The Irish Times

Tour chief says women’s tennis will not return to China this year

WTA still working to find resolution to standoff with China over Peng Shuai issue

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 21:47

‘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

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

Johnny Watterson: WTA’s stance on China and Peng Shuai is a rare moral victory

Association stands by its founding principles - something unheard of in modern sport

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 06:32

China hits back at WTA as IOC says it has spoken to Peng Shuai for a second time

Foreign ministry criticises tennis boycott, saying it is against ‘acts that politicise sports’

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 16:01

Women’s tennis body says latest Peng footage fails to address concerns

Tennis star not seen since she accused former vice-premier of sexual assault

Sun Nov 21 2021 - 19:29

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

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

Palermo Open marks return of professional Tennis tours

Women’s tournament will be the first in either WTA or ATP tour in five months

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 10:20

Financial equality may have to wait in tennis tours merger

Roger Federer ignited calls for ruling bodies ‘to be united and come together as one’

Wed May 06 2020 - 09:42

ITA backs umpire Carlos Ramos as WTA sides with Williams

WTA’s Steve Simon said double standards applied were by umpire Carlos Ramos

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 15:26

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

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49

Czech, who had cancer, won 1998 women’s singles title and 16 doubles Grand Slams

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 09:46

Maria Sharapova handed US Open wild card

Tournament will be Russian’s first Grand Slam appearance since 15-month ban

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 20:16

Novak Djokovic: men should get more prize money than women

Follows Raymond Moore’s comments that women should thank Federer and Nadal

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 08:55

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