SPORT was a dominating force across Britain at the weekend.
Andy Murray’s appearance in the men’s final at Wimbledon was a reason for great rejoicing; a chance to rewrite the history books.
The first British player in that final for 74 years carried the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. Unfortunately for him, and for the millions backing him, Roger Federer was on the other side of the net. Murray played well enough, but not good enough to beat the man who has become probably one of the best players of all time.
It was a similar story at Silverstone, where hopes of a British Grand Prix win rested in the cockpits of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Unfortunately, neither could find a podium finish to delight their hordes of fans.
Closer to home, Huddersfield Giants stumbled to a quite dreadful defeat at Castleford Tigers.
Giants owner Ken Davy was moved to issue a public apology to the fans for the team’s shambolic performance.
It was an honest, open attitude which is what we want to see in sport, specially in this Olympics summer.
