Doubles partner of tennis legend passes at 79

THE doubles partner of Billie Jean King has passed away at the age of 79.

Australian Owen Davidson was a 13 times grand slam winner with eight of those wins whilst partnered with Billie Jean King.

He also reached the singles finals at Wimbledon in 1966.

From 1967 to 1970 he was head pro at the All­England Club as well as being the coach of the British Davis Cup team. He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010

Billie Jean took to Twitter to pay tribute to her former tennis partner. She said that Davisdon had proudly represented Australia and that he was a long­time friend to both her and llana.

She said he was the only man with whom she could have won eight mixed doubles and that although her heart was broken, she had a lifetime of wonderful memories.

Australian, Rod Laver also wrote on Twitter, commenting that Davidson

MMA fighter shot dead by police after violent bar fight

MMA fighter Mauro Chaulet has been killed after he was shot dead by a police officer, following an altercation at a bar.

According to a news source, the incident happened in Porto Alegre in Brazil around midnight, after a female companion of the 34 ­ year ­ old became involved in an argument with another woman, who was accompanied by a military police officer.

The officer was reportedly off duty at the time and the incident got aggravated further after a gun was pulled out by him at the Aum Bar in the Floresta neighbourhood.

As per the local media, Chaulet shot the officer in the groin, after he disarmed him and was then shot himself in the back, while his female companion was shot in the stomach twice.

Chaulet then reportedly tried to drive away from the scene and was then chased by the police.

He was then shot dead at the scene after his car crashed into another vehicle at Rua Almirante Barroso.

Both the military police officer and Chaulet’s companion were rushed to the hospital and are now out of danger.

was a fellow left­handed player and a great sporting champion.

The player was famous for his strong left hand, he beat John Clifton in the first round of the British Hard­

Court Championships which took place in Bournemouth. He was only one of three players to win all four major mixed doubles tournaments in the same year, 1967.

Chelsea reach agreement to appoint new manager

CHELSEA have reportedly reached an agreement with Mauricio Pochettino to be the club’s next manager.

According to BBC Sport, the Argentine 51 ­ yearold former Tottenham boss is expected to take the role at the end of the season. He will become the sixth permanent manager at Stamford Bridge in the last five years.

Frank Lampard is currently looking after the players in the role of interim manager following the sacking of Graham Potter in early April.

The team has endured a spell of just one win in the last 11 matches, including eight defeats, and are languishing in 11th spot in the table. Hopes of qualifying for any European football next season appear to be well out of their reach now.

Their hopes of a successful Champions League run came to an abrupt end at the hands of Real Madrid in the quarter­final stage.

Pochettion was the favourite to land the Chelsea job after former Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann turned down the opportunity to replace Potter.

He has been out of work since the summer of 2022 after parting company with Ligue 1 giants PSG. Prior to managing Spurs, Pochettino was in charge at Southampton. In March of this year, he rejected an offer to rejoin Tottenham after they fired Antonio Conte.