Defending champion Naomi Osaka and runner-up Serena Williams are among the 13 Grand Slam winners to compete at the US Open, beginning August 26. Osaka and Williams will be joined by world number one Ashleigh Barty, the 2017 US Open…
*Two BDC operators, two suspected cultists killed, dumped in lagos septic tank (Independent)* Revenue collector beats ‘motor boy’ to death over N4,000 (NewTelegraph)
Two BDC operators, two suspected cultists killed, dumped in lagos septic tank (Independent) Operatives of the Lagos State Police command yesterday exhumed four corpses who were killed and dumped in a septic tank in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. Already…
*Lagos supplementary election: Heavy security at collation centre as results arrive (Guardian) * Buhari committed to ensuring availability of agricultural produce –Minister (Nation)
Lagos supplementary election: Heavy security at collation centre as results arrive (Guardian) Security operatives on Saturday mounted heavy presence at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Collation centre for the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency Supplementary election in Lagos State. The…
Naomi Osaka pairs up with Serena with Nike deal (InsideSport)
Sports apparel giant Nike has announced a deal with World number one women’s tennis star Naomi Osaka. She joins former world No. 1 Serena Williams on the Nike’s endorsement roster. The Japanese, who had previously been tied to rival Adidas,…
Top-ranked Osaka, Halep crash out of Indian Wells (SupertSports)
World No 1 Naomi Osaka crashed out of Indian Wells on Tuesday, routed by Belinda Bencic on a day that saw second-ranked Simona Halep sent packing, too. Bencic, ranked 23rd in the world, defeated Osaka 6-3, 6-1 to reach the…
Osaka turns tables on Mladenovic, Venus rallies at Indian Wells (Guardian)
World number one Naomi Osaka launched her Indian Wells WTA title defense with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in a grudge match against Kristina Mladenovic on Saturday. Osaka, whose second straight Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January propelled…
Svitolina advances but Osaka is stunned in Dubai (SportsMax)
Defending champion Elina Svitolina was among those to progress at the Dubai Tennis Championships as Naomi Osaka was the only truly high-profile name to crash out on Tuesday. Osaka, who announced last week she had split from coach Sascha Bajin,…
I won’t sacrifice my happiness, says Osaka (Guardian)
World number one Naomi Osaka says she was not willing to “sacrifice” her happiness following her surprise split from coach Sascha Bajin last week. Osaka split with Bajin 16 days after winning the Australian Open, which sealed back-to-back major titles…
At last, Naomi Osaka has her moment in the spotlight (JapanTimes)
Over four months since her U.S. Open win catapulted her into the realms of tennis’ elite, Naomi Osaka at last got to have a true moment in the spotlight. She was deprived of such a moment in New York in…
Osaka beats Pliskova to make final (BBC)
US Open champion Naomi Osaka reached back-to-back Grand Slam finals with a hard-fought win over Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova at the Australian Open. The Japanese fourth seed won 6-2 4-6 6-4 and will face Petra Kvitova, another Czech, in…