Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open and announced that she will be stepping back from tennis. The world No 2 – who won her opening match of this year’s tournament at Roland Garros against Patricia Maria Tig on Sunday – stated that she had suffered ‘long bouts of depression’ since winning the US Open … Read more
MIKE DICKSON: I sympathise with Naomi Osaka’s plight, but talking is part of the deal – nobody is bigger than the game and the Grand Slams are right to reassert that principle Sharing your thoughts is a key part of the grand bargain of professional sports There is a reason every player who reaches the … Read more
Last Wednesday on social media that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021. Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it … Read more
Naomi Osaka serves as her own best advert for new signature swimwear line on Instagram By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 05:57 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 05:57 BST, 29 April 2021 Naomi Osaka served as her own best advertising Wednesday as she took to Instagram to model her new signature swimwear line. The … Read more
Naomi Osaka cruises to Australian Open title with convincing straight-sets win over American Jennifer Brady in the final… as the Japanese star claims her FOURTH Grand Slam and second triumph at Melbourne Park Third seed Naomi Osaka won her second Australian Open title on Saturday The Japanese 23-year-old had too much for American finalist Jennifer … Read more
Serena Williams broke down in tears before cutting short her post-match news conference after losing 6-3 6-4 to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday. The defeat ended Williams’ bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title. ‘It was a big error day for me today,’ the 39-year-old told reporters after the match … Read more
‘There are much more important matters at hand’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of her Western & Southern Open semi-final in New York as she joins US athletes and teams in protesting after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin Athletes and teams in the US are protesting against yet another police shooting Jacob Blake … Read more
Singapore, Osaka and Hong Kong are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 160 items in 133 cities around the globe including the cost of food, clothing, transport and utility bills, to draw up a ranking of the most expensive and least expensive. Damascus, the capital … Read more
Hiro raises his bare thigh and slams his foot on the ground spreading ripples across his man mountain of a body. He bows at his opponent and, in a vision of manboobs and giant wedgies, they engage in combat; wrestling, pushing, heaving and tugging until one emerges victorious. Suddenly, it’s my turn. I step into … Read more