9-Year-Old Tennis Girl Banned for Grunting

9-year-old Lauryn Edwards has been banned from her tennis club for grunting. An opposing player complained about Edwards's grunts, and she was then banned. Edwards looks up to Russian star player Maria Sharapova, whose grunts have caused controversy.

Edwards, who has been playing tennis since she was 4, said: "It feels natural to do my noise. I'm not faking it. It makes me play better. When I don't do it, I don't play my best tennis. And now people have told me I can't play if I do it."

The tennis club told her father, Duncan, that if he guaranteed she'd stop grunting, she would be allowed back on the court. His reply was, What do they want me to do? Put Band-Aids over her mouth? They made her cry on the court when they told her."

Source: sports.espn.go.com

Spy Row Not Over for McLaren

Ron Dennis, McLaren team boss, has been summoned to an Italian magistrate's court in relation to last year's Formula One spy row which saw McLaren kicked out of the constructors' championship and copping a big fine.

Ferrari has taken legal action in Italy, despite the Formula One's FIA -- the sport's governing body -- considering the matter done and dealt with. McLaren have confirmed the summons, and added three other team execs will also be heard in the court.

Source: BBC