They are the soundtrack of sport this summer, but vuvuzelas will not be making a racket at Wimbledon, organisers said.  The droning football World Cup horns have been banned by the All England Club amid fears they could distract the players.

The world's favourite tennis tournament will be a World Cup-free zone, with no games in South Africa being played on the big screens at London SW19.

"We understand that people would like to follow the World Cup but there are plenty of ways to do that without watching it here on the big screens."

The usual fortnight of indifferent weather, tonnes of strawberries and British sporting agony begins on Monday 21 June 2010.

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