78-year-old Nastase became the first ever ATP world number one in 1973 when the rankings were released in August. He held the ...

1994 — Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals. 1996 — Todd Eldredge becomes the first American in eight years to win the gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.

1893 — The first women’s collegiate basketball game is played at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In this game, each basket is worth 1 point and the freshman class defeats the sophomore ...

Marcos Baghdatis, who reached world number 8 on the ATP tour, explains why 2025 could be the Wimbledon 'swan song' for Novak ...

BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller looks at the key questions after a players' union co-founded by Novak Djokovic ...

Staunton-raised composer debuts piece inspired by Arthur Ashe this weekend, before performances of Mahler and Mozart.

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Leading the restoration efforts is the Christman Company, a firm with deep expertise in historic preservation. Founded in ...

Serena Williams walked out at Indian Wells to a standing ovation. It could never erase the 14 years of hurt that came before.

Tennishead take history in their hands but do you agree with us on our picks of the best all time tennis rackets?

The riddle of the court surface at Indian Wells has a deceptively simple answer: Players get out what they, and the weather, ...

Today, the Orange Bowl announced the induction of tennis legend Mary Joe Fernandez into its prestigious Orange Bowl Tennis Hall of Fame. Fernandez, widely regarded as one of the most talented players ...