Billie Jean King says the 'Battle of the Sexes' match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios is "not the same" as her ...

When Aryna Sabalenka faces Nick Kyrgios, it will be under the banner of the Battle of the Sexes - but the stakes will not be as high as those that faced Billie Jean King 52 years ago.

There aren’t many days in the history of women’s sports more significant than Sept. 20, 1973. Despite the garish spectacle of Billie Jean King being carried into the Astrodome on a chariot by ...

Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King fought for equality in women's sports in front of a global audience. Through Battle of the Sexes, she also brought a spotlight to the newly formed Women's Tennis ...

The 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, billed as "Battle of the Sexes," is apparently the hottest sports movie property in Hollywood. Just over a month after HBO announced it ...

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On Sept. 20, 1973, tennis greats Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs faced off in one of the most famous tennis matches in history, known as the "Battle of the Sexes." The match came at a pivotal time ...

The title “Battle of the Sexes” harks back to the meeting between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in September 1973, in what ...

1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open. 1924 — Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 300th game as the Chicago ...

Billie Jean King has distanced herself from this year’s Battle of the Sexes tennis showdown, insisting hers was about “social ...

Legendary tennis star Billie Jean King says the upcoming ‘Battle of the Sexes’ clash between Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka is ‘just not the same’ as the battle she underwent with Bobby Riggs during ...

In 1973, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the second-ever "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match. Aryna Sabalenka tried to replicate that excellence Sunday against Nick Kyrgios, but fell short of ...