Tennis
29 May 2016
Garbine Muguruza of Spain blazed into the French Open quarter-finals for the third straight year on Sunday, defeating former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4.
29 May 2016
The third round match of the both Venus and Serena Williams turned out to be a matter of history, as has been their careers. Inclement weather halted both matches.
28 May 2016
Rafael Nadal's shock Roland Garros exit due to injury has opened the door for several players including one of the rising stars of the game, Dominic Thiem.
28 May 2016
Serena Williams swept into the last 16 at the French Open on a rain-hit Saturday in Paris, while Dominic Thiem confirmed his status as an outsider to win the men's title.
28 May 2016
The final of Lagos Country Club Tennis Tournament will hold today at the Club’s Isaac John, Ikeja facility.Captain of the tennis section, Segun Aluko, said everything...
27 May 2016
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal sensationally quit the French Open with a left wrist injury on Friday as Andy Murray cruised into the last-16.
27 May 2016
Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was at the centre of a Roland Garros cheating storm Friday after she was accused of faking injury by an opponent.
27 May 2016
Andy Murray will be hoping he can see off giant Ivo Karlovic in straight sets as the French Open third round gets underway at Roland Garros on Friday having battled hard to get through his first two rounds.
27 May 2016
The most interesting performer was Rilwan Akanbi, who lost to the eventual winner of the 2016 ITTF Nigeria Open 2016, Benath Olah, from Finland in the round of 32.
27 May 2016
In his second round match against Facundo Bagnis of Argentina, Rafael Nadal got up to a 5-2 lead in the first set. In the eighth game, there was a spirited effort by Bagnis.
27 May 2016
Oyibokia-Iwebema started her tennis conquest from secondary school days and crowned her effort by becoming six times back-to-back single champion in the famous CBN tennis championship.
Sport
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Nigerian football has the potential to become one of the best in the world if given the enabling environment to thrive, Strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management and Trust Limited, has affirmed.
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Cristiano Ronaldo made no secret Wednesday of his ambition to notch up another world record -- for the number of international caps -- a day before Portugal face Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifiers.
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Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates will make a triumphant return in their homeland on Thursday when they play their first match since winning the World Cup in Qatar.
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Three months on from Argentina's dramatic World Cup final victory over France, international football returns this week as Euro 2024 qualifying gets underway.
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Nigerian National League (NNL) debutantes, Madiba FC began their campaign in the second-tier league with an impressive win which saw them thrash Ekiti United 3-0 at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos on Tuesday. The match-day one played under the hot weather lived up to expectations as host, Madiba who were crowned the 2022 Nation-Wide League…