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Tennis

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…
7 Aug 2023
Yusuf Abubakar and Khadijat Mohammed at the weekend won the boys’ and girls’ singles respectively of the Zenith Bank Next Generation Masters, which was held at Ikoyi Club, Lagos.
31 Jul 2023
Students and staff of Babcock University have expressed excitement with the new table tennis hall donated to the institution by Vice President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Adesoji Tayo. Among dignitaries at the commissioning ceremony performed by the former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, Prof Michael Omolewa, were top management…
17 Jul 2023
Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6, 7-6(6) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time yesterday.

Sport

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Nigeria’s sole surviving club in CAF’s inter-club competitions, Rivers United, are billed to host the first leg of the Confederation Cup final if they qualify for the title game.
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The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has shifted week 28 matches billed for this weekend to Wednesday.
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This year’s Ikoyi Club 1938 Veteran’s Invitational Kitty, which celebrates camaraderie, skill, and the enduring values of golf, among its veterans, will champion inclusivity and charity, the organisers have said.
1 hour ago
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, is still not convinced that the Ukrainian’s highly anticipated fight with Tyson Fury will hold on May 18, reports dazn.com.
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Starfield College’s Principal, Sarah Oyinloye, has urged school proprietors to use sports to elevate teamworkand also build their students’ character and strength. 
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Technical director of the Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF), Shihan Victor Akhimien, is thrilled by the strides the country’s fighters recorded at the just-concluded African Games in Ghana, saying it has shown that the sport is developing in the right direction. Akhimiena seventh-degree Karate blackbelt holder and chairman of Lagos State Mixed Martial Arts…
1 day ago
Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June.
1 day ago
Despite Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday night, Coach Finidi George said that the Nigerians were the better team.
1 day ago
The Vice President, Visa West Africa, Andrew Uaboi, has explained why his firm chose Nigerian track and field athletes, Tobi Amusan and Goodness Nwachukwu, as part of its diverse roster of Team Visa athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
1 day ago
After a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria in Algiers on Tuesday night, South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos, thumbed his chest and said the Bafana Bafana are ready for any team in Africa, including Nigeria, whom they meet in a crucial World Cup qualifier in June, reports iol.co.za.