Naomi Osaka announced her pledge in response to the 7.2-magnitude quake that struck Haiti, her father's country, killing at least 304 people and injuring hundreds. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Pledges Prize Money From Cincinnati Open to Haiti Relief Efforts
Naomi Osaka will be competing in the Cincinnati Open this week and plans to donate her prize money to the Haiti earthquake relief effort. ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka pledges support for Haiti earthquake relief
Tennis star Naomi Osaka pledged her support for relief efforts in Haiti on Saturday following a deadly earthquake in the Caribbean ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to donate Western and Southern Open prize money to Haitian earthquake relief
Naomi Osaka, whose father is Haitian, commits to giving all her prize money from the Western and Southern Open to relief efforts in the country after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake killed more than 300 ... ( read original story ...)
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Haiti Kills More Than 300, Naomi Osaka Pledges To Donate To Relief Efforts
Haiti Saturday morning. The epicentre of Saturday's quake was about 12km (7.5 miles) from the town of Saint-Louis du Sud, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor was felt in the densely ... ( read original story ...)
DOCUMENTARY: NAOMI OSAKA AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY
A new documentary follows the four-time grand slam champion and the number one tennis player in the world, Naomi Osaka, as she ... ( read original story ...)
Torrential Rains Lash Japan, Three Feared Dead After Landslide
Torrential rains lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in central Nagano prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Japan rain: Nearly two million residents told to seek shelter
Nearly two million people have been urged to evacuate their homes amid heavy rainfall in parts of Japan. Highest-level rain warnings have been issued in a number of prefectures, including Fukuoka and ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka to donate prize money to Haitian earthquake relief efforts
Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from. The four-time ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Giving Western and Southern Open Prize Money to Haiti Earthquake Relief
Naomi Osaka announced that she will be donating her prize money from the Western & Southern Open to Haiti after a ... ( read original story ...)
Sha’Carri Richardson to race 100-meter medalists from Tokyo Olympics at Prefontaine Classic
With suspension over, Sha'Carri Richardson will race six of the women who took part in the 100-meter final in Tokyo, including all three medalists. ( read original story ...)
Japan mayor apologizes for biting athlete’s gold medal, and more of this week’s weirdest news
A Japanese mayor apologized Thursday for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player who had paid a courtesy visit after Japan beat the United States in the final. Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura ... ( read original story ...)
Japan floods: Residents rescued as torrential rain threatens homes
Highest-level rain warnings have been issued in a number of prefectures, including Fukuoka and Hiroshima. More than 150 troops, police and firefighters have been sent to help with rescue operations in ... ( read original story ...)
Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
Authorities in Hiroshima and northern Kyushu issue evacuation alert amid unprecedented rainfall ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles are the real heroes of this summer’s sporting events
A movement began during the Tokyo Olympics that will hopefully usher in a new era that humanises not only our athletes, but people of colour everywhere ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Irish swimmer Flanagan’s wheelchair ‘completely broken’ on Heathrow flight
Irish Paralympian Patrick Flanagan's wheelchair is left "completely broken" following a flight to Heathrow en route to the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)