Reigning Commonwealth Games champion India, Kenya, Uganda, Benin Republic, Togo, South Africa and hosts Nigeria top the list of African countries billed to compete at this year’s Valuejet ITTF Lagos Para Open. The two-day event holds from 12 to 14 October at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. This year’s tournament will see players compete in the …

Nigeria emerged as champion of the 2023 ITTF African Para Championships which ended on Saturday in Giza, Egypt. The three-day tournament had host Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Mauritius, Cameroon, South Africa, Kenya and Ivory Coast competing in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. Nigeria won 12 gold medals to dethrone Egypt as the new para table tennis champion in Africa. …

Czech, Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as she swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s final. As the first unseeded woman in the Wimbledon final in 60 years, Vondrousova was a heavy underdog against sixth-ranked Jabeur. But the 24-year-old upset the odds on Centre Court …

Novak Djokovic created history on Sunday when he captured a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title with a third French Open triumph, reinforcing his case to be crowned the greatest player of all time. The 36-year-old Serb brushed off an early wobble to defeat Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 7-5 and snap the tie of 22 Slams he shared …

Retired American tennis player, Serena Williams attracted attention on Monday night when she announced her second pregnancy on the red carpet of the MET Gala 2023. The Met Gala is an annual invitation-only fundraiser for the Costume Institute, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a TikTok post on Monday, Williams said she was “so excited when Anna Wintour …

Novak Djokovic has defeated world number seven Daniil Medvedev to reach the Adelaide International final. The 35-year-old who is yet to lose a set in Adelaide, trashed Medvedev 6-3 6-4. Djokovic will face American Sebastian Korda in Sunday’s final as he intensifies preparations for the Australian Open which begins on January 16. Djokovic is targeting a 10th title in Melbourne, …

President of Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Mr Ifedayo Akindoju has said that the Federation’s partnership with DavNotch Nigeria Limited has been very rewarding in terms of talents discovery and the sport’s grassroots development. Akindoju told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that a lot of talents had been discovered as a result of the DavNotch Open tournament. He …

Novak Djokovic has again been denied his first title this year. The world No 1 was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus, preventing his participation in …

Novak Djokovic was beaten by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Tuesday as the world tennis No 1’s return to the ATP Tour fell flat at the Monte Carlo Masters. Playing for the first time since February, after skipping the US hard-court swing due to being without a coronavirus vaccination, Djokovic was beaten in just under three hours. The Serbian lost 6-3 …