fognini, Steve Johnson and Kei Nishikori were all dispatched as part of Murrays brilliant run to the final. There, he ran into Juan Martin del Potro, who had beaten world No 1 Djokovic in the first round.The Argentine proved a tough nut to crack before Murray eventually prevailed in a near four-hour four-set marathon 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5. Murray and Juan Martin del Potro played out a memorable Olympic final Targeting Novak Murray celebrates his China Open title With a third Grand Slam in the bag and a second Olympic gold around his neck, Murray re-evaluated his goals and set his sights on the seemingly impossible task of overhauling Djokovic at the top of the rankings.Amazingly, after his draining success in Rio de Janeiro, he was back in action the following week at the Cincinnati Masters, where he progressed to the final without dropping a set before losing to Marin Cilic in the final.Murray returned to Grand Slam action in New York but he suffered another early exit. His quarter-final defeat to Nishikori meant he had not gone beyond the last eight at Flushing Meadows since his 2012 Grand Slam breakthrough. Murrays major season ended with US Open quarter-final defeat to Kei Nishikori After Great Britains Davis Cup defeat to Argentina, which included a loss as Del Potro gained his revenge, back-to-back titles in Asia took Murray to within striking distance of Djokovic, whose second half of the season did not match the heights of the first. Highlights of Bautista Agut v Murray in the Shanghai Masters final in October Murrays Shanghai victory took him to six titles in a year for the first time since 2009, and he added number seven in Vienna with a dominant display to head to the Paris Masters on the back of three successive tournament victories and within striking distance of Djokovic.When the Serb crashed to a straight-sets defeat to Marin Cilic in the last eight, Murray followed up with victory over Berdych before claiming top spot when Raonic withdrew from their semi-final.His form over the second half of the season has strengthened claims that Murray is now the best player in the world - and he has the ranking to prove it. The new challenge is whether can he end the year in that position and achieve the longevity that has made his rivals legends in the game. Live ATP Masters Tennis November 6, 2016, 2:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Watch Murray v Isner in the Paris Masters final live on Sky Sports 3 HD on Sunday from 2pm. Also See: Murray becomes world no 1 Murray worthy of top spot Muray-Djokovic: The rivalry Tennis on Sky Sports Saints Jerseys 2021 . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. New Orleans Saints Store .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. https://www.saintsjerseyssale.com/ .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. New Orleans Saints Gear . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Cheap Saints Jerseys .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.The greatest player in rugby league at the moment will be in action at Headingley on Sunday. Johnathan Thurston is not only the greatest current player, he is going to go down as one of the all-time greats. The 32-year-old is odds-on to be made the ninth Immortal once he retires, and his story is fascinating. From washing cars to winning the Grand FinalHere is a player who was told throughout his formative rugby league years of 17 to 19, youre too small, youre too fragile and youre too much of a liability in defence. Thurston says he is likely to hang up his boots when his Cowboys contract expires This is after his parents had made huge sacrifices, including sending him away so he could focus on rugby league. They held raffles in the local pub and rugby league club in order to raise the $700 that was needed to send JT away on an U17 camp with Queensland.He was taking his rugby league seriously, having been a self-confessed ratbag when he was younger, and two coaches came up to see him. They were Nathan Brown, who is now at Newcastle, and Ricky Stuart, who at the time was Jersey Flegg coach at the Canterbury Bulldogs. Thurston left Canterbury after helping them win the Grand Final in 2004 Stuart was the only one who pursued him. He pleaded with JT to relocate to Sydney, but couldnt offer him any money. Thurston signed a zero-dollars contract; you dont want to be signing too many of them in your life.He had to wash cars from Monday to Friday to fund himself. He trained during the week and played at weekends. He got a run-out under Stuart and made his first-team appearance, but was in and out of the team. When anyone that he replaced came back from injury, JT was dropped.In the 2004 Grand Final, a late injury to Steven Price saw Thurston parachuted in. He came off the bench, Canterbury won, and he gave his ring to Price.Reality check Thurston reached another Grand Final in 2005 but the Cowboys were beaten by Wests Tigers By that stage the Bulldogs had offered him a contract but it was a lot less than the offer being waved by the Cowboys. He wanted to stay at Canterbury and sat in his agents car in tears after he was given the news that they wouldnt retain him, at what he thought was a fair market price.So up to North Queensland he went and they got to the Grand Final the following season, where he was named Dally M player of the year. He went stratospheric in the NRL in 2005 but came short of winning the grand prize.Thurston was also a star performer during Queenslands eight-year dominance in the State of Origin. He was the only player to play in every one of the 24 games as they won eight consecutive series. Johnathan Thurston scores a try in game one of the 2009 State of Origin But then his enjoyment of life probably overtook his commitment to the game. It culminated in an arrest in Brisbane in 2010 for alleged drunk and disorderly behaviour, which was subsequently dropped. However, being pictured coming out of a police station was not a good look for the captain of North Queensland and the Cowboys were unhappy with his approach to the game. A few different people sat him down and one of them was Phil Gould, the most successful New South Wales coach of all time. He was up in Queensland working as a consultant for the Cowboys.Gould asked Thurston how he wants to be remembered. When you finish your career you want to do it on an upward trajectory, not on a downward spiral. Thurston toook that on board and turned his life around.dddddddddddd He met his partner Samantha, who is now his wife, and everything since then has been phenomenal.Things to look out for Thurston is one of the best place-kickers in the game He does everything with a smile on his face. He gets frustrated when things dont go right, as everybody does, but he is a happy man and plays that way.Watch him with he kicks a goal. He can convert it, he can miss it; either way, the first thing he does is pick up the tee and hand it to the ball boy or girl. In one game he threw it on the ground but immediately snapped out of it, picked up the tee and handed it to them.He gives away his headgear after every game, making somebodys day, and he also does a lot for the indigenous community.International allegiances Thurston kicked 14 points in Australias World Cup final win over New Zealand in 2013 Thurston has starred for Australia but he was approached in 2004 to play for New Zealand. His father is a Kiwi and Daryl Hannigan, the great Kiwi winger, rang Thurston up and asked him if he would consider playing for New Zealand.Although he played in the Grand Final with Canterbury that year, Thurston wasnt the hot property he is now. He took the time to consider it and spoke with his parents, but he still had the dream about playing for Australia so he turned them down.He made his Australia debut in 2006 and the rest is history.2015 Grand Final Thurston reacts after his late conversion attempt came back off the post The hooter had sounded, the Cowboys had scored a try in the corner from the final play against Brisbane to tie it up at 16-16, and Thurston had a kick to win the Grand Final.Thurston is a Brisbane boy and the Broncos rejected him when he was younger.Alan Langer, Brisbanes assistant coach, walked up to him as he was readying himself for the kick and said, Ill give you $500 if you miss it. Thurston told him where to go and lined his kick up, only for it to come back off the post. Thurston kicks the match-winning drop goal The game went to golden point extra-time but following Ben Hunts knock-on, Thurston slotted over the drop goal. Cool, composed and in the midst of the most pressurised kick in the world, he was still able to have a humorous interaction with a member of the opposition.Thurston is a phenomenal athlete and Leeds will be wary of his show-and-go. If you want to see a master at work, with a smile on his face, tune in on Sunday night.He has got a great surrounding cast around him and this is not a one-man team by any means, but the man they have at the helm is the worlds greatest. And as you can see by the video below, he still doesnt take himself too seriously. Can the Super League champions beat the best in the NRL on Sunday? Not if Johnathan Thurston has anything to do with it... Watch Leeds Rhinos v North Queensland Cowboys live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Sunday from 6.30pm. Catch the match for £6.99 on NOW TV. No contract. Also See: Thurston rules out Super League move NRL: Six players to watch Burrow has faith in Rhinos Rugby League on Sky ' ' '