Egypt’s Orfi to become youngest-ever women’s world No 1

CAIRO: ‌Egypt’s Amina Orfi will become the youngest-ever women’s world number one in squash when rankings are released on Monday, capping a rise that has made the 19-year-old the leading figure in the sport just as it prepares for its Olympic debut in 2028. At 19 years and two months old, Orfi will break a record that ‌has stood since ‌1984, when New Zealand great ‌Susan ⁠Devoy climbed to ⁠the top of the rankings at the age of 20 years and two months. The Egyptian secured the historic miles