Peng Shuai
Tennis’s support for Peng Shuai has turned to dust with WTA’s China U-turn | Tumaini Carayol
The power of money has won out again as the game’s ruling body has decided to depart from its previous principled approach
Tumaini Carayol
13, Apr, 2023 @6:43 PM
WTA will return to China after ending boycott over Peng Shuai concerns
The WTA is to host tournaments in China once more after ending its boycott over concerns about the safety of the Chinese player Peng Shuai
Tumaini Carayol and Amy Hawkins
13, Apr, 2023 @1:32 PM
Activists to revisit controversial ‘Where is Peng Shuai’ protests at January Australian Open
One of the protesters, Drew Pavlou, says they want to ‘make trouble’ for Tennis Australia over its links to China
Henry Belot
26, Dec, 2022 @2:11 AM
Peng Shuai demonstrators at Wimbledon allege harassment by security staff
Campaigners wearing T-shirts with name of Chinese tennis player say they were told not to approach anyone
Emine Sinmaz
04, Jul, 2022 @8:18 PM
The Kamila Valieva case shows yet again that the IOC is betraying teen athletes
This rotten organisation stood by while the 15-year-old skater and her Olympic dreams were publicly crushed, says campaigner Sarah Klein
Sarah Klein
24, Feb, 2022 @2:39 PM
Peng Shuai says Weibo post sparked ‘enormous misunderstanding’
Tennis player gave interview to L’Équipe on sidelines of Beijing Olympics, accompanied by Chinese official
Helen Davidson in Taipei
07, Feb, 2022 @3:54 PM
IOC president vows to support Peng Shuai over sexual harassment allegations
The International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has promised to support Peng Shuai if she calls for an investigation into her sexual harassment allegations
Sean Ingle in Beijing
03, Feb, 2022 @12:53 PM
‘We will not stop’: ‘Where is Peng Shuai’ T-shirts appear at Australian Open final
Activists handing out ‘Where is Peng Shuai’ T-shirts at the Australian Open say they will take their campaign to other grand slams
Emma Kemp at Melbourne Park
29, Jan, 2022 @9:27 AM
Peter Dutton labels Vladimir Putin an ageing dictator who is becoming ‘more irrational’
Australian defence minister says Russian invasion of Ukraine would disrupt world markets and ‘see tens of thousands of people die’
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
27, Jan, 2022 @3:34 AM
Tennis Australia’s flip-flop over ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts shows it needs a human rights policy | Nikki Dryden
It remains unclear who at TA decides what is political, offensive or disruptive. Inconsistency of decision making and not knowing is the problem
Nikki Dryden
25, Jan, 2022 @4:58 AM
Australian Open reverses its ban on ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts
Tennis Australia has bowed to pressure and made a U-turn on its decision to ban T-shirts displaying messages of support for Peng Shuai
Emma Kemp at Melbourne Park
25, Jan, 2022 @2:43 AM
Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia is ‘capitulating’ to China over Peng Shuai
The tennis great has blasted the Australian Open after T-shirts and a banner in support of the Chinese player were confiscated
Emma Kemp at Melbourne Park
24, Jan, 2022 @6:07 AM
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