Tag: Tennis
Tennis: Hayat Wants To Play Better Than Nadal
Damilare Okunola Every year, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Junior Tennis Championship produces players for the future which the…
Tennis: Nigerian Stars Ready For Abuja Open
Damilare Okunola No fewer than three top tennis players in Nigeria have confirmed their participation in the maiden edition of…
CBN Reiterates Commitment To Tennis Sponsorship
Damilare Okunola The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has reiterated its commitment to sponsorship of tennis events in the country,…
Tennis: Team Nigeria Win ITF/CAT U-16 Tourney
Team Nigeria once again proved their superiority in West and Central African tennis by winning seven gold and one bronze…
Tennis: Abuja Open Debuts In May
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Sport can report that a new international tennis tournament which will attract foreign players will hold in…
Tennis: Quadri Vows To Shine For Nigeria
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s youngster, Oyinlomo Quadri, has expressed optimism ahead of Nigeria’s trip to Tunis, Tunisia for the African Junior…
Country Club Clay Tourney Serves Off In Lagos
Damilare Okunola The Lagos Country Club, yesterday, came alive with the invitational Clay Championship organised by the club to prepare…
Qatar Open: Venus, Azarenka In Semi Final Showdown
Victoria Azarenka will try and get her first win over Venus Williams when they meet in the semi-final of the…
Tennis: Quadri, Others Train At Country Club’s Clay Court
Damilare Okunola The maiden edition of Lagos Country Club Invitational Tournament is expected to serve as a warm up for…
Lagos World Tour: Egypt Star Vows To Defend ITTF Title
As the defending champions of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour tagged Lagos Open, Egypt’s duo of Omar…
Ibile Games Teenage Medalist Gets 2-year Scholarship
Damilare Okunola Thirteen-year old Venus Ubiebi of the ACES Tennis Academy in Lagos, has been rewarded with a two-year scholarship…
Tenni: ‘Okoya-Thomas, Father To Us’
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)/Africa Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) has described the demise of Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas as a…
Djokovic brushes Murray aside for 8th Grand Slam
World number one Novak Djokovic won a fifth Australian Open title and his eighth Grand Slam Sunday, grinding down Andy…
Tennis: NTF Assures More Tourneys In 2015
Damilare Okunola The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, has assured players in the country that there would be enough tournaments for…
Serena, Venus sizzle into the last 16
World number one Serena Williams took time to wake up before sizzling into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday,…
Wawrinka, Australian Open champion in winning start
Stan Wawrinka got his Australian Open title defence off to a secure start with a straight sets win over Turkey’s…
Tennis: Azarenka beats America’s Stephens
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka stormed through her grudge match with American Sloane Stephens on Tuesday to reach the…
Australian Open Day One: Federer adds to winning tally
Roger Federer made it win number 1,001 as he joined Grand Slam rivals Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray in the…
Nigeria emerges overall champion At Togo Junior Tennis Circuit
Nigeria reaffirmed its reputation as a major force in junior tennis in Africa by topping medal’s table at the 2015…
Serena Trains For Aussie Open
She’s the world number one and a force to be reckoned with. And tennis superstar Serena Williams showed just why…
Australian Open: Djokovic, Serena Top Seeds
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named the top seeds early today for next week’s Australian Open,…
Djokovic prepares to deal with new tennis talent
Novak Djokovic is adopting a different approach to a season in which a new wave of top players is emerging…
Serena Williams tunes up for Aussie Open
World number one #SerenaWilliams says the forecast of extreme heat at the Hopman Cup over the coming days will help…
Tennis: Rookie Upsets Top Star At Ikoyi Masters Final
Damilare Okunola The final match of the Ikoyi Tennis Masters which climaxed at the weekend was indeed a masterpiece as…
Ikoyi Tennis Master: Junior Star, Idoko Upsets Babalola
Damilare Okunola Emerging youngster, Emmanuel Idoko stunned one of Nigeria’s top tennis stars, Abdulmumuni Babalola, at the ongoing Ikoyi Masters,…
Dala Tennis Tourney: Babalola, Shehu Sent Packing
Damilare Okunola Top Nigerian tennis stars, Abdulmumuni Babalola and Lawal Shehu were sent packing from the ongoing Dala Hard Court…
Teenage Stars Set For N.25m Ikoyi Masters
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Sports can authoritatively report that teenage tennis stars have been penciled down to feature at the inaugural…
Dala Hard Court: Top Stars Crash Out
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s highest ranked player on the Junior ITF log, Joseph Imeh, recorded one of his most memorable victories…
Dala Hard Court Tennis: Adegoke In Bright Start
Damilare Okunola Runner up in the Women’s Singles at the recently held Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, Nigerian Sarah Adegoke…
Dala Hard Court Tourney: NTF Allays Insecurity Fears In Kano
Damilare Okunola/Abuja The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF has allayed fears over insecurity in Kano, following some players’ refusal to attend…