Tag: Tennis
Boko Haram: Why Many Players Still Went To Kano
Damilare Okunola/Abuja An appreciable number of the players had last week, vowed not to attend the Dala Hard Court Tourney…
Tennis: Djokovic, Star To Watch In 2015 —Agassi
American legend Andre Agassi said Novak Djokovic could be poised for a period of dominance in men’s tennis after showing…
We Are Not Gamblers —Tennis Players
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Contrary to reports on P.M.NEWS yesterday, indicating that some players were gambling at the players’ lounge after losing…
Boko Haram: Tennis Players To Boycott Kano Tournament
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Following the recent bombings and unrest in Kano, northern Nigeria, an appreciable number of players have vowed not…
Nigerian Tennis Players Resort To Gambling After Losing Matches
Damilare Okunola/Abuja P.M. News Sports can report that tennis players at the ongoing Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA Tennis Open resorted…
N5.7m Prize Money NPA Open Begins
The main draw of the 1st Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) Tennis Championship will serve off in Abuja Monday with 100…
14th Governor’s Cup Review: A Case Of What Would Have Been
Damilare Okunola The Abridged Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship ended in Lagos last Saturday, with a Nigerian player, Michael Moses, winning…
Nigerian Players Stranded In Abuja As NPA Postpones National Tourney
Damilare Okunola Some Nigerian tennis players who travelled to Abuja for the proposed Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA national tourney have…
14th Governor’s Cup: Nigerian Girl Qualifies For Final
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Sports can report that for the first time in recent time, a Nigerian female tennis player will…
Governor’s Cup: Tough 2nd Round Ties For Top Seeds
Damilare Okunola Top seeds at the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Invitational Championship, will have their hands full as the…
2014 Governor’s Cup: ‘It’s Our Time To Win’
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Clifford Enosoregbe, has expressed his desire to win this year’s Governor’s Cup…
Nigerian Tennis Stars Ready, As Governor’s Cup Begins
Damilare Okunola As the Governor’s Cup Lagos Invitational Tennis Championship kicks off at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos…
Governor’s Cup: 13-Year-Old McCleod Vows To Shock Top Stars
Damilare Okunola Dubai-based Angel McCleod, 13, has vowed to defeat top tennis stars at the ongoing 14th Governor’s Cup Lagos…
How Onoja Sisters, McCleod Lit Up NNPC Final Showdown
Damilare Okunola/Who was in Kaduna The week-long NNPC Junior Circuit was brought to an entertaining finale on Saturday as the…
NNPC Junior Circuit: ITA Donates To Queensfield School
Damilare Okunola/Kaduna As part of its efforts to promote tennis development in the country, the International Tennis Academy, ITA, has…
I Want To Become Nigeria’s Number One Player —Udoffa
She started her third official tournament on the back of successive losses in previous tournaments and does not seem to…
Abridged Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis For Nov
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Sports can authoritatively report that the 2014 edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship will now…
Sharapova leads tributes as Li Na exits tennis
Maria Sharapova led tributes to Li Na at China’s Wuhan Open Sunday as the local hero tearfully explained her decision…
Ndanusa Tasks Tennis Clubs
Damilare Okunola President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has made a passionate appeal to tennis clubs across the…
Tennis: Mirza, Klaasen Shining Stars Of Governor’s Cup
Taiwo Adelu & Damilare Okunola There is no doubt that players that came to Lagos, Nigeria for the annual Governor’s…
Tennis: Nigeria Calls Emmanuel To Davis Cup Camp
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s teenage tennis star, Sylvester Emmanuel, has been included among the players to prosecute next month’s World Team…
Serena Williams’ Resolve: A Great Lesson To Humanity
By Lajuwon Lasisi “Whatever happens to a man happens to him for his own good”. We are born as free…
Nigeria’s Quadri dethrones Egypt’s Lashin
The reign of Egypt as African champions came to an end at the weekend when Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri dethroned the…
ITTF: Nigeria may suspend Offiong
Following her inability to show up for the first round match of the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa…
Wimbledon Open: Women Play Without Bra
Pat Cash, the former Wimbledon champion, has claimed that women players at this year’s tournament have been forced to play…
Lagos Now Nigeria’s Sports Hub, Says Oshodi
Taiwo Adelu Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Mr. Wahid Enitan Oshodi says the government of Mr.…
Nishikori joins tennis top 10
Kei Nishikori ensured he will become the first ever Japanese player to make the top 10 of the ATP rankings…
Top four tennis players keep ranking, Ferrer moves to fifth
The latest ATP rankings released on Monday after the Monte Carlo Masters showed that the four top players in the…
Serena Williams loses to unseeded Cepelova
World number one Serena Williams crashed out of the WTA Tour’s Family Circle Cup, losing her opening match in straight…
Djokovic overpowers Nadal for 4th Miami crown
Novak Djokovic has beaten world number one, Rafael Nadal to win his 4th ATP Miami Masters, in Florida, USA. The…