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35 players hit NTTF camp ahead int’l tourneys

Thirty-five young players aged between nine and 19 are undergoing intensive training at the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation-organised national camp ahead of three international tournaments scheduled to take place in Ghana...... Read more Davnotch pledge support for Tennis in Nigeria

Davnotch Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of Tennis in the country, pledging to sustain its sponsorship of the Davnotch National Open Tennis Championship and promising enhanced benefits...... Read more Ex-NSF boss hails improved standard at Prime Atlantic squash tourney

The immediate past president of the Nigeria Squash Federation, Boye Oyerinde, has commended the improving standard of play at the ongoing fourth edition of the Prime Atlantic Squash Tournament in Lagos....... Read more Squash: 190 players battle for N8m Prime Atlantic title

The fourth edition of the Prime Atlantic Squash Tournament began in Lagos on Monday, with a total of 190 players competing for the N8m prize pool at this year’s championship at...... Read more Champions emerge at 47th CBN Senior Tennis tourney

Fresh champions emerged at the 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship in Abuja at the weekend, with titles claimed across all four events — men’s and women’s singles and...... Read more Finalists emerge at 47th CBN Senior Tennis tourney

The stage is set for the grand finale of the 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Open Senior Tennis Championship, with finalists in the men’s and women’s singles categories...... Read more Women’s top seed reaches CBN tennis q’finals

As action continued at the ongoing 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship, women’s top seed Mohammed Khadijat proved her rating was no fluke with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 victory over...... Read more Serena Williams suffered a straight-sets defeat in the Berlin Open doubles on Tuesday, hours after the confirmation of her return to Wimbledon to play alongside her older sister, Venus. Williams and Czech doubles partner Karolina Muchova fell to Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe, of New Zealand, 6-4, 6-4. The duo lost the opening set after Williams was broken in her second service game. They were broken on Muchova’s serve midway through the second set and failed to find a way back into the contest.

“I felt pretty good out there. I felt actually more nimble and more sturdy and quicker than the first match in Queens,” Williams said after the match. “I felt overall pretty...... Read more Otu siblings advance at CBN Senior Tennis Champs

Two of the three Otu siblings competing at the 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship advanced to the next round on Monday as main draw action...... Read more Otu, Udofia target CBN senior tennis title

With the qualifying rounds of the 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship concluded at the Package B courts of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, attention now shifts to...... Read more Agunbiade emerges Nigeria’s lone survivor at WTT Lagos

Nigeria has only one player left in the men’s singles of the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos, with youngster Sultan Agunbiade advancing after defeating compatriot Matthew Fabunmi in the first round at...... Read more 2026 WTT Contender Lagos serves off

Top table tennis stars from Denmark, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France and Nigeria will begin vying for the $100,000 prize pool at the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos, which begins on Tuesday (today)...... Read more LOC chair promises unforgettable WTT Lagos

Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos, Adesoji Tayo, has promised players and fans an unforgettable experience when the tournament serves off from May 19 to...... Read more Nigeria begin World Table Tennis Champs quest in London

Nigeria’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams will begin their campaign at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday, with challenging preliminary ties against Saudi Arabia and Wales, respectively....... Read more New winners emerge at Osun national table tennis tourney

The newly built Idera Multi-Purpose Hall in Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State, came alive during the finale of the 6th Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial Table Tennis Tournament, where Rilwan Akanbi and Bisola...... Read more Junior Aruna wins WTT Youth Contender France silver

Few days after claiming two medals at the WTT Youth Contender in Luxembourg, Junior Aruna, the son of Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna, added another silver medal to his growing...... Read more Table Tennis stars battle for national title in Osun

The historic town of Otan Ayegbaju in Osun State will once again welcome Nigeria’s finest table tennis talents from Monday, April 13 to Friday, April 17, for the 6th edition of the...... Read more Aruna faces tough draw in ITTF World Cup

Quadri Aruna has been handed a challenging draw as he prepares to compete at the 2026 ITTF World Cup in Macao, China, from March 30 to April 5, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The tournament...... Read more World No.1 Alcaraz beaten by Korda in Miami Open third round

World number one Carlos Alcaraz crashed out of the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday, beaten 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 by 36th-ranked American Sebastian Korda. Korda notched his first victory...... Read more ITTF Africa boss Oshodi joins World Table Tennis Board

President of the International Table Tennis Federation Africa and former president of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Wahid Oshodi, has been appointed to the board of World Table Tennis, the commercial arm...... Read more Tennis triggers buzz at 2nd Niger Delta Games

The tennis event at the second Niger Delta Games has drawn large crowds, with spectators filling the terraces to watch young players compete for honours across singles, doubles and mixed doubles categories....... Read more Davis Cup: Ochei sparks Nigeria’s tennis revival

Nigeria has reclaimed its place in the prestigious Davis Cup World Group II under the leadership of Engineer Victor Ochei, President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, ending a nearly four-decade wait to...... Read more Tennis: Stakeholders dream big after Davis Cup promotion

Nigeria’s promotion to World Group II of the Davis Cup has sparked a renewed sense of ambition among administrators and players, as they aim to climb further in the world’s premier international...... Read more Aruna chases sixth Africa Cup title in Benghazi

Nigeria’s table tennis star Quadri Aruna has two more hurdles to cross in his bid to reclaim the ITTF Africa Cup, as he steps out for the last four against Algeria’s...... Read more Nigeria host Uzbekistan in 2026 Davis Cup play-off

Nigeria will face Uzbekistan in the World Group II play-offs of the 2026 Davis Cup on February 7-8 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club 1895. The International Tennis Federation confirmed Nigeria’s hosting...... Read more