Tennis
Trans athletes face 'huge' equality fight, says Navratilova
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:35
Martina Navratilova says the struggles faced by trans people are too often underestimated and wants sport to change its rules so trans athletes are not excluded.The 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion was criticised earlier this year after using the word "cheating" when discussing whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sport.She later apologised but was dropped as…
Watch: Alicia Keys pays tribute to her 'sister' and inspiration Serena Williams
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:15
Singer Alicia Keys pays tribute to her friend and "sister" Serena Williams for the BBC iPlayer series Legends, as part of BBC Sport's Change the Game campaign.WATCH MORE: Legends on BBC iPlayerBBC Sport has launched #ChangeTheGame this summer to showcase female athletes in a way they never have been before. Through more live women's sport available to watch across the…
Eastbourne: Johanna Konta loses to Ons Jabeur in third round
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:39
British number one Johanna Konta's final tournament before Wimbledon ended in defeat by world number 62 Ons Jabeur in the third round at Eastbourne.Konta had led by a break in the first set before the Tunisian fought back to win 6-3 6-2.French Open semi-finalist Konta has failed to transfer this season's clay-court success on to grass, losing in the Birmingham…
World number two Nadal seeded third for Wimbledon
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 03:14
World number two Rafael Nadal has been seeded third for Wimbledon this year behind top-ranked Novak Djokovic and world number three Roger Federer.The Spaniard now has a 50-50 chance of being in the same half as Djokovic and thus could meet him in the semi-finals.Had he been second seed, rather than Federer, he could not have met the defending champion…
Eastbourne International: Kyle Edmund & Dan Evans reach quarter-finals
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:50
Kyle Edmund beat compatriot Cameron Norrie to set up an all-British encounter against Dan Evans in the Eastbourne quarter-finals.The British number one beat the British number two 6-2 6-2 in a match suspended for around 50 minutes when a spectator fell ill.Evans put in a determined display to beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 7-5. Top seed Guido Pella, the Argentine world…
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