Close to 80,000 tickets for Wimbledon are to be sold to the public online for the first time ever, replacing the traditional ballot. A minimum capacity of 25 per cent is currently being planned for this year’s competition, starting June 28, with the hope that this can increase as lockdown eases. According to The Times, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Wimbledon’s traditional day of rest on Middle Sunday is set to be scrapped from 2022, bringing it in line with the other three Grand Slams as a 14-day tournament Wimbledon will end its tradition by having no rest day in middle of tournament It’ll become 14-day Grand Slam from 2022, moving it in … Read more
The country’s major sporting bodies have written a joint letter to Boris Johnson and other party leaders collectively backing the idea of Covid passports to enable full stadiums at events this summer. The FA, Scottish football, Premier League, EFL, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis Association England and Wales Cricket Board and Silverstone have made clear that the … Read more
Lockdown-weary Britons today threw caution to the wind and left their homes in favour of the nation’s beaches, parks and markets as temperatures started to climb. Families, joggers and weightlifters flocked to green spaces across the country for 52F (11C) temperatures as the UK braced for near-record 76F (24C) heat next week. Ahead of the … Read more
Lockdown-weary Britons have thrown caution to the wind and left their homes as temperatures started to climb – but police chiefs warned people it was not the end of restrictions. Families, joggers and weightlifters flocked to parks and beaches across the country as the UK braced for near-record 76F (24C) heat next week. Amateur athletes … Read more
Tennis legend Boris Becker gave £120,000 in backhanders to his wife and his ex to evade bankruptcy rules, court hears Boris Becker, 53, was declared bankrupt four years ago after spending fortune Tennis ace allegedly hid money following bankruptcy order to paying creditors Court hears he hid proceeds from £3m sale by sending them to … Read more
Tennis legend Boris Becker gave £120,000 in backhanders to his wife and his ex to evade bankruptcy rules, court hears Boris Becker, 53, was declared bankrupt four years ago after spending fortune Tennis ace allegedly hid money following bankruptcy order to paying creditors Court hears he hid proceeds from £3m sale by sending them to … Read more
Andy Murray has joined Roger Federer in making a late withdrawal from next week’s ATP Tour event in Dubai after the birth of his fourth child. The double Wimbledon champion and wife Kim have quickly built a large family, with the latest arrival putting on hold the next stage of his latest comeback. The Murrays … Read more
Wimbledon to risk backlash from tennis stars by insisting they stay in Covid-secure hotels as condition of entry into Championships All players, coaches and umpires will have to stay in designated hotels All England Club will announce further details of their plans next week It is hoped that strict protocols can increase number of fans … Read more
Wimbledon’s colossal expansion is set to be delayed as plans reveal it could take EIGHT YEARS for new tennis courts to be built after All England Club shelled out £65m to buy golf course so it could TRIPLE in size The expansion of Wimbledon is set to be delayed until the end of the decade … Read more