Tennis
18 Jun 2023
President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Ishaku Tikon, is optimistic that the country’s has a bright future despite its early ouster from the ongoing World Table Tennis Contender Championship, which ends today at the indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
14 Jun 2023
To boost Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), one of the country’s leading Insurance Companies, Coronation Insurance, has announced its corporate sponsorship of the World Tennis Tournament.
12 Jun 2023
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has commended the appointment of its executive Vice President, Wahid Oshodi, by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) as the chairman of its Ethics and Good Governance Commission.
11 Jun 2023
Novak Djokovic can complete his ascent to the top of tennis history by claiming a 23rd grand slam title at the French Open today. Since inserting himself into the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal duopoly, Djokovic has been playing catch-up, but victory over Casper Ruud,,,
10 Jun 2023
Novak Djokovic on Sunday faces Casper Ruud in his seventh final at Roland Garros.
7 Jun 2023
Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since 1968 on Wednesday when she came back from a set down to defeat Ons Jabeur at the French Open.
7 Jun 2023
Abia, Cross River and Bayelsa states were excellent at the third Offiong Edem youth table tennis tournament, which featured 42 youngsters drawn from six states of the federation.
3 Jun 2023
Rafael Nadal's keyhole surgery on his injured hip was "positive" but he will require a five-month recovery period before playing again, his spokesman said Saturday.
31 May 2023
Orok Etim and Durosinmi Etti, at the weekend, emerged champions in the men and women’s singles finals of the second REIS Table Tennis Tournament held at the Oba of Lagos Sports Hall, Eko Club, Surulere.
29 May 2023
David Ekpenyong and MaryLove Edwards, at the weekend in Abuja, beat the field to win the 45th CBN Senior National Open Tennis Championship men and women singles respectively.
21 May 2023
Former World number one, Simona Halep, has been charged with a second anti-doping violation over “irregularities in her athlete biological passport”. The former Wimbledon champion has been provisionally suspended since October last year after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug Roxadustat at the 2022 US Open. Last month Halep criticised the delay in her…
18 May 2023
Over 300 players are expected to compete for honours in different categories of the 2023 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Open Tennis Championship, which serves off at the Tennis Complex of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, today.