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Lisa Kennedy The poster for the documentary “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story” is cleverly acerbic. Against a white background stands one of the more derided — and more recently celebrated, via last year’s sports biopic, “King Richard” — figures in professional sports: Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard. He’s got a tennis racket in his hand and is clad in throwback tennis whites.

Rafael Nadal’s time in Wimbledon has come to an end. The tennis player was forced to pull out of the semi-final Thursday due to an abdominal strain he had been suffering from since the quarter-final.

Tour de France after colliding with a fan but still managed to complete the stage.The Italian rider endured a nasty crash with an onlooker on Stage 5 - but still managed to finish the stage before being forced to retire. The 35-year-old hit the individual who strayed too close to the proceedings, resulting in serious injury on the cobbles.

Venus Williams was not afraid to call out these questions. After winning her first-round match with fellow tennis star Jamie Murray against Michael Venus and Alicja Rosolska on Saturday, the tennis pro shut down an eyebrow-raising line of questioning during a press conference at Wimbledon.«Are you in it to win it? Or is it the first target to get past the third round where Serena and Andy became a cropper?» a reporter asked the duo in a video of the exchange from the BBC that has since gone viral. The question references Venus' sister Serena Williams and Jamie's brother Andy Murray, who were both defeated in earlier rounds of the tennis tournament's singles competition.«What kind of question is that?» Venus asked, looking over at Jamie seemingly confused.«We're in it for a stroll,» she sarcastically responded to the reporter.

Venus Williams isn’t here for it! The athlete clapped back to a reporter who asked her and fellow tennis star Jamie Murray shady questions about their siblings. After winning the mixed doubles competition at Wimbledon, a journalist asked the duo if they had intentions to become better than Serena Williams and Andy Murray.

Game, set, match! Venus Williams kept it real while answering questions with fellow tennis star Jamie Murray at a press conference over the weekend — especially when asked about sister Serena Williams.

Venus Williams had the best response after a journalist questioned whether she wanted to go all the way in Wimbledon.

Wimbledon stars were reportedly forced to go braless during the tournament in 2014.SW19 rules state that all players, male and female, must adhere to the competition's strict all-white dress code. This also applies to undergarments, including bras.

Wimbledon officials during his round of 16 clash against Brandon Nakashima on Monday (July 4) by instantly breaking strict dress code regulations.The controversial Aussie was looking to secure his first Grand Slam quarter-final spot in the singles draw since way back in 2015 - and strolled onto the court wearing bright red and white Nike Dunk Low trainers.Wimbledon's strict all-white clothing policy says that all white clothing needs to be worn as soon as the player is on the court - with Kyrgios only changing to white shoes after sitting on his chair before warming up. READ MORE: Venus Williams had to change her bra mid-match after Wimbledon officials complained The rules state: "Competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white and this applies from the point at which the player enters the court surround."Despite the disregard for the rules, Kyrgios is unlikely to be fined more than he has already paid out this tournament in clashes against Phil Jubb and Stefanos Tsitsipas.The 27-year-old was fined £8,200 for spitting in the direction of fans during his win over the Brit - and a further £3,200 for his an audible obscenity in the later clash. With Nick Kyrgios win a Grand Slam tournament during his career? Tell us in the comments section belowWimbledon's strict dress code has been pushed to the limit throughout the history of the tournament, with Anne White told to change after wearing a catsuit in 1985.White was asked to change during a first-round clash against fifth seed Pam Shriver - and she did so before before losing the match.She later said: "I had no idea it would be so controversial."More recently in 2017, Venus Williams also flouted the historic dress code regulations.Having

Wimbledon is well known for having strict dress code regulations that have been pushed to the limits by professional stars throughout it's 145-year history. Although the guidelines clearly state that the tennis attire of players must be almost entirely white - more extroverted players have chosen to flaunt those rules and even risked being reprimanded by officials.

Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova has said she is 'gutted' to have missed out on attending the 100th anniversary of SW19's Centre Court this afternoon after testing positive for coronavirus. Navratilova only tested positive for the virus this morning ahead of the long-awaited celebrations at lunchtime, before Heather Watson kicked off play on the court with an unfortunate loss to Germany's Niemeier. The tennis legend tweeted: 'I am gutted I can't be there' ahead of the celebration, which featured a surprise appearance from Sir Cliff Richard and finished with a live performance from British singer Freya Ridings.

Wimbledon officials back in 2017 after flouting their historic dress code regulations - but she wasn't at all keen to talk about it after. The American overcame Elise Mertens 7-6 6-4 on Centre Court in their first round clash, having broken tradition by wearing a rule-breaking pink bra.Deciding not to risk a punishment, the seven-time singles Grand Slam winner changed the undergarment after a short break, with an official later stating: "Underwear should be white." READ MORE: Stunning Katie Boulter has tennis star boyfriend, was snapped by Vogue and loves footie In response to a press conference query, Williams said: "What pink bra? I don’t like talking about bras in press conferences. It’s weird."I don’t want to talk about my undergarments.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards and, in the time since it happened, a plethora of people have spoken out on the matter. However, Smith himself has been keeping a low profile since the night the polarizing moment occurred. Updates on the star’s status have mostly come by way of insiders for the most part.

Amanda Holden cheekily flashed her derrière in a photo taken in a bid to recreate Martin Elliott’s ‘Tennis Girl’.Taken in 1976, the photo was first published in a calendar by retailer Athena for the 1977 Silver Jubilee. Amanda, 51, shared the racy snap on Instagram alongside Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, 40. Getting into the Wimbledon spirit, Ashley and Amanda dressed in short white tennis skirts, vest tops and trainers, while holding up racquets.To complete her look, Amanda donned a sweatband across her head in true Venus Williams style.

Nicola Peltz is opening up about some of the random guests that were at her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham back in April.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has been pictured at the LA Dodgers Charity Gala with his family, just a day after deeming English football 'undervalued'. The 48-year-old was snapped with his wife, Katie, and his three children at the sixth episode of the now-annual charity event, which was attended by several other celebrities including Venus Williams and Rachel Leigh Cook.  The sell-out event was headlined by a performance from Jennifer Lopez, with net proceedings benefitting the LADF charity.

While Dodger Stadium normally welcomes over 50,000 fans on any given day, it welcomed several well-dressed celebs and fans for a good cause, including Venus Williams.The 42-year-old tennis legend hit the red carpet at theLos Angeles Dodgers Foundation Annual Blue Diamond Gala at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.She was joined by other celebs such as Rachel Leigh Cook, EJ Johnson and several current and former members of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. Good cause:While Dodger Stadium normally welcomes over 50,000 fans on any given day, it welcomed several well-dressed celebs and fans for a good cause, including Venus WilliamsWilliams was all smiles with a form-fitting knee-length black dress with a lacy black bra seen peeking out from the dress.Her long auburn locks fell over her shoulder as she completed her look with a pair of black pumps.

Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz fed guests £3 burgers from her billionaire dad's fast-food chain at their £3 million wedding.The couple presented party goers at their reception with the options of cheeseburgers, fries and chicken nuggets from a Wendy's food truck – which Brooklyn boasted was his "perfect" idea.David Beckham's eldest son, 23, told the new issue of British Vogue magazine: "It was my idea – a perfect final touch."Heiress Nicola said: “We didn’t eat at all until we got to the Wendy’s truck, and then I had three burgers.”Nicola's billionaire businessman father Nelson Peltz, 79, is the Wendy's chain's chairman and a major investor.Fortunately for the high society guests, they were also served Halibut, filet mignon and a vegan osso buco as the main meal, with the head table full of dates as they are the actress' favorite fruit.The pair munched food alongside celebrity guest friends including Gordon Ramsey, actress Eva Longoria, 47, and tennis champion sisters Venus Williams, 41, and Serena, 40.Despite comparisons between their extravagant wedding and the one thrown by Brooklyn's parents, David and Victoria, Nicola insisted the inspiration was the late David Bowie's marriage to model Iman.In their first interview since tying the knot at Nicola's sprawling £76 million family estate on April 9th, she said:"Their wedding was incredible, but the wedding we were most inspired by was Iman and David Bowie's."Nicola explained: “When the world was in lockdown, we went through different variations of what a wedding would look like. We weren’t sure if we should do a small one earlier and then a big party.“Eventually, we decided we wanted the big wedding as soon as it was possible to do it safely.

Serena and Venus Williams hold hands while arriving at the F1 Grand Prix of Miami held at Miami International Autodrome over the weekend in Miami, Fla.