The 24-year-old shared a series of photos of herself, with the first one showing her racket-in-hand on a private tennis court resting against the net. “Kinda rusty but it feels good to be back,” she wrote, having previously heavily suggested that she would be taking an indefinite break from action. …
Read More »First Naomi Osaka and now Simone Biles. ‘Brave’ no longer means battling in sport, it celebrates ‘woke’ weakness
On a Tokyo Tuesday night at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, the chalk dust had just about settled from Simone Biles’ opening vault in the artistic all-round team event final. The camera inside panned to the most decorated American gymnast of all-time caught in hushed conversation with her coach, seemingly underwhelmed …
Read More »‘Taking some personal time’: Naomi Osaka will MISS Wimbledon to continue mental health break – but WILL play at Olympics
Osaka, 23, withdrew from the French Open in May after triggering a row with organizers when she refused to conduct her media duties after matches, citing the toll it took on her mental health. Threatened with fines and potential expulsion, Osaka opted to walk away from the tournament after the …
Read More »Twitter SUSPENDS progressive feminist author Naomi Wolf after slew of tweets opposing Covid-19 vaccinations
Wolf – who had nearly 150,000 followers – was suspended from Twitter on Friday evening following her repeated commentary against Covid-19 vaccinations. Though it’s not clear exactly which post led to Wolf’s suspension, the author had a history of making anti-vaccine comments and had published several on the day of …
Read More »‘I never wanted to be a distraction’: Naomi Osaka stuns tennis by withdrawing from the French Open and apologizing for boycott row
World number two Osaka had already caused shockwaves by announcing before the tournament that she would not be observing her media duties, carrying out her threat as she progressed to the second round before organizers of all four Grand Slams united to produce a long statement warning that she could be thrown …
Read More »‘Woke-ravaged world’: Piers Morgan likens ‘cynical’ Naomi Osaka to Meghan & Harry after tennis ace’s sister admits she ‘f*cked up’
In an address on Reddit, which was co-founded by the husband of one of Osaka’s most high-profile backers – former champion Serena Williams – her sister confessed that the Grand Slam winner “sucks at explaining her actions most of the time”, adding that it had been “a little hard for me to see …
Read More »Naomi Osaka’s refusal to take questions from the press is down to her arrogance, not her mental health issues
Something has gone seriously wrong when Naomi Osaka, one of the world’s leading sportswomen, insists that she will not take questions from the media at the French Open on the grounds that such news conferences have a negative impact on the mental health of tennis players. Osaka has not only …
Read More »Vaccinated Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka admits to mixed feelings over Tokyo Games as Covid fears linger
World number two Osaka, who is the reigning US and Australian Open champion, spoke ahead at its Italian counterpart on Sunday. “Of course I would say I want the Olympics to happen, because I’m an athlete and that’s sort of what I’ve been waiting for my entire life,” the Japanese star …
Read More »Naomi Wolf pranked into posting fake anti-vaccine quote with porn star photo
Klippenstein messaged Wolf with the fake quote image, which featured famous porn star Johnny Sins dressed up as a doctor in an adult movie and read, “If a vaccine is effective, then why do we need to pressure people to take it?” The quote was attributed to ‘Dr. John Sims, …
Read More »‘Who did this?’ Tennis queen Naomi Osaka pokes fun at herself with Bernie Sanders meme on Twitter after backing Biden inauguration
The photo of politician Sanders looking grumpy and reserved at the presidential ceremony has become a social media hit, with many users joking that he fully reflects a typical New York City mood, especially in winter time. After the photo emerged online, internet jokers started posting images of Sanders edited into different scenes, including …
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