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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 more US 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 more Djokovic 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 more Cricket: 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 more Fusion 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 more New 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 more French 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 more T’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 more Tennis: 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 more DavNotch 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 more T’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 more Serena 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 more Aruna, 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 more Nigeria 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 more Djokovic 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 more ITTF: 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 more 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