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                                                                                                       sports Diamars 22 maart 2022

                           Boris Becker accused of hiding tennis trophies during trial


            (AP)  —  Former  tennis
            champion  Boris  Becker
            went  on  trial  Monday  in
            London for allegedly con-
            cealing  property  —  in-
            cluding  nine  trophies  —
            from  bankruptcy  trustees
            and  dodging  his  obliga-
            tion  to  disclose  financial
            information  to  settle  his
            debts.
            Prosecutors  said  Becker,  54,
            “acted dishonestly” when he
            hid or failed to hand over as-
            sets  before  and  after  he  was
            declared  bankrupt  in  June
            2017. He is on trial charged  and  his  1992  Olympic  gold  825,000-euro bank loan.   Chaulkley  said.  “The  pros-  day next to a German trans-
            with 24 counts under insol-  medal.                                                    ecution  say  Mr.  Becker  did  lator.  The  former  world
            vency laws.                                               Becker, who is on bail, denies  this both before and after the  No.  1  and  six-time  Grand
                                         Becker is accused of conceal-  all charges.               date of his bankruptcy agree-  Slam champion collected 49
            Prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley  ing 1.13 million euros ($1.25                             ment  by  not  disclosing,  not  singles titles out of 77 finals
            said  the  assets  include  tro-  million)  from  the  sale  of  a  “It is the prosecution case ...  providing,  or  delivering  up,  during his 16 years as a pro-
            phies  such  as  the  1985  and  Mercedes  car  dealership  he  that in various ways he effec-  or removing assets or things  fessional tennis player.
            1989 Wimbledon men’s sin-    owned in Germany. He also  tively hid from, or made un-   of value.”
            gles title, his Australian Open  allegedly failed to declare two  available to, those responsible                   The  trial  is  expected  to  last
            trophies from 1991 and 1996  German properties and hid a  for  identifying  the  assets,”  Becker sat in the dock Mon-  for several weeks.


                             Maryland hires Seton Hall’s Willard as basketball coach


            (AP) - Kevin Willard and  Maryland,  meanwhile,  has  (athletic  director)  Damon  Turgeon  followed,  and  the  nated from this year’s NCAA
            Maryland both achieved a  made the second round four  Evans for trusting me to re-     results  weren’t  up  to  that  Tournament,  Willard  can-
            degree of success over the  times  since  2015,  but  with  energize this proud program  standard,  particularly  in  the  didly  said  if  he  wasn’t  back
            past decade.                 only  one  Sweet  16  appear-  as  we  look  to  galvanize  our  NCAA Tournament.      with  the  Pirates,  he’d  love
                                         ance. The Terrapins were in  passionate  fan  base  with  a                            for Shaheen Holloway to be
            Now  they’re  teaming  up  in  the  market  for  a  new  coach  gritty,  hard-working  style  of  So  Willard  moves  from  the  there. Holloway, who played
            the hope that bigger and bet-  after  Mark  Turgeon’s  de-  basketball.  Having  coached  Big East to the Big Ten after  at Seton Hall, coached 15th-
            ter things are on the horizon.  parture  in  early  December.  against  Maryland  several  seven  20-win  seasons  with  seeded Saint Peter’s into the
                                         Assistant  Danny  Manning  times and at XFINITY Cen-      the Pirates.                 Sweet  16  this  year;  the  Pea-
            Willard  is  taking  over  as  took  over  as  interim  coach,  ter, I know how Terp fans feel                      cocks  face  Purdue  later  this
            Maryland’s  basketball  coach  and the Terps went 15-17 for  about their team and under-  “Kevin Willard was a proven  week.
            after  a  dozen  seasons  at  Se-  their first losing season since  stand their expectations.”  winner in the Big East while
            ton  Hall.  The  Terrapins  an-  1993.                                                 at Seton Hall,” Williams said.  Seton Hall said it would be-
            nounced  the  hire  Monday,                               Those expectations are high.  “The  intensity  level  of  his  gin a search for Willard’s suc-
            three days after Seton Hall’s  “I  have  always  admired  the  When Willard arrived at Se-  teams reflect the passion that  cessor.
            season  ended  with  a  loss  to  Maryland  basketball  pro-  ton  Hall,  the  Pirates  had  Kevin will bring to our team
            TCU in the NCAA Tourna-      gram,  and  being  named  the  missed  the  NCAAs  four  and the university.”          “I’ve  had  the  pleasure  of
            ment. Willard took the Pirates  new  head  coach  of  one  of  straight  years.  In  that  con-                     working  with  Kevin  for  10
            to five of the last six NCAA  the  biggest  brands  in  col-  text, he brought the program  Maryland  scheduled  a  news  of his 12 years here at Seton
            tournaments,  although  they  lege  basketball  is  a  tremen-  to  a  higher  level.  Maryland,  conference for Tuesday night.  Hall, and I want to thank him
            made the second round only  dous honor,” Willard said in  on  the  other  hand,  won  a                             for  his  phenomenal  leader-
            once.                        a  statement.  “Thank  you  to  national  title  in  2002  under  “We are thrilled to welcome  ship of our men’s basketball
                                         President (Darryll) Pines and  Gary  Williams.  That’s  who  Kevin to the Terrapin family,”  program  and  for  helping
                                                                                                   Evans  said.  “We  are  excited  our student-athletes become
                                                                                                   about the future of Maryland  the best possible versions of
                                                                                                   basketball with Kevin leading  themselves,” Seton Hall ath-
                                                                                                   the way.”                    letic director Bryan Felt said.
                                                                                                                                “Kevin came in and immedi-
                                                                                                   Willard won 225 games at Se-  ately  changed  the  culture  of
                                                                                                   ton Hall, surpassing P.J. Car-  our program and built it into
                                                                                                   lesimo earlier this season for  a  perennial  Big  East  cham-
                                                                                                   second place on the school’s  pionship  and  NCAA  Tour-
                                                                                                   career  list.  The  Pirates  won  nament  contender  with  stu-
                                                                                                   the  Big  East  Tournament  in  dent-athletes who succeed in
                                                                                                   2016  and  a  regular-season  the  classroom  and  represent
                                                                                                   title in 2020. In that respect,  the university in a first-class
                                                                                                   Willard endured a similar fate  manner.”
                                                                                                   to Turgeon — they arguably
                                                                                                   had their best teams at Seton  Before  taking  over  the  Se-
                                                                                                   Hall  and  Maryland  in  2020,  ton  Hall  program,  Wil-
                                                                                                   when  the  NCAA  Tourna-     lard  coached  Iona  for  three
                                                                                                   ment  was  called  off  because  seasons.  His  father  Ralph
                                                                                                   of the coronavirus pandemic.  coached  Western  Kentucky,
                                                                                                   The Terps tied for first in the  Pittsburgh  and  Holy  Cross,
                                                                                                   Big Ten that season.         winning  336  games  and  go-
                                                                                                                                ing  to  the  NCAA  Tourna-
                                                                                                   After  Seton  Hall  was  elimi-  ment six times.
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