Boris Becker jailed for two-and-a-half years after breaking bankruptcy terms

Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years at Southwark Crown Court after he was found guilty of four charges relating to his bankruptcy five years ago.

The former world number one, 54, who was declared bankrupt in June 2017, was jailed for hiding £2.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.

He owed creditors almost £50m, over an unpaid loan of more than £3m on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.

BBC commentator Becker transferred almost €427,000 (around £390,000) from his business account to others, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely "Lilly" Becker.

The father-of-four also failed to declare his share in a £1m property in his home town of Leimen, Germany, hid an €825,000 (almost £700,000) bank loan - worth £1.1m with interest - and concealed 75,000 shares in a tech firm, valued at £66,000.

Becker was found guilty of four offences under the Insolvency Act between 21 June and 3 October 2017 earlier this month.

He told jurors his $50m career earnings were swallowed up by an expensive divorce to his first wife Barbara, child maintenance payments and "expensive lifestyle commitments".

Becker was previously handed a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion worth £1.7m (around £1.4m) in Germany in 2002.