Tag: Tennis
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…