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Venus Williams

# venus-williams - Monday 14 January, 2013

Bullet point briefing: what you missed on day 1 at the Australian Open

We’re determined to win the battle against those pesky time zones this year.

# venus-williams - Saturday 1 December, 2012

Hold on to your hats: Serena Williams named WTA player of the year

The American won Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympic gold after a successful comeback.

# venus-williams - Wednesday 28 November, 2012

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The most popular female athletes on the internet in 2012

These are the women the world searched for over the past 12 months. There’s a whole lot of American Olympians in the mix.

# venus-williams - Saturday 3 November, 2012

Serena Williams: I will be number 1 again

And who would doubt her?

# venus-williams - Sunday 21 October, 2012

Venus Williams ends her two-year wait for a title

The American, a seven-time grand slam singles champion, thrashed Niculescu 6-2 6-3 at the WTA International tournament on hard-courts on Sunday.

# venus-williams - Friday 31 August, 2012

US Open: Kerber sends Venus home in second round

Olga Govortsova awaits after sixth seed Angelique Kerber won 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 early on Friday morning.

# venus-williams - Sunday 26 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# venus-williams - Sunday 5 August, 2012

Williams sisters win historic fourth gold medals

The sisters beat Czech pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets.

# venus-williams - Monday 23 July, 2012

Follow through: Venus plans to compete in Rio 2016

The elder Williams sister, in London for this week’s Olympics, will be 36 when the Games roll on to Brazil.

# venus-williams - Monday 25 June, 2012

Wimbledon round-up: Venus crashes, Djokovic, Sharapova untroubled

One shock result dominated the headlines following today’s action.

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You fell ova’! Wimbledon cameraman takes a tumble

The unfortunate fella needed a hand up after getting stuck underneath his equipment.

I won’t quit, says Venus after 15-year Wimbledon low

The five-time champion slumped to a first round exit at the hands of Russia’s Elena Vesnina at SW19 this afternoon.

# venus-williams - Wednesday 30 May, 2012

French Open round-up: Azarenka, Stosur move on in Paris, Venus ousted

Today’s action included another shock, as a high-profile player exited the tournament once again.

# venus-williams - Tuesday 10 January, 2012

Venus Williams pulls out of Australian Open

Venus Williams says that she hopes to return to competitive action next month after announcing her withdrawal from the season’s first Grand Slam.

The Morning Score: Tuesday

It’s not all about Thierry, you know. Here’s this morning’s sports news.

# venus-williams - Friday 30 December, 2011

The Score’s first annual alternative sports awards

2011 wasn’t short on moments of historic triumph and breathtaking tragedy. You won’t find any of them here, though.

# venus-williams - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

Venus’s Australian Open comeback stalled by illness

Venus Williams has withdrawn from next month’s ASB Classic in Auckland, putting her appearance in the season’s first Grand Slam in jeopardy.

# venus-williams - Sunday 13 November, 2011

Federer in love with Paris after claiming Masters title

The Swiss took less than an hour and a half to win the title and heads into the final event of the season as one of the men to beat.

# venus-williams - Thursday 1 September, 2011

Venus Williams pulls out of US Open with illness

Former world number one says she has been diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause joint pain.

# venus-williams - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

Sharapova, Venus win; Kvitova loses at US Open

The season’s final Grand Slam has gotten underway in New York. Here’s a round-up of the action on day one.

# venus-williams - Saturday 13 August, 2011

Venus out of another warm-up tournament

The nine-time Grand Slam singles winner is still feeling the effect of a virus ahead of the US Open.

# venus-williams - Thursday 4 August, 2011

Who are the world’s highest-paid female athletes?

Forbes magazine has put together its annual ranking of sport’s top female earners. Use our nifty slideshow to get up to speed with the high rollers.

# venus-williams - Friday 8 July, 2011

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The Magnificent Seven: sporting families

As Alan and Bernard Brogan prepare to help Dublin challenge for a sixth Leinster SFC title in seven years, we look back at some of sport’s greatest families.

# venus-williams - Wednesday 22 June, 2011

Williams beats veteran in thriller

Venus Williams took the tough route through to the third round of Wimbledon, beating Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in three gruelling sets.

# venus-williams - Monday 20 June, 2011

Nadal and Venus cut a dash through first round at SW19

Champion opened his All-England Club defence with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American, Michael Russell.

# venus-williams - Tuesday 7 June, 2011

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She’s back: Serena announces her return to tennis

Four-time Wimbledon Champion will play at the AEGON International next Monday before heading to the All-England Tennis Club.

# venus-williams - Wednesday 19 January, 2011

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Does my ranking look big in this? Venus causes a storm in latest dress

She’s a dedicated follower of fashion. And one of the best tennis players to ever live, of course.

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The Morning Score: Wednesday

One Irish boxing hero bows out in a shock retirement, Tyrone’s footballers return to action and two of Trap’s strikers get their names on the scoresheet.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: police in Mauritius probe crime ring connection to Michaela’s death; was Lenihan lying when he said he supported Cowen? And the dress everyone’s talking about.

# venus-williams - Wednesday 8 September, 2010

Venus, Clijsters and Nadal all progress

Third seed Venus will now face second seed Clijsters in semi-final