TORONTO (June 24, 2024) – Golf Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Team Canada women’s golf athletes nominated to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The two athletes are: Brooke Henderson (Smiths Falls, Ont.)Alena Sharp (Hamilton, Ont.) The two athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their standing on the Official World…
As Wimbledon looms, four of the best WTA players are doubtful about competing at the tournament, which begins on July 1st. The draw ceremony for the third Grand Slam of the season will take place on Friday, June 28th, and there are questions surrounding the health of the four women who are expected to contend…
15 women have saved a match point during a run to a major title in Open Era history. Here is a list of all 15… . List last compiled on June 17, 2024 Iga Swiatek: 2024 Roland-Garros, d. Naomi Osaka R2Barbora Krejcikova: 2021 French Open, d. Maria Sakkari, SFNaomi Osaka: 2021 Australian Open, d. Garbine…
A list of every ATP player that reached the ATP’s No.1 ranking since the WTA rankings began in 1975 (listed by total number of weeks at No.1 overall). List last compiled on June 13, 2024 Steffi Graf, 377Martina Navratilova, 332Serena Williams 319Chris Evert, 260Martina Hingis, 209Monica Seles, 178Ash Barty, 121Justine Henin, 117Iga Swiatek, 107Lindsay Davenport,…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Maria Sharapova attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. Photo by John Shearer/WireImage Grand Slam champions starred as stunning fashionistas at the Met Gala. Former world No. 1 champions Maria Sharapova,…
Speaking on The NCG Golf Podcast about the governing body’s Respect in Golf campaign, England Golf chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson said much more needs to be done to attract women and girls to the sport England Golf chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson said clubs needed to do “a lot more” to bring women and girls into…
Andrea Petkovic recently shared genuine appreciation and respect for compatriot Angelique Kerber, who remains active on the WTA Tour at the age of 36. Kerber made her long-awaited return to tennis from maternity leave at the start of the 2024 season, where she was part of the German team that won the second edition of…
Maddy Boelhouwer/ Golf Canada According to the Canadian Women & Sport National Study, one in three girls will drop out of sports by adolescence – three times more likely than boys – and over 60 percent of adolescent girls are not participating in any kind of sport. Some of the most common barriers preventing girls…
Aryna Sabalenka has broken into the Top 20 list of the highest prize money earners in WTA history. The power-hitting Belarusian captured her second Grand Slam at the 2024 Australian Open on Saturday night, beating first-time major finalist Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour. Sabalenka became the first woman to win back-to-back…
Eleven tennis stars feature in the Top 20 of the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes, with Iga Swiatek topping the 2023 roll of honour, while Emma Raducanu placed fourth. A few weeks ago, a different list compiled by Sportico had Coco Gauff at No 1 as the highest-paid female athletes in 2023, but the…
