He became the first and only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.

An inspiration, a politician, a pioneer on and off court - these just some of the words used to describe Arthur Ashe, who ...

Oscar Robertson was not only one of the best basketball players, but he left a legacy in shaping free agency in the NBA.

It was in London in 1975, and Ashe was scheduled to play Jimmy Connors, the defending champion and world No. 1, in the ...

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win Wimbledon in the gentlemen's singles draw. Fifty years later, HEAD released the Legacy Edition Arthur Ashe Competition Kit to celebrate his ...

American tennis legend Arthur Ashe was one of several star-studded names honoured at the 2025 Tennis Black List Awards.

Tennis great Stan Smith talks about his new book as well as his friendship with Arthur Ashe as the 50th anniversary of Ashe's Wimbledon win approaches.

Arthur Ashe had achieved multiple “firsts” in tennis. But his premature death on February 6, 1993, would make another kind of history, drawing unprecedented attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis in ...

In 1988, World Aids Day began with the aim of raising awareness and understanding of a disease that had struck fear in communities around the globe. That same year, US tennis legend Arthur Ashe ...

During his life, Ashe was a dedicated activist for racial equity and public health, funding the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health and raising awareness of HIV and AIDs.