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Wimbledon chief executive Richard Lewis set to step down after 2020 tournament
• 5 years agoUnder CEO Richard Lewis, Wimbledon saw a remarkable 160% increase in player prize money, Court No. 1 was rebuilt and the grass-court season was extended
Wimbledon 2019: 12th seed Fabio Fognini to be fined for on-court outburst; Nick Kyrgios to be let off for aiming at Nadal's body
• 6 years agoItalian 12th seed Fabio Fognini will be fined for saying 'a bomb should explode at Wimbledon'' during his third-round match against Tennys Sandgren
Wimbledon 2019: Andy Murray's security a concern, can play only on show courts, says All England Club chief executive
• 6 years agoAndy Murray who will be marking his return to tennis with the men's doubles at Wimbledon 2019, can only play on the show courts due to security reasons
Wimbledon 2018: Venus Williams lauds organisers for giving female stars top billing in show courts
• 7 years agoAfter years of being criticised for prioritising male stars like Roger Federer and Andy Murray, Wimbledon bosses have bowed to pressure and Venus, a five-time champion at the grass-court Grand Slam, was quick to salute the move.
Wimbledon 2018: Rafael Nadal slams new shot clock rule, says 'it's all about business'
• 7 years agoRafael Nadal insisted Tuesday that plans by Wimbledon to introduce a 25-second shot clock will kill off the sport's capacity for epic Grand Slam confrontations.
U-23 World Wrestling Championship: Bajrang Punia, Vinod Kumar bag silver medals for India
• 7 years agoAsian champion Bajrang Punia and Vinod Kumar settled for silver medals at the U-23 World Wrestling Championship in Poland after losing their respective finals as India finished with three medals at the event.
Wimbledon 2017: Andy Murray joins sexism debate and calls for equal representation on big show courts
• 8 years agoAndy Murray slammed the 'unfair' Wimbledon scheduling as top women players were shunted onto the outside courts on "Manic Monday", while the big four of men's tennis took centre-stage.
Wimbledon 2017: Security ramped up at All England Club after London terror attacks
• 8 years agoUnder-cover surveillance spotters, firearms officers and protective barriers are in place to protect the two-week tournament, which typically sees around 40,000 people per day visiting the site.