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      For Serena Williams, Tennis — Not Motherhood — Was a Sacrifice

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      When given the opportunity to write an essay in the September issue of Vogue, one that would touch on how she expects to “evolve” away from tennis, Serena Williams started by talking about her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.Her daughter, whom she calls Olympia, wants a little sister.And Williams? She and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, would like that too.“In the last year, Alexis and I have been trying to have another child, and we recently got some information from my doctor that put my mind at ease and made me feel that whenever we’re ready, we can add to our family,” Williams said in Vogue. “I definitely don’t want to be pregnant again as an athlete. I need to be two feet into tennis or two feet out.”She is gearing up to walk both feet off the court, and in doing so, she continues to model what family planning can look like at the highest levels of sport.In April 2017, Williams announced she was pregnant to the world by accident, uploading a photo of herself with the text “20 weeks” to Snapchat. The news, once confirmed, had fans doing some quick math. She had been about eight weeks pregnant when she won the Australian Open earlier that year.She gave birth to Olympia on Sept. 1, 2017, and was bedridden for the first six weeks of motherhood because of a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.She was soon plotting her return to the court, joining a long list of women who made it back to the highest levels of their sport after childbirth not just to compete, but to win.In 1960, two years after giving birth to her daughter, the sprinter Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals at the Rome Olympics. Joy Fawcett, a three-time Olympian, was among the first American soccer players to have children midcareer — she played every minute of the World Cup in 1995, 1999 and 2003, each competition a year or two after giving birth to one of her three children. And the Olympic swimmer Dara Torres returned to competition just a few weeks after giving birth in 2006, won a national title in the 100-meter freestyle in 2007 and took home three silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.It’s a list that continues to grow and now includes the sprinter Allyson Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in Olympic history, who returned to the global stage after having an emergency cesarean section at 32 weeks in 2018. A few weeks ago, Felix ran her last world-championship event in a full stadium of fans who gave her a standing ovation. Her daughter, Camryn, now a toddler, was in the stands.Tennis is a uniquely grueling sport for new parents. Much of the calendar year is considered in season, and much of that season is spent crisscrossing the globe for tournaments.But returning to the biggest stages in the world did not seem to be much of a question for Williams. “I went from a C-section to a second pulmonary embolism to a Grand Slam final. I played while breastfeeding. I played through postpartum depression,” she wrote. She reached her 10th Wimbledon final in July 2018, less than a year after childbirth.Williams’s daughter hasn’t been far from the stands since. There’s Olympia at the Fed Cup, sporting a red-and-white headband with a glitter bow. And at the ASB classic, sitting on her dad’s lap, clapping, eager to see what shiny trophy Mom has this time. At the Top Seed Open, she was spotted in the stands, a bit distracted by an iPhone (happens to the best of us). And she had a front-row seat to the U.S. Open bubble of 2020, pointing and saying “mama” in a nearly empty stadium.In the past five years, Williams said, she has not spent more than 24 hours away from her daughter.But Williams made one thing clear. Her evolution (retirement, she said, is not a word she likes to use) is not an easy decision; it’s not one she’s been able to talk about with anyone other than her therapist. This is not a simple ride into the sunset. No, it’s a more difficult decision — one that she really didn’t want to make.“Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family,” she said. “Maybe I’d be more of a Tom Brady if I had that opportunity.”That’s the case for 36-year-old Rafael Nadal. He announced that his wife, Maria Francisca Perello, is pregnant with their first child. In a news conference in June, Nadal, the winner of 22 Grand Slam singles titles, said, “I don’t think it will change my professional life.”Indeed.Williams knows exactly how becoming a mother changed her professional life. “The fact is that nothing is a sacrifice for me when it comes to Olympia. It all just makes sense,” she said, continuing, “I think tennis, by comparison, has always felt like a sacrifice — though it’s one I enjoyed making.”Before she steps off the court for good, she may have a few more performances to put on for the almost-5-year-old fan in the stands, excitedly waving her arms for her mama. More

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      Germany football star Nico Schulz accused of ‘kicking pregnant girlfriend in stomach two weeks before she gave birth’

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      GERMAN defender Nico Schulz has been accused of kicking his pregnant ex girlfriend in the stomach.Schulz, 29, who plays as a left back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, is facing a criminal complaint over domestic violence.
      Nico Schulz has denied the allegations against himCredit: Getty
      Schulz has made 12 caps for the German national teamCredit: AP:Associated Press
      The player – who has 12 caps and two goals for the German national team – denied the allegations.
      Dortmund confirmed the club is aware of the “shocking” reports and said they have spoken to Schulz.
      Schulz however will not be suspended – but the side said it reserves the right to take action “at any time” when they “objectively know more”.
      It is alleged the footballer assaulted his former partner in 2020 while she was pregnant with his daughter in a bid to “terminate the pregnancy”, reports Bild.
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      Schulz “kicked his girlfriend in the stomach with his shoed foot” just two weeks before she was due to give birth, according to the allegations.
      German media published text messages sent between Schulz and his partner in which she said: “You hit me when I was naked in my own apartment”.
      Her lawyer claims she kicked her in the stomach in “an attempted termination of pregnancy in a particularly serious case”.
      The Dortmund State Prosecutor office has opened an investigation.
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      Cops have also raided Schulz’s house to secure evidence as part of the investigation.
      Dortmund issued a statement on Sunday afternoon saying they only became aware of the “extremely serious and shocking” allegations through media reports.
      Dortmund said they had not yet taken disciplinary actions against the player as the situation was “extremely unclear”.
      Pictures published in German media showed Schulz leaving Dortmund training early on Sunday afternoon.
      According to the statement, Schulz denies the claims, telling Dortmund “that he will defend himself against these allegations with the help of a lawyer and that he will also maintain his innocence”.
      Schulz was not included in Dortmund’s squad for their 1-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
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      Coach Edin Terzic previously told the wing back he was not part of his plans this season for footballing reasons.
      Bild reports Schulz faces up to 10 years in prison under German law if convicted of the charges. More

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      Tyson Fury’s wife Paris shows off toned stomach and stunning figure amid claims she was pregnant with seventh child

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      PARIS FURY showed off her toned stomach which comes amid claims she was pregnant with a seventh child. Retired boxer Carl Froch was the first to say Paris and husband Tyson were set to welcome another addition to their family.
      Paris Fury showed off her toned stomach which comes amid claims she was pregnant with a seventh child
      Froch said on BBC Breakfast in April: “He’s got five or six children? I don’t want to get it wrong, but he’s got a lot of kids.
      “I think Paris his wife is pregnant.”
      Fury, 33, currently has six children – the youngest, Athena, was born last August just before his latest fight, the trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder.
      The others are Venezuela, 12, Prince John James, nine, Prince Tyson II, five, Valencia, four, and Princes Adonis Amaziah, two.
      Before Fury’s last fight, a knockout over Dillian Whyte, 34, he hinted the couple were planning to have another baby.
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      He said: “My wife has been at home waiting for me for ten years, we have six kids and I am going to put another bun in her oven.
      “Number seven is going to pop out anytime soon.
      “I am going to be a family man and a big fat pig, fatter than I already am.
      “I’ll retire to Morecambe beach, on the sand, no more fight and no more interviews. Everyone will leave me alone.”
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      Fury is currently in Miami on holiday with his family after confirming he WILL stay retired.
      He said recently: “I’ve just read today that I’m supposed to be coming out of retirement.
      “That’s news to me. As far as I’m concerned I’m staying [retired].”

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      Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane becomes a grandad aged 49 as son Enzo’s wife gives birth to baby girl

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      FRANCE and Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane has become a grandfather aged just 49 after his son Enzo’s wife gave birth a daughter.Zidane’s eldest son, who is 27, posted a photo of him and his Venezuelan wife Karen Goncalves holding their baby girl.
      Enzo Zidane and his wife cradle their new baby.
      Enzo was joined by two of his brothers who came to visit the baby
      Via Instagram he captioned the post: “Welcome our Sia, our princess.”
      The couple announced the pregnancy in January by posting a photo of an ultrasound scan.
      And now the birth has been celebrated by a number of grandad Zidane’s old Madrid pals including Los Blancos duo Marcelo and Luka Modric.
      Marcus Thuram, Remy Cabella, Antonio Martinez and Emiliano Buendia have also wished him well in the comments of the post.
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      AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyTalk About a Tricky Assignment. He’s Trying to Catch a Ball and a Baby.Covid-19 is forcing N.F.L. players and other pro athletes to make unusually hard decisions about work-life balance.Cooper Kupp, Rams wide receiver and father-to-be, at his home in Los Angeles.Credit…Maggie Shannon for The New York TimesJan. 8, 2021Updated 8:28 p.m. ETCooper Jameson Kupp Jr. — nicknamed June, as in Junior, by his parents — did not know the significance behind the note his mother asked him to deliver last May. But the 2-year-old eagerly complied, bouncing over to his father.Cooper Kupp, a sure-handed receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, scanned the piece of paper, then leapt past his surprised son to embrace his wife, Anna Kupp. The message: June would soon be a big brother.Disbelief washed over Cooper.June had been a blessing, arriving shortly after the couple decided to start a family. “This time, the second time around, it took a little longer,” Cooper said during a recent Zoom call. “This was something we were trying for and just hadn’t happened for us yet.”Suddenly, the couple needed a game plan. Navigating a pregnancy is strenuous for any expectant parent. For professional athletes, unyielding schedules can intrude on family obligations under the best of conditions. In the N.F.L., rigid coronavirus protocols have forced players to make tough work-life decisions as they trudge through the pandemic season.For the Kupps, the gift of a pregnancy has meant living in different cities and enduring the longest separation of their marriage at a time when they desperately wanted to be together.And that was before a positive Covid-19 test came into their lives.At the time Anna became pregnant, it wasn’t clear the N.F.L. would even play this season. But when spring turned into summer and a schedule was firmed up, the Kupps began to coordinate their plans with the league’s.Anna is due in late January. The couple didn’t know if the pandemic would still be raging then, how Los Angeles hospitals would cope, or how Covid would affect a pregnant woman. They knew this much: They hoped Cooper would still be playing football. If so, it meant his Rams had made the playoffs.The toughest and most pressing decision was whether to live together as the due date drew closer. If Anna’s labor came on suddenly, their families would not be able to quickly fly to Southern California because they’d first have to quarantine and test.As the Kupps prayed, debated and examined possibilities, players arriving at the same crossroads publicly voiced concern.In November, the couple decided that Anna would fly to the home they recently purchased just outside Portland, Ore. She would settle into the house and get through the final stages of pregnancy with help from her two sisters, who live nearby.The date Anna was set to leave, Dec. 16, was just another day at work for Cooper. As always, he woke up and said goodbye to his family before heading to the team’s facility.One step at a time, Anna thought. She finished readying suitcases and the family dog, Elouise. June managed to splash in a giant mud puddle just before they left home, and Anna scrambled to find a bathroom once they arrived at the airport terminal.Anna and June left sunny Southern California and arrived in the rain of the Pacific Northwest, a shift Anna appreciated “because I was sweating putting everything together,” she said.Wide receiver Cooper Kupp is coming off the Covid-19 list in time for the Rams’ playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.Credit…Stephen Brashear/Associated PressAfter a day of practice, Cooper returned to a suddenly empty home. The day no longer felt normal. He would have liked to distract himself with more time at work, but team officials allow players inside the facilities only at designated times.And there is only so much film one can watch at home.“How much I would just give anything now to have an hour to hang out with my little boy, but I can’t,” Cooper said on the Zoom call from Thousand Oaks. Anna joined the call from Oregon.“That’s how that really hit me, early on was just how incredible those moments are in person. You can’t get a whole lot done over FaceTime with a 2-year-old,” Cooper said.They did not know how long they would be apart — three, five, seven weeks? — only that it would be their longest separation since they married in 2015, the summer between Cooper’s sophomore and junior season at Eastern Washington.They met in high school at a track and field event. Anna was a serious heptathlete on another team. Cooper had joined his school’s team to spend time with his buddies.June isn’t the only one who can miss the meaning behind a message. Cooper did not get the hint when Anna first approached him, but redeemed himself when he saw her at the next meet. Spotting her walking his way, he pretended to tie his shoes long enough to be within earshot. He asked for her phone number. “I was sure I was going to marry her then,” he said.Several years and one toddler later, the Kupps did their best to get through the holidays apart. On Christmas morning, Anna FaceTimed with Cooper. He watched June spending time with his cousins, excitedly opening presents. Cooper sent Anna a present that she refuses to open until they are reunited.“You want your son to have his dad, especially on a holiday like that, but we’ll celebrate together in a few weeks and it’ll be good,” Anna said.Tears formed in her eyes during the Zoom call as she recalled that day.Anna Kupp and June with Cooper Kupp on FaceTime at Christmas.Credit…Kupp Family“The hormones are getting Anna,” Cooper said.“I know,” she said. “I’m 37 weeks pregnant.”The Kupps weren’t looking for affirmation for their decision to live apart. They got some anyway when Cooper received a positive Covid-19 test in late December.“I guess there’s a little bit of a blessing in disguise that Anna and June aren’t here for this,” he said. “Having potentially brought this back to them if they were here would be a pretty scary thing.”The result surprised Cooper, who has not had any symptoms and hadn’t interacted with anyone outside of his team’s practice facility.“Both of us were wracking our brain like, ‘Where did this come from? How did this even come about?’” Anna said.The Rams went into Week 17 needing a win, or some help, to clinch a playoff berth, but they would have to play without Cooper and their injured quarterback, Jared Goff. The Rams scrapped for an ugly victory over the Arizona Cardinals as Cooper watched from Southern California, continuously pacing instead of sitting, and Anna from the Pacific Northwest. Cooper has passed subsequent tests, and he returned to practice on Wednesday.They have made it to January with Cooper available for Saturday’s first-round playoff matchup against the Seattle Seahawks and Anna set to deliver their second child at their new home.No one could have planned for 2020.Their 2021, however, is so far going according to schedule.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More