Last week, halfway through the Wimbledon fortnight, I was walking along Stockton Lane past the fantastic facility that is Grappenhall Sports and Tennis Club. It was 8.00pm and a lovely Summers evening.

The place was closed and there wasn't a sinlge player on the 8 (I believe) magnificent all weather floodlit courts.

A crying shame.

The place was closed, but there was this little lad, hitting a rolled up sock against the wall with a frying pan, and I thought to myself "Well at least in 77 years we might have ourselves another Wimbledon champion".

Lovely story. . Didn't The Don practice as a child with a stump and a golf ball against a curved brick wall?

RE: The Lions. I gave up my bitterness towards Rugby Union a long time ago now. It was when I realised my resentment was born out of jealousy and some kind of perverse inverted snobbery / ego. Nowadays I'm more relaxed and take a live and let live attitude not just to RU but to all elements of my life. It makes me more content than having all that crap festering on my mind. I watched a bit of the Lions but switched it off as RU isn't really for me. I'm neutral to it now, just as I am to golf, kite flying and crown green bowls. Life really is too short to carry resentments.

Women's football (which - and i'm genuinely not being sexest - is utter crap) gets more coverage on BBC News than Super League does. Wire beat Leeds in a thriller on Friday yet on the sports section on BBC One Breakfast News on Saturday they were talking about The Lions (obviously), Wimbledon (obviously) and then who the injury worries were ahead of the Women's Euros; not a mention of Wire v Leeds.

Now I see David Cameron is calling for Murray to be knighted.

Knighted because he has won Wimbledon once? I presume Lleyton Hewitt will get a knighthood too then.

Where's the knighthood for Warren Gatland? Three Zurich Premiership titles, two Grand Slams with Wales and a Lions tour win.

Where's the knighthood for Martin Johnson for leading England to the World Cup in 2003?

Where's the knighthood for Andrew Strauss for leading England to Ashes series wins home and away?

Giving him a knighthood for winning Wimbledon is one thing, David Cameron stating he 'couldn't think of anyone who deserves one more' is a little far fetch considering some of the unsung work people in our country do, saving and changing lives!

Sports people getting knighthoods full stop is daft, create some royal sports award but a knighthood, seriously?

A great achievement, but, perhaps it has more to do with associating yourself with a popular winner reflecting in their glory? The fact that Murray is a Scot in a run up to the devolution referendum might just be another factor whilst dsean connery is lookinh for his wig and Alex Salmond is dealing with the 'fallout' from Trump, if you pardon the expression.

lack of proof reading, sorry, hopefully you'll get wind of what I was trying to say

From a neutral point of view it might be because of what he became after all he's been through, having friends murdered at school and the obvious emotional weight that carries (i saw the Murray documentary last night) to become the 2nd best tennis player and winner of 2 of the 4 top tournaments in the world, takes a lot of mental strength.

Not to mention a friend battling Skin cancer... which he played in a charity match for imediately after the Queens club final

Back on the topic of the media, it was nice to see the Minister For Sport on SS News at lunchtime talking about British sporting achievements in the past 12 months. And then go on to highlight the remaining sports calendar in 2013 including the Rugby League World Cup in the Autumn.