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Skip David Murdoch has kept Scotland's chances of qualifying for the European Curling Championship play-offs alive going into the final group game. Scotland beat Latvia 8-2 to bounce back from a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Denmark, the joint leaders of the group with Sweden with just one loss from seven games.

*Speedo’s new swimwear technology has been unveiled, with promises of record breaking results at London 2012. *   The swimwear manufacturer claims their radical approach to swimwear means performances will be faster than those offered by previous high tech suits which were outlawed under technological doping rules in 2009.

Chelsea flop Fernando Torres could be exiting Stamford Bridge less than a year after signing a £50million deal with the west London club. According to reports on talkSPORT, mega-rich Spanish side Malaga are keeping tabs on Torres' with a view to making a move in the January transfer window.

Toro Rosso’s Friday driver Jean-Eric Vergne believes he could be as good as Red Bull’s Mark Webber given the chance.   Vergne tested champion Sebastian Vettel’s RB7 during the young driver test at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix circuit, coming in fastest in all six sessions over the course of three days.

*In a move more reminiscent of a boxing stand-off, Britain’s Andy Murray has been re-kindling the rivalry between himself and six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, ahead of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. * * * Murray and Federer have not come up against one another on court this year, but they could dispute a £1.