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Jamie Murray has been awarded an OBE for services to his sport and charity.Murray, 30, older brother of Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, 29, has during the past 12 months won the US and Australian Open mens doubles titles and helped Great Britain clinch the Davis Cup.After receiving the OBE from the Queen during a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony, he said: I never expected this, and its not something you think about.Its amazing to be honoured like this for some of the achievements Ive been able to do in my tennis career.A four-year-old Murray, born in the Scottish town of Dunblane, began playing tennis alongside his younger sibling and turned professional at 18.The brothers were set on the road to tennis stardom by their mother Judy Murray, a tennis coach and former captain of Great Britains Fed Cup team, who joined him at the palace along with his Colombia-born wife Alejandra Gutierrez and father William Murray.Jamie Murray came to wider attention when at the age of 21 he won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Serbian Jelena Jankovic, becoming the first Briton to win a senior title at SW19 for 20 years.A highlight of his career was being part of the team which won the Davis Cup last year, an historic victory as Great Britain lifted the famous trophy for the first time since 1936.Murray arrived in London on Monday ahead of the investiture ceremony and was flying to Vienna later on Tuesday for a tennis tournament, but stressed he wanted to appreciate what was happening.He said: Its important to enjoy the moments, because what Ive learned from tennis is that because you dont stop, its so constant through the year, you might win an event and do really well in a tournament, and then youre off to play the next one on a Monday and you kind of miss the moment to really savour it.The doubles player said topping the rankings earlier this year was a highlight of the past 12 months.To get to No. 1 in the world -- that was a huge achievement, he said.I think every sportsman wants to be the best that they can be I guess, so few people get to achieve that and I think it showed the consistency I had to get to that point.And obviously to win the Davis Cup as well was an amazing achievement for the whole team. It had been so long since the country had been able to do that, and I had so many memorable experiences playing for the country.Last year I had my best year and got to two grand slam finals, then I change partner [to Bruno Soares] and it was only our third tournament we played together and we won the Australian Open.For me it was an amazing feeling to do it, especially having lost finals and you never know when youre going to get back to one of them because theyre the toughest tournaments we play in.And to do it again at the US Open was an incredible couple of weeks for us -- we were really excited about it. Eric Dickerson Rams Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Tyler Higbee Womens Jersey . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.laramsfootballshops.com/cooper-kupp-jersey/ . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. David Long Rams Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. Nolan Cromwell Jersey . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. Stade Francais lock Pascal Pape has been warned over his exaggerated fall in Saturdays Challenge Cup match in Paris against Edinburgh.Pape, who has 65 France caps, dropped dramatically to the floor after Phil Burleighs slap which led to the Edinburgh player being shown a straight red card.The EPCR - thhe body in charge of European rugby - has issued Pape with a warning saying his fall was in contravention of Law 10.dddddddddddd4 (m) - acts contrary to good sportsmanship. ' ' '