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Table 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 more Singapore 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 more Indian 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 more Medvedev 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 more Djokovic 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 more T’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 more Djokovic 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 more Djokovic 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 more Djokovic 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 Nadal out for eight weeks over leg injury

Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal, on Thursday, said he would be sidelined for up to eight weeks after suffering a left hip flexor injury during his shock exit from the...... Read more Murray wins Berrettini in Australian Open round one

Andy Murray rolled back the years to defeat 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in a five-set epic at the Australian Open on Tuesday, on a sweltering day that saw play suspended for...... Read more Australian Open: Nadal defeats Draper, reaches round two

Defending champion Rafael Nadal admitted he had been far from perfect after grinding down a man 15 years his junior to kickstart his bid for a 23rd Grand Slam title Monday....... Read more Quadri to face Zhmudenko in WTT Contender Durban q’finals

Reigning African champions, Quadri Aruna will face Yaroslav Zhmudenko in the quarter-finals of the ongoing WTT Contender Durban taking place at the Olive Convention Center Durban in South Africa, Saturday (today)....... Read more Former Tennis No 1 Naomi Osaka pregnant

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has announced that she is pregnant with her first child. The 25-year-old last week pulled out of the first Grand Slam of the year without giving any...... Read more Djokovic faces battle over injury ahead Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has suffered an injury scare ahead of his return to the Australian Open.The world number five pulled out of what was meant to have been a 75-minute practice session...... Read more Aruna, Meshref get tricky draws at WTT Contender in Durban

African champions Quadri Aruna of Nigeria and Dina Meshref of Egypt have been handed tricky ties in the first round of the WTT Contender Durban taking place at the Olive Convention...... Read more Ravanelli blames Osimhen for Napoli defeat

Two-time Australian Open champion, Naomi Osaka, on Sunday pulled out of the opening Grand Slam of the year just over a week before it starts, organisers said. “Naomi Osaka has withdrawn...... Read more Nadal: Why I left My Pregnant Wife For Tennis

Rafael Nadal has set the record straight on his decision to leave his wife in hospital to compete at the US Open last year, paying tribute to the ‘brave’ mother of...... Read more Djokovic books Adelaide quarter-finals spot

Novak Djokovic overcame a shaky start to beat Frenchman Quentin Halys on Thursday and reach the Adelaide International quarter-finals, stepping up his preparations for the Australian Open. The top seed from...... Read more Nadal Brushes Off Retirement Talk

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has squashed talk of retirement following his shock loss to Cameron Norrie in the United Cup, insisting that he’s ‘here to keep playing tennis’. The 36-year-old...... Read more Kehinde, Adeosun Win Maiden Kasa Memorial Tennis Tournament

The pair of Feranmi Kehinde and Adedayo Adeosun has emerged as the winners’ o the maiden edition o the Kasa Memorial Tennis Tournament decided on Sunday at the tennis courts of...... Read more Nigeria Withdraws From ITTF WYC In Tunisia

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has officially written to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) of its decision to withdraw the boys’ team from next month’s World Youth Championships (WYC)...... Read more Djokovic beats Ruud, wins sixth ATP Finals title

Novak Djokovic beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 to collect a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on Sunday. Djokovic, as a result, earned the biggest paycheck ever in tennis — 4,740,300...... Read more ATP Final: Djokovic Cruises Into Semi-Finals

Five-time champion Novak Djokovic eased into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Russian Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. It took the seventh-seeded Djokovic just 68 minutes...... Read more 30 players battle for glory at 35th Dala Tennis Championships

Tournament Director of the ongoing Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship, which started yesterday, Mallam Yusuf Datti, has disclosed that 30 players are fighting for the top prize at the main draw...... Read more