On Women’s Sports day, I reflected on the last 25 years where I have seen the struggle to promote gender equality in sports, seemingly to no avail. I recall representing Lisa Leslie, arguably the grea...
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Serena Williams, Justin Timberlake invest in Tiger Woods’ new venture
Co-founders Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Founder, CEO Mike McCarley Courtesy: TMRWSports Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s new sports startup — which is already planning a new golf league —...
Serena Williams Says She’s ‘Not Retired’—She Would Join A League Of Sporting Giants Who Made A Comeback
Topline Serena Williams says she has “not retired” from tennis and will likely return to the sport in the future, the latest sporting star to tease a comeback after indicating she would finish her leg...
Elisabeth Moss Explains Why June Helps Serena Deliver Her Baby
Elisabeth Moss and Yvonne Strahovski in Season 5 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ on Hulu. PHOTO COURTESY OF HULU. Why would former Handmaid June Osborne help Serena Waterford, the woman who...
US Tennis Player Serena Williams’ VC Firm Leads Ugandan Fintech’s $12.3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Round – Fintech Bitcoin News
The Uganda-based digital lending fintech startup, Numida, has said it will start offering its services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in other African countries. Numida’s plans to offer...
Thanks To Serena, Frances, Carlos & Coco, U.S. Open Audience Up 50% From 2021
FILE – Billie Jean King, left, meets with Serena Williams, of the United States, after Williams … [+] defeated Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis ...
Billie Jean King Says Serena Has A Special ‘Magic’ That Makes Her The Best Of All Time
Tennis Legends: Billie Jean King poses with Serena Williams prior to the Women’s Singles finals at … [+] the 2018 US Open, September 8, 2018. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Getty Images Tenn...
Serena Williams May Be Retiring, But Her Legacy And GOAT Status Will Live On Forever
Serena Williams, of the United States, serves to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third … [+] round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Phot...
Serena Williams’ Legendary Career Ends After Third-Round U.S. Open Loss
Topline Tennis legend Serena Williams’s record-setting career came to an end Wednesday after she lost her third-round U.S. Open match to Australian Ajla Tomljanović in front of a packed house at Arthu...
Coco Gauff Advances At U.S. Open, Says It Would Be A ‘Lifelong Dream’ To Face Serena Williams
Coco Gauff, of the United States, serves to Madison Keys, of the United States, during the third … [+] round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/...
Serena’s Next Opponent May Channel Novak Djokovic And Pretend U.S. Open Fans Are Cheering for Her
Serena Williams, accompanied by Venus Williams, of the United States, serves during their … [+] first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the ...
Ticket Prices For Serena’s Next U.S. Open Match Double To Over $500 Following Upset
Topline Ticket prices for Serena Williams’ third-round singles match at the U.S. Open on Friday skyrocketed after she upset No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday night, with fans willing to pay up t...
Serena Williams Beats No. 2 Seed In U.S. Open Second-Round Stunner—Keeping Career Alive
Topline Tennis legend Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open after pulling off a major upset Wednesday night, topping No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit and fueling dreams that she might...
Serena Williams Stuns World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit at U.S. Open To Postpone Retirement Yet Again
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the … [+] second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. ...
Serena Williams Fends Off Retirement At U.S. Open. Is She Poised For A Jimmy Connors-Type Run At Age 40?
Serena Williams, of the United States, serves to Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first … [+] round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Fra...
Serena Williams’ Impact On Fashion And Culture As She Heads Towards Retirement
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 29: Serena Williams of The United States waves to the fans as she leaves the … [+] court after retiring from the match with an injury in her Ladies’ Singles Fi...
Is ‘Low-Key’ Venus Williams Poised To Follow Younger Sister Serena Into Retirement?
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 31: Serena Williams of The United States is congratulated by her sister and … [+] opponant Venus Williams of The United States following their ladies singles third ro...
‘The Gods Were Smiling At Serena With This Draw’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 05: Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning her … [+] Women’s Singles third round match against Sloane Stephens of the United States on Day S...
New Generation Taking Over From Federer And Serena
The U.S. Open will be missing some familiar faces, but young stars are taking their place among a top ten who collectively earned $316 million over the last year. Novak Djokovic is barred from enterin...
Serena Williams pushes Selena Gomez’s startup to $100 million valuation
In the same Vogue feature where Serena Williams announced her possible retirement after the U.S. Open, the tennis star said she’ll continue to prioritize investment in women-owned businesses. Days la...
U.S. Open ticket prices surge ahead of Serena Williams’ final tournament
Serena Williams reacts during a post-match ceremony after losing to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on Day 5 of the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at Sobeys Stadium on August 10, 2022...
Serena Williams Loses To Emma Raducanu In Cincinnati In Final Warm-Up Before U.S. Open
Serena Williams plays a return during a practice session ahead of the Western & Southern Open tennis … [+] tournament, Monday, Aug. 15, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster) Copyright 2022...
John McEnroe, Rafa Nadal Pay Tribute To Serena Williams, Say She’s On Par With Michael Jordan, Tom Brady
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 05: Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning her … [+] Women’s Singles third round match against Sloane Stephens of the United States on Day S...
Serena Williams Serves Up A New Vision Of Life & Retirement
Tennis GOAT Serena Williams challenges our idea of retirement and perhaps every other life stage … [+] too. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)...
Serena Williams Loses In Emotional Toronto Send-Off, Looks Ahead To Cincinnati, U.S. Open
TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 10: Serena Williams of the United States and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland … [+] embrace at the net after their second round match on Day 5 of the National Bank O...
Serena Williams announces her retirement from tennis
Serena Williams of the US waves as she walks off the court after losing against Japan’s Naomi Osaka during their women’s singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tenni...
Serena Williams Announces Retirement
Topline Serena Williams will retire from tennis after playing in the U.S. Open beginning later this month, she announced Tuesday morning in an article in Vogue, capping the 23-time Grand Slam champion...
Serena Williams Announces Her Upcoming Retirement From Tennis
Serena Williams of the US with her daughter Alexis Olympia after her win against Jessica Pegula of … [+] the US during their women’s singles final match during the Auckland Classic tennis ...
Serena Williams Earns First Singles Win In More Than A Year As She Eyes U.S. Open
Serena Williams of the US serves to France’s Harmony Tan in a first round women’s singles match on … [+] day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 20...