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Tennis

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.
26 May 2016
Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams cruised into the French Open third round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Teliana Pereira of Brazil.
26 May 2016
Russia have included Maria Sharapova in their Olympic tennis team despite the star player being suspended over a positive test for the banned drug meldonium, the country's tennis federation said on Thursday.
26 May 2016
Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal on Thursday became just the eighth man to win 200 Grand Slam matches when he defeated Argentina's Facundo Bagnis to reach the last 32 at Roland Garros.
26 May 2016
World number one Novak Djokovic will go 'shark' hunting at the French Open on Thursday as he looks to seal a place in the last 32.

Sport

1 hour ago
Unless they win their last two games of the ongoing Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) Championship Play-off, Bendel Insurance and Remo Stars may not qualify to represent Nigeria next season in any CAF inter-club competition.
2 hours ago
Nigeria’S opponents in the FIFA U-17 and U-20 Women World Cup qualifying series will be known today when Africa’s football ruling body, CAF, holds the draws in Cairo, Egypt.
3 hours ago
The Stephen Keshi Football and Vocational Centre (SKFVTC), yesterday, rolled out the red carpet to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the demise of one of Nigeria’s biggest football heroes, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi.
4 hours ago
Being part of the forthcoming Naija Super Eight play-off is a privilege the participating clubs are not taking foregranted. And to show their gratitude for opportunity to play in the competition, which zonal preliminaries hold from June 23 to 25...
4 hours ago
Jarrod Bowen's dramatic 90th-minute goal secured West Ham their first major European trophy since 1965 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday.