Raducanu out of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad
Emma Raducanu will not be part of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad to face France in the qualifiers with captain Anne Keothavong saying on Friday that the British number one was "unavailable".
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Canada's 'mental toughness' key to upsetting Belgium at Billie Jean King Cup, says coach
Heidi El Tabakh knows her Canadian squad will be in tough when they face Belgium at a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier next month.
Emma Raducanu says her wrist injury has returned ahead of Indian Wells opener in California
Emma Raducanu hopes to be able to play at Indian Wells, but says her wrist problem from last year has returned. Raducanu's 2022 season finished early due to the injury which saw her miss the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow last November. Ad On Tuesday, the 20-year-old pulled out of a charity exhibition event — the Eisenhower Cup — due to the issue to her right wrist and she did not practice on Tuesday.
Big dreams, time to take risks and bridging the gender pay gap – The Women's Tennis Association at 50
As the Women’s Tennis Association, the WTA, celebrates its golden jubilee this year, Indian icon Sania Mirza chuckles when she realises she’s been around for 20 of those 50 years that have passed since the tour was founded by Billie Jean King. “I think tennis has really made me who I am.
Alcaraz signs up for relaunched Hopman Cup
LONDON : World number two Carlos Alcaraz will headline the Hopman Cup as the relaunched mixed-gender team event returns to the tennis calendar after a four-year absence in June.
The evolving balance between long and short formats in cricket
Sandwiched in between T20 competitions in Australia, the UAE, Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan are two Test matches between New Zealand and England and four between India and Australia. This is probably the shape of things to come for men’s cricket, a juxtaposition of short and long format cricket, juggled in a finite calendar.
Yorkshire admit documents deleted in cricket race case
LONDON: Yorkshire have confirmed documents relating to allegations of racism against the county cricket club were deleted under the previous regime. A Cricket Discipline Commission hearing will start in London next week but no Yorkshire representatives will be present after they admitted to four amended charges brought by the England and Wales Cricket Board over the club’s handling of former player Azeem Rafiq’s allegations.
Uruguayan star Hector Lazo out to provide further international flavor
Frankie Dettori, Joao Moreira, Christophe Lemaire and Ryan Moore are among the world-renowned jockeys in action at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday evening, but the achievements of Uruguayan jockey Hector Lazo are certainly worthy of the global stage.