Billie Jean King sends message to Alexander Zverev
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For several weeks, Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" has been blocked from No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales chart — now by several smashes.
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Martina Navratilova says Billie Jean King’s trans-athlete stance ‘doesn’t square’ with her own words
Martina Navratilova challenges Billie Jean King to explain how she squares transgender inclusion with male physical advantages in women's sports.
More than 43 years after its release, Michael Jackson ’s “Billie Jean” is the biggest song in the world, rising two spots to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song has surged from No. 65 three weeks earlier as the biopic Michael continues to draw moviegoers, topping the latest box office over its fourth weekend of release.
The latest clash between the tennis greats comes as anti-trans groups amplify demands that King abandon her support for transgender inclusion in sports.
The tennis legend, acclaimed for breaking down social barriers, received her bachelor’s degree, decades after leaving the school for an epic career.
The tennis world is mourning the death of Larry W. King at the age of 81 after a battle with prostate cancer. A key figure in the rise of women's professional tennis, he was the former husband of WTA Founder Billie Jean King who was one of many to send a tribute.
Catch Nas, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes and more at the NYNJ World Cup Queens Group Stage HQ this month
The free concerts are will be held June 11-27 at the USTA Billie Jean King Center at Flushing Meadows Park.
Scenes from the state boys tennis individual championships on Friday, June 6, 2026, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Jacob Prince of Syosset during the state high school boys tennis championships on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.