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Sweet Revenge!  Halep Beats Sharapova To Secure China Open Last Eight Slot

Romanian tennis star Simona Halep is through to the last eight at the ongoing China Open after she defeated controversial Russian player Maria Sharapova. The world number two saw off former world number one Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in 72...

Table Tennis: NTTF Call For More ITTF Training for Coaches

After the successful staging of the ITTF Level Two Coach Education course in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has appealed to the world table tennis ruling body to consider the country...

12th African Games: Team Nigeria Men Claim Two Gold, Three Silver Medals In Wrestling

Team Nigeria capped a memorable outing in wrestling as the men won two gold and three silver medals in the Freestyle events on the penultimate day of the 2019 African Games in Morocco.

US Open: Defending Champion Naomi Osaka Knocked Out In Round of 16

Defending champion Naomi Osaka has been knocked out of the US Open, losing 7-5 6-4 to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic in the last 16. The 21-year-old was broken late in the opening set...

National Division One Handball Championship: Ruthless Angels Demolish Police Machine Women

Kwara Adorable Angels continued their winning run in the National Division One Handball Championship holding in Kaduna with a ruthless demolition of Police Machine Women on Matchday 3 on Saturday.  The on-fire...

Simona Halep Withdraws From French Open

2018 French Open champion Simona Halep has announced her withdrawal from this year’s tournament because she has failed to recover from a calf injury. “Unfortunately the tear in my left calf muscle needs more...

Student Athlete Expelled for Not Singing National Anthem

Esther Edet, an athlete at the ongoing 19th Nigerian Colleges of Education Games (NICEGA) at the Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross River State, has been expelled from the Games for not reciting the Nigeria national anthem, The...

Volleyball: NVBF Technical Director Strikes Down Double Screening Rumours

Technical Director of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Martins Melandi has debunked rumours of multiple screenings taking place at the national U18 girls and U19 boys championship in Kaduna. In a statement to...

Novak Djokovic Seals Record 5th Paris Masters Title

World number one Novak Djokovic saw off Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 to win a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title on Sunday in a warning to his rivals ahead of the ATP Finals.

US Open: Second Seed Wozniacki Crashes Out

Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has bowed out of the ongoing US Open tournament in New York after her shock second-round straight sets defeat to Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine. The second seed was beaten 6-4 6-2 by the world number...

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