The BBC has dropped John Inverdale as the main face of its Wimbledon coverage, two years after he sparked a storm for making sexist comments about women’s champion Marion Bartoli.
Inverdale’s position presenting the nightly highlights show has been handed to Clare Balding, who took over his Radio 5 Live Wimbledon presenting duties last year.
The 57-year old has not been dropped from the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage completely – he will still work as part of the corporation’s commentating team – but Inverdale is not mentioned in the corporation’s promotional material or pictured with the main presenting team.