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Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova has been arrested on match-fixing charges at the French Open.  Paris prosecutors told the Associated Press that an international tennis player was arrested Thursday on charges of “sports bribery and organized fraud” for acts suspected to have occurred last September. Sizikova’s lawyer Frederic Belot confirmed to AP that she was the player arrested.  Sizikova denies the charges and intends to sue for defamation. She was “extremely shocked,” according to… Source link

The Roland Garros official Twitter account appeared to throw shade at Naomi Osaka on Saturday in a now-deleted tweet following the news of her media blackout at the French Open. The account shared four photos of other players meeting with reporters at the tournament with the caption, “They understood the assignment.” The tweet was later deleted. Naomi Osaka’s media blackout Osaka announced Wednesday on Twitter that she would not be speaking with any reporters throughout the tournament in… Source link

Other stars in the tennis world are split on how to feel about Naomi Osaka’s decision not to meet with any reporters at the French Open. Some, when asked about it Friday ahead of the Grand Slam that starts Sunday in Paris, stood by Osaka’s decision while others felt that meeting with reporters at an event like the French Open is a very important part of the sport — especially when it comes to growing the game. “Without the press … probably we will not be the athletes that we are… Source link

Naomi Osaka has no plans to speak with reporters during the French Open. The three-time Grand Slam champion announced Wednesday that she will not do any media availability while competing at Roland Garros, citing mental health concerns for herself and fellow players. Her full statement: Naomi Osaka has spoken out about mental health in the past. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) The crux of Osaka’s concerns: “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes [sic] mental health… Source link

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe It’s true an open App Store is more dangerous, and that helps Apple In his first-ever court appearance, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook on Friday laid out his case for why Apple should be the only company to sell apps on the iPhone, saying that allowing third-party app stores… Source link

NEW YORK — Google is venturing into new territory. While some brick-and-mortar stores are shutting their doors due to being unable to compete with online shopping, Google is planning to open a physical store. The company announced plans to open the first “Google Store” this summer in New York. It will employ experts to help customers with installations, tech issues or broken screens. The store will also sell Google products – like Pixel phones, Pixel books, Fitbit devices and Nest products. The… Source link

NEW YORK — Google is venturing into new territory. While some brick-and-mortar stores are shutting their doors due to being unable to compete with online shopping, Google is planning to open a physical store. The company announced plans to open the first “Google Store” this summer in New York. It will employ experts to help customers with installations, tech issues or broken screens. The store will also sell Google products – like Pixel phones, Pixel books, Fitbit devices and Nest products. The… Source link

NEW YORK — Google is venturing into new territory. While some brick-and-mortar stores are shutting their doors due to being unable to compete with online shopping, Google is planning to open a physical store. The company announced plans to open the first “Google Store” this summer in New York. It will employ experts to help customers with installations, tech issues or broken screens. The store will also sell Google products – like Pixel phones, Pixel books, Fitbit devices and Nest products. The… Source link

The company announced Thursday that it is opening its first physical retail store, called Google Store, this summer in New York City. The store will be located under its offices in the Chelsea neighborhood, where it employs many of its more than 11,000 employees in the city. Some of the items for sale will include Pixel phones, Nest products, Fitbit devices and Pixelbooks. Similar to Apple’s Genius Bar concept, Google will employ “experts” to help customers troubleshoot issues, fix a cracked… Source link

Google will open its first-ever permanent retail store in New York City in coming weeks, a bet that a physical retail presence can help showcase and sell its products as the pandemic eases. The store, to be located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, will open this summer and sell items such as Google’s Pixel phones, Nest smart thermostats and Fitbit wearable devices, the company said Thursday in a blog post. The store will also host workshops on using Google products… Source link