Candace Parker becomes first female cover athlete for ‘NBA2K’ franchise

She is the first American woman to win the 800m since the 1968 Mexico City Games. #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/WmJq2dYulrPrior to earning bronze in this 800-meter final, the 24-year-old Rogers earned a second-place finish in the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Olympic history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in any Games. The 43-year-old athlete represented her home country of New Zealand in the women’s heavyweight competition.However, Hubbard’s hopes for a medal in the women’s 87+ kilogram competition fell short after she failed all three lift attempts.

Galway-born composer Amie Doherty has achieved an incredible milestone by becoming the first-ever woman to score a film for DreamWorks Animation Studio.

Little Mix made UK pop history this week, becoming the only girl group to have at least one track in the Official Singles Chart’s Top 10 for 100 weeks.The trio accomplished the feat with their single ‘Heartbreak Anthem’, a collaboration with Galantis and David Guetta that they released back in May.

after the match. “We fought so hard to get here and it wasn’t always easy and we’re really happy with what we’ve done.”She added: “It gives me goosebumps [winning gold].

The BBC has confirmed that Jodie Whittaker will be leaving Doctor Who after becoming the first-ever female Time Lord. Jodie, 39, will be moving on from the iconic sci-fi series in autumn 2022 along with showrunner Chris Chibnall, who has been in charge of the TARDIS since filming began in 2017.

she pulled herself out of competition to focus on her mental health.Lee secured the individual gold with a score of 57.433, 0.135 points ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, despite trailing her initially. It was Lee’s turn on the uneven bars that helped her secure the win, as she notched a 15.3, which put her only 0.066 behind Andrade.

The pink gin hype isn’t going away and time soon – and nor would we want it to! Celebrity fans of the pretty pink liquor include Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden, and even some of this year's Love Island contestants have been spotted with a drink of the pink in hand while chilling at the villa. Now, one of the nation’s favourite pink gin brands, Gordon’s, has branched out to launch a brand-new Premium Pink cake based on the popular booze flavour we just can’t get enough of these days.

 opening to $31 million at the box office, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James' pockets just got a lot deeper, as the four-time champion was just announced as the first player in NBA history to make $1 billion in career earnings while still playing, per Sportico.

Megan Thee Stallion has become the first rapper to feature on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue.The rapper joins tennis star Naomi Osaka and actress Leyna Bloom in holding an individual cover of the annual edition.She took to Instagram to share a snap of the splash, writing: “Thee first female rapper on the cover of @si_swimsuit.

Model and actor Leyna Bloom has made history by becoming the first transgender woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale has become the first female Brand Ambassador for Gibson guitars.A new range of guitars and gear designed by the singer and songwriter have also been announced, with Hale also being named on the Gibson Gives Advisory Board.Hale was revealed to be Gibson’s latest ambassador at a ceremony at the Gibson Garage in Nashville, Tennessee.“I am beyond honoured to be named a Gibson ambassador,” Hale said in a statement.

Pose star Mj Rodriguez has made history after being nominated for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series at the 2021 Emmys.Rodriguez, who was critically acclaimed for her performance as Blanca Evangelista, is the first transgender woman to be nominated for a lead acting role.The landmark FX series followed New York City’s African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag ball culture scene between the ’80s and late ’90s.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe category is: making history.

Sex And The City – scroll down the page to see it now.The iconic is set to return as a limited series on HBO’s new streaming service, HBO Max. The new series will be titled Sex And The City: And Just Like That…Parker, who plays journalist Carrie Bradshaw in the show, shared a photo of her and her co-stars on her Instagram page yesterday (July 9).

Antonio Ferme editorZaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, becoming the first Black American winner in the competition’s 96-year history.The 14-year-old from Harvey, La., correctly spelled “murraya” — defined as “a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals” — to clinch victory.“Does this word contain the English word murray, which could be the name of a comedian or just an English name in general?”

crowned the winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Avant-garde, who is the first African-American winner of the bee, ended the competition with the word «murraya.» Avant-garde said she felt «really good» after her victory.