Serena Williams has revealed her near-death experience after giving birth to her daughter Olympia in September, in an article she wrote for CNN. The tennis legend said she lives in fear of blood clots, a condition that surfaced during her harrowing post-natal ordeal. She said she got blood clot in her lungs, blocking one or […]
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World number one tennis player, Rafa Nadal is set to face three weeks on the sideline after being diagnosed with a torn inner hip muscle during his Australian Open quarter-final defeat. The 16-time Grand Slam champion had a scan in a Melbourne hospital after he retired early in the fifth set of his match with […]
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Extreme heat has caused several deaths in Australia especially across the states in Victoria on Friday, as five of the eight states and territories sweltered above 40 degrees Celsius, emergency services has said. Since Thursday, emergency workers responded to more than 30 cardiac arrest calls, a significant spike, and several of them had died, Ambulance […]
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Tennis ace, Serena Williams, is set to marry fiancé Alexis Ohanian, the multi-millionaire co-founder of social news website Reddit, this Thursday at New Orleans. The event has been slated to take place at the Contemporary Arts Centre, according to reports. A source said, “Serena and Alexis have spared no expense on their dream wedding. They […]
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Aruna Quadri, the 2017 Polish Open champion, has moved from 36 to 27 in the November ITTF ranking released on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 by the world table tennis ruling body. As the first African to win an ITTF title outside the continent after claiming the men’s singles at the Polish Open, Aruna Quadri gained […]
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With few days to the 2017 ITTF World Cup in Liege, Beligum, Aruna Quadri defied all odds on Sunday October 8, to emerge as men’s singles champion at the ITTF Challenge tagged Polish Open. The Nigerian who has been listed among the top 20 players in the world that will compete at the prestigous ITTF […]
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Garbine Muguruza clinched a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday with a stunning 7-5 6-0 hammering of Venus Williams. Muguruza was splendid as she ensured the American’s dreams of victory at the age of 37 were blown apart in a devastating second set. Spaniard won nine straight games to claim a second grand slam title to […]
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Two-time champion Rafael Nadal continued his fine run of form with a 6-4 6-2 7-5 victory over Donald Young to reach the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The two-time champion was rarely troubled by an opponent ranked 43rd in the world who chose to slug it out from the back of the court against […]
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Ace Nigerian table tennis player, Aruna Quadri on Monday defeated Egypt’s Omar Assar, in the final of the 2017 ITTF Africa Cup taking place in Morocco, thereby qualifying for the International Table Tennis Federation World Cup in France. Having conquered Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali 4-0 in the semi-final, Aruna Quadri showed his class to beat Omar […]
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Veteran Roger Federer took his 9th Gerry Weber title on Sunday in Halle, despatching German, Alexander Zverev in two straight sets, 6-1 6-3. The match lasted just 53 minutes. The Swiss ace lifted the trophy without dropping a set all week. The 35-year-old Swiss first reached the Halle final in 2003, beating German Nicolas Kiefer […]
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