Tennis

Quadri Aruna knocked out of World Table Tennis Championship

Africa’s highest-ranked tennis player and Nigerian born Quadri Aruna, has been knocked out of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championship in Durban, South Africa. Aruna,...

Tennis: Rafael Nadal Turns Down Claycourt Event Wildcard

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has turned down a wildcard offer for next week’s Challenger tournament in Bordeaux as the Spaniard’s participation in the French...

Table Tennis: European Title Win Thrills Edem

Nigeria’s second-ranked table tennis star, Edem Offiong, is delight after she entered the history books as the first Nigerian to win the European Cup...
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Recovering Nadal to miss Italian Open

Rafael Nadal will miss next week’s Italian Open as he has yet to regain full fitness from the hip injury he sustained at January’s...

ITTF Africa Cup: Aruna Quadri last Nigerian standing as Bello, Mati fall in quarters

Nigerian veteran table tennis star Aruna Quadri is the last Nigerian left in the single’s event of the ITTF Africa Cup after he managed...

Wimbledon offers extra help to Ukrainian players after Russia ban

Wimbledon organisers said on Tuesday they will offer extra financial support to Ukrainian players and causes after reversing a ban on Russian and Belarusian...
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Aruna and Assar to renew rivalry in Nairobi

Quadri Aruna and Omar Assar will again take their rivalry to Nairobi, Kenya when the 2023 Africa Cup kicks off on May 4 to...

Aruna Quadri begins quest for $800,000 prize money in Macao

Aruna Quadri says he’s not afraid of Olympic champion and home favourite Ma Long ahead of their showdown at the World Table Tennis Championship...

Aruna Quadri battles Ma Long in first round of WTT Champions Macao

Quadri Aruna slugged it out against world and Olympic champion Ma Long of China in the first round of the men’s singles of WTT...
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South Korean Tennis Player Suspended For Doping

The International Tennis Federation said on Monday that a 58-year-old South Korean wheelchair tennis player has been banned for 12 months after it...

ITTF: Quadri Moves To 13th Spot While Mati Drops

Africa’s top-rank table tennis star, Aruna Quadri, moves up one spot from 14th to 13th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation World Rankings...

Tennis: Djokovic Says ‘No Regrets’ About Missing US Events

Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic said he had “no regrets” about missing tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to his COVID-19 vaccination status,...
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