ANDY MURRAY kept his winning run going with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 first-round victory over Viktor Troicki at the St Petersburg Open.

The British No.1 is the defending champion and top seed, and after breaking his Serbian opponent in the fifth game he did not look back.

Murray is on a high after making it back-to-back Masters Series victories with a straight-sets win over Gilles Simon in Madrid on Sunday.

The Scot will face a tricky test next against exciting young Latvian Ernests Gulbis, who beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-0, 6-2 in the first round.

Murray took the title last year with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over big-hitting Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the final - his first trophy following a wrist injury that saw him miss the French Open and Wimbledon.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Three Henderson brothers are set to play together for the first time when Scotland kick off their World Cup campaign against France in Canberra on Sunday.

Hooker Ian, 25, who used to play for Bradford but is now with New Zealand Warriors, and Wakefield centre Kevin, 27, are in coach Steve McCormack's starting line-up while Castleford hooker or half-back Andrew, 29, is on the bench.

RUGBY UNION: Sale star back row Sebastien Chabal admits personal reasons could force him to quit the Guinness Premiership club and return to his native France at the end of the season.

Wales coach Warren Gatland has been added to the British Lions coaching team for next year's tour of South Africa.

GRIDIRON: The New Orleans Saints will be the home' team at Wembley on Sunday as they host the San Diego Chargers in this year's NFL Europe match, to be screened live on Sky.

RACING: Ayr's meeting tomorrow has been abandoned due to waterlogging. Clerk of the course Katherine Self said: "This is our second consecutive meeting to be abandoned."