But Osaka started tearing when another reporter asked tennis-related questions and the four-time Grand Slam champion left the room to compose herself. Osaka then returned to the interview room to cont...

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The mental health of elite sportsmen and women, especially during the pandemic, has attracted global concern, more so after Naomi Osaka of Japan dropped out of the French Open and US gymnast Simone Bi...

The wisdom of the adage, “Mens sana in corpore sano”, can be understood as the need for the mind and the body to be conjoined, figuratively speaking, as a healthy unit. It may be the twent...

Even a decade or so ago, an athlete of Simone Biles’ stature might have been reluctant to admit that she was battling demons of success.  Though sports psychologists say a stigma persists ...

Naomi Osaka, the Japanese superstar who lit the cauldron during the Olympic opening ceremony, was eliminated in the third round of the women’s singles tennis tournament on Tuesday in straight se...

Osaka won her opening two matches in straight sets following a two-month mental-health break. But conditions were different on Tuesday with the roof closed because it was raining outside. ...

Whether she’s digging into a Ramen bowl or is perched at Championship Point at a Grand Slam final, Naomi Osaka has an almost inscrutable face. And yet, very often, she seems to be a deer caught ...

Both Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are crusing ahead in style. Both tennis superstars produced convincing victories on Monday to reach the last 16 of their respective categories at Ariake Tennis Par...

Naomi Osaka is back and still winning. The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months. Osaka ...