From Mike Tyson to Boris Becker and DJ Carey – the best sports books of 2025
It is a vintage year for biographies, memoirs and deep dives into sport’s darker sides
Boris Becker
Celebrity Bear Hunt review: This is the funniest thing Netflix has put on for ages, with the token Irish person to keep us watching
Blending deft touches of sadism and unintentional laughs, it’s hard to imagine this show with Bear Grylls and Una Healy being anything other than a massive hit
‘They patronise the north’: Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on why he lost faith in Westminster
Labour veteran is making a bid for a third term as the directly elected mayor and ‘King of the North’
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch this week
Ralf Little returns as the neurotic but brilliant detective Neville Parker while The Hairy Bikers are going west
Boris Becker’s daughter wins German equivalent of Dancing with the Stars
Anna Ermakova wants to establish identity for herself in her own right beyond parents’ infamous brief encounter, say reports
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker: A long, gripping ride from teen prodigy to financial basket-case
Television: Becker remains an enigma throughout this exhaustive – occasionally exhausting – film
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker: Gripping film about star’s astonishing rise and spectacular fall
Oscar-winner Alex Gibney charted tennis titan’s path from fortunes and trophies to squatters and prison
DUP seeks to distance itself from Paisley’s downbeat Windsor Framework reaction
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson and former president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, also weighed in on Thursday
A-Z of the Sporting Year: A bad start for Novak Djokovic, an untimely end for Eddie Jones
Heady days for Katie Taylor, Irish cricket and laser-eyed Pat Spillane; and a heck of a time for tennis, Roy Keane, Phil Mickelson and many more.
Boris Becker faces UK deportation after serving eight months of jail term
Former Wimbledon champion was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding assets to avoid paying debts
Boris Becker could face deportation from UK, Home Office confirms
Former tennis champion’s potential case could set post-Brexit legal precedent
Boris Becker jailed for 2½ years for hiding assets to avoid paying debts
Former Wimbledon champion who owed nearly £50m was declared bankrupt in 2017
Boris Becker does not know where Wimbledon trophies are, court hears
Former champion accused of failing to hand over some titles when declared bankrupt
Ash Barty’s shock retirement gives tennis plenty to ponder
World number one is putting her mental health before the demands of the game
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