Roger amazed by Federer

Roger Federer suffered one of the greatest shocks in Wimbledon history as he was blown off Centre Court by Ukrainian unknown Sergiy Stakhovsky.The defending champion and 16-time Grand Slam winner lost 6-7 7-6 7-5 7-6 to an opponent ranked 116th in the world and who had never previously beaten a top-10 player in his life.Federer, 31, had reached the quarter-finals or better in his last 36 Grand Slams. But that remarkable run was brought to a stunning end as 27-year-old Stakhovsky — an 80-1 shot to win the match — brought a crazy day at SW19 to an unbelievable end. Federer said: “I’ve had many great moments here but I’ve also had some tough ones and you can’t have it all.“This is not the end of an era. I still have plans to play for many more years to come and I’m looking forward to coming back here next year.“It’s a tough loss and big disappointment and I certainly appreciated the standing ovation I got leaving the court.

“But when I suffer a defeat like this I have a 24-hour rule that means I don’t panic, get back to work and come back stronger. I usually do turn-around cute well.

“People were hyping the idea of me and Rafa Nadal meeting in the quarters so it’s a let-down for you media guys that we’re both out but that showed a bit of disrespect to the other players.“There was a time when the other players didn’t believe they could beat the top guys.“I’m happy some of them now believe they can beat the bigger players on the top courts.”

Theo wants a flying start

Theo Walcot reckons Arsenal can taste Premier League glory — but only if they come out of the blocks with all guns blazing.

Arsene Wenger’s side went 10 games unbeaten at the end of last season to snatch a top-four spot on the final day.

And striker Walcott expects a serious title tilt if Arsenal can kick their recent habit of sluggish starts.

Losing at Tottenham in March left the Gunners seven points behind in the race for fourth.

But an away win over Bayern Munich in their Champions League swansong kick-started the terrific league run that saved their season.

And Walcott believes if Arsenal can recreate that form in the opening months they can finish top.

The 24-year-old England ace said: “It is quite frustrating at times because we should have done that at the start of the season.

“Who knows where we would have been.”

But even finishing fourth comes at a price — a two-legged play-off next month just to reach the Champions’  League group stage.

And it is poor early-season form that has cost the Gunners dear.

They slumped to 10th last December, then crashed out of the League Cup to Bradford and the FA Cup to Blackburn.

Walcott, who scored 21 goals in all competitions, added: “We must remember those moments and make sure we do it from the start.

“We could be challenging for anything. We could beat anyone.

“We want that sort of fear factor, especially at the Emirates.”

Wanyama seals record-breaking £12m move from Celtic to Southampton

Wanyama's move therefore dwarfs the £9.5million Spartak Moscow paid Celtic for Aiden McGeady three years ago and sees it become the largest fee ever paid in Scottish football, breaking Rangers' long-standing record £12million outlay for Tore Andre Flo.

Until recently it had looked like a move to the south coast had collapsed over personal terms, leading to suggestions of issues with his representatives.

However, manager Mauricio Pochettino last week had not given up on the deal and Wanyama now becomes Saints' second signing of the summer, following the £8.5million purchase of Lyon's Dejan Lovren.

'I'm very grateful to be here and I'm looking forward to playing in the Premier League.

'I've seen that the stadium is great and the dressing room is looking good, and I know some of the players. I hope they will help me and I think I will get along with the others, so it will be good.

'I am happy to be a part of Southampton's squad. It means a lot because because it has been my dream to play in the Premier League and now I am Southmpton player and Im happy