Sports
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Serena Williams Keeps Focus Amid the Fanfare
The lights went down, a long pause ensued, and out of the tunnel emerged the champion everyone had been waiting…
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Serena Williams’s No. 1 supporter is her daughter, Olympia.
Serena Williams won the Australian Open in 2017 when she was pregnant. Her daughter, Olympia, is now 4 (she turns…
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Serena Williams gets through the first round in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Serena Williams’s Grand Slam singles career will live on for at least another match. On one of her favorite stages,…
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Celebrities at the match include Anna Wintour, Bill Clinton and Queen Latifah.
A former president, A-list actors and professional athletes were among the fans who packed into Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday…
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A Ukrainian player upset Simona Halep in the first round of the U.S. Open.
Daria Snigur, 20, burst into tears after defeating Simona Halep of Romania, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, in three…
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M.L.B. Players Association Working to Unionize the Minors
In a significant shift, the Major League Baseball Players Association took a step toward organizing minor league players, sending them…
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Serena Williams: 23 Grand Slam Titles, in the Books
How long has Serena Williams been a champion? She won her first Grand Slam singles title in the 20th century.…
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In Comebacks, Serena Williams Showed ‘You Can Never Underestimate Her’
During the 2012 U.S. Open final, Serena Williams was so close to losing that the idea of a comeback seemed…
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Rory McIlroy Captures the Tour Championship
ATLANTA — Back on Thursday, his scorecard a shambles after only two holes at the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy did…
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In Track and Field, Money Flows to the Flashy and Stylish
Raven Saunders watched Usain Bolt’s rise closely. The shot-putter knew that she could never be like Bolt — one of…