According to the Inquiry, the officials of Greyhound racing NSW have refused to submit information of individual involved in live baiting to RSPCA due to privacy concerns.

The stewards of greyhound racing were told to “downplay” greyhound injuries and deaths to avoid negative publicity, the inquiry into the greyhound racing industry heard.

The special commission in charge of greyhound racing was told that the diary, which contained “valuable information”, was taken during a raid in February, 2015 on an anonymous trainer who was suspected of using live animals to train greyhounds in his property in Sydney.

David O’Shannessy, who is RSPCA’s chief inspector, told the commission of inquiry on Thursday that the society had asked Greyhound racing NSW to pinpoint the people in the diary that had a list of Christina names alongside telephone numbers.

David said the racing organization was not going to assist in the case unless they received a formal notice that prompt them to release the information.

On the other hand, RSPCA did not think it was necessary in the circumstances and did not want to be seen doing anything that will jeopardize any awaiting court cases.

The special commission was setup following last year’s scandal on live baiting that forced the industry to shake up.

The former CEO of Greyhound racing NSW, Brent Hogan alongside other board members had to step down from their positions after the scandal broke.

The inquiry was told that the stewards of greyhound racing were told to “cease” from offering too much information regarding injuries and deaths of greyhounds, because the industry was going to be affected by negative publicity.

The chief inspector of RSPCA said they had received a number of complaints within a year regarding greyhounds but the number rose to 100 in 2015 after the exposure of live baiting. With regards to that, the CEO of greyhound was recalled to provide evidence to the inquiry.

34-year-old Serena Williams is America’s professional tennis player with over30 titles in the both Grand slams and Olympic gold medals. Serena pulled out of this years’ Teninis Open to be held in Qatar because of flu.

Williams said, “ I have come down with flu and this does not make me feel 100 percent. I need to take this time off to recover but I look forward to going back to Doha and seeing my fans soon.”

At 34, Williams is still ranked number 1 by Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) in women’s singles tennis. Her passion and ability in making shots among other players makes her the greatest female tennis player in history, a status she boosted with a trio of major titles in 2015.

The only thing that seems to slow her down are injuries. However, all the trainings and matches over the past two years have taken a combined toll. Therefore, if an ailment pops ups, for instance knee problems during any Open, then it becomes a major concern.

Serena is the youngest daughter of Richard and Oracene Williams. Together with her sister Venus, they have grown to becoming great sports champions. Therefore, at this stage of her career, the most important thing for her is to be healthy as close as 100% for top events even if it means participating in smaller tournaments. The main question as for now is how this flu could affect her availability for most majors.

Serena holds most of the titles in major doubles, singles and mixed doubles than other active tennis players. She has won 2 titles in mixed doubles, 13 titles in doubles and 19 in singles. Therefore, it is important that she get back to full strength so that she may continue being the gold standard of women’s tennis.