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stanley termos ked Siu Hang Lam to make an early exit from the men s singles competition at the Tokyo Games, here on Sunday. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran of India in action against Lam Siu Hang of Hong Kong REUTERS/Thomas Peter REUTERS Ranked 38 and seeded 26th, Sathi
stanley cup yan had a commanding 3-1 lead but lost four games in a row to lose 3-4 to the 95th ranked Hong Kong player. The first game was tight but the Hong Kong player pulled away from 6-6 with his forehand at work. Sathiyan switched gears after the opening game with ease. He not only put up a stout defence but level
stanley polska led the match when Lam hit a return out on a ferocious forehand. Tokyo 2020 Full Coverage Tokyo 2020 Live Updates Sathiyan raced to a 5-1 lead in the third game in a dominating fashion and kept going strong as Lam s game fell apart and in no time and Sathiyan had a 2-1 lead in his pocket. The Indian was now even hitting his backhand flicks for winners while Lam s errors kept mounting. But there was a twist in the tale with Lam drawing parity by taking the next two games. Sathiyan saved two game points in the sixth game to keep Lam under pressure but made an error on third game point. In the deciding game, Lam opened up a 5-2 lead with crushing forehand winner after a time out. Soon, Sathiyan was down 6-9. He hit a forehand out to be down by match point. Lam -sealed it when Sathiyan made a backhand error. Stay updated with Rihl Basel looks to finish off Spurs in Europa League
England s Moeen Ali played a key role with both bat and ball while Chris Rogers scored 95 to help the Australians to 264 for five at the end of play on the second day of the first Ashes Test at Sophia Gardens on Thursday. Englands Moeen Ali, centre, celebrates taking the wicket of Australias Captain Michael Clarke for 38 runs on the second day of the first Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at The Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, South Wales, on July 9, 2015. Australia ended the day at 264/5. AFP Photo Ali scored a quickfire 77 in England s first innings total of 430 -- the first time in three Ashes series they had passed 400. The off-spinner then captured the key wickets of Steven Smith, the world s number one ranked Test batsman, and Australia captain Michael Clarke -- both out in the 30s. That left them 166 runs behind and with much depending on their lower order if they were to prevent England establishing a significant first-innings lead. All-rounder Shane Watson was 29 not out
stanley cup and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon unbeaten on six. There was heartache for opener Rogers, who set a new record for most successive Test fifties without a hundred when his seventh straight half-century ended on 95. England dismi
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