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Even in a friendly staged nowhere near South America, the Brazil and Argentina rivalry still provided a bit of drama. Inter Milan’s Joao Miranda headed a stoppage time Neymar corner kick home […]
Naomi Osaka, championne en titre de l’US open, effectuera sa deuxième visite en Haïti en 1 an, le 6 novembre prochain. L’information a été révélée au Nouvelliste par son père Léonard Maxime […]
Articles about Naomi Osaka tends to skip this important fact — about her Haitian heritage. This omission has generated many online conversations. One headline next to her family photo for instance reads, […]
“We won against the United States at the Copa America, and we also beat Germany, Italy and Russia,” coach Pierre Rochenel said. “Since we need seven players for a game, and it’s […]
This is the story of the father and the mother of Naomi. It started when young Jean Louis obtained a scholarship to study in Japan. At the university he met the young […]
Born to a Haitian father, Leonard “San” François, and a Japanese mother, Tamaki Osaka in October, 1997, Naomi and her older sister, Mari were given their mother’s maiden name for practical reasons when the family lived in Japan.
It seems that black athletes are allowed a single role, their humanity and personal politics flattened, even erased. When they dare to do anything else besides dribble or hit a ball, the […]
A major example of Osaka’s whitewashing is the wildly racist cartoon published this week in Australia’s Herald Sun, which depicted the tennis player as a white woman with blonde hair. More often, […]
La décision de visiter Haïti, dit-elle, a été une décision personnelle. Elle ne tarit pas d’éloges envers la cuisine haïtienne. Elle en avait profité pour expliquer : « À New York, j’ai […]
“I’ve been off for a while but it felt good in there,” Berto said after the fight. “I felt like I was in better shape and quicker to the target than he […]
Naomi Osaka became the first Haitian and first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam after she defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the US Open on Saturday.Williams had a shot to […]
Depuis la victoire, samedi 8 septembre 2018, de Naomi Osaka à l’US Open de New York, la presse japonaise n’insiste pas sur l’attitude de son adversaire américaine durant la finale, qui a […]
She is half-Japanese, half-Haitian, representing a country whose obsession with racial purity has shaped her own family’s history. Though born in Japan, Osaka has lived in the United States since she was 3. She is not fully fluent in Japanese. Yet nearly a decade ago, her father decided that his two daughters would represent Japan, not America.
She was already due to announce a significant new blue chip sponsor this coming Thursday, while her adidas clothing deal is up for renewal at the end of the season and could […]
Labissiere, who was selected 28th overall and acquired in a draft-day trade with the Phoenix Suns, gave up soccer and volleyball for a game he loved and believed would lead to a […]
Panama and Haiti joined USA, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica as CONCACAF’s final two qualifiers for the special centennial edition of the Copa America that will be held in USA in June. […]
Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar will compete with current holder Cristiano Ronaldo for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or.Real Madrid forward Ronaldo has won the award for the past two years, with Messi […]
Duckens Nazon wrong-footed the defense to score in the 85th minute and give Haiti a 1-1 draw with Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup opener Tuesday. Nazon took a long pass down […]
It wasn’t exactly a Cool Runnings situation, however. The Haitian team — most of whom were born in Montreal — had a few ringers, including team captain Ainslie Bien-Aimé, who previously played […]
Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona confirmed Sunday that he will run for FIFA’s presidency, according to his friend and former co-host of a soccer show on teleSUR, Uruguayan journalist Victor Hugo […]
“C’est de la faute des arbitres si Neymar est apparu nerveux. Ils savent qu’il a du caractère et ils le cherchent. L’arbitre doit arrêter de penser qu’il est le centre du monde. […]
Un de chute pour le Brésil. Pas franchement à la fête mais néanmoins tombeur du Pérou il y a quelques jours (2-1), le favori brésilien a cette fois été contraint de rendre […]
Neymar buteur, Neymar passeur. A l’heure où sa sélection, bousculée par de vaillants péruviens, est apparue sur courant alternatif, la pépite barcelonaise, véritable maître à jouer d’une Seleçao revancharde après le fiasco […]
Grande favorite de la compétition, l’Albiceleste et sa pléiade de vedettes est pourtant encore loin d’avoir levé tous les doutes après sa victoire sans éclat et au forceps face à l’Uruguay, tenante […]
He told followers from his political party that he would “present my case in court” and then “let the judge decide”. He added: “If he says I should go I will go. […]
Le Chili s’est imposé 2-0 face à l’Equateur en ouverture de la Copa America. Le Chili n’a pas manqué son match d’ouverture. Le pays organisateur de la 44e Copa America a en […]
Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has been investigated by U.S. prosecutors for the disappearance of money raised for victims of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Warner visited […]
Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, la mère de Cristiano Ronaldo, aurait été arrêtée à l’aéroport de Madrid à la mi-mai alors qu’elle tentait de rejoindre le Portugal avec 55 000 euros en […]
Though he has yet to play a minute yet this season for his Major Soccer League team, Red Bulls defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste might be a possible CONCACAF Gold Cup call-up to the […]
A high school senior, who arrived to the U.S. from Haiti three years ago, graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School on Tuesday. Fredlin Mompremier is not only an outstanding student, who maintained […]
Les verdicts du Bureau du Contentieux Electoral Départemental (BCED) qui ont gardé le pays et les réseaux sociaux en attente et en haleine une bonne partie de la journée ont finalement été […]
In a shocking announcement, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said today he is resigning from his post amid allegations of corruption among several of his members. “I have deeply reflected on my presidency […]
L’affaire fait grand bruit dans les pays directement concernés, dont le Venezuela et le Brésil. « Carton rouge pour la Fifa », peut-on lire sur la manchette du journal vénézuélien Ultimas Noticias. Parmi les […]
“We, or I, cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it. But it must also fall to me to be […]
Ce n’est qu’un début. Après l’arrestation, mercredi à Zurich, de sept ex ou actuels dirigeants de la Fifasoupçonnés de corruption, le procureur fédéral de Brooklyn Kelly Currie a prévenu que ce coup […]
A sprawling U.S. criminal probe into the “World Cup of fraud” within global soccer touched hard on Latin America and the Caribbean and made clear that many disgusted fans were hungering for […]
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (26-1, 21 KOs) could possibly be defending his WBC title in native homeland of Haiti for his next fight in September, according to Dan Rafael of […]
Les espoirs étaient très minces, mais il existaient… Le Real Madrid pouvait encore espérer remporter la couronne nationale de l’autre côté des Pyrénées, à condition de gagner sur les terres de l’Espanyol […]
Comme la Juventus en Serie A, le Barça pourra lui aussi méthodiquement préparer sa finale de la Ligue des champions, programmée le 6 juin à Berlin, dans trois semaines. Luis Enrique devrait tranquillement […]
Standing between La Madama and that hope are none other than the reigning European champions, with Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid seeking to repeat last-season’s accomplishment. Massimiliano Allegri is fully aware of how […]
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A magnificent performance by the Blaugrana at Camp Nou has left Pep Guardiola’s side with a mountain to climb but Barca only need remind themselves of the scoreline the last time they […]
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As good as Bayern Munich are, there is a feeling that Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have finally attained the devastating chemistry they need to succeed on the grandest stage of all. Bayern […]
On s’attendait à des demi-finales de rêve, mais le tirage au sort du dernier carré de la Ligue des champions a comblé les fans de football avec une affiche particulièrement alléchante entre […]
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Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain, in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with one eye already on the semi-finals. A fine performance from the Blaugrana in Paris has left the visitors with a mountain to […]
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