Ore waltzes out of SW19

WINNING Strictly Come Dancing’s Glitterball doesn’t seem to have been enough to earn BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba a place on the team for Wimbledon. The press release announcing the line-up made play of Oduba replacing Garry Richardson this year but there has been no sign of him at the All England Club this week.

A BBC spokeswoman said: ‘We have a great roster of reporters at Wimbledon. A congestion of commitments meant Ore was not able to join the team this year.’ What wasn’t explained was why these commitments were taken on after Ore had been announced as a Wimbledon reporter. lANDY

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