In 1985 by winning wimbledon, is spending his first night in a british jail following a dramatic fall from grace. he has been sentenced to 2.5 years for illegally concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets in a bankruptcy case. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. as he walked into court, his tie in the wimbledon colours that had always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him, including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy and failing to disclose a property in germany. in her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he d shown no remorse, no humility, and had failed to heed the chances he was given from his past conviction for tax evasion 20 years ago in germany. the court was packed. becker looked shocked and red faced as he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, with half on licence. well, as you ca
Boris becker, who at 17 years old stunned the tennis world in 1985 by winning wimbledon, is spending his first night in a british jail following a dramatic fall from grace. he s been sentenced for 2.5 years for illegally concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets in a bankruptcy case. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. as he walked into court, his tie in the wimbledon colours that had always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him, including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy and failing to disclose a property in germany. in her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he d shown no remorse, no humility, and had failed to heed the chances he was given from his past conviction for tax evasion 20 years ago in germany.
Friends at his local football club in cambridgeshire tonight talked of their concerns. he was always committed to the team. never, ever harmed anybody. no one would expect that someone you know, someone you played football with for years, had been captured by russian forces. families also say the men are not spies or mercenaries, and want to know they are being treated well. danny savage, bbc news, preston. boris becker who at 17 years old stunned the tennis world in 1985 by winning wimbledon is spending his first night in a british jail following a dramatic fall from grace. he s been sentenced for 2.5 years for illegally concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets in a bankruptcy case. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. as he walked into court, his tie in the wimbledon colours that had always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him,
Our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. as he walked into court, his tie in the wimbledon colours that had always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 24 counts against him, including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy, and failing to disclose a property in germany. in her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he d shown no remorse, no humility and had failed to heed the chances he was given from his past conviction for tax evasion, 20 years ago in germany. the court was packed. becker looked shocked and red faced as he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, with half on licence. well, as you can see, this case has generated considerable interest across europe.
Records show. woods, who recently had back surgery, released a public apology, saying he had an unexpected reaction to those drugs. i want you to keep your feet together just like that. keep your arms by your slide, all right. yep. on the golf course, his precision brought him fame and fortune, but field sobriety tests show he wasn t quite up to par. left foot and then right foot with your heel touching your toe of your left foot. the officer even offering woods a second shot. you want to try this one more time, or do you want to move on? woods also has trouble following a light with his eyes, tieing his shoelaces and when he was asked to say the a, b, c s. okay. what were the instructions? to say the national anthem backwards. shortly after, he s