Tennis legend Venus Williams will make her return to the professional circuit later this month, competing as a wild card entrant at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, D.C. The tournament, a WTA 500 event, is scheduled for July 21–27. Venus Williams, 45, is a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and Olympic gold medalist. […]
Chelsea winger Noni Madueke was notably absent as his teammates celebrated their Club World Cup victory in New Jersey, instead spotted enjoying Drake’s headline performance at the Wireless Festival in London on Sunday night. Madueke, who played five matches in Chelsea’s Club World Cup campaign, returned to the UK ahead of a £52 million move […]
Black women in tennis have faced more than just fierce opponents across the net. For decades, they’ve endured a different kind of challenge, the weight of media bias, public scrutiny, and racial double standards. From being mocked for their emotions to being blamed for tragedies, these athletes have had their victories minimized and their struggles […]
Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese continues to make WNBA history, setting new records even as her team faces challenges on the court. In a recent matchup against the Minnesota Lynx, Reese became the fastest player ever to record 650 career rebounds, achieving the milestone in just 51 games. This breaks the previous record held by Connecticut […]
For most retired athletes, paychecks end when the games do. But for Bobby Bonilla, every July 1 marks a lucrative milestone, now widely recognized as “Bobby Bonilla Day.” Despite having hung up his cleats in 2001, the former MLB star continues to collect nearly $1.2 million annually from the New York Mets, a deal set […]