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NTF targets tennis development, certifies 40 coaches

No fewer than 40 coaches have completed a week-long ITF National Level 1 Tennis Coaching Course organised by the Nigeria Tennis Federation in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that...... Read more Over 100 kids for Ikoyi Club Easter Tennis Clinic

Over 100 kids are taking part in this year’s annual Easter Holiday Tennis Clinic which began on Tuesday with the training of young smashers at the tennis courts of the Ikoyi Club...... Read more Aruna’s loss seals World Cup heartbreak for Africa

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna was the last African to exit the 2025 ITTF World Cup in Macao, China, as the continent’s campaign came to a disappointing end following group stage eliminations for...... Read more NSC lauds Team Nigeria’s feat at ITTF world tourney

The National Sports Commission has commended Team Nigeria’s outstanding performance at the recently concluded ITTF World Para Future tournament in Amman, Jordan, where the nation displayed its prowess in para table tennis...... Read more Aruna Faces Unbeaten Kallberg In World Cup Tie

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna will face a familiar foe on Wednesday (today) as he seeks to end a four-match losing streak against Sweden’s Anton Kallberg in a decisive group stage clash at the...... Read more Aruna begins World Cup with hard-fought win

Quadri Aruna began his 2025 ITTF World Cup campaign with a gritty 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8) win over Benin’s Abdel-Kader Salifou in one of the headline matches on day one of...... Read more Oshodi pledges support for t’tennis coaching education

President of the African Table Tennis Federation, Wahid Oshodi, has reaffirmed the continental body’s commitment to supporting coaches in their quest to match their foreign counterparts and grow with their players. Speaking...... Read more Top stars storm Festac for Tennis Masters

The top eight tennis players (men and women) based in Nigeria will assemble at the FHA Tennis ClubFestac for the inaugural Invitational Tennis Masters which serves off on Tuesday, April 8...... Read more Aruna suffers defeat in Africa Cup final

Egypt’s Omar Assar inflicted a 4-3 defeat on Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup in Tunisia, preventing the Nigerian from winning a sixth title. It was the...... Read more Aruna begins African Cup title defence

Nigeria table tennis star and African Cup men’s singles defending champion, Quadri Aruna, is in Group 2 of the men’s singles event and will begin his title defence against Salifou Abdel-Kader...... Read more Ikoyi Club commits to sports dev as Zibiri-Aliu bows out

Outgoing chairman of Ikoyi Club 1938, Tafa Zibiri-Aliu, says he is happy with the noble achievements he recorded while at the helm of the club just as he stated that the...... Read more Djokovic unsure of Australian Open return

Novak Djokovic says he will return to the Australian Open next year if he is still "fit, healthy and motivated". The 37-year-old Serb, aiming for a record-extending 11th men's singles title,...... Read more Injured Djokovic booed off after quitting semi-final

Novak Djokovic was booed off court by some Australian Open fans after retiring injured from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, who was bidding for a record-extending 11th title, quit after...... Read more 'I'm grateful he's there' - Djokovic hails coach Murray

Novak Djokovic's emotions poured out after securing an Australian Open quarter-final victory over Carlos Alcaraz that made a mockery of predictions, logic and expectation. Exuding joy and relief, Djokovic turned straight to his...... Read more Australian broadcaster apologises to Djokovic

An Australian broadcaster has apologised to Novak Djokovic for comments he made on TV that the 24-time Grand Slam champion considered "insulting and offensive". Channel Nine's Tony Jones shouted "Novak, he's...... Read more Injury forces Naomi Osaka out of Australian Open, Bencic advances

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka retired with an injury during her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday in Melbourne. Osaka needed treatment on her stomach at 6-5 in a...... Read more 'Blessed' Djokovic breaks Federer record in Melbourne win

Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer's all-time record for the most major singles matches played as he reached the Australian Open third round. The 37-year-old was made to work in his 430th...... Read more I was ‘poisoned’ before 2022 Australian Open deportation-Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has claimed that he was “poisoned” by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly held in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported on the eve of...... Read more Injured Naomi Osaka withdraws from Auckland Classic final

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final of the Auckland Classic with an abdominal injury Sunday, a blow to the Japanese star just a week before the start of the Australian Open....... Read more Oshodi reveals plans for African table tennis

Newly elected African Table Tennis Federation President, Wahid Oshodi, has outlined his vision for the sport on the continent, emphasising growth and youth development as key priorities for his tenure. Speaking to...... Read more Tinubu: Oshodi’s ATTF election ‘proud moment for Nigeria’

President Bola Tinubu has described Wahid Oshodi’s election as President of the African Table Tennis Federation as a proud moment for Nigeria. Oshodi was unanimously elected as the President of the...... Read more Oshodi elected African table tennis federation president

Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been elected as the new president of the African Table Tennis Federation on Tuesday. Oshodi was confirmed for the new role at the 2024 ATTF annual...... Read more Aruna, world No. 1 out of WTT China Smash

Quadri Aruna and world No. 1 Wang Chuqin, have been eliminated from the Men’s Singles at China Smash 2024 after losing their respective Round of 32 games. Aruna, who is ranked 19th...... Read more Nigeria, Egypt renew table tennis rivalry in Ethiopia

The intense rivalry between Africa’s top table tennis nations, Nigeria and Egypt, will be reignited at the 2024 ITTF African Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from October 12 to 19. Serving...... Read more U-18 Afrobasket Championships: Nigeria’s J’Tigers bow out, J’Tigress advance

Nigeria’s Under-18 Men’s Basketball team, the J’Tigers are out of the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 Championship, following their 81-70 loss to Mali in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. The Malians, who took...... Read more