Tennis
17 Oct 2023
Team Nigeria won all the laurels at stake at the Valuejet ITTF Lagos Para Open, which ended at the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, at the weekend.
15 Oct 2023
US top seed Jessica Pegula won the WTA Korean Open in Seoul on Sunday with a straight-sets win over China's Yuan Yue.
10 Sep 2023
American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Gauff, 19, produced a gutsy performance on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2hr 6min to complete a fairytale transformation in…
9 Sep 2023
Daniil Medvedev upset defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in an enthralling semi-final duel to reach the US Open final on Friday. Russian third seed Medvedev set up a rematch of his 2021 victory over Novak Djokovic after ousting Alcaraz...
3 Sep 2023
Daniil Medvedev progressed to the fourth round of the US Open with a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Sebastian Baez which snapped the Argentine's 12-match winning streak.
28 Aug 2023
Dubem Amasiani at the weekend in Lagos won the Boys 12s and 14s titles at the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship to fuel hopes of a future world class tennis star for Nigeria.
26 Aug 2023
Nigeria’s emerging precocious tennis talent, Dubem Amasiani, has qualified for two age groups (boys 12 and boys 14) at the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship holding at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.
24 Aug 2023
Organisers of the fourth Dr. A. A Efunkoya Cadet Table Tennis Championship has said that a two-day clinic will herald the event scheduled for the National Stadium, Lagos.
21 Aug 2023
Nigeria will from September 11 to 18 battle with Egypt, Zambia, Benin Republic, Morocco, Libya, South Africa, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire and hosts, Tunisia, at the 2023 African Table Tennis Championships, which will also serve as qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
21 Aug 2023
The Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship, which has served to deepen and widen the scope of junior tennis in Nigeria, will hit-off at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, from tomorrow to August 26, the organisers, International Tennis Academy (ITA), have said.
19 Aug 2023
Novak Djokovic crushed Taylor Fritz while Carlos Alcaraz had to push hard to get past Max Purcell Friday as the top two seeds reached the semi-finals at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open.
17 Aug 2023
Over 200 children have converged on the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, to learn the rudiments of the game at the yearly Fusion Tennis Foundation Clinic and Tournament. The project, organised by former Nigerian junior champion, Fuad Quadre, through his Fusion Tennis Foundation, is aimed at promoting the development of the game at the grassroots…