Lagos hosts Wheelchair Tennis National rankings tourney

Over 120 players are expected to participate a the inaugural National Wheelchair Tennis National Ranking Tournament scheduled to hold from November 30- December 3 in Lagos.
Nigeria Wheelchair Tennis scribe, Wosilat Aliu-Abass, informed that entries are still being expected from states who have all been sent letters for the championship.
She added that Wheelchair Tennis Nigeria, which is a division under the Nigeria Tennis Federation, is expecting a massive participation due to the fact that the tournament offers opportunities for players to occupy good position which would in turn help them in selection for national assignments.
Nigeria wheelchair tennis coach, Frank Tarmena stressed that the tournament will help in discovery of new

Heartland’s crisis festers, as Etuemena rejects new head coach

The crisis and face-off between the Chairman of the Imo State government owned Heartland Football Club (FC), Goodfaith Etuemena, and the Deputy Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly/Supervisor of the side, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, deepened yesterday when the club boss dissociated himself and the board from the appointment of a new head coach for the team.
A statement on Thursday signed by the club’s Media Director, Cajetan Nkwopara, Etuemena dismissed Ozuruigbo’s employment of Cross River-based Camerounian, Emmanuel Deutsch, as Heartland’s new technical adviser, saying the move was just to factionalise the team.
The statement read: “Chairman of Heartland FC of Owerri, Goodfaith Etuemena has washed off his hands on the purported hiring of Cross River State-based Cameroonian, Emmanuel Deutsch, as team’s new technical adviser by the Deputy Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, a.k.a. OZB.
“Etuemena said both himself and the body of Heartland FC management was neither aware nor party to the hiring of Cameroonian, who was dropped as Heartland’s goalkeeper trainer before the team was able to

Khawaja, Smith steer Australia to 109-2 in 3rd test against S’Africa

With of one of Australia’s rookies already out and two others next in line to bat, the relatively experienced Usman Khawaja and skipper Steve Smith soaked up the pressure on Friday and guided the hosts to 109-2 by the end of the first session on day two of the day-night test against South Africa.
Resuming a 14-0 after South Africa’s first innings of 259-9 declared, Australia needed a strong performance by its top order following back-to-back losses in Perth and Hobart that had already decided the series.
Australia made five changes to the XI in a bid to arrest a losing streak and avoid being swept 3-0 on home soil.
Khawaja, forced to be makeshift opener for the innings as David Warner was not fit to bat on Thursday night, batted cautiously early before a flourish to reach his sixth test half century just before the interval with consecutive pulled boundaries against Kyle Abbott.
The third-wicket pair added 72 after Abbott had taken two wickets in an outstanding opening spell that had Australia in trouble at 37-2. Khawaja was unbeaten on 58 at the interval and Smith was 23.
Matt Renshaw (10) , the 20-year-old English-born opener who is among three young batsmen on debut, added only two to his overnight score before edging Abbott into the slips, where Dean Elgar took a superb

Mikel Obi offered N66m-a-week deal by Chinese club

Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has been offered an incredible $212,000-a-weel deal by Chinese club, Shanghai SIPG.
According to report, the offer was made to the midfielder’s agent after Nigeria’s 3-1 win over Algeria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Uyo, where he scored the second goal.
Mikel Obi is yet to play a single minute under new Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte and has been linked