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Rumor is that the daughter suffers from bipolar disorder and ADHD, from her own SNS account. However, the police is checking if indeed that was her account.

It is getting out of control. People argue that professional athletes (and other public figures) should just "toughen up", and maybe they are right to criticism such as "your tennis sucks" and the sort. But death threats, threats of violence against family and the sort should be swiftly dealt with by arresting the perpetrators.

it usually a 10 mins or so nap after lunch for me, playing some relaxing music and closing the eyes for a while. It does replenish some batteries and I do feel more energetic after that at the office

It does look horrendous (in my humble opinion), but she just wore that during warm up, not during the match

Peter, then you should definitely avoid the comments section of JT

It is in the article: clostebol.

I think he got away with it because the detected amount was very small, and there were records of the trainer purchasing the cream.

And it is very difficult to believe that no. 1 tennis player in the world would use such a textbook steroid intentionally, while being randomly tested all the time.

ITIA believed the explanation and he was not suspended, and I believe they are experts in these matters.

Many steroid creams out there for skin problems, I also use some. But somebody working with a professional athlete should know better. Just ask Simona Halep.

Two of the nicest guys on tour. Tiafoe had a great run, but Sinner is a more complete player, especially on the backhand side.

Gene, it is never too late to pick up a hobby, and use that to meet people, find new purpose, and enjoy life. My tennis club has a few 80 year olds, and they play every week, including tournaments. My wife's parents are into golf, their friends regularly go hiking, etc.

In true Olympic spirit, for exceptional cases like this the best solution in my opinion is to award two bronze medals

I play tennis, and it is becoming quite unplayable outdoors during the day in Tokyo. There is no shade, the heat is nastily reflected by the court, and the sun is merciless. And then you have the occasional thunderstorms, and very windy days, but that's another story.

RIP, and thanks for the great music.

in my opinion, “Have you heard”, written by Mayall, is one of the greatest blues songs ever, especially in concert. And “Double crossing time” is also a gem.

olympic boxing is quite famous for outrageous scoring, just ask Roy Jones

CaptDingleheimer, a wild guess, but I do hope is 000

I keep talking with them in English, even is they keep replying in Japanese. They do understand most of what I tell them, and I just hope they will start speaking in English at some point. 6 year old by the way.

true, but I doubt there were other persons around such late at night. And judging somebody's state of inebriation is not always easy. But if there will be a follow up to this story, maybe we will be updated on the evidence

This is a difficult trial, as the jury has to decide the borderline between consensual sex after a few drinks (his story) vs sexual assault while being too drunk to consent (her story). This took place 6 years ago, so impossible to prove anything.

just Pasmo for me (and credit card), PayPay was too annoying to sign up for

we are doomed, come on USA, these two are the best you can do??

theFu, I don't doubt that you are friends with dozens of astronauts, but where does the 2 PhDs come from? Both of the astronauts in the story do not even have one PhD

poor AI, if forced to learn from the garbage posted on public forums, it will be renamed AD (from dumbness)

I watched the first two sets, the first one was insane, never seen such long rallies on grass. It was a pity it had to end with a double fault. However, it was evident there was something wrong with Sinner, even in the first set. He was breathing heavily after longer rallies, seemingly out of air. Let's hope it was just fatigue, or the wet crappy weather, and nothing more serious. And congratulations to Medvedev, he played a great tactical match, it is not easy to snap out of a losing streak. Let's see how Alcaraz deals with him, if he doesn't reduce unforced errors, Medvedev can very well come on top.

In Japan "striders" as they call balance bikes are very popular, my kids started at around 2 years old, then they learned how to ride bicycles at the local "traffic park" mentioned by Japantime. Which are great, and also free!

I will stay awake for a Alcaraz-Sinner semifinal at Wimbledon!

At the same time, I feel very sorry for Dimitrov and Raducanu, both struggled with injuries and fought back to very good form recently, let's hope it is just a minor scare and will continue the year at high level

As Hooktrunk2 said, converting the license is much more easier and cheaper, I did that for my motorcycle license. However, the driving test is quite difficult. But at least more than 10 years ago, some if you had a license from countries (USA, Australia if I remember correctly), you did not require even the driving test.

I went to school for the car license, that was expensive and time demanding. Has some friends who tried the test without going to school, they got it after more than 20 tries! Going to a gassyuku (if you have the time) is much more cheaper.

Genius, how many shops he scammed? Let's say 10, that's 50,000 yen. For that, now he has arrest history, his name all over the news, and basically unemployable

By the way, Cairo University certifies her graduation. From wikipedia:

In June 2020, Cairo University released a statement "Cairo University certifies that Yuriko Koike...graduated from the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University in October 1976," denying the allegations. Source: "Cairo University Certifies Tokyo Gov. Koike's graduation". ARAB NEWS. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 April2024.

As others said, it is a simple thing to check, and the timing of the criminal complaint reeks of political interests. Assuming that her graduation claim is indeed dubious, then the two top candidates for Tokyo mayor are a CV cheater and a double nationality liar. Great.

Rocketpig, it doesn't have to be cash, we regularly donate old clothes (ours or kids'), and the old toys to charity.

If you are interested about the qualification system, ITF explains it in detail here. The cut off is very tight, and not only ranking, but other conditions also apply (national representation, maximum number of nominations per country, participation in Davis cup, etc). And there are a few "wild card" entries, which allowed Osaka and Nishikori to qualify:

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/olympic-qualification-explained-who-will-play-in-the-tennis-event-at-paris-2024/