Court throws out huge claim

– A Swiss court has rejected a €36.5 million claim against tennis legend Boris Becker by a former business partner, according to a judgment published on Monday.

Swiss businessman Hans-Dieter Cleven claimed the German former world No 1 owed him 40 million Swiss francs (€36.5 million), after Becker was declared bankrupt by a court in London last month.

Becker has denied he is bankrupt. –

Geneva