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World number two Luke Humphries breezed into the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix with a 3-0 victory over Niels Zonneveld.The Englishman did not quite hit…

World number two Elena Rybakina suffered a surprise second-round defeat by 55th-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva in the biggest French Open upset so far.Despite winning the opening set,…

Britain’s Cameron Norrie has been knocked out of the Barcelona Open with a straight-sets quarter-final defeat by Rafael Jodar.Jodar wrapped up a 6-3 6-2 victory over…

British number two Jack Draper was knocked out of the Miami Open in the second round with a 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-0) defeat by Reilly Opelka.The…

Figueroa, 29, lived up to his moniker, ‘Heartbreaker’, on a deflating and sorrowful night for ‘Wrecking’ Ball and the Liverpool crowd.The challenger was met by a…

Searle had won 14 consecutive sets without reply to reach his first World Championship quarter-final.The 38-year-old extended that run to 17 with some clinical finishing in…

World number 86 Justin Hood beat sixth seed Danny Noppert in an Alexandra Palace classic as three more seeds exited the PDC World Championship on the…

Joe Cullen says opponent Mensur Suljovic’s slow style of play is akin to cheating after the 32nd seed was knocked out.Austrian Suljovic denied using any specific…

Englishman James Wade began his PDC World Darts Championship campaign with a 3-0 triumph over Ryusei Azemoto, while Raymond van Barneveld suffered a shock first-round exit.Five-time…