Serena Williams
Peak private equity? Sector gets defensive about its ability to generate top returns
Working late, office buildings, Financial District, London. Travelpix Ltd | Stone | Getty Images BERLIN — Private equity’s biggest annual gathering is called SuperReturn, but its returns haven’t been looking quite so super of late — leading the industry to urge investors to ride out the uncertainty. At this year’s conference in Berlin, Germany there […]
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Serena Williams says winning the Australian Open while pregnant was her most important career moment: ‘I don’t know how I did that’
Serena Williams of the US hits a return against Venus Williams of the US during the women’s singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017. Greg Wood | Afp | Getty Images BERLIN — It was an impressive enough sporting feat when Serena Williams won a […]
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian takes minority stake in Chelsea FC women’s team
Alexis Ohanian, Principal Owner, Angel City Football Club & Los Angeles Golf Club, looks on during a conversation with Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas during the Business of Women Sport Summit presented by Deep Blue Sports and Axios at Chelsea Factory on April 23, 2024 in New York City. Elsa | Getty Images Reddit co-founder Alexis […]
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Serena Williams joins WNBA ownership group in Toronto
Serena Williams, one of sport’s greatest champions, joins Canada’s first WNBA team as a managing partner. CNW Group | Toronto Tempo Tennis superstar Serena Williams is continuing her investment in women’s sports with a new ownership stake in the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Toronto Tempo, the team announced Monday. The Tempo, the WNBA’s first expansion […]
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Serena Williams tried out to deposit her initially $1 million look at at a generate-through ATM: ‘If I failed to get, I was not thinking’
In the early days of her tennis occupation, Serena Williams cared so considerably about winning that she forgot to obtain her earnings — regularly. Williams, 42, brought in $94.8 million in prize funds as a tennis participant prior to retiring in 2022, in accordance to the Women’s Tennis Association. Early in her occupation, she almost […]
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How NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman led the league out of crisis to revive women's soccer
Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, speaks during a panel on women’s professional soccer at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas on Feb. 10, 2024. Omar Vega | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images At 16 years old, Jessica Berman was one of those rare teenagers who knew exactly what she wanted to […]
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How Sony’s Hawk-Eye digital line-contacting program transformed the U.S. Open
Considering the fact that 2022, the U.S. Open has had no line judges. Instead, the event employs Hawk-Eye Dwell, an electronic line-calling method, to decide no matter if a tennis shot is in or out. Digital line-contacting has been all around tennis considering the fact that the 1980s, dating back again to Cyclops, a method […]
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Red Sox owners buy Boston team in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s golf league
Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and owner John Henry speak to the media during spring training at the Player Development Complex on Feb. 19, 2018. Matt Stone | Medianews Group | Getty Images Another sports powerhouse has joined the ownership ranks of the golf league being developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Fenway […]
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Serena Williams announces her retirement from tennis
Serena Williams of the US waves as she walks off the court after losing against Japan’s Naomi Osaka during their women’s singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 18, 2021. William West | AFP | Getty Images Tennis legend Serena Williams announced her retirement in a […]
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