Boris Becker

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Tennis player 'acted dishonestly', court told (unknown)

The former tennis star, who was declared bankrupt in 2017, faces 24 charges under the Insolvency Act.

Boris Becker ‘deliberately keeping trophies that made him a star’, court is told (unknown)

The former world number one is accused of failing to hand over nine awards, including two of his three Wimbledon men's singles titles.

Boris Becker claims he does not know where the trophies that made him a tennis star are because he is deliberately withholding them, it was claimed in court. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, was declared bankrupt in June 2017 over a £3.5 million loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Mallorca, Spain. He claimed the missing trophies are “not of significant value” or “great interest” to him and that “items were in various locations around the world”, the jury was told. “These trophies are some of the most significant in Mr Becker’s career and arguably reflect the awards that made him the tennis star he is today. Boris Becker claims he does not know where the trophies that made him a tennis star are because he is deliberately withholding them, it was claimed in court. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, was declared bankrupt in June 2017 over a £3.5 million loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Mallorca, Spain.

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London court accuses tennis legend Boris Becker of deliberately ... (Firstpost)

Becker is on trial charged with 24 offences relating to his 2017 bankruptcy over a £3.5 million ($4.6 million) loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a ...

Becker is on trial charged with 24 offences relating to his 2017 bankruptcy over a £3.5 million ($4.6 million) loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Spain. Becker is on trial charged with 24 offences relating to his 2017 bankruptcy over a £3.5 million ($4.6 million) loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Spain. Becker was declared bankrupt in June 2017 and is currently on trial accused of failing to hand over assets including nine trophies and medals from his glittering tennis career Becker is on trial charged with 24 offences relating to his 2017 bankruptcy over a £3.5 million ($4.6 million) loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Spain. Becker went on trial Monday in London for allegedly concealing property — including nine trophies — from bankruptcy trustees and dodging his obligation to disclose financial information to settle his debts. Becker is alleged to have hidden €1.13 million ($1.25 million) from the sale of a Mercedes car dealership he owned in Germany, which was paid into his Boris Becker Private Office (BBPOL) account.

Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker fights to avoid prison in ... (Independent Online)

Boris Becker faces a maximum of seven years in prison if he is found guilty on charges relating to his June 2017 bankruptcy.

Those tantrums were public displays of the volatile personality that made it difficult for Becker to stay at the top of his game. His long chase to become world number one paid off in 1991 when he won the Australian Open for the first time, beating Lendl in the final to move to the top of the rankings. Prone to emotional outbursts on the court, Becker frequently lost matches that were in his grasp and earned numerous fines for smashing his racquet. He denies seven charges of concealing property, two counts of removing property required by the receiver, five counts of failing to disclose details of his estate and one count of concealing debt. At the time of his bankruptcy in June 2017, the German's debts were estimated at up to £50 million. London - Boris Becker goes on trial in London on Monday over charges relating to his bankruptcy - the latest twist in the former Wimbledon champion's troubled post-playing career.

Boris Becker trial latest: Tennis great used business account as ... (The South African)

Boris Becker used his business account as a "piggy bank" to pay for luxury shopping expenses and school fees, a British court has heard.

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Becker faces trial over failure to use trophies to settle debts (Aljazeera.com)

The six-time Grand Slam champion is alleged to have failed to hand over various tennis trophies to settle his debts.

The six-time Grand Slam champion is alleged to have failed to hand over various trophies, including the 1985 Wimbledon trophy, which catapulted him to stardom as an unknown 17-year-old, as well as his two Australian Open trophies. Boris Becker arrived at a London court on Monday to stand trial over accusations that he failed to hand over trophies he won during his glittering tennis career to settle his debts. The six-time Grand Slam champion, who was declared bankrupt in 2017, is alleged to have failed to hand over various tennis trophies to settle his debts.