Tennis star Boris Becker has been jailed for two years and six months for flouting the terms of his 2017 bankruptcy.

The 54-year-old was earlier this month found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account and failing to declare a property in his home town of Leimen in Germany.

The former men's world number one and three-time Wimbledon champion was also convicted of hiding an €825,000 (almost £700,000) bank loan and 75,000 shares in a tech firm.

It followed a trial at Southwark Crown Court in central London on charges under the Insolvency Act.

He was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, including two Wimbledon trophies, to avoid paying his debts.

The six-time Grand Slam champion told jurors his $50m (about £38m) career earnings were swallowed up by an expensive divorce to his first wife Barbara Becker, child maintenance payments and "expensive lifestyle commitments".

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