14 h. ago ‘Challenger level is about survival’: brutal reality of life below elite tennis

Shared motel rooms, sleeping on floors and making a net loss are among hurdles facing the globetrotters chasing ranking pointsLess than a year after exiting the 2022 Wimbledon quarter-final on the All England Club’s pristine No 1 Court, Cristian Garín found himself 10,000 miles away on a hard court on the Pacific island of Nouméa, New Caledonia.The Chilean, who had a career-high ranking of world No 17, had signed up for an ATP Challenger event, tennis’s second-tier tour, mostly attracting players outside the top 100, after a wrist injury forced him to miss two ATP Masters 1000 events. By January 2023, Garín sat at a precarious No 82. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Andy Murray's life since tennis retirement – Ban after complaints, new job, wife Kim's support

Andy Murray retired from tennis a year ago following the 2024 Olympic Games, but the Scot has kept himself busy with a number of ventures since hanging up his racket

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4 d. ago Andy Murray's life since tennis retirement – new job, banned TV advert, marriage to Kim

It's been a year since Andy Murray called time on his playing career after the 2024 Olympic Games, with the Scottish hero keeping himself busy with a wide range of projects

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4 d. ago Andy Murray's life since tennis retirement – Wimbledon snub, new job, life with wife Kim

Tennis icon Andy Murray has been a busy man since retiring from top-level tennis, even taking up a brief coaching role and filming an advert that was subsequently banned

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4 d. ago ‘People see themselves in me’: Frances Tiafoe on being a tennis trailbazer in a mainly white sport

Michelle Obama is a fan of the world No 12, who is a vocal supporter of women’s sport, especially basketballFrances Tiafoe is in his element when he talks passionately about the growing presence of black and mixed heritage players at the highest levels of men’s tennis. During a stroll on tournament grounds he reels off the names of players he competes with regularly on the tour. “Now they’re at a position where I have wars with them and go back and forth. So this is great, man. It’s great to see,” he says. “And then you have Giovanni [Mpetshi Perricard], you have Gaël [Monfils], who I looked up to.”Seconds after Tiafoe mentions his name, Monfils suddenly appears from around a corner as if magically summoned by the American’s utterance. His arrival naturally leads to a pause in this interview as an excited Tiafoe greets Monfils by heaping praise on his new haircut, particularly focusing his attention on the Frenchman’s sleek fade. Monfils responds with a compliment of his own: “You’r...

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7 d. ago Brewdog advert banned for suggesting alcohol can cure disappointment

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received one complaint about the advert

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7 d. ago Brewdog suffers fresh blow as advert is BANNED as brand reels from pub closures

Alluding to troubles like bad weather, a friend being late and WiFi failure, the craft beer company inferred its Wingman Session IPA could be the answer to these problems.

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7 d. ago Brewdog advert banned over suggestion alcohol is a remedy for disappointment

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received one complaint about the advert

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7 d. ago Brewdog ad banned for promoting 'Wingman' beer as 'solution for loneliness'

Brewdog has been banned from running an advert that suggested its Wingman IPA beer could be a remedy for boredom, loneliness and frustration after a ruling by the advertising watchdog.

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7 d. ago Beer giant’s advert that implied alcohol could cure boredom banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received one complaint about the advert

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9 d. ago 'I was fit and healthy but had 'stress' headaches before ultra

Alicja Faryniarz, 44, had her life turned upside down when she suffered a stroke while playing tennis and was rushed to hospital

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2 w. ago Veteran C.I.A. Official to Retire After Losing Out on London Job

Veteran C.I.A. Official to Retire After Losing Out on London Job  The New York Times

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3 w. ago Fans praise Jeremy Clarkson after advert ban and call for 'knighthood'

Fans of Jeremy Clarkson have praised him for spotlighting British agriculture

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3 w. ago Ludvig Aberg on Sir Andy Murray's golf swing, the influence of Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard and his hopes for The Open ahead of its Portrush return

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: Ahead of The Open at Portrush, Ludvig Aberg talks about the influence of Steven Gerrard and the golf swing of tennis legend Sir Andy Murray.

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4 w. ago How Queen Camilla ended up pleased with a discarded sweatband: EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

Ten years ago Andy Murray rashly celebrated a win by hurling his wristband in the direction of Queen Camilla. Initially wrinkling her nose, she came up with a bright idea...

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4 w. ago ‘Insensitive’ vegan charity advert showing baby being taken away from mother banned

An advert from a vegan charity which shows a baby being taken away from its mother has been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) branded it “irresponsible”.

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4 w. ago Vegan charity ad that featured baby being taken from mother banned

The advert has been labelled as irresponsible, distressing and likely to cause widespread offence

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4 w. ago Vegan charity advert banned after featuring baby being taken from mother

The advert has been labelled as irresponsible, distressing and likely to cause widespread offence

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4 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson demands 'what's the problem' with his very explicit banned advert

EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star were invited to Jeremy Clarkson's VIP Summer Party to watch the first ever preview of his controversial and very explicit Hawkstone lager TV advert

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4 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson slams 'fun police' as first Hawkstone beer advert 'banned'

‘The fun police in their beige offices have decided that the public can’t be trusted to watch it’ — Jeremy Clarkson

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