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China's Zheng Qinwen produced near-flawless serves to defeat American Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-3 and capture the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday for her third trophy this season. Zheng hit 33 winners and fired off 16 aces as she took the…

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the upcoming Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, citing a lower back injury. This marks the second consecutive tournament withdrawal for the Japanese tennis star, following her exit from…

The last batch of Team Nigeria athletes to the Tokyo Paralympic Games departed the shores of Nnamdi Azikwe international Airport, via an Ethiopian Airline. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, was at the airport to…

The Tokyo Paralympics will be held under "very difficult" circumstances, organisers said on Friday, with hospitals in the host city overstretched as Japan battles its worse wave of COVID-19 infections, driven by the Delta variant. With…

Tokyo Paralympics organisers opened a repair centre  for prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and other equipment in the athletes' village ahead of next week's start of the Games. The organisers said about 100 staff will provide repair and…

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on urged people to refrain from travelling as COVID-19 cases spiked to new records in Tokyo and nationwide, heaping pressure on the medical system days before the start of the Paralympics. His…

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be held mostly without spectators, as Japan's capital remains under emergency lockdown amid a surge in COVID-19 infections. Organisers agreed late on Thursday to limit spectators at the Paralympic…

Tokyo Olympics organisers reported on Monday 28 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 458 cases. Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Sunday, while the Paralympics are slated to start on August 24.…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 10 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Ese Brume (Athletics - Long…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 8 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. D'Tigress (BASKETBALL)…