Andy Murray is the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Brisbane International, joining Rafael Nadal and top women's seed Garbine Muguruza on the sidelines, according to reports. The 30-year-old has been troubled by an ongoing hip complaint. The three-time grand slam winner made the decision to withdraw from the tournament on Tuesday afternoon.
Tennis star Roger Federer has won the BBC Overseas Personality of the Year 2017, for a record fourth time after a public vote. The 36-year-old Swiss topped the poll ahead of five other shortlisted nominees. Swiss maestro, Roger Federer, 36, became the first man to win Wimbledon eight times and extended his record to 19 Grand Slam titles in 2017.
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) intends to camp 16 players for its preparations for the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast in Australia, according to reports. Ishaku Tikon, President of NTTF, said the players would be drawn from the ongoing National Open Championships in Lagos.
Aruna Quadri has set a new personal record for Nigeria and himself as the Nigerian is now ranked 21 in the end-of-the-year (ITTF) ranking released by the world table tennis ruling body. The ranking was released on Thursday by the world table tennis ruling body.
Tiger Woods will begin his latest comeback alongside Justin Thomas in the opening round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. According to Sky Sports, the tournament host has been paired with the reigning FedExCup champion at Albany for the elite 18-player tournament, which features eight of the world's top 10 players.
Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria was forced to make light of his work as he topped Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3,5-7, 5-7 in a gripping afternoon duel at the O2 Arena on Monday. Dimitrov held his nerve to launch his ATP Finals campaign with the hard fought victory as Rafael Nadal prepared to start his quest for the biggest title missing from his impressive collection.
