Andy Murray has a first Wimbledon final in his sights as he prepares to meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
The morning after Arsenal's captain and outstanding player, Robin van Persie, announced he will not renew his contract and criticised the club's strategy and ambition, the club's brooding, frustrated 30% owner Alisher Usmanov piled in. In an "open letter to the board of directors" the Uzbek steel and telecommunications billionaire savaged Arsenal's direction and "self-financing model" under the 62% owner, the American Stan Kroenke, and argued the manager, Arsène Wenger, is being denied the wherewithal for success.