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For nearly two decades, Serena Williams reigned atop the world of women’s tennis. Even when injuries (and then a pregnancy) forced her to cede her top ranking, nobody doubted that a recovered Williams would still be the best player in the world. We saw many pretenders to her throne come and go. Most notable among… Read more.
Rafael Nadal won his 11th French Open on Sunday. But he double faulted on celebrations when he served up reportedly sexist and politically incorrect opinions on equal pay for men and women in Tennis: Female models earn more than male models and nobody says anything. Why? Because they have a larger following. In tennis too,… Read more.
This headline speaks volumes. Therefore, what follows is mere epilogue. Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and the world’s highest-paid female athlete, announced Monday that she had tested positive for the recently banned drug meldonium at the Australian Open. The tennis antidoping program confirmed the positive test, which occurred Jan. 26, the day Sharapova… Read more.
Beijing’s 2008 Opening Ceremony set the gold standard for Opening Ceremonies. It featured technological wizardry fused with ancient choreography that kept me mesmerized in shock and awe. No host city has matched it since. It was generally felt after the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony that no country could ever surpass its novelty and grandeur. And,… Read more.
