Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were on Thursday named as the 2018 ITF world champions by the governing body of global tennis. World number one Djokovic receives the honour from the International Tennis Federation for the...

A Nigerian swim school start-up, the Dolphin Aquatic Centre and Dolphin Swim School, has won a grant from the Moroccan-funded African Entrepreneurship Award for 2018. Founder Aderoju Ope-Ajayi, 38, who is a FINA-certified swimming...

After being unsettled by Serena Williams’s “catsuit” at the 2018 French Open, French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli promised stricter apparel rules the following year, though not as austere as Wimbledon’s all-white mandate. But whatever he’s looking...

Mothers returning to tennis will have increased protection for their rankings on the WTA Tour from next season. Players coming back from childbirth, or injury, will now be able to use their previous ranking...

The new Formula E season gets underway in Saudi Arabia on 15 December. The all-electric series will take place in some of the most iconic and eye-catching cities in the world - from Marrakesh...

“Nigerians are not good in fighting for something but they are good in celebrating it,”

Nine players will represent Nigeria at the Africa Schools Badminton Championship, scheduled to hold from December 14 to 20 at the Tema International School, Ghana. Nigeria makes its first appearance at the championship since...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is backing teenage star Mick Schumacher, son of the great Michael, for future success in Formula One. The 19-year-old won the Formula 3 European title in 2018 and will step up to Formula 2 with Prema...

Nigeria’s Dorcas Adesokan defeated Domou Amro of Jordan 22-20, 21-12 to emerge champion of the South Africa International Badminton Championship, which ended on Sunday 9 December 2018. The Nigerian dug deep in the first set to subdue an impressive Amro...

Nigerian table tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, says if she qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, she will go down in history as the only female in Africa to participate in seven Olympics. The 44-year-old table tennis star made this...