Djokovic beats Medvedev to win 24th Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Sunday to win his fourth US Open and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, cementing his claim as the greatest tennis...... Read moreUS Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Laslo Djere in five sets
Novak Djokovic avoided a huge shock as he recovered from a two-set deficit to beat fellow Serb Laslo Djere and reach the US Open fourth round. Djokovic, 36, maintained his bid...... Read moreDjokovic eyes No.1 as US Open gets underway
Novak Djokovic launches his quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title on Monday as the US Open gets underway with the Serb needing only a first round victory to reclaim...... Read moreCricket: Nigeria to receive T20 W’Cup trophy
Nigeria has been named as one of the three African countries for the trophy tour of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on August 29 and 30, ahead of this year’s...... Read moreFusion Tennis Academy clinic begins in Lagos
The fourth edition of the Fusion Tennis Academy coaching clinic begins on Monday (today) and ends August 20 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, organisers of the event have said....... Read moreNew stars set to shine at $75,000 WTT Lagos
Organisers of the World Table Tennis Contender Lagos have tipped the younger Nigerian players participating in the competition to succeed, although they expressed their disappointment that Africa’s top table tennis player,...... Read moreFrench Open: Three matches to watch
Iga Swiatek targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals on Monday as she closes in on becoming the first woman in 16 years to win back-to-back titles at Roland Garros....... Read moreT’tennis: Quadri drops to 16th, Mati progresses
Following unsuccessful outings in recent table tennis competitions, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has dropped four spots in the latest world rankings for the month of May, The PUNCH reports. Though the 34-year-old maintains top...... Read moreTennis: Halep charged with second doping breach
Former world tennis number one, Simona Halep, has been found guilty of a second breach of anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency, ITIA says. Halep was first suspended in October...... Read moreDavNotch Tennis Open: Ajang, Mohammed advance to quarter-finals
Sylvanus Ayang and Musa Mohammed on Thursday in Abuja continued with their respective fairytale runs at the ongoing DavNotch Senior Tennis Championships by advancing to the quarter-finals. The News Agency of...... Read moreT’tennis: European title win thrills Edem
Nigeria’s second-ranked table tennis star, Edem Offiong, is delight after she entered the history books as the first Nigerian to win the European Cup Women’s Table Tennis title, The PUNCH reports....... Read moreSerena Williams unveils baby bump at Met Gala
Retired tennis superstar Serena Williams unveiled her latest project on the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York on Monday – she is pregnant with her second child. “Was...... Read moreAruna, Bello lead Nigeria to Africa Cup
Quadri Aruna, the 2022 Africa Cup runners-up, and Fatimo Bello have been listed among the top elite players that will lead the Nigerian contingent to this year’s edition at the Moi...... Read moreNigeria crowned U-18 IHF women champion
Nigeria’s U-18 girls have been crowned champion of the IHF Women’s Trophy Africa Zone 3 Phase after defeating Benin Republic in Accra, Ghana. The fans at the Tennis Arena of the...... Read moreDjokovic tops ATP rankings
Novak Djokovic returned to number one spot in ATP rankings published Monday despite missing US tournaments last month because of his lack of a Covid vaccination. Carlos Alcaraz had taken the...... Read moreITTF: Quadri moves to 13th spot, Mati drops
Africa’s top-ranked table tennis star, Aruna Quadri, moved up one spot from 14th to 13th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation World Rankings for men’s singles, The PUNCH reports. This comes after...... Read moreTable Tennis: Aruna falls to Brazilian Caldenaro at Singapore Smash
Quadri Aruna’s brilliant run at the World Table Tennis Singapore Smash has come to an end, following a 0-4 loss to Brazilian Hugo Caldenaro. The quarter-finals game played at the Infinity...... Read moreSingapore Smash: Quadri battles Japanese in last 16
Reigning African table tennis champion, Quadri Aruna, will on Thursday battle teenage Japanese star Tomikazu Harimoto in the round of 16 of the men’s singles at the 2023 WTT Singapore Smash,...... Read moreIndian Wells Open: Djokovic Set To Pull Out Of Tourney
Novak Djokovic is poised to withdraw from the Indian Wells Open as his hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine exemption dwindle, according to reports.The world No 1’s wish for an exemption for...... Read moreMedvedev ends Djokovic winning streak, faces Rublev in Dubai final
Daniil Medvedev appears to have returned to his best form as he ended Novak Djokovic’s undefeated 15-0 start to the season with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the world number one...... Read moreDjokovic equals Graf’s world number one record
Djokovic returned to the world number one position after winning the Australian Open in January. Novak Djokovic has equalled Steffi Graf’s record for most weeks as world number one after starting...... Read moreT’tennis: Quadri, Bello retain positions in world rankings
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna maintained the 14th position in the World Table Tennis ranking for January, which was released on Wednesday. The ranking meant Aruna still remains the best table tennis player...... Read moreDjokovic wins Australian Open, equals Nadal’s Grand Slam record
An emotional Novak Djokovic called it “the biggest victory in my life” after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam crowns...... Read moreDjokovic thrashes Rublev to reach Australian Open semi-finals
Novak Djokovic delivered a masterclass on Wednesday to race into the Australian Open semi-finals and edge closer to a 22nd Grand Slam title with a straight-sets thrashing of Andrey Rublev. The...... Read moreDjokovic crushes De Minaur to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Novak Djokovic demolished Alex de Minaur for the loss of just five games to sweep into a 13th Australian Open quarter-final and send an ominous warning on Monday, showing few signs...... Read more