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Billie Jean King

since 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 14:04 UTC

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42 days ago

Goolagong review – a lovely tribute to an Aboriginal tennis legend ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Jun › 20 (Sat) @ 23:52 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

She won seven grand slams, was ranked world No 1 and riled up Billie Jean King. But did this worthy yet syrupy drama really need to show her as a child hitting a ball against a wall with a plank of w…

60 days ago

Martina Navratilova calls out fellow tennis icon Billie Jean King over her contradictory stance on trans athletes ○

found 2026 › Jun › 03 (Wed) @ 01:54 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Tennis icon Martina Navratilova is challenging a fellow legend of the court on her stance regarding transgender athletes.

74 days ago

Billie Jean King graduates from college at age 82 after leaving for tennis: ‘Yeah baby, only 61 years!’ ⊕

found 2026 › May › 19 (Tue) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

King distinguished herself as a tennis champ at Cal State Los Angeles, winning Wimbledon doubles while enrolled

When Billie Jean King left college in …

7 months ago

The tennis mismatch: Advantage men as Sabalenka loses to Kyrgios in lacklustre new Battle of Sexes ⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 29 (Mon) @ 01:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

It was billed as a modern take on Billie Jean King's 1973 Battle of the Sexes victory against Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome.

Everything you need to know about tennis's most controversial match in 52 years: Aryna Sabalenka takes on Nick Kyrgios in 'Battle of the Sexes' today on a mismatched court with a bizarre set of rules ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 28 (Sun) @ 10:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

52 years ago, tennis became bigger than sport when world No 1 Billie Jean King picked up the gauntlet thrown down to her by ageing former player Bobby Riggs and threw it back in his face.

8 months ago

Nick Kyrgios to play women’s No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Battle of the Sexes clash ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 04 (Tue) @ 23:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Australian tennis star to meet Belarusian in December in Dubai
‘I’m not just here to play, I’m here to entertain,’ says Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios, Australian former Wimbledon finalist, is to play women’s wo…

11 months ago

Tennis legend Billie Jean King sees progress, opportunity in women's sports and leveling the playing field ○

found 2025 › Aug › 26 (Tue) @ 12:05 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

Tennis legend Billie Jean King sat down with CNBC's Alex Sherman for a wide-ranging interview on the state of women's sports and uniting tennis across sexes.

15 months ago

Tennis icon Billie Jean King's best career advice: It can help 'anybody at any age, but particularly young people' ○

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 13:35 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

Billie Jean King has had a prolific career as a No. 1 tennis player in the world and fierce advocate for women's equality in sports.

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