Murphy compiled a break of 104 to win the first frame against Bingham, who responded with 121 to draw level. Essex veteran Bingham moved 3-1 ahead, helped by a run of 101 in frame four, but breaks of 56 and 52 helped Murphy draw level before the world number eight got over the line. Despite a break of 60 from …
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Luke Humphries beats Kim Huybrechts to win Czech Open title
World champion Luke Humphries conceded just 11 legs across five matches to win his second Czech Open title in Prague. Humphries defeated Luke Littler 7-4 in the semi-finals before thrashing Belgium’s Kim Huybrechts 8-1 in Sunday’s final. He had earlier claimed a trio of 6-2 wins over Ritchie Edhouse, Gian van Veen and Mike de Decker, avenging his defeat by …
Read More »Jacob Fearnley sees winning streak ended by Tallon Griekspoor at the Stockholm Open
Despite being unable to beat a top-40 player for the first time, Fearnley looks likely to consolidate his place in the top 100 after a fine week in the Swedish capital. Stepping up to the top-level ATP Tour, Fearnley won two qualifying matches before beating tricky Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the first round of the main draw to reach the …
Read More »Wuhan Open: Erika Andreeva beats sister Mirra; Gauff & Sabalenka through
Erika Andreeva defeated her higher-ranked younger sister Mirra in the first professional meeting between the two talented siblings to reach the last 16 at the Wuhan Open. The Russian pair became the first sisters to play each other in a WTA main draw match since Serena Williams defeated older sister Venus at the Top Seed Open in Kentucky in August …
Read More »Katie Boulter beaten by Lesia Tsurenko in Wuhan Open first round
Katie Boulter is out of the Wuhan Open after a straight-set defeat by Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko. The British number one was beaten 6-2 7-5 in the first round by the world number 96. Boulter fell 3-0 down in a topsy-turvy first set that produced six breaks of serve, including five in a row, with Tsurenko taking it in 43 …
Read More »US judge orders Google to open app store to competitors
A US federal judge has ruled that Google must allow Android apps made by rival technology firms onto its Google Play app store for three years starting next month. The change was among several remedies ordered by Judge James Donato in a case brought against Google by Epic Games, the maker of the hit video game Fortnite. Google says it …
Read More »Eight killed, several injured as gunmen open fire in Tel Aviv, Israel (photos/video)
At least six people have been killed and nine wounded in a mass shooting at a Tel Aviv railway station, Israeli media said. Police earlier said four people were killed and seven wounded in a suspected terror attack in Israel’s central city of Tel Aviv, adding that two assailants had been “neutralised”. Israeli police said that two “terrorists” …
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