The world of tennis is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs in ... It took place after Riggs claimed he could still beat a top female player, despite ...

Billie Jean King crushed Bobby Riggs in straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) in 1973's "Battle of the Sexes." Yet of all her victories, the one that is remembered most is her beating a 55-year-old man.

The tennis icon shares how she warms up, keeps her body strong, and continues to inspire girls to give movement a chance.

the 1973 tennis match between women's world champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as the BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became ...

Bobby Riggs ... the 50-something Riggs set his sights on women’s tennis, initially issuing a challenge to the player he thought was the world’s best, Billie Jean King. Well aware that there ...

Billie Jean King darts across a makeshift stage at the ... to make 100k during a professional competition, defeated Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” a.k.a. the most famous tennis ...

Former tennis champion and gender equality advocate Billie Jean King was named grand marshal ... match against former men’s ...

Billie Jean ... she humbled Bobby Riggs. Let's get that match out of the way. Riggs, a 1939 Wimbledon champion turned hustler, had already massacred Court on Mother's Day 1973. So King, who ...

defeated Bobby Riggs in the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ AKA the most famous tennis match in history, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. At the tail-end of 2024, I flew to Malaga to ...