BBC AUDIENCES OUTRAGED OVER ‘SEXIST’ WIMBLEDON COMMENT

“This is appalling. Tennis is one of the worst offenders in sport in terms of the focus on women athletes’ looks and the BBC needs to take action,” Sue Tibbals, chief executive of the Women’s Sports and Fitness Foundation, told Reuters.

“I thought Bartoli was an absolute inspiration, so spirited and gutsy, and she does not deserve these outrageous remarks. This is not a one-off event from this presenter.”

A BBC spokesman, however, said the corporation had apologised and so had Inverdale and that there were no plans for further action to be taken.”

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