USA's Serena Williams gestures to the audience after losing against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 2, 2022. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Tennis legend Serena Williams is set to make a sensational return to competitive tennis after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam champion will compete in the women’s doubles event at Queen’s Club in London later this month.
Williams, who last played at the 2022 US Open, described Queen’s Club as the perfect place to begin her next chapter, marking a highly anticipated comeback to the court.
Portugal's midfielder #18 Pedro Neto (R) scores the opening goal during the international friendly football match between Portugal and Nigeria at Magalhaes Pessoa Stadium in Leiria, on June 10, 2026. (Photo by FILIPE AMORIM / AFP)
(FILES) Gabon's forward #20 Denis Bouanga is shown the yellow card by Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Group F football match between Gabon and Ivory Coast at the Grand Stadium in Marrakech on December 31, 2025. Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on June 8, 2026.
"Denying him entry to the United States and preventing him from officiating scheduled matches harms not only him personally but also undermines football's commitment to fairness, merit, and the spirit of fair play," Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior advisor to Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, told AFP. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
