Serena Williams

World number one is putting her mental health before the demands of the game

After his nomination for best actor in King Richard, the actor reflects on his career

25-year-old wins third Grand Slam and ends 44-wait for a home singles winner in Australia

Tournament facing a lack of star power due to injuries and Covid-19 restrictions

‘I have never claimed, or written about anyone having sexually assaulted me’

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast gets seven nods. Ruth Negga is also nominated for Passing

Foreign ministry criticises tennis boycott, saying it is against ‘acts that politicise sports’

Countries consider Winter Olympics boycott after IOC meeting called a ‘publicity stunt’

‘This video does not change our call for a full, fair and transparent investigation’

WTA threatens to pull its tournaments out of China in the absence of an adequate response to her sexual assault allegation

UN also call for proof of Peng’s whereabouts and her safety as Chinese media respond

Shuai has not been seen since a social media post accused a state official of sexual assault

Serena Williams joins the chorus of players calling for an investigation into the matter

Will Smith stars as father of the tennis stars Venus and Serena in a film of their unlikely journey

Will Smith plays father Richard as he steers his daughters from Compton to Wimbledon

Battle for championship title will see top two on front row in Austin

Ireland centre back on how her three seasons at Eskilstuna United shaped her career

Younger generation of men’s players have been edging forward for some time

The two endlessly gutsy teenagers have a long history and a number of parallels

Three US men and one woman reached the fourth round but all four lost

36-year-old’s ambition burns bright and summer snub seems to have sharpened his focus

39-year-old pulled out of Wimbledon and is yet to fully recover from hamstring injury

It’s been 35 years since the LA Olympics barred the ‘weaker sex’ from the marathon

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Simona Halep have all withdrawn

‘During the grass-court season, I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee’

Maybe the 39-year-old is finally finished but he has earned the right to keep on swinging

Serena Williams was the second retirement in a row on tennis’s most famous court

Ankle injury sees Williams retire injured from match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Four-time gold medallist reluctant to go because she wouldn't be able to take her daughter

Federer can’t face Djokovic until final; Serena Williams will play Aliaksandra Sasnovich

She joins Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem in missing tournament

American star loses in straight sets to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina

Women’s round-up: Third seed Aryna Sabalenka’s departure boosts American’s hopes

Japanese star has raised important issue of the limits of an athlete’s responsibilities

Bid for record 24-th Grand Slam rolls into third round after gritty three-set victory

Lack of a crowd took away from first night session match at French Open

Four-time Grand Slam winner boycotting the media as she bids for first Roland Garros title

Getting real and stepping out has become a corporate image unlike in the past

Market Beat: Coulson cemented the deal with Gores using yachts in the Bahamas

Morgan, Bird, Manuel and Kim launch new media venture aimed at raising women’s profile – particularly in sport