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Deceased man’s Wimbledon bet wins $155K for Oxfam

Source: CNN, Jul 10 2012, 11:50am CDT

Nicholas Newlife has been dead for three years, but he’s just given anti-poverty charity Oxfam a sizable boost – thanks to a bet he made years ago on tennis star Roger Federer. Newlife, of Oxfordshire, England, bet £1,520 ($2,350) at 66-1 odd ...

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UFXMarkets to Sponsor Wimbledon Broadcast

Source: PRWeb | Jun 20 2013, 2:40am CDT

UFXMarkets is proud to sponsor Canal+ and Canal+ Sport’s broadcast of the biggest tennis tournament of the year. The Wimbledon Championships will be held in London from June 24th through July 7th. Over 350 million people tune in ...

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Wimbledon: By the numbers

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onenews.co.nz breaks down the key numbers heading into the world's top grasscourt tennis tournament. 1356 The number of years since the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club held its first Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon. In 1877 the only even ...

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