As most of the news is either violent or depressing I think I should do a sports roundup instead.
Andy Murray
Although I have no interest in tennis I suppose I should congratulate Murray on winning Wimbledon. It is strange that he is being celebrated as the first Briton to win Wimbledon in over 70 years. Firstly Wimbledon isn't competed like the Olympics with Murray representing Great Britain, he is just representing himself and Scotland. English people claiming him as their own is pretty worrying for tennis as a country that pumps quite a lot of money into the sport can't produce anyone even half decent. Secondly Wimbledon was won by a Briton just 36 years ago. Virginia Wade won the tournament in 1977 but apparently women don't count in tennis.
The Lions
The British & Irish Lions beat Australia in the three match test series down under 2-1. This victory has been described as a something amazing, but surely a team made up of the best players from 4 of the top ranked nations should be able to beat the single nation of Australia.
The Ashes
Unusually for England they go into an Ashes series as firm favourites. Australia are clear underdogs, but as we all know you can never write them off.
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