Category: World Sports

Snowboarding, Once a High-Flying Sport, Crashes to Earth

Photo A competitor at the United States Open in Vail, Colo., practiced on the halfpipe on Wednesday. Equipment sales and sponsorship opportunities for snowboarders have declined. Credit Tristan Spinski for The New York Times As the Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov twisted, flipped and spun above the halfpipe at X Games Oslo last week on his…

Global Sports: Billie Jean King Campaigns for Women's Soccer

Photo Billie Jean King says FIFA’s current scandal is an opportunity for women’s soccer. Credit Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Jefferson Award BOSTON — Forty-three years after its creation, the Women’s Tennis Association still bills itself as “the global leader in women’s professional sport.” This is no puffed-up claim. With close to $130 million in prize…

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