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A year ago, when Geraint Thomas claimed the yellow jersey of Tour de France leader in the Alps, I confidently dismissed his chances. I said it was “fanciful” to even imagine that somebody who had never even finished close to the podium could win the Tour de France.

Scotland settled for 11th place at the Netball World Cup after rounding off their campaign with a 53-42 win over Barbados in Liverpool.

Two years ago, beneath the triangular steel beams which encircle London’s Olympic arena of 2012, Laura Muir was left with a curious sense of disappointment when she finished fourth at a world championships in which she was so desperate to command the home stage. Never again, she hoped. Fuel for the fire.

Tributes have been pouring in from the Scottish cricketing community and beyond to the former internationalist Willie Morton who collapsed and died suddenly on Friday. He was 58.

Scotland settled for 11th place at the Netball World Cup after rounding off their campaign with a 53-42 win over Barbados.

Geraint Thomas has called Julian Alaphilippe the favourite to win the Tour de France after the Frenchman’s shock time trial victory in Pau saw him extend his overall lead.

Simon Yates grabbed a slice of Tour de France glory with victory on stage 12 from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre.

Chris Froome has welcomed the decision to officially declare him the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana following a doping case involving Juan Jose Cobo.

A Faberge egg made in honour of Celtic legend Jimmy “Jinky” Johnstone is expected to sell for up to £15,000 at auction tomorrow.

Caleb Ewan’s first Tour de France stage win came by the narrowest of margins as the Australian edged out Dylan Groenewegen by the width of a wheel rim in Toulouse.

Geraint Thomas may have spent the first rest day of the Tour de France 72 seconds off the yellow jersey, but he and Team Ineos believe things could not have gone much better for them in the first 10 days.

The stock car fraternity was saddened to learn of the death of Horry Barnes who died at the start of the week.

Novak Djokovic sees age as no restriction as he continues to chase down Roger Federer’s records.

Ben Stokes is happy to admit that concentration can be tricky for him but put a bat in his hand and all that changes.

Next year’s British Grand Prix is set to be moved, avoiding a direct clash with the Wimbledon men’s singles final and football’s Euro 2020 final at Wembley.

Grace Reid insisted she is on course to end up with an Olympic medal in the diving pool in Tokyo next summer despite ending up a disappointing fifth in the 3-metre synchro final at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Balbirnie House Hotel’s owner and Managing Director Nicholas Russell has claimed his title as an Iron Man after completing the challenge in Austria.

Edinburgh Monarchs have wielded the axe following their Knockout Cup semi-final defeat to Newcastle Diamonds, with promoter John Campbell blaming their exit on “our season-long problem of not winning enough races”.

Novak Djokovic admitted last night that his biggest rival in the Wimbledon final was not Roger Federer, the eight-time champion in front of him, but the 15,000 fans packed into Centre Court.

From first ball till last, they were cheering for their favourite, Federer. Even in the normally decorous Royal Box, the suited and booted were out of their posh, padded chairs to roar and cheer when Federer broke back in the fifth set.