Billie Jean King

Martina Navratilova: Living as an openly gay superstar set me free

The renowned tennis player still has plenty to say – and the world seems more willing to listen

Venus Williams refuses to give in to injury in valiant Australian Open effort

Veteran US player is out of the Grand Slam after fighting through ankle and knee issues

Serena Williams fights back to keep dream alive in New York

‘Having ‘Serena’ on your back is a massive target for the tour, for press, for stress’

Billie Jean King, Sheryl Sandberg and others on how to close the gender pay gap

Trailblazers from around the world discuss what works and what else needs to be done

Chris Evert: The star who helped revolutionise women’s tennis

The greatness of Evert’s career is that her celebrity never overshadowed her success

McIlroy v McGinley: The days of ‘shut up and dribble’ are gone

Selfishness is required to be the best in sport but BLM movement has changed things

US Open at risk amid player discontent over safety of travel to New York

The Australian Open might yet be the season’s only Major if US Open follows Wimbledon

Andy Murray backs call to merge men’s and women’s tours

The Scot says many other top male players believe it will be a positive step for tennis

US women’s soccer team’s equal pay demands dismissed in court

Judge allowed complaints of unfair medical, travel and training to proceed to trial

Kely Nascimento-DeLuca: ‘I was shocked at the lack of respect for women’s sports’

In new film, Pelé’s daughter looks at the myriad challenges facing women in football

Confounding the naysayers makes success all the sweeter for Sherrock

Twenty-five-year-old single parent defied the internet trolls to break new ground for women

Sky goes full Obama as Fallon Sherrock darts into history books

TV View: While she smashed darts glass ceiling, her fans almost burst eardrums

Sherrock continues her historic run at World Darts Championship

First woman to win match at the event says it is ‘incredible’ to have her latest win tweeted about by tennis great Billie Jean King

Tennis and Tokyo: the dream combination

No surprise that Nike-backed Naomi Osaka is the second-highest paid female athlete

Offers flood in to be Andy Murray’s mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon

Scottish star was inundated with offers after admitting he was struggling to find one

Roger Federer topples Serena Williams in first ever meeting

Switzerland seal 2-1 win over the US after Hopman Cup mixed doubles clash in Perth

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