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Martina Navratilova says Billie Jean King’s trans-athlete stance ‘doesn’t square’ with her own words

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Swiatek falls as all French singles champs out

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NYC imposes stringent security as Trump becomes 1st sitting US president to attend NBA Finals game

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Martina Navratilova says she tried to warn Kamala Harris' campaign about trans athletes: 'Nobody would listen'

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Ukraine's Oliynykova condemns 'evil' war after loss to Russia's Shnaider

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