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Some will disagree because of him competing in a non-athletic sport, but I'd certainly say he is worthy of consideration. He is the clear world leader in his sport having won his sport's World Championships 2 years running and now 5 times in all (probably should have been double that over the...

Yes, I know what a pelvis is. For a cyclist to contemplate riding through the Pyrenees with a broken one either makes him mad or extremely resilient. Quite probably both, especially if their chances of winning is minimal.

Sportspeople competing with injuries is not uncommon. Watch Wimbledon this week and you will see a number of players with parts of their arm or leg bandaged. Juan Martin Del Potro won in straight sets yesterday despite hurting his already injured knee in the very first game of the match and...

Not winning as many Slams as arguably 3 of the greatest male tennis players that have ever lived when they were in their peak years hardly seems like a hanging offence.

In terms of cricket, England have a bowler who is the first Englishman to take 300 test wickets in nearly 30 years, an opening batsman who has scored as many test centuries as Geoff Boycott managed at the tender age of 27 and one of the most flamboyant middle order batsmen in the world who is a...

Do you base that prediction on one match or on the tournament as a whole? Federer was in exactly the same position in last year's Wimbledon in the 3rd round, 2 sets down to player inferior to Murray's opponent today, but still came back to win the match and then the tournament. A close shave...

Murray's US Open victory and Olympic Gold medal demonstrate that he is an 'outright winner' as you put it. Tennis does happen in 50 other weeks of the year too.

If that's based on what he has done in 2013, that argument falls down somewhat considering he hasn't actually won a tournament this year and has missed several cuts of late.

I think we are quite blessed with sportspeople at the moment, given the achievements of the Olympics last year especially. Murray is certainly right up there, as are Cavendish and Wiggins, but I'd probably go for Mo Farah. The 2 events he won at the Olympics last year are very difficult to win...