Ex-Wimbledon tennis player now patrolling streets of Ukraine with huge machine gun

Boris Becker has told a jury he was “shocked” and “embarrassed” after he was declared bankrupt days before commentating on the Wimbledon tournament. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, told Southwark Crown Court that bad publicity had damaged “brand Becker”, meaning he struggled to make enough money to pay off his debts. He was declared bankrupt on June 21, 2017 and is on trial accused of failing to hand over assets including nine trophies and medals from his glittering tennis career.

boxing icons Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko hope Oleksandr Usyk can deliver 'special messages' with the world watching when he defends his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in 2022. Usyk was granted permission to leave Ukraine to begin preparations for his bout with Joshua.

Vladimir Putin once warned that he could have Russian troops in six capital cities in just 48 hours, it is claimed.

Joe Biden told reporters that he was expressing his “moral outrage” when he said that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” but it did not reflect a change in U.S. policy.

Chechnya, has reportedly arrived in Mariupol in a bid to boost the flagging morale of Russian troops trying to capture the crucial Black Sea port city.There's just one small problem – Ukraine says he's already dead.One of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, Kadyrov has been promoted to Lieutenant General in the country’s national guard, it was revealed. He heads the oil-rich Chechen republic and is suspected in the West of ordering a string of extra-judicial killings outside Russia, accusations he denies.

baseball signed by both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was listed for over £40,000.The ball in question was put up for sale by memorabilia traders Moments In Time, and listed for the eye-watering five-figure sum. The two notorious signatures appear on either side of the ball, and are split by the official Major League Baseball branding down the middle.It is reported that the ball was initially signed by the Russian leader, before being passed over to the former President of the United States.According to the listing, ‘a high ranking Russian government official obtained Putin’s signature in person at a public event’.

Ukrainian deputy mayor has sensationally claimed that Russian soldiers are capturing civilians in embattled areas, and are forcing them into labour in Vladimir Putin's despot state - even likening the situation to Nazi Germany. Sergei Orlov, deputy mayor of devastated city Mariupol, said that up to 40,000 Ukrainians have been hauled across the border to work in "depressed" areas of Russia, including far outposts in Siberia.He said that the people are given a 15-minute warning before their homes are shelled to bits.Mr Orlov told the Sun exclusively: “Russian troops are bursting into cellars and basements where our people are hiding like frightened mice and telling them: ‘You have 15 minutes to leave.’ “If they refuse to come out the buildings are destroyed, leaving families entombed."We have made contact with people who have told us what is happening — they are being taken off to Russia to work for the state in depressed areas.“It is forced labour.

The co-founder of Factory Records, Alan Erasmus, has returned to Manchester following his humanitarian mission to Ukraine - but he is continuing his charitable work for families torn apart by the war.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is supposedly acting as an unofficial peacemaker between Ukraine and Russia - but was dismissed after handing Vladimir Putin a handwritten note.Abramovich has been traveling between Istanbul, Moscow and Kyiv, which remains under siege, to reportedly hand messages between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In one exchange, it is reported the oligarch received a handwritten note from Ukrainian president Zelenskyy, who has won favour around the world for his handling of the crisis.The note apparently detailed Ukraine's peace terms.

Ukraine during Oscars 2022. The Hollywood actress, 38, paid tribute to those caught up in the Ukraine crisis as she introduced a musical performance by Reba McEntire which was then followed by a moment's silence.The 70s show star, who was born in Ukraine, praised the "resilience" of Ukrainian people and refugees fleeing the country in a heartfelt speech.It comes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine surpasses a month, with Vladimir Putin's occupancy now reaching it's 34rd day.The 94th Academy Awards is taking place on Sunday night (27 March) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.During her emotional speech, she said: "Recent global events have left us feeling gutted yet when you witness the strength and dignity of those facing such devastation it's impossible not to be moved by their resilience."One cannot help but be in awe of those who find strength to keep fighting through unimaginable darkness."The Oscars acknowledged the conflict in Ukraine as it held a moment of silence during the 94th awards ceremony.During the moment, slides on screen said: "We'd like to have a moment of silence to show our support for the people of Ukraine currently facing invasion, conflict and prejudice within their own borders."While film is an important avenue for us to express our humanity in times of conflict, the reality is millions of families in Ukraine need food, medical care, clean water and emergency services."Resources are scarce, and we, collectively as a global community, can do more."We ask you to support Ukraine in any way you are able #standwithukraine."Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in 1991, Mila fled Ukraine with her family when she was 7 years old.Her Jewish family left the Soviet Union, arriving in the U.S.

2022 Oscars.Jamie,63, attended the star-studded red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday (March 27) afternoon at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.The Hollywood actress looked spectacular for the glitzy-do as she donned a high necked, figure-hugging black mesh gown with an extravagant glitter cover. Expressing her support to refugees fleeing Ukraine following Russia's invasion, the actress made a statement on the red carpet as she held up a blue ribbon wrapped around her finger that read: "#WithRefugees." It comes after Vladimir Putin's invasion on Ukraine surpasses a month, with Russia's occupancy entering it's 34th day.The Halloween actress completed the elegant look with a pair of diamond cross earrings and wore her light grey hair short and brushed back.The United Nations Refugee Academy distributed the ribbons to the stars to wear before and during the 94th Academy Awards.Anadil Hossain, Principal Communications Advisor for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said: "This year's Oscar-nominated films include some powerful stories centered on the themes of refugees, displacement, home and belonging – Encanto, Flee, Three Songs for Benazir, Belfast, and Dune – at a time when the world is witnessing the largest refugee crisis since WW2.""Artists have been wanting to show their solidarity for Ukraine, and we wanted to ask them to extend this support to the almost 84million people forced to flee.

ring girl has thrown the gauntlet down to Vladimir Putin and challenged him to a boxing match. Putin has no shortage of enemies on the world stage following his barbaric invasion of Ukraine, but he might just have met his match in stunning ring girl Jiselle Arianne. Arianne, who was strutting her stuff for Bally Sports this weekend, revealed she would like to fight the Russian despot in an interview on YouTube.

It's planted in the centre of a roundabout and flutters proudly in the breeze.

Chelsea's final four bidders have until April 11 to make a final offer for the Premier League club.And that means the Blues could be under new ownership by May as the £3billion race to buy the club enters it's final stages. New York merchant bank the Raine Group has set a deadline for improved bids, with each prospective owner given the chance to up their offer.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Pasha Kovalev has said his friends are struggling to understand why Russia decided to invade Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine sparked fears of war spreading across the rest of Europe. With Russia sending threats to other countries in recent weeks, those fears may not be completely unfounded.In September 2014, Putin listed five European countries in a private threat over Russia's growing military strength.The countries privately warned were Poland, Romania and the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - which are all part of the EU, the bloc that Ukraine was also looking to join at the time.According to German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, Putin allegedly told then Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko: "If I wanted, in two days I could have Russian troops not only in Kyiv but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw and Bucharest."The statement, if made in these terms, represented the first time Putin had discussed the idea of invading an EU or NATO member state.European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, who is Latvian, told Politico earlier this month that Putin is likely to ramp up his military ambitions and challenge NATO in the Baltic Sea countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia if he is triumphant in Ukraine.He said: “If we do not support Ukraine, it’s not going to stop in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in the midst of invading Ukraine, has found time to give a shout out to fellow transphobe, author J K Rowling. Trigger Warning: This story has details of transphobic statements, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The President in a televised speech to winners of the Presidential Young Artists Awards, claimed that the West was trying to “cancel” a 1000-year-old country and pointed to programs by Russian artists being cancelled across the US and Europe. WATCH: Vladimir Putin says the West has "cancelled" JK Rowling and are now "engaging in cancel culture" against Russia.(Begins at 1:00)pic.twitter.com/fqAin41HpO— TLDR News UK (@TLDRNewsUK) March 25, 2022“They’re now engaging in the cancel culture, even removing Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov from posters. Russian writers and books are now cancelled,” Putin claimed, comparing the cancellations to Nazi supporters burning books in the 1930s. “Recently they cancelled the children’s writer Joanne Rowling because she – the author of books that have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide – fell out of favour with fans of so-called gender freedoms,” said Putin. Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics.

Ukraine, many have looked to presidents and top politicians to provide a solution. However Piers Morgan was witheringly critical of Joe Biden, who appeared yesterday to backtrack on his administration's previous assertions that sanctions could deter Putin from continuing the war."Let's get something straight," Joe Biden bluntly began as he fielded questions from a CBS News journalist."If you remember, if you've covered me from the beginning, I did not say that in fact that sanctions would deter him," he continued, in reference to Vladimir Putin."Sanctions never deter! You keep talking about that."Seconds earlier, he had accused the journalist, Christina Ruffini, of "playing games" after she quizzed him on how sanctions could work if they had not been a sufficient deterrent to prevent the invasion.Piers had an axe to grind after viewing an incendiary video clip of the press conference, posted by @RNCResearch, and took to Twitter to tell all to his network of almost eight million followers."Either Biden didn’t know his entire top team repeatedly said sanctions WOULD deter, or he’s forgotten they said it," he wrote."Either way, this makes him look ridiculous, and the fact he mocked the journalist is even worse."However another Twitter user suggested that he should check out a longer version of the video to put his concerns into context, warning: "You need to listen to him fully - this cuts it off."He said Sanctions never deter.

President Joe Biden, casting the support for Ukraine as the “task of our time,” also issued a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, that his widely condemned attack on neighboring Ukraine also should spell the end of his grip on power.

invasion of Ukraine, Russia still has several powerful men at the top. Russia president Vladimir Putin has been reportedly looking at his own inner circle to find blame for the reason why his invasion was not ended in the 72 hours he first predicted.And those he hasn't yet turned against, or haven't been killed in battle, still hold the balance of power on the battlefield in their hand.General Sergei Shoigu has commanded Russia's armed forces since 2012.Until earlier today, it had been rumoured that he was suffering from ill health.But he appeared on Russian TV, in video footage showing him chairing a meeting at the Kremlin.Although it was broadcast today in Russia, it was on a Kremlin-run TV station which means it could have been filmed at any time.Shoigu is the man behind Putin's Yunarmiya – meaning youth army.The Russian president gave the go-head to establish the All-Russia "Young Army" National Military Patriotic Social Movement Association in 2015 – and he put Shoigu in charge.The force, formed mainly of schoolchildren, has grown massively since then and is now thought to have more than one million members, and is known in Russia as “YunArmia”.Described as a "military and patriotic" organisation, YunArmia – for girls as well as boys – has been criticised as an echo of Hitler Youth.

Russia's wealthiest UK-based oligarchs has pleaded for sympathy, claiming that his family “don't understand how to survive on their own”. Worth a staggering £4 billion, 67-year-old Petr (or Pyotr) Aven who lives in St James's in central London has had his bank accounts and assets frozen in both the UK and Europe.