Wimbledon chiefs have increased the total prize money on offer at the grass-court tournament to 16.1 million pounds ($26 million) in a bid to satisfy calls for a fairer distribution of the wealth at grand slams.
Despite losing skipper to red card, courageous Chelsea fights back to enter final after thrilling match at Camp Nou
Chelsea captain John Terry apologized for his red card moment of madness against Barcelona on Tuesday that will rule him out of next month's Champions League final.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola rallied to the support of Lionel Messi after the Argentinian star's penalty miss that almost certainly cost his team a place in the Champions League final.
Nan Yong, former director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, was accused of accepting 1.48 million yuan ($235,000) in bribes.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's penalty shootout saves secured Bayern Munich a Champions League final against Chelsea in their own Allianz Arena.
Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Wei Di on Wednesday warned against a "rebound in corruption" in the sport in the future.
World number eight Li Na needed a tie break to grab the first set against Czech Lucie Safarova but got a quick early break to clinch a 7-6 6-4 victory.
An heroic Chelsea survived the dismissal of captain John Terry to eliminate holders Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate and clinch a place in the Champions League final.
factfile of Nan Yong, the former head of Chinese soccer who stood trial for taking bribes on Wednesday morning
Former Chinese soccer chief Nan Yong has been charged with 17 counts of taking bribes worth 1.48 million yuan ($235,000).
Factfile: Nan Yong
Special: Tackling Football Corruption
Andy Murray comfortably beat Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 6-2 in his first match at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday to book his place in the last 16.
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