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 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 moreNadal 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 moreMurray 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 moreAustralian 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 moreQuadri 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 moreFormer 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 moreDjokovic 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 moreAruna, 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 moreRavanelli 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 moreNadal: 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 moreDjokovic 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 moreNadal 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 moreKehinde, 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 moreNigeria 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 moreDjokovic 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 moreATP 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 more30 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