Bjorn Borg

Sporting Poetry: Seeing far beyond the scoreboard

From George Best to Christy Ring, theirs is an eye that picks up things others do not

My favourite sporting moment: Game, set and couch as Borg takes down McEnroe

The 1980 Wimbledon men’s singles final remains vibrant in the memory for me

Popular Dublin restaurant Beaufield Mews to close after 70 years

Stillorgan institution calls it a day: ‘We wanted to finish on a high ... this is the best way to go’

Wimbledon final leaves Federer ruing what could have been

Djokovic equals 1980s king of cool Bjorn Borg with five Wimbledon titles under his belt

Roger Federer no longer chasing world number one ranking

Swiss to focus on Grand Slams than battling Djokovic and Nadal for top ranking

Like father, like son: Leo Borg making waves in the world of tennis

He’s already portrayed his father in a movie; now comes the hard part for the teenage star

Djokovic and Nadal’s Saudi exhibition match is a mistake

Duo to play each other on December 22nd as part of preparation for Australian Open

Wimbledon: Former champion Petra Kvitova falls at first hurdle

Rafael Nadal comes through first-round clash without trouble

Rafael Nadal faces a battle as play suspended at French Open

Spaniard is hot favourite to claim an 11th title but trails Diego Schwartzman by one set

José Mourinho ‘not surprised’ Pep Guardiola escapes FA sanction

Manager resorts to ‘one game at a time’ line as United prepare for visit to Arsenal

Borg Vs McEnroe: a smashing match made in heaven

This dramatisation cleverly demonstrates that the two weren’t so different after all

Is the curtain coming down on tennis’s golden generation?

It’s high time rising stars broke the stranglehold of Big Four on major titles

Rafa Nadal one win away from 10th French Open title

Spanish claycourt specialist ends run of Dominic Thiem in Paris

Golden oldies leading tennis into brave new world

Williams sisters and Federer proving that veteran doesn’t have to mean past it

Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to end year as world number one

Scot wins the final to claims his first ATP World Tour Finals in London

Novak Djokovic still a major obstacle for Andy Murray to overcome – John McEnroe

Scot starts as US Open favourite after winning both Wimbledon and an Olympic gold medal this summer

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