Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates with the trophy after winning her Womens Singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Day Thirteen of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 12, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Japan's Naomi Osaka came from a…
WTA Tour 2020-05-31 11:07 Naomi Osaka (Photo by Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images) Naomi Osaka has taken to social media to condemn the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.Osaka joins a number of sports stars in speaking out against police actions, including fellow tennis star, Coco Gauff and basketball player, LeBron James.Osaka is a two-time Grand…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…