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9 Mar
Two days after losing two gold medals to Egypt in the table tennis single events, Team Nigeria, again, fell to the superior power of the Pharaohs in the team event decided yesterday some hours before the opening ceremony of the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana.
8 Mar
Team Nigeria clinched two Silver medals in the Team event of Table Tennis at the ongoing African Games 2023. In Friday's fixtures, Team Nigeria lost to Egypt in both final matches of men and women's categories. In the men's category, Egypt defeated the Nigerian side 3-0. Also for the women, the Egyptians recorded another 3-0…
7 Mar
Nigeria, yesterday, joined other top seeds, Egypt and Algeria, as well as Tunisia and Madagascar, in the quarterfinals of the men’s team category of the table tennis event at the ongoing African Games holding in Accra, Ghana. Egypt won Group 1 by beating Ethiopia and Gabon 3-0 each to maintain their 100 per cent record,…
6 Mar
Veteran table tennis star, Offiong Edem, yesterday, became Nigeria’s first athlete to earn a medal at the 13th African Games by finishing third in the women’s singles of the event holding at the Accra International Conference Centre.
3 Mar
Top officials of the Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) have been battling to calm restive players and officials of the federation following an alleged manipulation of the federation’s list of players for the forthcoming All Africa Games..
MTN Group
1 Mar
Ikoyi Club is now ready to host local and international competitions following the resuscitation of its tennis court and lounge at a cost of over N100 million by MTN Nigeria, the club has said.
19 Feb
Nigerian team handler, Segun Toriola, has attributed the team’s failure to book a spot in the knockout stage of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships holding in Busan, South Korea, on the absence of the team’s best player, Quadri Aruna.
15 Feb
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday hailed longtime rival Novak Djokovic as the best player in the history of the sport.
15 Feb
Africa’s most decorated table tennis legend, Segun Toriola, will lead Nigeria’s contingent to the 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in Busan, South Korea, from February 16 to 25.  
14 Feb
Nigerian tennis will rule the tennis world if the Federal Government supports efforts to develop the sport at the grassroots, the Technical Director of Vision 2020 International Tennis Academy, Thompson Ewetuga, has said.
28 Jan
Aryna Sabalenka underlined why she had long been considered the Australian Open favourite by overpowering Zheng Qinwen to retain the women’s title.
20 Jan
Novak Djokovic has opened up on how he riled Roger Federer when he broke onto the scene as a cocky upstart but said it only fired up his quest to become the best player in the world. The Serbian world number one is gunning for a historic 25th Grand Slam in Melbourne, where he has…
17 Jan
Novak Djokovic survived a huge scare to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, beating home favourite Alexei Popyrin to stay on track for a historic 25th Grand Slam title.

Sport

1 hour ago
Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria's Super Eagles' two friendly games against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali due to injury. Osimhen was an unused substitute for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter Milan at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match. According to Napoli coach, Francesco Calzona, Osimhen's absence was…
3 hours ago
Boxing icons, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, are being lined up for a two-fight deal. The two British rivals have not yet met in the ring despite being two of the most dominant boxers in the heavyweight division over the past decade.
3 hours ago
Ghana’s new coach, Otto Addo, has said that he omitted Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, from the Black Stars’ team that will meet the Super Eagles in a friendly match on March 24 because “he asked to be excused from the game to gain full fitness following recent injuries.”
3 hours ago
West Africa’s best golfers have been lined up to battle for the Custodian Classic’s N20 million purse on March 28 at Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos.   
3 hours ago
Team Nigeria’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes, comprising nine fighters, are relishing their experience at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana, where they featured in nine weight categories.
1 day ago
Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the friendly games against Ghana and Mali due to injury. Ebuehi picked up the injury in Empoli's Serie A game against Bologna on Friday. He was introduced into the game in the 66th minute as Empoli went on to lose the game 1-0 courtesy of a 94th…
1 day ago
Nottingham Forest have been given a four-point penalty for breaching the Premier League's financial regulations, according to reports on Monday.
1 day ago
Rodri has warned Manchester City's rivals that the best is yet to come after they brushed Newcastle aside to stay in the hunt for a second consecutive treble.
1 day ago
Ghana has revealed that the trio of Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil and Inaki Williams will miss the Black Stars' international friendly match against Nigeria scheduled for Friday, March 22. Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, named his 26-man squad for this month's international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda but Partey, Williams, and Painstil were missing.…
1 day ago
Nigerian defender Bright Osayi-Samuel displayed guts and bravery as he defended his teammates from a pitch invader after Sunday's Turkish Super Lig clash between his team Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor. Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 but were confronted by angry Trabzonspor fans who flocked onto the pitch. Tensions started to rise in the 87th minute when objects…