British tennis player banned for doping
She’s a former British number one A professional women’s tennis player has been handed a four-year ban after breaching doping regulations. Tara Moore — who had been Britain’s top ranked doubles player when she was first banned in May 2022 — has been barred from playing tennis professionally until at least 2028. The 32-year-old player, […]
8 months ago
Andy Murray slams Wimbledon decision as Jannik Sinner vs Grigor Dimitrov match suspended
Sinner was two sets down when the incident occurred British sporting legend Andy Murray took to Twitter/X last night to slam a key decision made by Wimbledon chiefs during the fourth-round match between world-number-one Jannik Sinner and Grigor Dimitrov. With 34-year-old Bulgarian tennis star Dimitrov two-sets up against heavy favourite Sinner and on the brink […]
8 months ago
Wimbledon breaks strict rule for first time in 148 years after Diogo Jota’s tragic death
The all-white dress code has been temporarily removed The Wimbledon Championships has made a special exception for this year’s tennis players in light of Diogo Jota’s death. In the early hours of Thursday, July 3, Liverpool FC and Portugal national team forward Jota was involved in a fatal road accident in Spain alongside his brother […]
8 months ago
John McEnroe tells Wimbledon ace to retire immediately
“This was the perfect ending.” Tennis legend John McEnroe has told Fabio Fognini that it’s time to call it a day on his playing career after a hard-fought defeat to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon yesterday. Despite lining up against defending champion and World Number Two Alcaraz, Fognini twice battled back from behind to force a […]
9 months ago
Sir David Attenborough is the reason why tennis balls are yellow
Every day is a school day To further add to Sir David Attenborough‘s tremendous CV, the British icon is also the reason why tennis balls are the bright yellow colour that we all know. Rather shockingly to those of us born in the last 30 years, tennis balls used to be either black or white […]
10 months ago
Wimbledon replace line judges with AI after 147 years
The end of an era Wimbledon is scrapping the use of line judges, replacing the officials with line calling technology.. For the first time in the championship’s 147-year history, the 2025 edition of the tournament will not feature any line judges to make calls on whether the ball is out or not. Instead, automated electronic […]
1 year ago