Crowds burn tennis star's effigy after safe sex remarks

Midriff-baring Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said she is opposed to premarital sex – as angry crowds burned effigies of the 19-year-old Muslim known for her short skirts over earlier remarks she made advocating safe sex.

“I would like to clearly say on record that I could not possibly justify premarital sex, as it is a very big sin in Islam and one which I believe will not be forgiven by Allah,” India’s first woman to reach the fourth round of any Grand Slam tennis tournament said in a statement yesterday.