Former tennis champion Margaret Court has received Australia’s highest civilian honor — despite her controversial past of anti-LGBTQ remarks. The 78-year-old retired tennis player — who’s now a ...

Margaret Court, the tennis legend with 24 singles and 40 doubles Grand Slam titles, is set to receive Australia's top honor. That honor is sparking a lot of criticism. It was announced on Friday that ...

Margaret Court, a tennis legend who won each of the sport’s four major tournaments multiple times and has created controversy over her anti-LGBT views, is set to be honored on Australia Day. However, ...

It’s not often you see a sports organization call out a famous athlete’s homophobic views while also announcing its plans to promote her at its biggest event, but that’s the kind of dissonance ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Margaret Court was present but didn't address the crowd at a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of her calendar-year Grand Slam in 1970, a tricky event for Australian ...

Ryan Storr consults to Tennis Australia. He receives funding from Tennis Australia. Dr Katherine Raw consults to Tennis Australia. She receives funding from Tennis Australia. As play heats up at the ...

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 1977, file photo, Margaret Court of Australia hits a backhand shot against Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale, in the finals of the $100,000 Virginia Slims tennis tournament in ...

Margaret Court, an Australian record breaker known for her homophobic comments, is set to receive one of the nation’s highest public service awards. By Yan Zhuang MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia has ...

With each round that Serena Williams advances toward the Australian Open final, the complicated legacy of Margaret Court looms larger. Nowhere is it more complicated than at Melbourne Park, where ...

Tennis champion Margaret Court, who has had a frosty relationship with the Australian Open over her views on sexuality and same-sex marriage in recent years, says she not been invited to this year’s ...