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Timeline of the disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai
After accusing a top Chinese official of sexual assault on November 2, Peng Shuai has vanished from…
Rebecca Cohen
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It's still impossible to know if Peng Shuai is actually safe, says journalist who conducted her first interview with Western media since disappearing
The highly controlled interview with L'Equipe, which was published on Monday, was conducted in fron…
Barnaby Lane
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Peng Shuai laughed and joked as she watched Eileen Gu win Olympic gold, but tennis bosses still fear for her safety
Gu, who was born in the US but chose to represent China in 2019, sidestepped a question about Peng'…
Barnaby Lane
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Peng Shuai says she was silent after making a sexual assault allegation because she had too many messages to answer
Peng Shuai said her silence after accusing a former Chinese official of sexual assault was due to a…
Scott Davis
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Peng Shuai had a private dinner with Olympic bosses the night before calling her disappearance an 'enormous misunderstanding'
Peng briefly disappeared in November after posting on social media that she had been sexually assau…
Will Martin
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A Canadian snowboarder won an astonishing Olympic gold medal, just 3 years after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer
Max Parrot was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in late 2018, but after 12 rounds of chemotherapy he…
Barnaby Lane
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Naomi Osaka says she's 'proud' of the WTA for how it's handled the Peng Shuai situation in China
"I think the WTA — the whole organization — they handled it really well," Osaka said, referring to …
Meredith Cash
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A 6-minute video shows Peng Shuai awkwardly answering questions, saying she is 'free,' and that she never accused anyone of sexual assault
Peng vanished from the public eye in early November after accusing Zhang Gaoli, China's former vice…
Barnaby Lane
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Olympic bosses held another call with missing tennis star Peng Shuai as criticism grows of the IOC's approach to her disappearance
Peng went missing in November and, despite reappearing weeks later, concerns remain about her wellb…
Sam Cooper
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CEO of Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China and Hong Kong over Peng Shuai controversy
"I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communic…
Insider Inc.
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Top Olympic official says claims the IOC is appeasing China over Peng Shuai are 'silly,' and seems to brag that it is the only group that's been able to contact her
In a CNN interview Wednesday, Dick Pound said IOC members on a controversial call with Peng were un…
Sam Cooper
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China accuses 'certain people' of 'malicious hyping' over concerns for Peng Shuai as calls grow for an Olympic boycott
The Chinese foreign ministry made the accusation on Monday while the US and Australia are reportedl…
Sam Cooper
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Chinese state media are hurriedly sharing footage of tennis star Peng Shuai to try to dispel fears over her safety
Footage of Peng eating dinner at a Beijing restaurant and appearing at a tennis tournament for teen…
Bill Bostock
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Peng Shuai held a 30-minute video call with the boss of the Olympics, but tennis bosses remain unconvinced she's actually safe and well
Women's tennis bosses said the video did not alleviate or address concerns about her wellbeing and …
Sam Cooper
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Jen Psaki says Biden wants 'verifiable proof' from China of missing tennis star Peng Shuai's well-being
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai went missing from the public eye on November 2 after accusing a top …
Jake Epstein
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Chinese state media reporter posts photos purportedly showing missing tennis star Peng Shuai posing with a cat and stuffed animals
The 35-year-old Chinese tennis player has not been seen since she accused a top Chinese politician …
Jake Epstein
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Governing body for women's tennis threatens to pull out of China and cancel 10 events if it doesn't get answers over Peng Shuai's disappearance.
One of the events held annually in China is the WTA Finals, a marquee year-end tournament for women…
Sam Cooper
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Serena Williams joins a growing list of tennis stars condemning the disappearance of Chinese player Peng Shuai
The 23-time Grand Slam winner urged people to "not stay silent," and said Peng's case "must be inve…
Sam Cooper
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An unverified email claiming to be from missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai saying she is 'not missing' has raised even greater fears for her safety
Peng Shuai has not been seen or heard from since making sexual assault allegations against China's …
Barnaby Lane
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Peng Shuai, the tennis star in the middle of a #MeToo firestorm in China, abruptly announces her retirement from the sport
Speaking to French publication L'Equipe, Peng claimed that she "never disappeared" and that she "ne…