Second seed Ons Jabeur has been knocked out in the second round of the Australian Open by a defiant Marketa Vondrousova. Jabeur looked unsettled and unable to find the answers for the deadly-focused Czech, as she was defeated 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. The world No.2 is the latest top seed to exit Melbourne after Rafael Nadal’s shocking defeat to unseeded...
Nigeria star Qaudri Aruna has been sent packing from the World Table Tennis Contender series in Doha in the first round. The second seed, who was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the WTT Contender Durban last week, was defeated by a well-known opponent in Portugal's Marcos Freitas. Aruna lost 3-1 in what was a comeback victory for world No. 34 at the Lusail Sports Arena....
In the Nigeria Premier Football League on Wednesday, Abia Warriors cruised past the newly promoted Bayelsa United at the Umuahia Township Stadium. A 3-1 result marked the second straight victory of the new season for the team led by coach Erasmus Onu. Kalu Nweke got the Warriors rolling early on with one of the easiest goals he will ever score, tapping into an empty net in...
On matchday 7 of the Nigeria Women’s Football League, six matches were played on Wednesday across Groups A and B. At the Legacy pitch of the National Stadium in Lagos, FC Robo Queens stunned high-flying Adamawa Queens with 3-0 win to record just their second win of the season. Misturat Yusuf's 25-yard effort in the 17th minute gave FC Robo the lead, while Falconets' midfielder Esther...
Nigeria's under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, are set to face the Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia in back-to-back friendly games as part of their preparations for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations to be held from February 19–March 11. The friendlies will take place in Abuja on Friday, January 27 and Monday, January 30, as head coach Ladan Bosso looks to select his final squad heading to...
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