On the corner of Lady Street in Columbia sits the actual home where life, confidence and the dare to be different was birthed into Charity “Edna” Adams Earley.

Althea Gibson left through back doors to open the front door of opportunity for Black players, not just in tennis but far beyond.

Players will compete in co-ed teams. Teams can include youth players aged 14+ with parent permission. Registration is $50 per ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

Never limiting himself to one title, Arthur Ashe was an author, activist, worldwide civil rights advocate, as well as a ...

On day three of Black History Month, The Post and Courier honors Althea Gibson, the first black player at the French and U.S ...

One of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis, Althea Gibson, played tennis on the park's courts during a tournament in the 1940s. It opened in 1923, and the West ...

Q. Who is the longest female number 1 tennis player? - + A. Steffi Graf has a record of holding No. 1 for a record total of 377 weeks. Q. Who was the youngest female tennis player to hold the No ...

Padel might be played with short carbon-fibre bats and a wall around the court, but it still uses a form of tennis scoring. For Gibson, in particular, this has been a profitable trip. It is not so ...

American tennis legend John McEnroe, commentating for Channel Nine, had his doubts with regards to Djokovic’s injury “This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this routine. Don’t be fooled,” the ...

Djokovic vs Alcaraz, Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic enters the semi-final of the Australian Open 2025 after defeating the young challenger Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. After losing the ...

Novak Djokovic needed a medical time out in the first set of his quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz, which has now come under the scanner with tennis legend John McEnroe questioning the legitimacy ...