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24 Dec
All is now set for the grand finale of the Lagos State Table Tennis Association (LSTTA) Junior Championships tagged, Elicris Table Tennis Cup, with 16 junior and cadet players set to battle for the prize monies at the tournament.
22 Dec
The festive season continues to get merrier for national table tennis players as a new championship, First Daniel Ford Youth Invitational National Championship, has entered the fray.
21 Dec
Bose Odusanya, yesterday, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, showed why she is the lady to beat in Nigerian women’s table tennis when she beat Anu Anjuwon 4-0 to retain the Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup women’s singles title for the ninth consecutive time.
20 Dec
Former champions, Hamed Adeyinka, Rilwan Akanbi, David Fayele and Muiz Adegoke have made the final battle for the coveted trophy at the 55th Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup, which ends today at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
19 Dec
Defending champions, Muiz Adegoke and Bose Odusanya had an easy ride an easy ride to the knockout stage of the on-going Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup, just as former winners, Rilwan Akanbi and David Fayele, also progressed to the crucial stage of the competition. The 55th edition of Nigeria’s oldest sports competition began yesterday with…
16 Dec
To some enthusiasts, table tennis is more than just a game. It is a way of life that can become a means of livelihood if well managed. In Nigeria, where thousands of children love the ping pong game, well thought out programmes and management of the diverse resources can elevate the country to the elite…
16 Dec
Nigeria's oldest sports tournament, Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup, marks its 55th edition this year, as players from across Lagos battle for trophies and prize money at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. The three-day tournament, which has produced some of the country’s finest table tennis stars, including the legendary Atanda Musa, was started in 1968 by…
14 Dec
The Shaibu D. Mohamed North Central Table Tennis Tournament will debut at the NIWA Sports Complex/Canteen, Marine Road, beside INEC Head Office, Lokoja on Friday, the organisers have said.
12 Dec
Nigeria may face the wrath of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) following the country’s absence from the 2023 World Youth Championships (WYC) in Slovenia.
11 Dec
Ikoyi Club (1938) has provided one of the best end of the year competitions for badminton players this season, with 32 of the country’s best stars ready to rumble for monies ranging from N500, 000 to N100,000.
6 Dec
Dubem Amasiani had to deploy all the tools in his tennis arsenal to overcome his national teammate, Joel Michael, in his first-round robin match in the Boys 14s at the Chevron Junior Masters, which served off yesterday at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club.
5 Dec
Amadi Umeh showed why he is currently the country’s best home-based player, at the weekend, when he defeated hard-fighting Rilwan Akanbi to win the Third Quadri Aruna Open Table Tennis Championship.

Sport

13 hours ago
Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June.
18 hours ago
Despite Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday night, Coach Finidi George said that the Nigerians were the better team.
18 hours ago
The Vice President, Visa West Africa, Andrew Uaboi, has explained why his firm chose Nigerian track and field athletes, Tobi Amusan and Goodness Nwachukwu, as part of its diverse roster of Team Visa athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
18 hours ago
After a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria in Algiers on Tuesday night, South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos, thumbed his chest and said the Bafana Bafana are ready for any team in Africa, including Nigeria, whom they meet in a crucial World Cup qualifier in June, reports iol.co.za.
18 hours ago
Record-seeking Rivers United of Port Harcourt will move to Uyo today to begin the final preparations for their CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal clash against champions, USM Alger of Algeria, on Sunday.
18 hours ago
One of the expected gains from the Acropolis Golf Course, which will be launched on April 6, according to the Professional Golfers’ Association of Nigeria, is that it will help groom more professional golfers in the country.
1 day ago
South Africa’s coach, Desiree Ellis, has likened their 2024 Olympics qualifier against Nigeria to the final round in a boxing match where a boxer has to deliver a knockout to win, reports timeslive.co.za.
1 day ago
Some of West Arica’s biggest stars have started arriving for the second Custodian Classic, which tees off at the Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos today and ends on Friday.
1 day ago
British-Nigerian fighter, Lawrence Okolie, who recently announced a move up in weights, has disclosed linking up with a new trainer that nobody would have predicted, reports boxing-social.com.
1 day ago
Former Sports Minister, Jim Nwobodo, will deliver the keynote address when ex-national team skipper,‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, commemorates his 50th anniversary as Rangers International Football Club player..