Royal family and public mourn Duchess of Kent dies at 92 Known for Wimbledon role The British royal family is in mourning following the death of the Duchess of Kent, Katharine Worsley, at the age of 92. Buckingham Palace announced her passing on Friday, confirming that she died peacefully. As the wife of the Duke … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) is set to launch a special training program in lawn tennis and basketball aimed at equipping young people in the community with new sports skills, promoting physical activity, and fostering talent development. In preparation for the initiative, the Supervisor for Agric, Youth, and Sports, Mr. Adelaja … Read more
Italian top seed Jannik Sinner secured a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz to edge closer to the ATP Tour Finals semi-finals. The 23-year-old world number one fought off strong resistance from Fritz, clinching his second win in front of a home crowd in Turin. Sinner, who triumphed over Fritz in the US Open … Read more
Coco Gauff displayed remarkable resilience, overcoming a set and a break deficit against Zheng Qinwen to claim victory at the season-ending WTA Finals. In a thrilling match lasting just over three hours, the American triumphed over the Olympic champion with a scoreline of 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) in Saudi Arabia. At just 20 years old, … Read more
Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, has announced that he will retire from tennis at the end of this season. The 38-year-old will make his final appearance representing Spain at next month’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. Nadal, who has struggled with injuries over the past two seasons, hinted last year that he might … Read more
World No. 4 Coco Gauff addressed criticism of her performance this season on Tuesday, urging people to embrace the unpredictable nature of tennis. Fresh off what she called an “unexpected” victory at the China Open in Beijing last week, Gauff is now close to securing a spot in the season-ending WTA Finals for the third … Read more
An emotional Naomi Osaka made a victorious return to the US Open, defeating Jelena Ostapenko in a high-stakes first-round clash. Japan’s Osaka, a two-time champion at Flushing Meadows, claimed her first Grand Slam title in New York in 2018 and repeated the victory in 2020. She missed last year’s tournament after the birth of her … Read more
Novak Djokovic has called for “clear protocols” and “standardized approaches” in handling tennis doping cases, after Jannik Sinner avoided a ban despite testing positive for a banned substance. Sinner, the world number one, twice tested positive for clostebol, a steroid often used to build muscle mass, in March. However, last week, an independent tribunal cleared … Read more
Other sports that need to be focused on this year Football has become such a huge game around the world, that it has gradually overshadowed other sports, especially in Nigeria. There was a period in Nigeria that other sports apart from football gave Nigerians something to cheer about, but these days, football seems to be … Read more
Fernandez was picking up early exits for five months before ending runner-up at the US Open. EKO HOT BLOG reports that world No. 24 Leylah Fernandez made it clear that the US Open final loss didn’t affect her decision to end her season prematurely. After losing in the US Open final to Emma Raducanu, … Read more
Vaccination has become mandatory for performance at Australian Open Djokovic insists vaccination status is a private matter Ekohotblog reports that World Number 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic could likely miss out on participating in Australian open due to vaccination rule. Djokovic has declined to disclose whether he is vaccinated and said that he would wait … Read more
Djokovic has defeated Medvedev to win his sixth Paris masters title He also sets the record for 37th masters crown Ekohotblog reports that world number one Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown on Sunday, beating defending champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final. This comes a day … Read more
Iga Swiatek, Tennis Polish teenager Iga Swiatek recovered from a nervy start to outclass Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 and move into the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, who thrashed Romania’s top seed Simona Halep on Sunday to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final, looked tight as she trailed 3-1 after a … Read more
Rafa Nadal, Tennis It was business as usual as Rafa Nadal continued his quest for a record-extending 13th French Open title with a 6-1 6-0 6-3 crushing of American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday. The win helped him to reach the third round. The Spanish second seed, also looking to equal Roger Federer’s record of 20 … Read more
World number one Novak Djokovic dismissed any concerns about his shoulder injury that pulled him out of the US Open as he defeated Australian qualifier John Millman 6-3, 6-2, to mark his 10th win in a tournament main draw debut in his celebrated career, which includes 16 Grand Slams. Djokovic, who played his first Japanese … Read more
Tennis- World number one Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open in the third round by Philipp Kohlschreiber at Indian Wells. The Serb, who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles, was beaten 6-4 6-4 by the German world number 39. Djokovic broke his racquet in anger after Kohlschreiber – … Read more