Monzanator

Yep, Mari Osaka has created shitstorm by night (European time zone). She has deleted her reddit account though already. More high-profile names like Kei Nishikori are distancing herself from Osaka's approach now. The high gamble play with "mental health" has been exposed as total fraud. Everyone and their mother knew Osaka's media silence was all about her below par clay results and avoiding ineviteable questions during RG. I have a feeling this is a controlled distraction from the Osaka camp. Make Mari look like the bad sister and focus the backlash on her.

I guess basketball is so far down the ladder in Belgium and Netherlands they will do anything to gain media attention - even create some stupid ass name for a league nobody will follow to begin with

Don't tell me Robin Haase is still the Dutch #1? At this rate Paul Haarhuis would probably still be Top 10 if he was active

Poland actually qualified for the Olympics in a team sport not called volleyball & handball? I'm shocked!

Two cautions for basically pit-related incidents and only 3 DNFs in a 500 mile race is truly insane stat. Last time there were only two cautions in this race was 1969. I believe the rain-shortened 1976 race had fewest DNF record with six - and that race only lasted 102 laps.

Sadly Kerber is totally past-prime. She could well retire at the end of the season or next year at worst. Meanwhile Hubert Hurkacz lost in five sets to someone called Botic van Zandschulp I bet even @heywoodu doesn't know who that guy is

Can you say FOUR TIME winner again? Wooo Helio Castroneves is THE man!

Could be a fuel strategy race though. People like Sato, Rosenqvist and Dixon are on the better one.

Heavy shunt for Graham Rahal after rear wheel wasn't fitted properly during a pitstop.

This obviously a tragic if not unexpected news. RIP

Chelsea holds on to win 1-0.

Half-time in the final and Chelsea leads Man City 1-0.

Talk about bad luck. Dupasquier is one rider that NEVER crashes in Moto3. He finished all 15 races last season and was 5/5 this season too. And now something like this?

This teqball won't really create much interest in Poland due to football tennis being way more popular already. Then again, there are only few countries in the world where volleyball is as popular as here. Same goes for beach handball due to handball being the third most popular team sport in Poland. So the interest doesn't come curiosity but from volleyball and handball being fairly popular sports in Poland already.

So it's basically a Football table tennis instead of football tennis. Great. Not exactly innovative, just following the same concept on a smaller playing field. One would imagine Brazil would be good at this given their knack for football & volleyball at the same time. But of course Brazil can't take part in European Games so nevermind.

Football tennis has been somewhat popular in Poland (due to volleyball being uber-popular here) but I haven't heard about teqball at all before

Yep, welcome to Next Gen ideas bullshit. This is on par with break dance being an Olympic "sport"

Tennis is one sport where Olympic gold medal is not the highest achievement in sports. Besides, Tokyo tournament will be played on hard courts so Osaka's favorite surface. She can ignore international journalists in Paris but I don't really think she actually cares what the official line is in Japan - especially that she doesn't even live there to begin with.

Right after Bianca Andreescu pulled out of Strasbourg to raise her withdrawal number to God knows how many in the last 12 months - Naomi Osaka said she's gonna ignore all the media press conferences during RG for "mental health reasons" The WTA Tour of Drama Horrors continues! I wonder will those journalists cry foul over freedom of speech? Usually there are heavy fines for pro athletes who decline interviews and Osaka is bold enough to annouce than even before the first match. I can only speculate she was afraid of questions about her below par performances on clay over the years.

That David De Gea spot kick was horrible - even for a goalkeeper Then again 21/22 converted PK - in a game with English team involved no less.

Wait, isn't Catalonia viewed as the politically left-wing part of Spain? So how does the left-wing central government view them? As far-left or right-wing? Something doesn't add up here or am I missing something? Unless they still play the extinct Republican card and pull out the anarchists crap?

Oh look, Big Tech doesn't like Joe Biden's tax increase. How shocking is that? Time to bet 5 dollars all the costs will be shoved on the proverbial plumbers & teachers lap https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57206710

Since IIHF flags are removed I'll say Latvia won't host another IIHF tournament for the next 20 years or so. Lukashenka remains in power for 27 years now. Just cut the bullshit but no, they choose to punish IIHF. Morons

Huh? I thought Gypsy Kings were Spanish immigrants in France? That's an odd choice for sure.

Are they playing "national" artists during a team pre-game/practice? It sounds like Gigi D'Agostino music during an Italian practice wasn't exactly random?