Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch has won second place in Sapporo, the first competition of the World Cup circuit. Kamil Stoch of Poland soars through the air during the FIS World Cup ski jumping large hi... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open for 2nd major, top ranking
MELBOURNE, Australia -- So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. She was playing ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka wins Australian Open for 2nd Slam title, No. 1 ranking
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka defeats Petra Kvitova to claim Australian Open crown
Naomi Osaka overcame nerves and a spirited challenge from double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to claim the Australian Open title with a 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 win on Saturday. It was a second successive G... ( read original story ...)
Osaka edges Kvitova to claim Australian Open crown
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka overcame nerves, tears and a spirited challenge from double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to claim the Australian Open title with a 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 win on Saturday. ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Kvitova: Osaka a Worthy No. 1 After Aussie Title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Saturday at the Australian Open (all times local): 11:35 p.m. The No. 1 ranking was at stake as well as the Australian Open title, and so Petra Kvitova finish... ( read original story ...)
Osaka edges Kvitova for Australian Open title, No. 1 ranking
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. She was play... ( read original story ...)
Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 to become the first Japanese player to win the Australian Open on Saturday. The win made fourth seed Osaka the first player from an ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Kvitova levels Australian Open final vs Osaka
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The Latest on Saturday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9:32 p.m. Petra Kvitova has leveled the Australian Open final at one-set all after saving three championsh... ( read original story ...)
Kvitova, Osaka to battle for Australian Open title
Naomi Osaka celebrates matchpoint in her semifinal match against ... Visit cnn.com/sport for more news and videos This after the twice-Wimbledon champion was lucky to be alive, following a home invasi... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open to become world number one
Japan’s Naomi Osaka said she was “in a state of shock” Saturday after holding her nerve to battle past Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open in a three-set thriller that also delivered her the worl... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka makes history with Australian Open victory
The victory ensures that Osaka will be the first Asian tennis player to reach No. 1 in the world rankings, ESPN reported. >> Read more trending news Osaka replaces Simona Halep, who was No. 1 for 48 w... ( read original story ...)
It’s ‘high time’ Canada shifted its Asia focus away from China: Japanese ambassador
Her arrest was closely followed up by news that two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, had been detained in China in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has described as "arbitrary" detentio... ( read original story ...)
48 hours in . . . Tokyo, an insider guide to Japan’s neon city
The slick yet serene Aman Tokyo spans the top six floors of a 38-storey skyscraper in the business district Otemachi. The minimal interior taps into Japan’s design heritage with its wood, paper and st... ( read original story ...)
Latest Tokyo attraction: the recycling cocktail bar
The Gomi-Pit (or Waste-Pit) Bar in Musachino in the greater Tokyo area is a temporary cocktail bar set up at one of the city’s municipal waste recycling plants in a bid to boost awareness of environme... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka on run to remember as slam success continues
January 25, 2019 8:55am EST January 25, 2019 8:55am EST Tennis, Preview, WTA, Australian Open, News, Grand Slams, US Open, English, Petra Kvitova, WTA Tour, Features, Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka has becom... ( read original story ...)