Deep Canadian squad confident heading into Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver
Even without one of its top players, Canada is ready to rally as women's tennis returns to Vancouver this week.
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Caitlin Clark, Iowa and the stuff of legends in upset of undefeated South Carolina
DALLAS — On Feb. 26, the Iowa Hawkeyes were 1.5 seconds away from their second consecutive loss to end the regular season. Now, they are 40 minutes from winning the 2023 women's NCAA basketball championship.
Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals
LONDON: Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “This was an incredibly difficult decision, not taken lightly or without a great deal of consideration for those who will be impacted,” All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt said in a statement.
Ukraine looks to block its athletes from competing against Russians
The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from sports competitions, particularly qualifying events for next year's Paris Olympics, which readmit Russian athletes.
Wimbledon drops ban on Russian, Belarusian players
Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year.
Lessons from other leagues — and its own past — can help women's pro hockey enter new era
Nearly four years after the end of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the sport appears to have reached another critical moment in time.
Emma Raducanu would 'love' to play Paris 2024 Olympics - but will she be eligible for Great Britain?
Emma Raducanu has said she would “love” to play at the Paris 2024 Olympics – but will she be eligible for the Great Britain team? Raducanu, 20, was beaten in the first round of the Miami Open this week by fellow former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Ad Raducanu said after the match that she needs to figure out the “next steps” over an ongoing wrist injury which she has been “managing for some time”.
Emma Raducanu v Bianca Andreescu at Miami Open will see ‘fireworks’ says Chris Evert as she talks Brit's prospects
Eurosport expert Chris Evert believes there will be “fireworks” between Emma Raducanu and Bianca Andreescu when they meet in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday. Both players became Grand Slam champions as teenagers with Andreescu winning the 2019 US Open and Raducanu taking the title at Flushing Meadows two years later. Ad Raducanu had a run to the last 16 last week at Indian Wells, winning three matches in a row for the first time in 18 months, before being beaten by Iga Swiatek.