naomi osaka's return _ stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended _ stuff.d in - stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended in the - stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended in the firstl osaka's return ended in the first major tournament since the 2022 tournament. falling for a 6—4 defeat. it's the first time she won the title in melbourne in 2019 and 2021. has lost. some formula i the title in melbourne in 2019 and 2021. has lost. some formula 1 news and toto will first signed a three—year deal to stay on as principal and executive of mercedes f1. he has been with them since january 2013. eight seasons between 2014-2021. that's all january 2013. eight seasons between 2014—2021. that's all you're sport for now. back to you, matthew. mark, thanks very much. now, back to one of our main stories — a review looking into child abuse in rochdale has found young girls were left at the mercy of paedophile grooming gangs because police and council leaders failed to protect them. the report examined how young people, mainly white girls from

but gauff, aiming to become the first player since naomi osaka three years ago to win back—to—back majorse to see out the deciding set by 6—2. i'm from south florida, i'm used to the heat. it is even hotter at home to be honest. i was trying to get one more game in the first set and make it competitive and one game turn to another and i was able to win without the set. in the second i gave myself the opportunity, became passive. in the third i wanted to be aggressive, hit from the court, a new five was standing she would take advantage. —— i knew ifi new five was standing she would take advantage. —— i knew if i was standing. gauff will play defending champion aryna sabalenka for a place in the final, in the last half an hour the belarussian player has beaten the former french open winner barbora krejcikova in straight sets. late drama in stoppage time at the africa cup of nations — has seen egypt squeeze through to the knockout stages and ghana almost certainly go out. there were incredible finishes to both games in group b — ghana were 2—0 up against mozambique with 90 minutes played bu

another player on the comeback trail is naomi osaka, but the four—time grand slam champion is out ofnal. in a really high quality match — she took the first set against former world number one karolina pliskova, but the czech fought back to take the next two to set up a clash with third seed, jelena ostapenko, in the last 16. and it was a comfortable start for world number one aryna sabalenka in her opening match of the season in brisbane — she tookjust 58 minutes to reach the last 16, beating italy's lucia bronzetti in straight sets, 6—3, 6—0. brighton manager roberto de zerbi has praised his side's "very smart game" after keeping a first premier league clean sheet of the season, in a 0—0 draw at west ham. it's the 4th clean sheet in a row for the hammers, who stay sixth, while it's brighton's first for 2h games. the point moves the seagulls into seventh place, above manchester united, while west ham are three points further ahead. david moyes�*s side were without key players — including mohammed kudus. he was made unavailable as he's off to the africa cup of nations, even though th

several months out, but had a two hour session under the roof at rod laver arena, before taking on naomi osakatch there this week. lebronjames put in a strong performance to help the los angeles lakers beat the clippers in 106—103 victory, to end their four game losing streak. james had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the lakers held off their opponents in a closely fought contest. the clippers did have a chance late on to tie the game, but norman powell missed this three pointer and the lakers walked away with the victory. that championship ballclub, as fun as i am seeing, great playing very high level basketball. multiple breaks all over the place. that's a huge win, a great win. drama on the final day of the regular season in nfl, as the jacksonville jaguars missed out on the playoffs, with the buffalo bills and the pittsburgh steelers taking advantage. and the fallout begins, for those with failed campaigns. arthur smith paying the price at the atlanta falcons. head coach smith was sacked straight after their defeat by the new orleans saints. it came seconds into what's call

another player on the comeback trail is naomi osaka, but the four—time grand slam champion is out ofality match, she took the first set against former world number one karolina pliskova, but the czech fought back to take the next two to set up a clash with third seed, jelena ostapenko, in the last 16. well, it�*s been an amazing first day of the second test between south africa and india in cape town — both teams have been bowled out in their first innings. south africa won the toss and chose to bat, but slumped to their lowest test total since 1932, as they were all out for just 55. mohammed siraj taking six wickets forjust 15 runs. india�*s response looked to be comfortable on 153—11, but their last six wickets fell for no runs. in their second innings, south africa are 22 without loss. “33 without loss. and pakistan have posted a score of 313 on the opening day of the third test against australia in sydney — pat cummins�* five—wicket haul had the visitors in trouble, but half—centuries from mohammed rizwan and aamerjamal rescued the innings. australia finishing the day 6 for none

the former world number one naomi osaka making a long-awaited comeback after spending over a year away. how did she do? i will tell l you next.. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. >>> welcome back to tennis. naomi osaka, the former world number one making a winning return to tennis in australia just yesterday. she spent more than a year away from the sport. citing mental health concerns and welcoming her first child in july. osaka sharing this message about the new phase of her career. >> i feel like the last couple of years that i played before, i had my daughter for. i didn't return as much love as i was given so i really feel like that's what i want to do in this chapter. >>

. >>> coming up, tennis superstar naomi osaka returning after a year-long hiatus from the sport.al world number one ready to reclaim her ranking? >>> former world number one naomi osaka was victorious today in her highly anticipated return to professional tennis. >> when you're a four-time major winner, the pressure to perform is going to be there. it's so great to see her get this win after spending a year away to prioritize her mental health and also becoming a mom over the summer. the former world number one did admit she was super nervous in her straight sets win over germany in the first round of the brisbane international to kick off the new year in style. osaka currently unracked after not playing competitively for the last 15 months. she pulled out of last year's australian open before revealing that she was pregnant and says she's really excited to be back. >> the last couple years that i played, before i had my daughter, i didn't return as much love as i was given. i really feel like that's what i want to do in this chapter. i just really appreciate people coming out an

several months out — but had a two—hour session under the roof at rod laver arena, before taking on naomi osakahansen has been ruled out of the six nations after dislocating his shoulder. he's undergoing surgery today after getting hurt in connacht�*s win over munster on new year's day. he'll be out for three to four months. hansen has 21 ireland caps, and played an important role in their grand slam success last year. now, to a story of resilience in the face of adversity and climbing back to the top of your game. american golfer chris kirk took a leave of absence in 2019, to address mental health and addiction issues. now, he's got his second win on the pga tour in 11 months. kirk won the sentry tournament in hawaii last night, the first on the pga for 2024. he needed par on the final hole and he kept his nerve to finish one shot ahead of the field. it follows his win at the honda classic last february, which ended an eight—year drought between pga tour victories. he's grateful for the lessons learned. the best thing that i have ever done in my life is to get sober so i understand what you ar

after naomi osaka made her comeback after 15—months out from the sport yesterday, two big stars have a moment, but first british star emma raducanu made her long awaited return after injury with a win at the auckland classic. our tennis correspondent russel fuller has more. the performance was very good, all things considered, and those things are nearly nine months away from the tour and three minor operations, one on each hand and one on a left ankle. it took 2.5 hours to beat elena—gabriela ruse, but emma raducanu came through very strongly in the end. and that deciding set she played really well to move 5—2 in front, then she dropped her serve and had a couple of match points that were saved, then she dropped her serve again. that is no huge surprise because after being off the tour, it is hard to close out match —— close out matches. but she took the deciding set 7—5. we will see where her story goes next, but it was certainly a very good start after so long away. was certainly a very good start after so long away. after nearly a year away from tennis, rafa nadal marked his sing

elsewhere in brisbane, naomi osaka marked her return from the birth of her first child with a win.tamara korpatsch 6—3, 7—6. it felt really amazing and i think it is something you don't know you miss until you are away from it. it was really incredible to see so many little kids out there. for me, i didn't care too much... well, that's a lie, but the process of it all, i know i trained really hard during the off—season and i think it's one of those things where i feel i'm playing well enough so it will come eventually. great britain are out of the united cup in perth after hosts australia beat the united states to top the group. it went down to the mixed doubles to deicde it and matthew ebden and storm hunter beatjessica pegula and rajeev ram 6—3, 6—1. australia go through to the quarter—finals having won more sets overall than the us or great britain. poland were the first team through. their women's world number one iga swiatek won her singles, then with hubert hurkacz breezed through the mixed doubles against spain's sara sorribes tormo and alejandro davidovich fokina without dr

elsewhere, naomi osaka said she was proud of herself after she won her first match back following 50s away from the professional game. the four time grand slam champion is playing in her first tournament since giving birth to her daughter. a psaki won 6-3, 706, setting up a meeting at the brisbane internationa petra kvitova has revealed that she is expecting her first child and won't be playing at the australian open. she was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but she didn't play in the qualifiers or travel to melbourne. the the 30 three-year-old married her coach last year and announce her news on social media, saying she was looking forward to spending some time at home while preparing for this exciting next chapter in her life. over in paris, the world number one iga swiatek has helped poland become the first nation to the world cup. she breezed through the mixed doubles. the pair did not even drop a grain to give poland the victory over spain and confirm your spot at the top of the league. actual stray aware david warner has announced his retirement from international cric

. >> naomi osaka drew a spotlight on the issue of paid family and medical leave area she launched and campaign with an organic infant formula company that advocates for a national paid parental leave policy in the u.s. x i have the choice and financial support to return to work on my own terms. most parents in this country do not have that choice. >> the initial fear in the beginning of pregnancy is something i had to push past because i was worried people like sponsors would drop me. >> u.s. is one of only a handful of countries who doesn't offer paid parental leave for new mothers. one in four women return to work two weeks after giving birth. she heads up and mother, a nonprofit focused on removing systemic barriers to allow mothers to succeed in sports. she's also an olympic medalist, six-time usa outdoor track champion, and mother of three. thank you for being with us. is it true in your experience and observation the perception that motherhood is a career killer is still true? >> from the work we have done, we have helped break down these barriers. what makes it true is the sys

a defeat too for naomi osaka in the second match of her comeback at the brisbane international, losing as britain's emma raducanu continues her comeback tomorrow, she's received the news that she won't have to qualify for this month's australian open — she's been given direct entry into the main draw. our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, explains. she was only about six spots outside the main draw, not with her actual ranking, which is 301, but with the protected ranking of 103. that reflects where she was when she left the tour in late april to ultimately have three operations, two on her hands, one on her ankle. as long as you are away from the two of the six month and able to use this protected or special ranking. so enough players have withdrawn, including today, lauren davis of the united states with a shoulder injury. her loss is emma's gain. she doesn't need to worry about qualifying. she is directly into the main draw for the championships which begin on a which begin a week on sunday. rory mcilroy says he would be open to playing in a liv backed competition if golf�*s con

tomorrow, the former us open champion will face naomi osaka in a charity match.ears. if successful, it will propel a us lander to the surface of the moon, here's pallab ghosh. com. go. umbilicals. go. all set and ready to launch. five, four, three... we have ignition. l america's first attempted moon landing for more than 50 years. and liftoff of the first - united launch alliance vulcan rocket, launching a new era... but this is not a nasa launch. the building of the brand—new rocket and lander on top of it has been led by private companies. it's a start of what's been called "a new space race", more closely involving us industry. absolutely amazing. my heart is still pounding. it was excellent and just... i'm so proud of all the work that the team did to get where we are today. we have vulcan centaur separation and everything looking good. with the first stage released successfully, the next stop is the moon — but they're taking the long way round, with a landing scheduled towards the end of next month in order to test out the new systems. about two and one hal

several months out — but had a two—hour session under the roof at rod laver arena, before taking on naomi osakaed out on the nfl playoffs, with the buffalo bills and the pittsburgh steelers taking advantage. and the fallout begins forfailed campaigns. arthur smith paying the price at the atlanta falcons. ron rivera was dispensed by the washington mat commanders. it comes after their eighth consecutive loss concluded a four win, 13 defeat season. and finally — some lovely scenes to show you, from the american ice hockey league — in pennsylvannia involving cuddly toys! it's an annual event at the hersey bears, where the crowd in attendance are encouraged to throw as many stuffed teddy bears onto the ice. it happened in the second period, of their win over the leigh valley phantoms. the team donated the bears to over 30 charities. over 70,000 were said to have been thrown onto the ice, breaking the record set last year!.. the players, so used to hard collisions, with a softer landing to celebrate that. and that's all the sport for now. we were back with more later on. i'm not sure what to make of

. >> reporter: the australian open also welcoming the return of naomi osaka to tennis after the birthing 25th grand slam victory. finding success in his first round match after a challenging four-hour four-set battle against 18-year-old dino in his first grand slam the teenager giving the veteran his longest ever first-round match in a grand slam. >> i felt at some point i was playing myself in a mirror. >> reporter: as for coco gauff, as she looks ahead to her next match, it's all about staying positive as she seeks her second grand slam win >> australia is truly the happy slam i needed to just be happy on the court. that's what i was able to do >> reporter: late breaking news here, of course naomi osaka last in a very close match, but getting bi kudos for returning to the court. and how about the happy slam so, we're seeing that coco gauff is looking really confident going into a match with anothe american that's going to take place on wednesday, savannah. and trust me, that is going to be a huge crowd on hand for that match. >> i love she has so many fans down under she is our suns

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after 15 months out, naomi osaka's return to grand slam tennis has ended with a first—round defeat toroline garcia. playing in herfirst major tournament since the 2022 us open — and following the birth of her daughter injuly, osaka, a two time champion in melbourne, put up a good fight but ultimately fell to a 674 776 defeat. it's the first time she's lost in the opening round there, but says there are plenty of positives to take: finally some formula one news for you and toto wolff has signed a three—year deal to stay on as the team principal and chief executive of mercedes f1. wolff owns a third of of the team and has been with them since january 2013. they won eight consecutive constructors�* titles in eight seasons between 2014 and 2021 and finished second behind red bull in 2023. and that's all the sport for now. enthusiasm always matters in the iowa caucuses. there 5 no early vote in iowa, no mail in ballots, you have to be there in person. and you have to be super keen to get out and vote when the entire midwest is grappling with these subzero temperatures. that 5 why maybe the

naomi 0saka's return to grand slam tennis ended with a first—round loss to 16th seed caroline garcia. playing in herfirst major tournament since the 2022 us open following the birth of daughter, osakabut ultimately fell to a 6—4 7—6 defeat. it's the first time 0saka, who won the title in melbourne in 2019 and 2021, has lost in the opening round. not such a good day for wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova, though. she is out of the tournament after suffering a straight sets defeat to ukrainian qualifier dayana yastremska. ranked seventh in the world, she's the highest seed to fall so far in round one. no problems for coco gauff. she cruised through her first grand slam match. the 19—year—old american, who won her maiden major title at the us open in september, won in straight sets against slovakia's anna karolina schmiedlova. i was nervous. ifeel like i was nervous. i feel like a i was nervous. ifeel like a lot i was nervous. i feel like a lot of my shots but you're confident in, when you're nervous there's always a second guessing feeling. finally i was able to let go and play free and put the ball deep. i was playing much deeper in the second set. she also made more errors, too