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Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone to be charged with fraud over assets

stone will be charged with Simon York, of Her Majes-
fraud by false representa- ty's Revenue and Customs, The case is expected to be
tion following a govern- said the announcement fol- heard at Westminster Mag-
ment investigation into lowed a "complex and world- istrates' Court in London on
his overseas assets, British wide" investigation into the Aug. 22.
prosecutors said Monday. 91-year-old businessman's Ecclestone headed Formula
finances. One racing and controlled
Chief Crown Prosecutor "The criminal charge relates the sport for for four decades
Andrew Penhale said after to projected tax liabilities from the 1970s to 2017, when
reviewing evidence from the arising from more than 400 he stepped down as chief ex-
tax office, authorities have million pounds of offshore ecutive and Liberty Media
authorized a charge against assets which were concealed took over the series.
Ecclestone over his failure from Her Majesty's Revenue
to declare overseas assets and Customs," he said. He was arrested in Brazil in
worth more than 400 million "Our message is clear — no May for carrying a gun in
pounds ($477 million). one is beyond our reach," his luggage while boarding a
(AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Eccle- York added. plane.

Ronaldo 'not for sale,' Man United manager

Ten Hag says

(AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo to personal issues," Ten Hag success together."
is "not for sale," Manches- said at a press conference.
ter United manager Erik "We are planning with Cris- Ronaldo returned to United
ten Hag said Monday. tiano Ronaldo for this season from Juventus last season
so that's it. I'm looking for- after 12 years away from
The team is in Thailand ward to working with him." Old Trafford but the team
for a preseason tour but the finished in sixth place and
37-year-old forward didn't The Portugal star has report- only qualified for the Eu-
make the trip due to an un- edly asked to leave United. ropa League rather than the
specified family issue, amid "He hasn't told me this. I more prestigious Champions
doubts over his future at the have read but what I say is League.
club. Cristiano is not for sale," Ten
Hag said. "Cristiano is in our United will also travel to
"He's not with us and it's due plans and we want to (have) Australia as part of its tour.

Federer unranked for 1st time in 25 years; Djokovic to No. 7

(AP) — Roger Federer dropped Federer had appeared in the singles at the All England Club but now has third operation on his right knee in
out of the ATP rankings entirely rankings every week since he made zero points because the rankings are a span of about 18 months. Federer,
for the first time in a quarter- his debut at age 16 in September based on a player's results over the who turns 41 on Aug. 8, intends to
century on Monday, while Novak 1997, tied for 803rd, and held the previous 52 weeks — and he has not make his return to tournament play
Djokovic slid four spots to No. 7 a record for most time at No. 1 until competed at all since reaching the in his native Switzerland in Octo-
day after winning Wimbledon for Djokovic broke it. Wimbledon quarterfinals a year ago. ber and said during an appearance at
the seventh time. Centre Court last weekend that he
Federer was 97th before play began Shortly after that loss, Federer had his hopes he can play at Wimbledon next
year.

Djokovic's drop and that of runner-
up Nick Kyrgios from No. 40 to No.
45 despite reaching the first Grand
Slam final of his career are a result of
the decisions by the WTA and ATP
to not award any ranking points for
Wimbledon in response to the All
England Club's ban on athletes from
Russia and Belarus over the war in
Ukraine.

On Monday, Djokovic, Kyrgios and
all other players lost whatever points
they earned at Wimbledon in 2021,
while not gaining any benefit from
how they performed during this fort-
night.

Daniil Medvedev, who is Russian,
stayed atop the men's rankings af-
ter not being allowed to compete at
Wimbledon. He won last year's U.S.
Open and was the runner-up at this
year's Australian Open.