Boris Becker

Boris Becker Having Troubles Off The Tennis Court
Boris Becker, one of the most dominating players in the history of tennis, is experiencing financial and marital problems in his post-tennis life.

London 2012: Becker Backs London Bid
Boris Becker has thrown his support behind London's bid, saying Wimbledon would "host an incredible Olympic tennis tournament".

Becker Backs London 2012
Boris Becker gave his support today to London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and said the All England Club in Wimbledon would be a "spectacular" venue for Olympic tennis.

It Was 20 Years Ago Today, Boris Becker Taught the Men to Play
Tennis: Arindam Rej finds a favourite of British crowds in reflective mood on the anniversary of his famous first victory.

Becker Quits Germany for Swiss Tax Haven
Boris Becker became the latest wealthy German celebrity to flee the country last night when he announced that he was moving to Switzerland to escape his homeland's notoriously high taxes. The former tennis star said he was swapping his home in Munich for the Swiss alpine town of Zug,...

Becker gets two years suspended for tax fraud
Book cooki... er, tennis: Boris Becker walked out of a German court a free man but a convicted criminal yesterday.

Delighted Becker avoids prison
Tennis: Boris Becker was overwhelmed with relief today after escaping jail despite being found guilty of tax evasion. "I'm free, that's all that matters," he said.

Becker rallies to his own defence
In his heyday as the world's top tennis player, Boris Becker was renowned, above all, for his tenacity. But yesterday in a Munich courtroom, the three-times Wimbledon champion was faced with the prospect of a humiliation no amount of effort on his part could avert.

Becker faces prison sentence
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker could be jailed for three-and-a-half years for admitting he dodged paying taxes to the German authorities.

Becker on trial for tax evasion
Boris Becker reaches the next milestone today on his troubled journey through life after tennis when he goes into the dock in a Munich courtroom, accused of tax evasion on a grand scale.

Becker Faces a Taxing Time
Three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker will stand trial next month on tax evasion charges, the state prosecutor investigating the case said today. "The charges have been admitted to court without modifications," Munich prosecutor Matthias Musiol said, denying earlier reports in the...

Cunning plan to bring back Becker costs old enemy Stich his job
Tennis: Michael Stich has stepped down as Germany's Davis Cup team captain after his plan to recall Boris Becker prompted the threat of a player walk-out.

Stich resigns over Becker row
Michael Stich has stepped down as Germany's Davis Cup team captain after his plan to recall Boris Becker prompted the threat of a player walk-out.

Becker Comeback Blocked By Haas
Boris Becker's possible return to Davis Cup action for Germany may have to be shelved after a threatened pull-out by world No3 Tommy Haas. Becker, 34, who retired from the game three years ago, offered to play doubles against Venezuela in a World Group qualifying tie from September 20 to...

£4m Deal to Settle Becker's Tax Bill
The former tennis champion Boris Becker, 34, has avoided the prospect of spending time behind bars by reaching agreement with the German judiciary on millions of pounds of tax he allegedly evaded paying when he was at the height of his career.

Boris Becker Goes From Boom to Bust
Former tennis star is pursued in Germany for millions in unpaid tax. When Boris Becker was discovered to have had a five-second sexual encounter in the broom cupboard of a top London restaurant, the ex-Wimbledon champion probably thought life could not get any worse, but it did yesterday.

TENNIS: Boris Becker comes out of the closet
Each week the Boris Becker saga gets wierder. Now we find out the "real" story of his "love" child and the shocking news that he may be the real father of Rae Caruth's son...or was it Tiger? Sportrumor.com gives you the skinny...