Iga Swiatek column: Australian Open, Melbourne sightseeing and work-life balance
Poland's Iga Swiatek, who shot to fame by winning the 2020 French Open title as a 19-year-old, is the latest WTA Tour star to feature in a BBC Sport column.
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Running as equals The elite athletes fighting for acceptance
Scrutiny of women's bodies has played out in the public eye at least since the 1930s, as women's athletics gained greater visibility. Ahead of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Avery Brundage advocated for systematic medical examinations of athletes competing in women's events. At the 1936 Games, 100m gold medalist Helen Stephens was accused of being a man. The Americ
Teqball World Championships highlight the path to Olympic inclusion
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Robert Lewandowski: Bayern striker wins Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year award
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named 2021 Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year, while Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award.
Alexia Putellas: Best Fifa women's award goes to Barcelona and Spain midfielder
Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has been named the Best Fifa Women's Player of the Year and Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has won Women's Coach of the Year.
Iga Swiatek on Australian Open, being a teenage Grand Slam champion & handling expectation
Poland's Iga Swiatek, who shot to fame by winning the 2020 French Open title as a 19-year-old, is the latest WTA Tour star to feature in a BBC Sport column.
Australian Open: Petra Kvitova and Leylah Fernandez among those beaten in first round
Former finalist Petra Kvitova suffered a «painful» first-round defeat by Sorena Cirstea on the second day of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya: Belarusian skier and Lukashenko critic fined over protest
An Olympic freestyle skier has been fined in Belarus for violating laws against mass opposition protests.