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Ijebu Ode Club members call for T’Tennis development

An international trade expert and youth development enthusiast, Adekunle Ayoola, has called for more investment in sport, particularly Table Tennis describing it as a game that could be developed to empower...... Read more Quadri battles 15 others in WTT finals

Nigeria’s top table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, has qualified for the World Table Tennis finals billed for Doha, Qatar, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The WTT Finals which will hold from January 3...... Read more ITTF rankings: Quadri drops, Mati, Omotayo move up

Aruna Quadri dropped one spot from 15th to 16th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation world rankings for October, The PUNCH reports. Despite the drop, the 34-year-old is still the top-ranked player...... Read more Tennis: J100 title win thrills Ekpenyong

Nigeria’s number one player, David Ekpenyong, has attributed his first-ever J100 title win in Accra, Ghana to his never-say-die attitude, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian teenage sensation came from a set...... Read more T’tennis: 80 players for Dala Hard Court tourney

The 2023 Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship will hold from November 10 to 18 in Kano, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, Ifedayo Akindoju, said over 80 players were expected to...... Read more Tennis: Ekpenyong battles Jovic for J100 title

Nigeria’s top ranked male tennis player, David Ekpenyong, will face Nikola Jovic in the final of the J100 event in Accra, Ghana on Saturday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ekpenyong, 17, was outstanding in...... Read more Table tennis: Saudi move excites Quadri

Nigeria’s top-ranked table tennis player, Aruna Quadri is delighted to have completed a move to Khaleej Table Tennis club in Saudi Arabia from Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg in Russia, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read more 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