By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 27, 2024Photo credit: Mike Lawrence/USTA/US Open It’s a golden year for iconic Hall of Famer Billie Jean King. King has made history as the first female athlete awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The legislation was signed by President Biden after passing both chambers of Congress. TN Q&A: Roger Federer on RF…
Last week, Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) and Mikie Sherrill (New Jersey) announced that the legislation to honour 80-year old Billie Jean King with the Congressional Gold Medal, America’s highest civilian award, had been approved by the US House of Representatives, and is now heading for President Joe Biden’s signature. Thank you. I am deeply humbled…
LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, recently added another milestone to his illustrious career by securing his third Olympic gold medal with Team USA basketball. His performance in Paris this summer not only solidified his status as one of the greatest basketball players of all time but also earned him his first Olympics MVP…
If we talk about Thai national athletes who have reached the world level, I believe that one of them must be Paradorn Srichaphan, a Thai national tennis player who was ranked No. 9 in the world in the ATP Tour in May 2003 and was also able to win five professional ATP Tour titles and…
Andy Murray as flag bearer in 2016 (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Andy Murray, due to retire this summer, is looking to medal in the doubles with Dan Evans at the Olympics in Paris this month. It’s a massive deal being in the Olympics. It’s been a huge part of his life. Back in Rio…
Rafael Nadal will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, hoping to win a medal as he’s set to play in both singles and doubles. This year’s upcoming Olympics will be special in many ways. Not only will we get to see Olympic tennis on clay, which is fairly rare, but we’re also going to see…
Carlos Alcaraz will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and he hopes to return with a medal and, possibly, a new tattoo. Tattooing sporting success isn’t a new concept in sports because many have done it before. We’ve seen different iterations of that over the years. For example, Dominic Thiem’s mother gets a tattoo every…
3 Manchester United great, Colin Webster, has been awarded a league winner’s medal. According to the club’s official website, Webster “has become the final player to be honoured by the club and awarded a retrospective championship winners’ medal”. “Webster, who sadly passed away in 2001 at the age of 68, was one of 18 players…
Chelsea is a club that currently has a lot of players linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and one of their reported targets looks set to stay at his current club. With a contract expiring in 2025, Paulo Dybala’s future at Roma has been under question as the Serie A side have yet to…
Alex de Minaur won his second Newcombe Medal for his contributions to Australian tennis throughout 2023. In 2018, the 24-year-old won his first Newcombe Medal, which he shared with former Australian WTA player and three-time Grand Slam winner Ashleigh Barty. The award recognizes the most talented and successful Australian tennis players each year. A second…
