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US Open champ Naomi Osaka ‘stressed out’ by great expectations
Naomi Osaka admitted that she gets "stressed out" trying to live up to "the hype" after the US Open champion was beaten in the China Open semi-finals on Saturday.
Naomi Osaka apologises to beaten Beijing opponent
US Open champion Naomi Osaka said that she apologised to beaten opponent Zhang Shuai for her emotional behaviour in their roller-coaster China Open quarter-final on Friday.
China Open: Osaka survives huge scare to reach semis
US Open champion Naomi Osaka overcame her emotions to roar back and defeat unseeded Zhang Shuai 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a roller-coaster China Open quarter-final on Friday.
Venus Williams, Stephens Stephens tumble out of Australian Open
Venus Williams and US Open champion Sloane Stephens led a string of seeds sent tumbling out of the Australian Open Monday in a calamitous day for American players.
French Open champ Jelena Ostapenko suffers defeat in Shenzhen
French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko slumped to a shock defeat in the first round of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday only days after beating Serena Williams in the American’s comeback match.
Top-ranked Pliskova races into US Open quarter-finals
World number one Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic advanced to the US Open quarter-finals on Monday by routing 91st-ranked American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-0 in just 46 minutes.
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Federal government restates commitment to revamp Onitsha Inland Port
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Ethiopia arrests senior military, intelligence officers over rights abuses, corruption
Ethiopia has arrested 63 senior military and intelligence officers accused of corruption and human-rights abuses, the country's attorney general, Berhanu Tsegaye, said Monday.
Researchers: North Korea hiding missile bases
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Yemi Osinbajo: I stand for state police
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Enugu Rangers get favourable CAF Cup pairing
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Fred: Why I joined Manchester United
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