Sport’s golden moments don’t glisten for all, not least Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic hasn’t harmed anyone. He hasn’t broken any marital vows or government laws but his sin in confessing to being “bored” during first round loss is the ultimate no-no in the realm of sports, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Wimbledon doesn’t normally do near enough to grab our attention until the first week’s Pimm’s and strawberries have been and gone but the cautionary tale that is Bernard Tomic and his all-too-easy departure from SW17 earlier this week stands out from the usual procession of straight-set sorties and storm-in-a-teacup controversies.

Sports stars have committed all sorts of heinous crimes without impinging on their popularity.