Headlines that hum

Hats off to the sub who came up with this headline for a feature in The Times of India Crest Edition (June 30) on the Sania Mirza-Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi controversy:

NEW BALLS PLEASE

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Hats off to the DNA sub who came up with this headline for the news report of the Wimbledon men's singles final match between Roger Federer and Andy Murray:

GREAT BEATS BRITON

ADDITIONAL READING:

• Headline headaches and other bloopers

• DNA's headline blooper

• For subs everywhere, the Obama-Osama headline conundrum

• A question of illiteracy

• And, finally, from the Daily Writing Tips blog: 7 Types of Headline Headaches