Controversy. Accusation and counter-accusation. A dramatic walkout. A high-profile player withdrawing in protest. This week saw yet another women’s sport plunged into disarray and division over the ...

Nka Belinsky lines up a shot at a Please Be Nice tournament at 4100 Bar in Silver Lake. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their ...

A female pool final match in Denbighshire, Wales, ended prematurely after one player reportedly forfeited because she was drawn to compete against a transgender woman. Lynne Pinches stepped away from ...

A female pool player forfeited a final in a tournament in protest after refusing to play against her opponent, who is transgender. Lynne Pinches, picked up her cue and walked from the table in the EPA ...

A professional women’s pool tournament has been hit by protests after the final was contested by two transgender players. Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith faced off in the Ultimate Pool Women’s Pro ...

Kristina Tkach was shooting pool in Penacook Thursday morning at Capital City Billiards, knocking down shots one after one. For those who don’t know, Tkach, who goes by the nickname “The Krystal,” is ...

Two transgender players faced-off in the final of a women's championship pool match on Sunday—adding fuel to the fiery social debate surrounding trans athletes' participation in women's sports.

Each of Haynes' matchups were rather close, but Smith dominated in the early going of the bracket. Smith defeated Jane Mitchell 7 frames to 3 in the first round and then beat Vicki Lomax, 7-1. Haynes ...