Naomi Osaka pulled out of the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament on Wednesday in New York City, in protest at racial injustice. Her decision follows protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
The India Open badminton tournament, which was scheduled for May 11-16 in New Delhi, has been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country's capital, Badminton Association of India (BAI) said on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open played at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Naomi Osaka's total is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period.
Naomi Osaka said they had been on vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands when the incident happened.
Serena Williams said on Sunday she will not compete at this week's Miami Open as the 23-times Grand Slam champion is recovering from oral surgery.
Naomi Osaka now gets to test her mental strength against a revitalised Victoria Azarenka, who stunned Serena Williams in Thursday's other blockbuster semi-final.
'I wasn't expecting it (the call) to happen. It was a surprise. Apparently, my sister told my mom to do it'
Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton called on Thursday for more support for young athletes and lauded tennis player Naomi Osaka for being 'incredibly brave' for her stance on mental health.
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
'How many young people do you know who would be comfortable addressing or being questioned by a roomful of very much older strangers?' 'She (Osaka) is one of a very exciting batch of young female players and I am a big fan of hers. I hope with all my heart that she can find a way of feeling more at home in this sport.'
Conchita Martinez, the coach of former world number one Garbine Muguruza, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Doha ahead of the Qatar Open which begins on Monday.
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Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her usual best and trailed her Japanese opponent from the start in both the games.
Osaka said her dominance in the rematch showed how much better she had become at sticking to a plan rather than relying on her instincts.
An intimidating Vinesh Phogat pounced on her rivals to complete a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games gold medals while Ravi Dahiya too went unchallenged as India's wrestlers wrapped up their campaign with a rich haul of 12 medals, in Birmingham on Saturday.
Osaka has been an outspoken supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement both in Japan and the United States
Novak Djokovic has declined to disclose his vaccination status despite everyone at Melbourne Park needing to be inoculated against COVID-19.
The ATP and WTA last week took away ranking points from Wimbledon following the organisers' decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players
More major trophies surely await if she can convert her irresistible hardcourt form to French Open clay and grass at Wimbledon.
The 22-year-old Osaka has been at the forefront of protests from tennis players against racial injustice in the United States.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 US Open in New York, on Tuesday.
Sixteen-year-old Coco Gauff said her game is the "best it's ever been," as she aims to build on her Grand Slam success as the US Open kicks off on Monday.
Naomi Osaka faces Zheng before possible meeting with Coco Gauff
Second seed Daniil Medvedev will launch his bid to win his first major title against veteran Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Osaka became the first Japanese tennis player to win the Australian Open and the first Asian player to claim the world number one ranking.
Anupam Kher, Freida Pinto and Dev Patel along with 2013 winners Jennifer Lawrence, Daniel Day Lewis among others on the red carpet.
Japanese comedy duo who said she was 'too sunburned' and 'needed some bleach'
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The French Open will be held from September 27-October 11 after being moved from its usual late May-June slot due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Defeat for Williams was a major blow to her preparations for the French Open
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
World number 12 Belinda Bencic dug deep to overpower the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Saturday and win the Tokyo Games women's singles title, becoming the first Swiss woman to earn an Olympics tennis gold.
The US Open women's final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez attracted a bigger audience on ESPN than the men's clash featuring calendar year Grand Slam-chasing Novak Djokovic and Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
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After a trip to Kenya's Samburu National Reserve, Doutzen Kroes fell in love with elephants.
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