The Irish Times

Ash Barty’s shock retirement gives tennis plenty to ponder

World number one is putting her mental health before the demands of the game

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 06:00

Navratilova accuses Tennis Australia of ‘capitulating’ to China over Peng Shuai

TA has controversially banned T-shirts that say “Where is Peng Shuai?” at is Grand Slam

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 09:24

‘Hard to overstate the incompetence’: The best business quotes of 2021

The most memorable utterances of the year on bitcoin, climate action and more

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 05:53

Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star denies making sexual assault claims

‘I have never claimed, or written about anyone having sexually assaulted me’

Sun Dec 19 2021 - 22:30

International Tennis Federation hesitant to ‘punish 1.4bn people’ with China boycott

The sport’s governing body unlikely to follow the lead of Women’s Tennis Association

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 07:49

Backing for WTA over shelving tournaments in China

National organisations worldwide hail leadership of women’s association on Peng Shuai issue

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 19:14

Tennis tournaments suspended in China over fears for Peng Shuai's safety

Concerns around Peng’s safety arose after she made allegations against state officials

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 19:32

Senior Olympic official labels criticism of IOC call with Peng Shuai as ‘silly’

Dick Pound says no one else has been able to get in touch with Shuai since assault claims

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 15:32

China labels concern for Peng Shuai as ‘malicious hyping’

Countries consider Winter Olympics boycott after IOC meeting called a ‘publicity stunt’

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 14:25

Plain-speaking WTA shows up IOC’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ in Peng case

Cantillon: Silence of powerful organisations allows sportswashing of abuses to flourish

Sat Nov 20 2021 - 06:13

UN call on Chinese authorities to prove Peng’s whereabouts

WTA threatens to pull its tournaments out of China in the absence of an adequate response to her sexual assault allegation

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 18:20

Peng Shuai: What do we know about the missing Chinese tennis star?

Shuai has not been seen since a social media post accused a state official of sexual assault

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 09:25

WTA threatens boycott of China after Peng Shuai disappearance

Serena Williams joins the chorus of players calling for an investigation into the matter

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 09:11

Concern over Chinese tennis star who accused Government official of sexual assault

Peng Shuai has not been publicly heard of since making a Weibo post on November 2nd

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 15:59

Women’s Tennis Association calls for investigation into Peng sexual assault allegations

Chinese tennis star has not been seen since posting online allegations against politician

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 11:12

Tennis star Peng Shuai accuses Chinese ruling party official of sexual assault

Online censors blocked post on Weibo of Zhang Gaoli’s alleged assault

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 17:10

Tokyo 2020: Lure of gold fails to sway top men golfers

Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 10:00

Billie Jean King, Sheryl Sandberg and others on how to close the gender pay gap

Trailblazers from around the world discuss what works and what else needs to be done

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 15:19

Andy Murray backs call to merge men’s and women’s tours

The Scot says many other top male players believe it will be a positive step for tennis

Sat May 02 2020 - 12:08

Queen Serena forcing sport to catch up with modern life

Women’s Tennis Association’s seeding and maternity leave policy reflects inequality

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 10:05

Serena Williams in line for Wimbledon seeding

Former champion has slipped to 449th in rankings as a result of pregnancy

Tue May 01 2018 - 23:00

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova faces six months out after knife attack

Czech tennis player injured hand while fending off intruder in her apartment

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 19:25

Wimbledon: Heather Watson beaten on court and then abused online

Disgruntled Briton discusses perils of Twitter after losing epic tussle 12-10 in final set

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 21:18

Remarks may spark boycott-Navratilova

Former tennis star says she won’t be suprised if women players boycott Indian Wells

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 07:42

Dark cloud now hanging over Maria Sharapova

How tennis authorities deal with their golden girl after positive drug test will be revealing

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 05:00

Nike suspends ties with Maria Sharapova

Tennis player failed a drug test at the Australian Open

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 07:27

BT in talks to put sports channels on Sky and UPC

Revenues at Irish operation climb 4 per cent, while investors warm to BT Group’s profits

Sat May 11 2013 - 01:00