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Nike x Jacquemus collab: What to expect
The Nike x Jacquemus collaboration drops on Tuesday 28 June online. So far, no ludicrously tiny handbags in sight, but luxurious feminine twists on activewear that make this the…
Osaka ready to boycott Wimbledon over ranking points row
The ATP and WTA tours last week removed ranking points from Wimbledon after the All England Club banned Russian and Belarusian players.
Osaka vows to have fun after making winning return from long break
The former world number one from Japan had mostly laid low before flying into Melbourne last week to prepare for her Australian Open defence
Concern deepens for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s safety after email
Peng Shuai has not been heard from since alleging two weeks ago that a powerful Chinese politician had sexually assaulted her
Hatred of women thrives in South Africa
Gender-based violence starts with words, it starts at home when boys learn that girls are inferior
Sport, the media and mental wellbeing
Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators
SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny
HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy
Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’
The 23-year-old world number two, and four-time major winner, said she will now take a break from tennis, putting her participation at Wimbledon and even her home Olympics at risk
Osaka using US Open as platform for activism
The 22-year-old fourth seed has spoken out repeatedly in the wake of the protests that swept the United States following the death of George Floyd during a confrontation with…
Flushing sorrows: Serena targets 24
Williams is looking to put last year’s US Open final trauma behind her and equal Margaret Court’s record of Grand Slam titles
Australian Open: History beckons as Serena Williams shoots for Slam history
Williams won her 23rd title, and seventh at Melbourne Park, while eight weeks pregnant two years ago
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Serena: ‘I am not a cheat’, accuses tennis of ‘sexism’
Naomi Osaka won the final 6-2, 6-4 to delay Williams’s bid for a record-equalling 24th major title.