Finally healthy Andy Murray says he can win a major

Andy Murray says he feels "great again" after overcoming an elbow injury in time for this week's Madrid Open.

The Briton has not played since losing in the Monte Carlos Masters semi-finals to Rafael Nadal on April 16.

He withdrew from the Barcelona Open but says he was able to get back "into gradual training" after resting for five or six days.

Murray, the 2008 Madrid Open champion, has struggled since a straight-sets defeat to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open to drop to 0-3 in grand slam finals.

The 23-year-old World No 4 has a first-round bye in Madrid, a tournament he won when it was played on a hard court surface rather than the current clay, and he will meet either Frenchman Gilles Simon or the experienced Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the second round.

Looking ahead to the French Open in four weeks, Murray said: "I don't care what people say, I know I can win a major. I'm sure that I'll get there."

In the women's Madrid Masters, Caroline Wozniacki, the top seed, opened her campaign yesterday with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ayumi Morita of Japan.

Also in Madrid, Francesca Schiavone won her first clay court match of the season, defeating China's Peng Shuai 7-5, 7-6.

Elsewhere, Nikolay Davydenko beat Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his second BMW Open title in Munich.

Davydenko broke serve for a decisive 2-0 lead in the final set and breezed through for his 21st title.

In Portugal, Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-2, 6-2 in the Estoril Open final, claiming victory in his first clay-court event of the year.

Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

What drives subscription retailing?

Once the domain of newspaper home deliveries, subscription model retailing has combined with e-commerce to permeate myriad products and services.

The concept has grown tremendously around the world and is forecast to thrive further, according to UnivDatos Market Insights’ report on recent and predicted trends in the sector.

The global subscription e-commerce market was valued at $13.2 billion (Dh48.5bn) in 2018. It is forecast to touch $478.2bn in 2025, and include the entertainment, fitness, food, cosmetics, baby care and fashion sectors.

The report says subscription-based services currently constitute “a small trend within e-commerce”. The US hosts almost 70 per cent of recurring plan firms, including leaders Dollar Shave Club, Hello Fresh and Netflix. Walmart and Sephora are among longer established retailers entering the space.

UnivDatos cites younger and affluent urbanites as prime subscription targets, with women currently the largest share of end-users.

That’s expected to remain unchanged until 2025, when women will represent a $246.6bn market share, owing to increasing numbers of start-ups targeting women.

Personal care and beauty occupy the largest chunk of the worldwide subscription e-commerce market, with changing lifestyles, work schedules, customisation and convenience among the chief future drivers.