Tennis
17 Jul
A vastly improved Chukwudubem Amasiani, at the weekend, took the two titles at stake in the NNPC/SNEPCo Invitational Tennis Masters for boys and girls 12s and 14s, which held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
16 Jul
Novak Djokovic says the sporting world will be watching his "ultimate showdown" against Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Wimbledon final where history and a generational shift are at stake.
16 Jul
Abuja-based Chukwudubem Amasiani is proving to be the most prodigious junior talent coming out of Nigeria, as he fought his way into the finals of both the Boys 12 and Boys 14 categories. Given a chance to play up one age category, the 12-year-old made the most of it by beating Seyi Ogunsakin from Ekiti…
15 Jul
Nigeria was once one of the best tennis-playing nations in the world. Although nobody from the country has won any of the Grand Slam titles, there was a time when Nigerian players were always in the equation when permutations of upcoming events were being made.
12 Jul
Africa’s former number one tennis player, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, has raised the alarm over the country’s poor preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics barely one year to the Games.
3 Jul
Andrey Rublev insisted Monday that Wimbledon was wrong to ban him and his Russian compatriots from the 2022 tournament, claiming....
3 Jul
Wimbledon will celebrate Roger Federer's achievements at the All England Club with a special ceremony on Centre Court
2 Jul
Novak Djokovic has Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles as well as a 24th major in his sights as he closes in on a first calendar Grand Slam in 54 years.
1 Jul
Venus Williams insists she's not ready to call time on her career, claiming on Saturday she is probably the only player able to keep competing until she's 50.
21 Jun
Five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams has been awarded a wild card for next month's championships.
20 Jun
The former second-ranked women's tennis player Anett Kontaveit announced on Tuesday that she would be retiring in July after Wimbledon because of a back injury.
19 Jun
Zhou Kai of China and Shin Yubin of Korea Republic, yesterday, won the men and women’s singles categories respectively at World Table Tennis Contender Championship held at the indoor sports hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.