Tennis

Premier Lotto has signed a $75,000 endorsement deal with table tennis star Aruna Quadri. According to a statement by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, the three-year contract gives sporting bet company the right to use Quadri’s name, signature and photographs to promote its business.

World number one Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's Swiss Indoors Basel tournament with a knee injury.

The Spaniard, 31, says he is suffering from an "over-stressing of the knee", and has been advised by his doctor to take time off.

Rafael Nadal the world number one earlier, beat Grigor Dimitrov to reach the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters. This is recorded to be his 15th consecutive win registered yet. This defeat was by no means swift as the Spaniard won Dimitrov to a 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 in two hours and 35 minutes game.

Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza is the WTA Player of the Year, and US Open champion Sloane Stephens is the Comeback Player of the Year. The women's tennis tour announced the annual honors Friday. The awards are voted on by members of the media. The 24-year-old has had a remarkable season, winning two huge singles titles (in Cincinnati and at Wimbledon) and reaching the semifinals or better at Brisbane, Rome, Birmingham, Stanford and Tokyo.

Roger Federer Beats Rafael Nadal To Win Shanghai Masters

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer beat world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters final to capture his sixth title of the year.

Aruna Quadri has won the men’s singles event of the ITTF Challenge Polish Open. The Nigerian defeated Japan’s Kaii Yoshida after six sets (11-7, 11-13 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12) to become the first African to win an ITTF title outside the continent. The match against the Japanese lived up to expectation as both players tested each other strength-for-strength and skill-for-skill but it was the Nigerian who had the last laugh.