KARACHI, Jan 4: Faiq Azam and Robin Das completed the men’s singles quartet owing to straight victories over their opponents in the 20th Sindh Sports Board (SSB) development series ranking tennis championship at Union Club on Friday.

Faiq carved out a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Sikander Hayat Khan while Robin blanked Aamir Tunio 6-0, 6-0. Top seed Rehmat Ali Ahsan and Changez Hasan have made it to the semi-finals the other day.

Meanwhile, the ladies singles matches commenced on Friday with eight women competing for honours.

Results: Men’s singles: Quarter-finals: Faiq Azam bt Sikander Hayat Khan 6-2, 6-4; Robin Das bt Aamir Tunio (Larkana) 6-0, 6-0.

Ladies singles: First round: Wania Khan bt Mahnoor Jamshed 6-1, 6-0; Hania Naveed bt Kinza Ghanchi 6-1, 6-0.

Boys and girls under-15 singles: Quarter-final: Mohammad Raza Sawani bt Dawood Admani 6-0, 6-0.

Boys and girls under-11 singles: Quarter-finals: Mohammad Dada bt Abdul Samad 8-0; Rayyan Jawad bt Ibrahim Admani 8-5.

Saturday’s fixtures: Matches start at 9.30am.

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...