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Tennis: Bertens stuns world number one Halep for Cincinnati title
Bertens, rebounding after a quick first set loss, outlasted Romania’s top seed in an exhausting second set tiebreaker.
Lagos Open Tennis: Players’ registration ends September 13
Futures 4 will hold from September 30 with qualifying matches.
IAAF Continental Cup: 16 Nigerian athletes set to represent Africa
South Africa has 20 athletes listed.
Stage set for Lagos Open Tennis Tournament
The annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis tournament (GCLT) has been rebranded by the organisers.
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Tennis: Halep seals spot in WTA Finals
The Romanian is the only player to have qualified for all five editions of the event.
Nadal withdraws from Cincinnati Masters for extra rest
The U.S. Open starts on August 27 in New York.
Nadal stops birthday boy Tsitsipas in Toronto final
The Spaniard sealed the opening set in 34 minute.
Table Tennis: Aruna Quadri makes history to win first Nigeria Open Title
Quadri had to dig deep to battle to a 4-2 victory against Frenchman Antione Hachard.
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Surging Tsitsipas to face Nadal in Toronto final
Tsitsipas dispatched Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev in the previous three rounds.
Nadal advances to third round in Rogers Cup
“Of course I was not at 100 per cent today,” Nadal, 32, told reporters.
African Championships: Athletes depart Asaba after big show
Country delegates express satisfaction with the organisation of the competition.
Asaba 2018 Ends: Nigeria wins three more gold medals, third overall
Team Nigeria had a total medal haul of nine gold, five silver and five bronze medals.
Tennis: Sakkari continues dream run to reach Silicon Valley final
The 23-year-old will face Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu who reached the final by beating fourth seed Elise Merten.
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Asaba 2018: Gold-winning athlete targets Okagbare’s record
Chukwuma was part of the country’s 4×100 women’s team that won gold at the ongoing championships.
Asaba 2018: Semenya wins 400m, Nigeria’s Ajayi places third
South Africa’s Semenya won the race with a time of 49.96 seconds.
Asaba 2018: Amusan, Chukwuebuka win gold for Nigeria
The victory means Amusan has now qualified to represent Africa at the IAAF Continental Cup
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Asaba 2018: Nigeria’s Udo-Gabriel through to 100m final, speaks on chances for victory
“I am happy to be in the finals of the 100m here in Asaba.”
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Serena suffers career’s worst loss
Serena fell 6-1 6-0 to Britain’s Johanna Konta in the first round of the Silicon Valley Classic.
Nigeria, South Africa, others battle as African Athletics Championships begins in Asaba
Nigeria’s Seye Ogunlewe and Ogho-Oghene Egwero are expected to make impact in Asaba.
ITTF unveils seeding lists for 2018 Nigeria Open
In the women singles, Olufunke Oshonaike is the only Nigerian that made the top 10 seeding list.
Team Nigeria wins 105 medals at Africa Youth Games
Weightlifting provides the richest haul of a total of 18, comprising 12 gold, five silver and one bronze medals.
Asaba 2018: Hayatou, Mutola, others expected
Mutola was a former African and world champion.
Nigerian players depart for World Badminton Championship in China
The championship holds between July 30 and August 5