BY KUNLE SOLAJA The National Sports Festival in Nigeria will be held in Benin in two phases owing to the observance of the Covid-19 prevention protocols....
Novak Djokovic suffered his heaviest defeat in a three-set match on Friday (Oct 30) when he was knocked out of the Vienna ATP tournament by lucky...
BY SMARTS EBHODAGHE It is no longer news that the 20th National Sports Festival tagged Edo 2020 was postponed just a few days to the commencement...
All is now set to honour 60 Nigerian sports icons and personalities that have won laurels for Nigeria and those that have made meaningful impact on sports...
Spain’s Rafael Nadal demolished world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the French Open final to claim a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam...
Securing a first Grand Slam title is supposed to be an arduous undertaking but 19-year-old Iga Swiatek crowned an extraordinary fortnight to win the French Open...
Rafael Nadal moved within one win of a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title by reaching the French Open final with a comfortable 6-3 6-3 7-6(0) victory...
Novak Djokovic targets a 10th Roland Garros semi-final on Wednesday (Oct 7) as he faces Pablo Carreno Busta, the man who was on the other side...
Serena Williams said she has been “underpaid (and) undervalued” as a Black woman in tennis, applauding the Black Lives Matter movement for shining a light on...
French prosecutors on Tuesday (Oct 6) said they have opened an investigation into alleged match-fixing in a women’s doubles match at the French Open. The prosecutors’...
US Open winner Dominic Thiem navigated a testing first-round French Open tie against former major champion Marin Cilic on Monday (Sept 28). Thiem, the runner-up to...
Serena Williams finds it “weird” having to stay in a hotel during the French Open despite owning an apartment in Paris but the American is keeping...
World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to lift his fifth Italian Open title on Monday (Sept 21), defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3...
Top men’s seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the final of the Italian Open for the 10th time on Sunday (Sept 20) with straight sets win over...
Clay court king Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open on Saturday (Sept 19), falling to a straight sets defeat to Argentine Diego Schwartzman in...
Less than two weeks after getting defaulted from the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic lost his cool again midway through a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over German...
By HOWARD FENDRICH Fifteen hours after Dominic Thiem collapsed on the court as the U.S. Open champion — his mind weary, his legs weak — he...
BY ANDREW DAMPF Novak Djokovic learned “a big lesson” after being disqualified from the U.S. Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with...
Naomi Osaka capped a transformative US Open with another Grand Slam title and a challenge to the millions watching across the globe on Saturday (Sept 12)...
Japanese star beats veteran for 2nd title and 3rd Grand Slam while pushing against racism Naomi Osaka had just come back to secure a second US...
Austria’s Dominic Thiem, who beat German Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) to win the US Open title on Sunday (Sept 13), is the first...
Dominic Thiem produced a remarkable fightback to beat German fifth seed Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (6) to win the US Open for the...
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday (Sept...
Today, with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, second-ranked Rafael Nadal and 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer all out of the picture, the 27-year-old, Dominic Thiem...
Japan’s Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday (Sept 12) and clinch her...
Dominic Thiem of Austria defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to reach the final of the US Open on Friday (Sept 11). The second seed...
Serena Williams was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the US Open by Victoria Azarenka on Thursday (Sept 10), denying her the chance of...
Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka renew their rivalry on Thursday (Sept 10) when they go head-to-head in the semi-finals to determine who is mother superior at...
Her breathing loud enough to hear in an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium, her third-set deficit a point from growing to 3-1 against someone who beat her...
Serena Williams booked a place in the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday (Sept 7) with a hard-fought, three-set win over 15th seed Maria Sakkari....
BY NEIL SHEFFERD World number one Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open after hitting a line judge with a ball during his round of...
Serena Williams overcame an early scare to defeat fellow American Sloane Stephens and move into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday (Sept 5)....
Men’s world number one Novak Djokovic has resigned as President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Players Council to form a new players’ association, leading...
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus...
Novak Djokovic confirmed on Thursday (Aug 13) he will play at the US Open, ending speculation about his presence at the first Grand Slam tournament since...
BY HOWARD FENDRICH Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer’s...
Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters was among four major title winners given wildcards on Thursday (July 30) into the WTA field for a US Open...
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty pulled out of the US Open on Thursday (July 30) over fears about the coronavirus pandemic in a major blow for...
A group of celebrities led by Hollywood star Natalie Portman has founded a women’s professional soccer team set to debut in 2022, the women’s pro soccer...
Wimbledon was hailed as a “class act” on Friday after the tournament agreed to award £10 million (S$17.6 million) in prize money to the 620 players...
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