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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 Nadal 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 more Murray 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 more Australian 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 more Quadri 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 more Former 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 more Djokovic 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 more Aruna, 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 more Ravanelli 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 more