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Zoravar favourably placed after day one of Trap qualifications in Lonato

New Delhi, Jul 11 (UNI) Veteran Indian trap shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 73 (24, 25, 24) after three qualifying rounds, as Trap competitions in the year’s fourth and final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun, got underway at the Tiro A Volo Trap Concaverde in Lonato, Italy, on Friday. Zoravar’s effort favourably placed him 11th in the men’s trap among contenders, with two more qualifying rounds comprising 50 targets, coming up ahead of the final on Saturday.

The top six in the 183 (including RPO shooters) strong field go through to the finals.
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France beat Ireland to secure semi-final spot as South Africa claim vital win

14 Jun 2026 | 5:24 PM

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Serena Williams to partner Muchova as comeback continues

14 Jun 2026 | 5:08 PM

Berlin, June 14 (UNI) Serena Williams will partner Czech Karolina Muchova at next week's Berlin Open as she continues her comeback.
The 44-year-old, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, made her return to tennis earlier this week at Queen's after almost four years away from the sport, partnering Victoria Mboko in the women's doubles.
The pair made a winning start as they upset third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in straight sets, but had to withdraw from their quarter-final after Mboko suffered
a nasty fall in her singles tie.

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Britain's Emma Raducanu powers into Queen's final

14 Jun 2026 | 5:01 PM

London, June 14 (UNI) Britain's Emma Raducanu produced two superb victories in a day at Queen's to reach her first grass-court final.
Raducanu overcame an injury scare to beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3 7-5 in her weather-delayed quarter-final early on Saturday afternoon.
She returned to Andy Murray Arena a little over two and a half hours later and dispatched highly-rated American teenager Iva Jovic 6-2 6-2.

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