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Racism 'swept under carpet' in Germany, says Boris Becker

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:15:16 +0200

Boris Becker says racism in Germany needs to be discussed openly after the tennis icon drew criticism on social media for taking part in a Black Lives Matter protest.

Boris Becker's lovechild hits the runway

Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:10:00 +0100

Berlin Fashion week is underway and a new – and very young – model with a familiar face is making waves with her runway debut on Tuesday.

Boris Becker loses Spain home over unpaid bills

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:21:00 +0100

Former German tennis star Boris Becker failed to stop his holiday villa on the island of Majorca being confiscated by Spanish authorities after failing to pay a six-figure builder's bill.

Becker quits BBC role to coach Djokovic

Sun, 22 Dec 2013 08:50:00 +0100

German tennis legend Boris Becker has said he is giving up his job as a BBC commentator to focus on his new role as head coach of world number-two Novak Djokovic.

Becker: Ex-wife hit me during marriage crisis

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:27:00 +0200

Former Wimbledon hero Boris Becker says his then wife Barbara hit him as their relationship was collapsing - after he had got another woman pregnant during a sordid fling in a London restaurant.

Becker congratulates Merkel on Nobel Prize

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:06:00 +0100

German tennis legend Boris Becker garnered outrage and ridicule on Twitter for congratulating Chancellor Angela Merkel for winning the Nobel Peace Prize - which was actually won by the EU. He said they were "practically" the same.

One-legged Boris Becker endangers traffic

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:20:00 +0200

Boris Becker nearly caused an accident in northern Germany last week after a cardboard cut-out of the former tennis starm with a leg missing, was left standing in a road in the middle of the night, causing cars to swerve to avoid him.

Wedding bills served up to Boris Becker

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

German tennis legend Boris Becker has been told by a court he must pay the minister who presided over his wedding 3,400 Swiss francs (€2,800) in a long-running dispute over the wedding fee.

Becker disputes wedding minister bill, says charge is over the line

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:36:00 +0200

German tennis legend Boris Becker appeared in a Swiss court Friday to dispute a 9,600 Swiss franc fee (€7,850) sought by the minister who presided at his wedding.

Becker's holiday home confiscated by court over gardening bill

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:14:00 +0200

Former tennis legend and all-round German celebrity Boris Becker, has had his villa on Majorca officially confiscated by a court because he has not paid his gardening bill.

Boris Becker ordered to pay pastor for wedding

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:54:00 +0100

A Swiss court has told German tennis legend Boris Becker to pay the minister who presided over his celebrity wedding a fee of €1,450 after settling a long-running dispute.

Boris Becker announces new son 'Amadeus'

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:29:00 +0100

German tennis legend Boris Becker has welcomed his fourth child into the world with new wife Lilly Kerssenberg, media reports confirmed on Thursday.

Becker to Woods: I feel your pain

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:33:00 +0100

German tennis great Boris Becker, no stranger to scandal himself, has come out in support of Tiger Woods, saying he sympathises with the golf star whose life is in disarray after his infidelity was exposed.

Boris Becker expecting baby number four

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:00:00 +0200

German tennis legend Boris Becker is expecting his fourth child with wife of seven weeks, Lilly Kerssenberg, daily Bild confirmed on Monday.

Introducing…Boris Becker

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:54:00 +0200

Introducing…is The Local's guide to the fabulous world of German celebrity. Know all there is about tennis legend and public lothario Boris Becker? Meet the man who is as famous in Germany for his turbulent love life as his boom-boom backhand.

Becker's 'boom-boom' heart goes from love to match

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:13:00 +0200

It's love, set and match for Boris Becker on Friday when he marries his Dutch model girlfriend in a posh Swiss resort and harvests a lucrative TV deal to air his second nuptials.

Boris Becker bares private life on internet TV channel

Thu, 07 May 2009 17:09:00 +0200

German tennis legend Boris Becker is launching his own internet TV channel to allow fans a peek into his very public private life and upcoming wedding to a Dutch model, Bild newspaper reported on Thursday.

Germans find their celebrities dull

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:46:00 +0200

German celebrities aren’t worth talking about – even in Germany – according to an online media study published this week. Madonna and other foreign celebs ranked well above the country’s dimly shining stars for web gossip.