Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka underlined why she had long been considered the Australian Open favourite by overpowering Zheng Qinwen to retain the women’s title. The post Sabalenka defeats Qinwen to win Australian …

Novak Djokovic has opened up on how he riled Roger Federer when he broke onto the scene as a cocky upstart but said it only fired up his quest to …

Novak Djokovic survived a huge scare to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, beating home favourite Alexei Popyrin to stay on track for a historic 25th …

Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that crashing out of the Australian Open was “bittersweet” but vowed not to mope as she headed home in time to see new baby Shai crawl …

Africa’s table tennis powerhouses, Nigeria and Egypt, have been handed tricky groups in the men and women’s events of the 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) holding in …

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka’s Grand Slam comeback ended at the first hurdle on Monday but US Open winner Coco Gauff and men’s third seed Daniil Medvedev surged on …

The sixth Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championships starts today at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos, with over 230 players in different categories. The post Azimuth junior tennis …

Aruna Quadri’s bid to rewrite the history books at the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Finals in Doha came to gallant end yesterday when he fell to the world’s best …

Rafael Nadal continued his impressive comeback by overpowering wildcard Jason Kubler 6-1, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International on Thursday. The post Nadal overpowers Kubler to …

Giant killer, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, did it again yesterday at the World Table Tennis Finals in Doha when he came from the brink of defeat to beat the world’s number …