Andy Murray wins first title since 2019 with victory over Tommy Paul | Andy Murray

Andy Murray claimed his first title since October 2019 with victory at the ATP Challenger event in Aix‑en‑Provence. The Scot, playing with a metal hip, last won in Antwerp three and a half years ago and, although this is a second-tier tournament, he will take great pride in this confidence-boosting success ahead of the French Open. Having breezed past lowly-ranked French players on his run to the final, the standard was lifted and Murray came good, beating the world No. 17 Tommy Paul of the USA 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to lift the title. In doing so the Scot ensures his…Continue Reading

Zone 4 Badminton Champions – PembinaValleyOnline.com

The Zone 4 High School Badminton championships were held Thursday in Morden and Sanford. The varsity and junior varsity girls and boys singles, girls and boys doubles and mixed doubles champions and finalists earned a spot in the Provincial championships next week in Winnipeg. Carman Collegiate captured the Zone varsity and junior varsity aggregate banners. Junior Varsity Girls Singles1) Austin Wiebe, Garden Valley2) Ryleigh Schellenberg, Rosenort Boys Singles1) Sean Auginaldo, Morden2) Nate Phillips, Carman Girls Doubles1) Karli Toews & Heidi Reimer, Garden Valley2) Marilou Delorme & Ava Hunter-Dreger, St. Jean Boys Doubles1) Cade McCallum & Ryder Wolfe, Carman2)…Continue Reading

Luca Brecel reacts to ’emotional and crazy’ comeback to beat Si Jiahui at the Crucible

Luca Brecel is into the World Championship final in Sheffield (Picture: Getty Images) Luca Brecel says it was the ‘most emotional and crazy feeling ever’ to complete the biggest comeback in Crucible history to beat Si Jiahui and reach the World Championship final. The Belgian Bullet found himself 14-5 down to the 20-year-old but then reeled off 11 frames on the spin, eventually winning 17-15 and booking his spot in the Sheffield showpiece. It was stunning stuff from the 28-year-old, which added another amazing result to his wins over Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams and Ricky Walden this year at the…Continue Reading