‘She’s not scared:’ 4-year-old Apopka girl lands Sports Illustrated nomination
Read full article: ‘She’s not scared:’ 4-year-old Apopka girl lands Sports Illustrated nominationAt just 4 years old, Braelynn Farmer, better known as River, is already making a big impression with the Apopka Royals Competition Cheer Team, despite facing medical challenges few understand.
:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/T6Z5YBEFZFCFVOO2A2CTQQEQ4E.jpg)
4 for 4: Osaka wins Australian, stays perfect in Slam finals
Read full article: 4 for 4: Osaka wins Australian, stays perfect in Slam finalsJapan's Naomi Osaka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft defeating United States Jennifer Brady in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Osaka improved to 4-0 in Grand Slam finals by grabbing six consecutive games to pull away in what initially was a tight contest, beating Brady 6-4, 6-3 at Melbourne Park on Saturday. For me, I feel like every opportunity that I play a Slam is an opportunity to win a Slam,” said the 23-year-old Osaka, who will move up to No. I think if you’re not feeling OK, it’s OK to not feel OK,” Osaka said. And as much as Osaka makes plain that she wants to keep adding to her Grand Slam collection, there are larger goals, too.
:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/7DDQJUWFEJEXBFK6HIDXJK7VYM.jpg)
The Latest: Krejcikova, Ram win 2nd Australian mixed title
Read full article: The Latest: Krejcikova, Ram win 2nd Australian mixed title(AP Photo/Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE – The Latest on the Australian Open tennis tournament (all times local):10:55 p.m.Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram have combined for their second Australian Open mixed doubles title in three years with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sam Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the championship match. Krejcikova and fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova lost the women’s doubles final on Friday to Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka. He and Joe Salisbury will attempt to defend their Australian Open doubles title in Sunday’s final against Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek. ___9:03 p.m.Naomi Osaka has won her fourth Grand Slam title by pulling away to beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final. She is 3-0 in previous Grand Slam finals, winning the Australian Open in 2019 and the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020.