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Italy’s Jannik Sinner won the ATP Miami Open Masters 1000 title on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final. Sinner’s third title of the season means the Australian Open champion will move to a career-high second in the ATP world rankings on Monday ahead of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. On Saturday, American Danielle Collins overcame fourth seed Elena Rybakina to win the women’s singles final 7-5 6-3 and claim the title on home soil in her farewell season. Collins won nearly 75% of her first-serve points while claiming three of her seven break points on…
In a recent quote, Sony Senior Vice President Naomi Matsuoka said: “Looking ahead, PS5 will enter the latter stage of its life cycle.” Many in the industry took that to mean that we may be hearing about the next PlayStation console sooner rather than later. Considering Sony has yet to break its naming convention, it feels safe to assume whatever future home console we get will be called the PlayStation 6. But not only has the name not been officially confirmed, but neither has the idea of a next-generation PlayStation console or even a PS5 Pro. It’s almost a guarantee,…
Employee productivity is not affected despite work hours being cut by two in the UAE during Ramadan. If anything, it increases, according to experts. While the jury is still out whether relaxed hours can be implemented throughout the year, specialists have made the case for companies to have shorter workweeks, work-from-home options and flexible leave policies to boost productivity. With reduced hours during the holy month, employees “often maintain a high level of focus and momentum throughout the workday”, said Abbas Ali, chief growth officer at employment services company Tasc Outsourcing. “As employees typically refrain from taking extended breaks or…
As an emerging real estate agent in Dubai, Jeff Kuruvilla recalls standing in a queue, waiting for the launch of the Mudon project in 2016 for a staggering 36 hours. “I got lucky that day because my client bought four properties, but the wait for that project was absolutely agonising,” said Kuruvilla. Even though things have changed a lot since 2016, some property developers keep agents queuing up for several hours outside their offices for prestigious launches. The latest one for the launch of the Dubai Island project villas saw extremely long queues that lasted for hours. Videos shared on…
After making an excellent fifty against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL game, Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Sunday said he always had the self-belief of making a comeback to top-tier cricket. Pant clobbered four boundaries and three maximums, including his trademark hand-off-the-bat six, during his 32-ball 51 that powered DC to a competitive 191 for 5 against CSK, and eventually to a 20-run win. Pant returned to competitive cricket in this IPL after recovering from a life-threatening road mishap in December 2022, and this was his first fifty in three games this season. “One and a half years…this…
In a battle of the top two national player of the year candidates, Zach Edey and Purdue take on Dalton Knecht and Tennessee in the Midwest regional final today. Either way, it’s going to be the first time in a while we’ve seen either of these schools in the men’s Final Four, as Purdue haven’t been there since 1980, while the Volunteers are seeking their first ever appearance. The game is about to begin, at 2:20 p.m. ET today, and will be televised on CBS. But if you don’t have cable and you want to watch March Madness online, there…
AT&T has changed the account passcodes of millions of its customers after it confirmed a massive data breach that saw personal data leaked on the dark web. AT&T said in a message on its website on Saturday that it was reaching out to 7.6 million current customers and 65.4 million former customers whose personal information had been compromised in a data leak involving “sensitive personal information” such as names, phone numbers, addresses, birth dates, AT&T account numbers and passcodes, and Social Security numbers. It added that the compromised data “appears to be from 2019 or earlier and does not contain…
Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was stripped off Pakistan’s white ball captaincy, on Sunday proclaimed his full-fledged support to Babar Azam, who was handed back the leadership role ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. Afridi led Pakistan in a solitary T20I series against New Zealand before the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to give back the T20I and ODI reins to Babar. The elegant batter had stepped down from captaincy after the team failed to reach the knockout stages of last year’s 50-over World Cup. Shan Masood will continue as Pakistan Test captain. “It was an absolute honour…
One of the biggest questions when it comes to getting rid of cable and switching to a streaming service is whether you can still get your local channels. With Sling TV, the answer is somewhat complicated. Yes, you can get local channels on Sling TV. But it can depend on the channel, and it can depend on where you live. That’s in stark contrast to Sling TV’s competitors, like YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV, and Fubo. They all have local channels, and in far more markets than Sling TV. Here’s the deal: Sling TV streams available broadcasts from ABC,…
Rattling the batters with his express speed and walking away with the player of the match award after scripting Lucknow Super Giants’ first win of the season, Mayank Yadav could not have dreamt of a better debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 21-year-old right-arm quick did not play a single match in the 2022 edition of the tournament and missed last year’s IPL with a torn hamstring but gave a good account of himself on Saturday. Chasing 200 for victory, Punjab Kings had raced to 102 for no loss in the 12th over when Mayank dismissed Englishman Jonny…