Tag: Tennis
Lagos Sports Festival: ‘Ibile Games For Senior Secondary Schools’
The Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Wahid Oshodi, has cleared the air on the eligibility of…
Nadal wallops Djokovic for Monte Carlo title
World number 2, Rafael Nadal has won the Monte Carlo Masters for an unprecedented eighth straight year, defeating world number…
CAT Gives Fashola Recognition Award
For his ability to sustain the successive staging of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship since assuming office in May…
I Want A Scandal -Free Career
Nigeria’s top tennis player, Destiny Ford-Da Silva, in this interview with Damilare Okunola, bared his mind on his tennis career…
Shakara Tourney Ends In Lagos
The final match of the 1st Annual Shakara Tennis Open ended in grand style as Afeez Razaq defeated Badmus Abdulkareem…
Djoko stuns Murray for Miami Masters
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) on Sunday to win his second straight ATP Miami…
Forget Olympic Team Medals, Oshodi Tells Nigerians
Lagos State Commissioner For Sports and board member of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Enitan Oshodi, has said that…
Poor Facilities Cripple Nigerian Tennis
For the progress of every game, human endeavour or project, there has to be a consistent supply of resources and…
World T/Tennis Tourney: Nigeria Male Team Win First Match
It was mixed fortune for Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championship holding in Dortmund, Germany,…
Cheers, As Venus Returns At Sony Ericsson
Venus Williams returned to win her first match late Wednesday, but many will not believe it had been more than…
Shooting At Tennis Hall Of Fame Kills Woman
A shooting at an antiques store in a building owned by the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in…
We Need Federation’s Support—Savage
Assistant Coach of national wheelchair tennis team, Kayode Savage, has said that wheelchair tennis deserves more attention from the Nigeria…
Tsonga wins 200th match of career
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sealed the 200th match win of his career in beating Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4 7-5 late Friday, to set…
When Will Nigerian Players Get It Right?
If there has been a sport that has witnessed a downward slide in Nigeria over the years, it has to…
Dearth Of Tourneys: Akinloye Absolves NTF Of Blame
National tennis coach, Rotimi Akinloye, has absolved the Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, of any blame over the dearth of competitions…
Players Jostle For Slots Ahead Of AJC In Abuja
Thirty four selected players from the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF)’s trials yesterday resumed camping for the 2012 Africa Junior Tennis…
Nina, A Success Story Of Lagos Governor’s Cup
Prince Wale Oladunjoye has described the feat recorded by Russian Nina Bratchikova in the first round of the ongoing Australian…
Wheelchair Tennis Needs Corporate Support
 Frank Tarmena is the national coach of the wheelchair tennis in Nigeria. He spoke with Tennis Special at the National…
CBN Open: Mbanu Shocks Lawal
More upsets were recorded at the ongoing 33rd Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Open Tennis Championship taking place at the…
CBN Open Good For Me — Idoko
Nigerian junior tennis player, Emmanuel Idoko, says the timing of the 33rd Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Open Tennis Championship…
AJC Hots Up In Botswana
The main tournament of African Junior Tennis Championship, AJC, gets underway in Gaborone, Botswana with players battling not only to…
Nigeria Begins Quest For African Glory As AJC Serves Off In Botswana
Nigerian junior players have joined their counterparts from across the continent to fight for honours in this year’s African Junior…
Orange Donates Kits To Organisers
The Botswana Tennis Association, BTA, has received a timely boost for the hosting of the Africa Junior Tennis Championships after…
Nigeria Don’t Fear North Africans At AJC
Ubale Mohammed, the national junior coach of Nigeria Tennis Federation took the country to a good outing at the recently…
Kaffo Counts Gains Of Asoju-Oba Tourney
Former Nigerian table tennis player, Bose Kaffo, says the Asoju- Oba Table Tennis Championship has done a lot to the…
Player Wants Attention For Grassroots Tennis
Nigerian national tennis player, Adediwura Akinbade, has made a clarion call to the Federal Government to help revive the sport…