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Andy Murray claimed the 40th singles title of his career and fifth of the year by beating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final of the China Open in Beijing. Ed Ott Jersey . The world No 2 saw off an aggressive but inconsistent Dimitrov 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in one hour, 57 minutes.Murray is hoping to replace Novak Djokovic as the worlds No 1-ranked player and his victory in China closes his deficit to the Serb by 500 points to 4,195. Konta misses out on title Johanna Konta was beaten by Agnieszka Radwanska in the China Open final Murray said: It was a great week for me. Todays match was a very high-level match. Grigor fought right to the end and made it extremely tough to finish it in two sets.Its been an excellent week and Im very happy with the way that I have played the last couple of matches. I will look forward to Shanghai now. Murrays victory was built on his serve Dimitrov gifted Murray a break of serve in the opening game of the match courtesy of two double faults but recovered well and began bombarding the Scot with heavy forehands from the baseline.However, Murray comfortably saw out the first set thanks largely to success rates of 73 per cent on his first serve and 68 per cent on his second serve. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. It looked like he would cruise to victory when he broke Dimitrov for the second time to move 4-2 ahead in the second set, but the Bulgarian then caused a major shock by breaking to love as Murray was pegged back to 5-5.Murray briefly looked rattled, but he took the set to a tie break and wrapped up the title by dominating it 7-2.Dimitrov said: Im just glad that I fought so hard this tournament. It meant a lot to me. Andy is one of the toughest competitors out there – no doubt.On to Shanghai. I never had good results out here in China and Im finally happy I did this time. Hopefully I can continue like that for the rest of the year.Murrays previous wins this season came at Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, Rome Masters and Aegon Championships.He will now travel to the Shanghai Masters, which started on Sunday.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Konta into top 10 after win Setback for Roland Garros plans Murray brushes aside Ferrer Murray wins battle of Britain Nick Burdi Jersey . The team announced that it exercised the options on 15 players including goalkeepers Evan Bush, Maxime Crepeau and Troy Perkins, defenders Matteo Ferrari, Karl W. Pirates Jerseys China . According to a report from ESPN, the Green Bay Packers have re-signed the cornerback to a four-year, $39 million deal with a $12.ALAMEDA, Calif. — Less than three years after being one of the most prized free agents on the open market, Nnamdi Asomugha NFL career is over. Asomugha formally announced his retirement Friday at the Oakland Raiders headquarters, ending his 11-year career at the place he had his most success. „Im just grateful to be back, grateful for everything to go full circle,“ Asomugha said. „For all of the achievements and awards, to be able to retire as a Raider ranks highest among all of those.“ Asomugha made three Pro Bowls and was a two-time first-team All-Pro during his eight seasons with the Raiders when he was considered one of the leagues top cover cornerbacks. But his career quickly fizzled after signing a $60 million, five-year contract with Philadelphia in the summer of 2011. He was cut after two years with the Eagles and played just three games this season for San Francisco before being released in November. He said he had opportunities to come back since then but felt the time was right to go on with the rest of his life. Asomugha was joined at his retirement news conference by three of the Raiders best defensive backs: Hall of Famer Willie Brown, Lester Hayes and Charles Woodson. Asomugha credited all three, along with others like Rod Woodson and Mike Haynes for his transformation from a college safety to an elite NFL cornerback. „He turned into what they call that shut-down corner,“ Woodson said. „People just decided going into the game they werent going to throw at him. Thats a testament to his hard work.“ Asomugha came into the NFL as a first-round pick out of California in 2003 and became one of the rare Al Davis first-rounders to pan out in his later years running the Raiders. After taking a few years to adjust to playing cornerback after being mostly a safety in college, Asomugha thrived in the Raiders systeem that often left cornerbacks alone on an island matched up man-to-man against opposing receivers. John Candelaria Jersey. „When I first came into the league not too many people really knew who I was,“ Asomugha said. „When I first got here I was definitely called a reach. In great Al Davis fashion, he took a reach that he believed in and instilled confidence in me like nobody else could and I was able to become all that he expected of me.“ Asomugha had a breakthrough season in 2006 when he intercepted eight passes and was a rare bright spot on a 2-14 team. By the next season, opposing quarterbacks rarely even threw the ball his direction. In his final four seasons with the Raiders, Asomugha had just 136 passes thrown at him in 60 games, allowing just 66 completions and only two touchdowns. Asomugha was paid well for his performance in Oakland, earning $9.5 million in 2008 and then signing a $45.3 million, three-year deal the following off-season. That contract voided after his second year and he became one of the most prominent free agents after the lockout ended in 2011. After never playing on a winning team in his eight seasons in Oakland, Asomugha joined the Eagles in what was billed as the „dream team.“ But he never fit in to a system that had him playing zone coverage instead of being exclusively in man-to-man. Philadelphia was one of the leagues most disappointing teams in his two seasons there, going 12-20 and missing the playoffs both times. Asomugha signed a minimum contract with the 49ers last off-season but made one start and played three games before being released, meaning he will end his career having never made the playoffs. „We didnt get a championship, that was the goal,“ Asomugha said. „But we had a lot of championship moments here and thats the stuff I can be proud of moving forward.“ ‚ ‚ ‚