Haiti international Derrick Etienne scored his fourth goal of the Major League Soccer season to help New York Red Bulls to a comfortable win while Reggae Boy Alvas Powell netted his second goal of the campaign, in a losing outcome for Portland Timbers on Saturday. Playing at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, the…
Naomi Osaka put together a spectacular performance in defeating Serena Williams in the finals to capture the U.S. Open on Saturday. Osaka gained international attention for beating Williams one of the all-time great female tennis players. Osaka, 20, posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Williams, 36, for her first Grand Slam title. As a young…
Haitian-Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has gained widespread attention and admiration in the Haitian community. On Saturday, 20-year-old Osaka defeated her childhood idol Serena Williams during the U.S. Open Women’s Final. Here are five things to know about the tennis star bringing pride to Haitians across the world.
Osaka soundly defeated her childhood idol, Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-4, in the women’s final of the United States Open on Saturday, blocking Williams from winning a record-tying 24th major singles title.
Serena Williams is back in the U.S. Open women’s final. Across the net on Saturday, she’ll face a rising star who grew up idolizing her. Williams and Naomi Osaka both won their semifinal matches in convincing style Thursday evening. After losing the first two games, Williams thumped Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-0. Osaka escaped a love-40…
The Haitian National Team is eager to get its 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying campaign up and running. Les Grenadiers were last in action on May 29 in an international friendly versus Argentina which ended 4-0 in favor of the South Americans. Now three months later, Haiti is looking to get ramped up quickly for…
Editor’s note: This was originally published on FIFA.com Germany finished the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stage with a perfect record after a 3-2 victory against Haiti at Vannes’s Stade de la Rabine. Laura Freigang opened the scoring from close range, before Kristin Kogel doubled the lead shortly after the break. Klara Buhl made…
Touki Toussaint is the next Braves pitching prospect to debut, doing so Monday afternoon in game one of a doubleheader against the Marlins. Toussaint, 22, boasts a three-pitch arsenal highlighted by his curveball. He began last season in High-A Florida, and much of his rapid growth can be attributed to an improving changeup. “You look…
While Haiti could look back on their first-half exploits proudly, their second half begun poorly, conceding inside a minute of the restart. Kun Jin found space to play the ball into the danger area and Mengyu Shen made no mistake to punish a sluggish start after the break.
Editorial note: This article was originally posted on FIFA.com. Nerilia Mondesir is the captain of Haiti’s U-20 women’s team Haiti have qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for the first time ever Mondesir: “We’re not afraid of anyone” When she set off for France in June 2017, leaving her family and friends behind, Haiti’s…