Black female athletes
The 44-year-old announced Monday that she’s accepted a wild-card invitation to play doubles in next week's HSBC Championships, at Queen's Club in London.
As the 22-year old tennis star continues to play well at the French Open, we highlight some of her best play to this point of her career.
Naomi Osaka has turned every walk-on into a cultural event. Check out her best on-court outfits inside as she stunned at the French Open.
Black women creating spaces for ourselves and gathering with intention inevitably draws surveillance and scrutiny born from white discomfort.
The Black/Japanese tennis champ says she hosted a party for friends who understand each other's struggles in predominantly white tennis.
Billings lives a rewarding life, both on and off the court, which she credits to her faith and remaining grounded in her core values.
At just 19, Brooklyn phenom Jessica Hyatt is now officially the highest-ranking African American female chess player in history.
The possibility of Claressa Shields fighting Laila Ali has been floating around for some time, and Shields is publicly pressuring the retired boxer, saying that her late legendary father, Muhammad Ali, would never duck the smoke like she is.
The athletic world is buzzing as one of its brightest stars, eight-time Olympic medalist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, announced her retirement from competition. This monumental decision marks the upcoming end of an unparalleled career, but for fans in Jamaica, it also brought a bittersweet farewell as she recently graced her home track for the final time.
Claressa Shields isn’t hiding her disappointment after losing out on the 2025 BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year.
Allyson Felix, the most decorated Olympian athlete in track and field is now opening a firm, Always Alpha, dedicated to women’s sports.
"She is now one of the faces of the national women's soccer league," says women's athletic expert Demeka Fields.
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