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Williams Sisters deny Nigerian root

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13 years ago

Tunde Oyedele/Sports editor The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus have declared that they are purely Americans, saying they have no…

Djokovic crashes out of Paris Masters

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13 years ago

PARIS (AFP) – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on Wednesday crashed out of the Paris Masters in his first match, losing 0-6,…

Nigerian Table Tennis Is Dying

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13 years ago

For many years, Nigeria as a country has produced many table-tennis players, but same cannot be said of today, maybe…

Venus Williams arrives Lagos

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Emmanuel Osodi The visit of the Williams Sisters to Nigeria has finally become a reality with the arrival of Venus…

Williams Sisters Expected In Lagos Today

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The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena are expected in Lagos today on a four-day visit to Nigeria. World tennis’s most…

It’s Sad Losing Governor’s Cup To Dinu —Perrin

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13 years ago

Runner up in the Women’s Singles of Futures 2 of the just concluded 12th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Open, Perrin…

Serena: I Deserve Top Ranking

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13 years ago

Even though she won four big titles during the year, Serena Williams will still end 2012 ranked Number 3 behind…

Governor’s Cup Titles Excite Perez, Dinu

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13 years ago

Winners of the second leg of the 2012 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, Enrique Lopez-Perez of Spain and Romanian, Cristina…

Serena overpowers Sharapova to win WTA championship

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Serena Williams cruised to a third WTA Championships title on Sunday when she eased past Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 in…

Del Potro dethrones Federer in Basel

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Basel, Switzerland(AFP) Juan Martin del Potro earned his revenge after six losses this season to hometown hero Roger Federer when…

Governor’s Cup: Spaniard, Romanian Win Titles Again

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Taiwo Adelu Saturday, 27 October was a day of glory for both Enrique Lopez-Perez of Spain and Cristina Dinu of…

Another record matched, Federer set for del Potro

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13 years ago

By defeating Frenchman Paul Henri Mathieu in one of the semi finals of the Swiss Indoor Open today,Roger Federer has…

Serena Williams strolls into WTA Championship final

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13 years ago

Serene Williams did not need to work too hard to book a place in the finals of the WTA championship…

Exhaustion stops Nina in semi final chase

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13 years ago

Taiwo Adelu Top seed in the Women’s Singles, Nina Bratchikova of Russia saw her ambition to defend the Governor’s Cup…

Tennis: More Woes For Nigerians In 2nd Leg

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13 years ago

All Nigerian players in the second round of Futures 2 of the 2012 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship failed to…

Future Bright For Local Stars —Tournament Director

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13 years ago

Tournament Director of the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, Prince Wale Oladunjoye has commended the commitment and hardwork shown…

Serena makes it a winning start in Istanbul

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13 years ago

Serena Williams survived an injury scare in Istanbul, Turkey Monday to make a winning start in her bid to cap…

Tennis: Lawal, Abinu Battle Top Seeds In Second Round

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13 years ago

Taiwo Adelu It will be tough battles for the Nigerian male and female Number one players as they play top…

Mixed Fortunes For Nigerian Players

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13 years ago

The first day of the Main Draws of the second leg of 2012 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship was of…

Nigerian Players Are Wonderful

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13 years ago

One of Nigeria’s professional tennis players, Sunday Igbinovia told DAMILARE OKUNOLA that the local players in the ongoing Governor’s Cup…

Ndanusa Thumbs Up Local Stars

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13 years ago

The performance of Nigerian players at the 12th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Open has been described as fantastic. This was…

Easy Draws For Nigerian Players

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13 years ago

At least six Nigerian players are expected to qualify for the second round of the second leg of the Governor’s…

Why I Can’t Be World Number 1

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13 years ago

World Number 93 female tennis player, Russian Nina Brachikova, who is featuring in the ongoing Governor’s Cup told DAMILARE OKUNOLA …

Tennis: Azarenka, Serena to clash in Istanbul

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13 years ago

World number one Victoria Azarenka was on Sunday handed a chance to avenge her US Open final defeat to Serena…

Venus Williams ends drought, wins 44th title

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13 years ago

LUXEMBOURG (AFP) – US veteran Venus Williams won her 44th career title on Sunday, and first in over two and…

Federer in the spotlight in tennis-mad Basel

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13 years ago

BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) – Roger Federer will claim the bulk of the spotlight when the ATP Swiss Indoors begins on…

Spanish, Romanian Stars Win Gov’s Cup First Leg

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13 years ago

Taiwo Adelu The first leg of the 2012 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship came to a thrilling end Saturday with…

Egyptian Boy, Sabry Lands In Final, As Nina Crashes Out

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13 years ago

Taiwo Adelu Egypt’s Sherif Sabry beat his compatriot, Karim-Mohammed Maamoun to qualify for Saturday’s final of the first leg (Futures…

Governor’s Cup Upset: Egypt’s Maamoun Dedicates Victory To Nigeria

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13 years ago

The Egyptian player, Karim-Mohamed Maamoun, who caused the first major upset at the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, has…

Governor’s Cup: Top seeds ousted

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13 years ago

Taiwo Adelu Upsets were recorded in the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship Thursday, as tournament’s number one and two…

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