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,…