Tennis

Coco Gauff: Butler offered me tickets to NBA Finals before playoffs began

American teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff revealed that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler offered her game tickets to the 2023 NBA Finals way before the playoffs even began. The 19-year-old, who was born in Florida and is a lifelong Heat fan, said this to reporters after her three-set comeback win over Spain’s Rebeka Masarova at the French Open on Tuesday night. https://twitter.com/rolandgarros/status/1663556871339274240?s=20 "Yeah, I did not...

Sierra Leone-born Tiafoe wins Houston Open

Tiafoe lashes out at umpire in Italian Open

by Kunle Fayiga

16 May 2023

World number 12 Frances Tiafoe showed his displeasure towards the umpire for failing to initially call off his Italian Open round of 32 match against home favourite Lorenzo Musetti on Monday due to rain. The rain descended on the Stadio del tennis di Roma towards the end of the second set that Tiafoe won 6-4, after going down 5-7 in the first set. The game was...

Table-Tennis: Egypt win 2023 African Club Championships

by Taiye Taiwo

4 May 2023

Egyptian clubs ENPPI and Petrojet have clinched the 2022 Africa Table-Tennis Club Champions at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The quartet of Nadeem Ahmed, Ghallab Ali,Hussein Mo Amen and Saleh Mohamed powered ENPPI to defend their continental crown with a 3-0 victory against Uganda's Kibuli Table-Tennis Club on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia settled for the third place after a 3-0 loss...

Table Tennis: Aruna excited with Russian League debut

Aruna to battle Egypt’s Assar for Africa Cup in Kenya

by Taiye Taiwo

25 April 2023

Africa's no. 1 table-tennis player, Quadri Aruna is set to renew his rivalry with Egypt's Omar Assar when they participate at the 2023 Africa Cup in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi between the 4th and 6th of May. Aruna heads into the continental competition with his impressive performances across the World Table-Tennis tour across the globe and he will be seeking to avenge his 4-3...

Nadal withdraws from Barcelona Open

by Kunle Fayiga

14 April 2023

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from this year's Barcelona Open stating he is not ready to return to action on the tennis court. The 36-year-old Spaniard has been struggling with a hip injury that made him miss the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal has not featured in any tournament since he was defeated by Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open in January. The...

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Coco Gauff: Butler offered me tickets to NBA Finals before playoffs began

Tiafoe lashes out at umpire in Italian Open

Table-Tennis: Egypt win 2023 African Club Championships

Aruna to battle Egypt’s Assar for Africa Cup in Kenya

Nadal withdraws from Barcelona Open

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