Former tennis player Billie Jean King to attend ICC Women's T20 World Cup final
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Former world number one tennis player Billie Jean King will attend the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final on International Women's Day.The American will be at the final to be part of this historic opportunity to set a new record for attendance at a women's sporting fixture.The current record of 90,185 was set at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final held at the Rose Bowl in the USA.King is the winner of 39 Grand Slam titles and is a global leader and champion for diversity and inclusion. She was recently named on top of the list of 'Women Who Changed the World in the Last Century' by Newsweek magazine.In addition to attending the final, King will address a special International Women's Day event on March 6, also in Melbourne, as the keynote speaker at the Change Our Game Lunch."It is an honour to be part of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup and the International Women's Day celebrations planned in Melbourne," King said in a statement."This year, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ...