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Nigeria’s Aruna Africa’s best player in world ranking

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After months of dominance over Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri in the ITTF ranking, Egypt’s Omar Assar has been displaced by the…

World Team Tourney: Nigeria, Egypt remain in Division Two till 2018

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After failing to qualify to the elite division of the biennial ITTF World Team Championship, Nigeria and Egypt will again…

World Team Tourney: Nigeria, Egypt lose promotion tickets

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Africa’s best teams – Nigeria and Egypt were beaten by India at the ongoing ITTF World Team Championship and would…

Table Tennis: Nigeria, Egypt land in q/final of World Team Championship

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Africa’s flagbearers in the ongoing ITTF World Team Championship, Nigeria and Egypt have affirmed their readiness to gain promotion to…

Egypt, Nigeria win at Malaysia tennis Tourney

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The quest for Africa to play in the championship division in 2018 started on a bright note when Nigeria and…

Nadal loses to unseeded player in Rio

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Rafael Nadal failed to reach his 100th ATP final after losing in three sets to unseeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in…

Toriola makes history, to play in 7th Olympic Games

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Africa’s most decorated table tennis player, Nigeria’s Segun Toriola, has become the first athlete in the continent to qualify for…

Quadri wins ITTF Africa Top 16 title

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Nigerian player Aruna Quadri on Monday defeated Egypt’s Omar Assar 4-1 to emerge the male singles winner at the International…

Assar, Quadri are top seeds at ITTF Africa Top 16 Cup

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Africa’s best table tennis players, Egypt’s Omar Assar and Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri, are top seeds at this month’s ITTF Africa…

Novak Djokovic brushes Murray aside to win #AusOpen

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World number one Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray in straight sets to win his sixth Australian Open title and condemn…

Angelique Kerber stuns Serena to win #AusOpen

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Germany’s Angelique Kerber stunned world number one Serena Williams in three sets to win her first Grand Slam title at…

#AusOpen: Kerber ends Konta’s run, faces Serena in final

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British number one Johanna Konta’s superb Australian Open run came to an end with defeat by German seventh seed Angelique…

Serena Williams cruises into Australian Open Final

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Serena Williams is now in the Australian Open Final. The 34 year old American beat Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-0.…

Andy Murray beats Ferrer to reach #AusOpen semis

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Andy Murray has overpowered hard-fighting Spanish opponent David Ferrer to qualify for the semi-final of the Australian Open. In the…

Johanna Konta beats Zhang Shuai to reach #AusOpen semis

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Britain’s Johanna Konta continued her remarkable Australian Open run with a straight-sets win over China’s Zhang Shuai in the quarter-finals.…

Transfers: Chelsea in for Van Persie, Leicester eye Ahmed Musa

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Chelsea are weighing up a move for Fenerbahce and former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 32, to solve their…

#AusOpen: Serena Williams simply too much for Sharapova

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10 years ago

Serena Williams proved too much to handle for Maria Sharapova, as she crushed the Russian 6-4 6-1, in their quarter-final…

Tennis star admits to match-fixing

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Allegations of corruption in world tennis were reignited on Monday when a former Australian professional tennis player pleaded guilty to…

Djokovic survives Gilles Simon scare to progress at #AusOpen

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare against Gilles Simon to reach the last eight of the Australian Open in…

Serena, Sharapova clash in #AusOpen quarter-final

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The Australian Open final seems to have arrived pretty early with favourites Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova set to clash…

#AusOpen: Andy Murray beats Sam Groth to progress

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Britain’s Andy Murray swept past home hope Sam Groth to reach the third round at the Australian Open. The Scot,…

Table Tennis: ITTF lists Lagos Open in 2016 calendar

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Taiwo Adelu There are strong indications that the annual Lagos Open will hold this year, as International Table Tennis Federation,…

ITTF World Tour marks anniversary with Hungarian Open

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The International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, World Tour celebrated its 20 years anniversary with the 2016 ITTF World Tour kicking…

Konta outclass Venus Williams at Australian Open

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Johanna Konta outclassed eighth seed Venus Williams 6-4 6-2 to reach the second round of the Australian Open. Britain’s number…

Australian Open: Serena books 2nd round, 2 seeded players ousted

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10 years ago

Tennis hostilities have started Down Under in Australia, with World Number one, Serena Williams beating the 35th ranked Italian Camila…

Nigeria sweeps medals at ITF/CAT Junior Tennis Circuit

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Nigeria at the weekend emerged champions of the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central African Junior Championships held at the National…

ITF Africa Circuit: Nigerian teenagers reach knockout stage

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Host Nigeria continued its impressive showing at the ongoing ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championship in Abuja on Wednesday…

Good start for Nigerian players at AJC qualifiers

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Nigerian players on Sunday had an impressive start at the ongoing qualifiers in Abuja for the 2016 African Junior Tennis…

Mum of Nigerian tennis player killed by police for burial Friday

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Taiwo Adelu The remains of Beauty McLeod, mother of Nigerian tennis junior champions, Angel, will be laid to rest Friday…

Abuja 2016 AJC Tennis: Nigeria names five-man committee

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The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has named a five-man Local Organising Committee, LOC, in readiness for the hosting of ITF…

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