Sinner opens Italian Open account

Jannik Sinner beats Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to complete the coveted “Sunshine Double,” becoming the first since 2017 to achieve the feat without dropping a set. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE ROME: Jannik Sinner got his Italian Open campaign underway on Saturday by swatting aside Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 to start his bid to extend a record-breaking run…

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PM Shehbaz congratulates women’s team on 3-0 Zimbabwe sweep

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday congratulated Pakistan’s women’s cricket team on their 3-0 series victory against Zimbabwe, which also helped the side secure second place on the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29 points table. “Heartiest congratulations to our Women’s Cricket Team on their remarkable 3-0 series victory against…

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Fitzpatrick storms into lead

Fitzpatrick storms into lead

WASHINGTON: England’s Alex Fitzpatrick stormed right into a one-shot lead on the Truist Championship on Saturday, firing a seven-under-par 64 within the newest spectacular show of his fledgling PGA Tour profession. Fitzpatrick drained eight birdies and one bogey to complete the third spherical on 14-under at Quail Hole in Charlotte, North Carolina, one shot away…

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Mehidy’s five-for gives Bangladesh slim lead

Debutant Azan Awais marked his arrival in international cricket with a memorable century, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced a superb five-wicket haul to keep narrowly ahead of on an absorbing third day of the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh closed the day on 7-0 in their second innings, stretching…

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