US Open champion NAOMI OSAKA revealed on "The Ellen Show" what SERENA WILLIAMS said after her "shock win." Osaka: "She said that she was proud of me and that I should know that the crowd wasn't booing at me, so I was really happy she said that. At the time, I did kind of think they were booing at me, 'cause I couldn't tell what was going on because it was just so loud in there. It was just a little bit stressful" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 9/13). ... Formula 1 driver KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN was "hardly in the mood" to talk about why he is leaving Ferrari F1 next season. Speaking at a news conference ahead of Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, he "reverted to his typically monosyllabic and nonchalant style when asked about the reasons for his departure." Räikkönen said, "This is what happened. It's not up to me and it's not my decision. This is the outcome. At least we have an outcome." When asked if he was "happy to join a lesser team like Sauber," he said, "Why not? Because I want to go. Why do you make it so complicated?" (AP, 9/13). ... France national football team Manager DIDIER DESCHAMPS had a second stadium named in his honor. Deschamps already has a stadium named after him, located in his hometown of Bayonne, but "added to his collection" with the renaming of the Stade Marquet in Monaco (London DAILY MAIL, 9/12). ... Former England cricket captain PAUL COLLINGWOOD will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current season, his County Championship side, Durham, announced. Collingwood, 42, became the first England captain to win a trophy at a global tournament when he guided the team to the Int'l Cricket Council World T20 in '10. He was part of three Ashes series wins over Australia before retiring from int'l cricket in '11 (REUTERS, 9/13).
