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Serena and Venus Williams are launching a podcast called 'Stockton Street' on X

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Serena and Venus Williams are launching a podcast called 'Stockton Street' on X
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Serena and Venus Williams are launching a podcast called 'Stockton Street' on X

2025-09-15 21:40 Last Updated At:21:50

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams are taking a swing at podcasting.

The two sisters and tennis stars — Serena finished her career at the 2022 U.S. Open; Venus just competed at that tournament in singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles — will launch their podcast on X with a debut episode Wednesday.

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Venus Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing quarterfinal doubles match with parter Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Venus Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing quarterfinal doubles match with parter Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

FILE - Serena Williams and Alicia Keys are seen after a match between Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, and Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, in New York. 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, file)

FILE - Serena Williams and Alicia Keys are seen after a match between Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, and Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, in New York. 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, file)

Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot with partner Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during a quarterfinal doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot with partner Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during a quarterfinal doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

FILE - Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams celebrate during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)

FILE - Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams celebrate during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)

The podcast is called “Stockton Street,” named for where their home was in Compton, California. It is set to air every other week on Wednesdays and will be distributed on the social media site formerly known as Twitter.

The first episode was filmed at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main arena for the U.S. Open, where Serena won six of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles, and Venus collected two of her seven.

The 45-year-old Venus just became the oldest singles entrant at the U.S. Open since 1981. She returned to the tennis tour in July after a 16-month absence.

Venus Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing quarterfinal doubles match with parter Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Venus Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing quarterfinal doubles match with parter Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

FILE - Serena Williams and Alicia Keys are seen after a match between Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, and Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, in New York. 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, file)

FILE - Serena Williams and Alicia Keys are seen after a match between Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, and Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, in New York. 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, file)

Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot with partner Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during a quarterfinal doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot with partner Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during a quarterfinal doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

FILE - Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams celebrate during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)

FILE - Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams celebrate during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Fans are allowed to attend the four remaining games in the Pakistan Super League after approval by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday.

Permission for spectators at all four playoff games came two days after Sharif approved a request from franchise owners to open the doors to the PSL final in Lahore on Sunday.

Pakistan’s biggest sports spectacle of the year started behind closed doors late last month with fans asked to stay home because of soaring fuel prices related to the Iran war.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the interior minister in the government, announced the doors reopening on social media after meeting with Sharif in Islamabad.

He wrote on X that Sharif wanted the fans to “use public transport or minimize fuel consumption while attending the matches, in line with the ongoing national austerity efforts.”

The government has urged people to restrict travel and to work from home and Naqvi said it wouldn’t be right to have 30,000 fans attending cricket matches every day while the government is asking the public to stay home.

PSL venues were also reduced from six to just Lahore and Karachi as part of austerity measures.

Peshawar Zalmi, led by Babar Azam, takes on three-time champions Islamabad United in the qualifier at Karachi on Tuesday with the winner advancing to the final.

The loser faces the winner of Wednesday's eliminator between first-timers Hyderabad Kingsmen and Multan Sultans on Friday for the second spot in the finale, with all three of those matches in Lahore.

AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

FILE - A view of the Gaddafi Stadium, where opening cricket match of the Pakistan Super League between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen, is taking place without spectators, in Lahore, Pakistan, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

FILE - A view of the Gaddafi Stadium, where opening cricket match of the Pakistan Super League between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen, is taking place without spectators, in Lahore, Pakistan, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

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