Nigeria’s Table Tennis Star, Aruna Quadri is the highest-ranked African Table Tennis player in the latest ranking released by the International Table Tennis Federation ( ITTF). Quadri tops the ranking in Africa with 3141 points to place 11th in the world while perennial rival, Egypt’s Omar Assar has 2030 points to moved 5 places upContinue reading “ITTF Rankings: Aruna Quadri ranked 11th best in the world”
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Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Table Tennis Championship quartefinals with defeat to Swedish teenager
Nigeria and Africa No.1, Quadri Aruna’s run at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships has come to an end after succumbing to a 4-2 defeat in the hands of Sweden’s Truls Moregard in the quarterfinals, but he’d take solace in reaching unchartered waters whilst inspiring the entire continent. The 19-year-old Swedish sensation saw off ArunaContinue reading “Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Table Tennis Championship quartefinals with defeat to Swedish teenager”
ITTF World Championship: Aruna Quadri become first African to reach quartefinals
It’s yet another record breaking ground for Nigeria and Africa No. 1, Aruna Quadri as he became the first African to reach the last eight of the ITTF World Championship in USA. The Oyo born veteran player saw off Sweden’s Kristian Karlsson in the round of 16, in a seven games thriller 4-3 (11-9, 5-11,Continue reading “ITTF World Championship: Aruna Quadri become first African to reach quartefinals”
ITTF elects Enitan Oshodi as Vice President
Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been elected as the Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday November 24 in Houston, Texas, in the United States. From the 136 votes casted, Oshodi polled 116 which is the 85.29% of the total vote to emergeContinue reading “ITTF elects Enitan Oshodi as Vice President”
#WhereIsPengShuai: WTA willing to pull out of China, Beijing winter olympics maybe boycott
As the WTA and ATP Tour seasons draw to a close this week with finals in Mexico and Italy, the tennis spotlight has focused on China with the women’s governing body on Sunday calling on the Chinese government to investigate allegations of sexual assault made by Peng against a former vice premier. Chinese tennis starContinue reading “#WhereIsPengShuai: WTA willing to pull out of China, Beijing winter olympics maybe boycott”
Chinese tennis star vanishes for accusing country’s former vice premier of sexual abuse
A French Open doubles champion has reportedly ‘vanished’ after accusing China’s former vice premier of sexual abuse. Concerns are mounting for the safety of tennis star Peng Shuai. The former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion’s whereabouts are unknown after she accused a Chinese official of sexual assault. Sport celebrities and fellow tennis pro spokeContinue reading “Chinese tennis star vanishes for accusing country’s former vice premier of sexual abuse”
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