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Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka Join Forces for Nissin Charity in Japan

Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka Join Forces for Nissin Charity in Japan

The two megastars played mixed doubles and singles for charity in NagoyaKei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka joined forced with other Asian tennis stars on Sunday to raise money for the Nissin Food Dream Tennis event in Nagoya, Japan.

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

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It gave fans a chance to celebrate Japan’s two Top 10 year-end players—Osaka finished at No.5 while Nishikori closed his campaign at No.9—and enjoy some light-hearted tennis for a good cause.

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Osaka and Nishikori joined each other in a doubles match and even though things didn’t go well for the pair of megastars on the scoreboard it appears as though they had tons of fun.


Taro Daniel, Hyeon Chung, Kurumi Nara, Yosuke Watanuke, Kaichi Uchida, Shuzo Matsuoka and Michael Chang also took part in the event.

Sharapova Featured on Cover of Entrepreneur

Sharapova Featured on Cover of Entrepreneur

The 31-year-old Russian has become quite the business mogul. Maria Sharapova graces the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine this month. The 31-year-old Russian has always been given credit for being one of the greatest tennis players of her generations, but now she is getting it for her tremendous work in building brands.

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

TA-DAHHH Look what’s out on newsstands today…my cover for @entrepreneur magazine. 🤗

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In the article, Sharapova discusses her vision of Sugarpova candy as a growing brand in a growing industry.

“I’m not someone who goes into something without looking at charts and looking at how it’s distributed in the world and what the growth opportunities are,” Sharapova said. “I wanted to create a brand that people saw on shelves and didn’t eat on their way from the register and throw away before they got in the car. I wanted them to treat it as a souvenir, something they appreciated, something they wanted to share and show and gift.”


According to the article, Sharapova launched the brand with 500,000 of her own cash and it began to grow—before it hit a major speed bump when Sharapova was handed a drug ban for Meldonium usage in 2016.

Patrick Kenny, a marketing director who came on board after the launch, says they dealt with the challenge of Sharapova’s image head on.

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“We didn’t brand around it,” Kenny told Entrepreneur. “We branded right through it. Maria worked as hard as ever on bringing new products to market during that time period, and we touched base with all our customers and told them that we were going to continue to be successful and Maria was going to continue to be behind the brand. There was never space between us and Maria and our customers, and everybody stayed with the project.”

Sharapova was the highest-paid female athlete in the world for 11 years running until the scandal broke in 2016. Since then she has fallen off the Top 10 list. She has struggled to regain her tennis form as well, finishing the year at 29 in the world and earning just over $1.3 million in prize money.

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If her play has stagnated, her ability to run a business has not. Her portfolio currently includes Sugarpova as well as investments in Ultimate Fighting Championship, sunscreen maker Supergoop and an app called Charly that lets users message celebrities. Sharapova also has an upcoming partnership co-designing hotel gyms with architect Dan Meis, whose projects include the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Safeco Field in Seattle.

Why Did This Illinois State Trooper Hand a Civilian His Shotgun to Dispatch a Wounded Deer?

Why Did This Illinois State Trooper Hand a Civilian His Shotgun to Dispatch a Wounded Deer?


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Why did this Illinois State Trooper lend a civilian his shotgun to dispatch a wounded deer? The Journal Star reports the incident, which happened on west bound Interstate 74 near mile marker 99, that saw a trooper hand his service shotgun to a civilian to put down a deer. The deer was severely injured on

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Beware: ‘Assault Rifle’ Shoots Oklahoma Hunter Twice and Throws Him Out of Treestand

Beware: ‘Assault Rifle’ Shoots Oklahoma Hunter Twice and Throws Him Out of Treestand


Why is this news outlet AND Department of Wildlife Captain calling it an assault rifle?! Originally published by Kat Ainsworth on TheTruthAboutGuns.com Oklahoma News 4 puts a rather blatant slant on a Thanksgiving Day hunting accident in a story they originally titled ‘Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Warns Against Hunting with Assault Rifles.’ Granted it would have

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USTA Names Patrick Galbraith as Chairman of Board and President

USTA Names Patrick Galbraith as Chairman of Board and President

The USTA announced a new slate for its board of Directors on Tuesday. The USTA announced its new slate of Board of Directors on Tuesday, naming Patrick J. Galbraith as USTA Chairman of the Board and President. The new Board has been elected to a two-year term that begins on January 1, 2019.

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Katrina Adams, who served two terms and was the first African-American, first former professional tennis player and youngest person ever to serve as USTA President, will serve the next two years as the USTA's immediate past president.

Galbraith is a two-time winner of the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. He ended 1993 as part of the No.1-ranked men’s doubles team with partner Grant Connel. Galbraith is currently Senior Vice President-Wealth Management for UBS Financial Service, Inc.

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— USTA (@usta) November 27, 2018

Will Anything Ever Top This Awesome Shipping Container House?

Will Anything Ever Top This Awesome Shipping Container House?

All images via Japhet Alvarez/S7vn Photography/Facebook

There are some pretty cool container houses out there, but this one may be the coolest. Joseph Dupuis is a Canadian man who made something extraordinary out of three ugly shipping containers, which only cost him $3,400 each. The shipping container house is located in the wilderness 35 miles away from Ottawa, Canada, and it only took Dupuis

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