Updated 10:48 am, Friday, May 4, 2018 HALMSTAD, Sweden (AP) — The combined Korean women's table tennis team won a bronze medal Friday at the world championships. The three-woman team — two players from the south, one from the north — lost to Japan 3-0 in the semifinals. The tournament has two bronze medalists and no third-place game. North and South Korea joined forces Thursday rather than play against each other in the quarterfinals. It followed one week after a cross-border summit between the neighboring states' leaders. Kim Song I, who won an Olympic bronze medal for North Korea at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, came closest to scoring a point Friday, losing to her Japanese opponent in a decisive fifth game. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); … [Read more...] about Combined Korean team takes bronze at table tennis worlds
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TENNIS: UA’s Salazar named to All-SEC first team; Harding’s Salvan named rookie of the year
UA's Salazar named to All-SEC first team University of Arkansas, Fayetteville senior Jose Salazar, the 19th-ranked singles player in the country, was named to the All-SEC first team Thursday. Salazar becomes the second Razorback to earn first-team honors in back-to-back seasons since Oskar Johansson in 2000 and 2001. Mike Redlicki was named to the first team in 2016 and 2017. Earning an at-large selection to compete in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's singles championships, Salazar enters the postseason with a career mark of 86-30 in singles, the third-best career winning percentage in school history. Harding's Salvan named rookie of the year Harding University freshman Morgan Salvan was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region rookie of the year on Wednesday. Salvan went 23-7 in singles, setting the Harding record for singles victories in a season since the University joined the NCAA in 1997. Salvan opened his Harding career by winning the second flight at the GAC … [Read more...] about TENNIS: UA’s Salazar named to All-SEC first team; Harding’s Salvan named rookie of the year
Serena Williams’ Tennis Comeback Fear Revealed In New HBO Documentary
BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup Sports By Abhinav Kini 05/04/18 AT 5:37 AM Serena Williams still maintains fears over whether she will return to the same player that won 23 Grand Slam titles following her pregnancy.The American won the Australian Open last year after defeating her sister Venus in the final and in the process, became the No. 1 ranked female player in the world for the seventh time in her illustrious career.However, injury and later pregnancy resulted in her taking time away from the sport as she would later give birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia in September.Tennis fans were given a glimpse into Williams' life right from the revelation of her pregnancy in her new five-part HBO documentary series "Being Serena" as she spoke about her role as a first-time mother."Becoming a mom, I definitely feel the pressure, and I feel a little anxiety," Williams said in the first part of the series that … [Read more...] about Serena Williams’ Tennis Comeback Fear Revealed In New HBO Documentary
Table tennis tournament for Vietnamese people in Europe 2018 held in…
Players competing at the tournament (Photo: vov.vn) This was the 8th such tournament in order to create a playground for players and encourage the sports movement among the overseas Vietnamese community in Europe. During the tournament, the players competed in two categories, namely teams and individuals. This year, table tennis players from Vietnamese and Czech national teams were also invited to participate in the tournament. The 9th tournament will be held in Bulgaria next year./. BTA … [Read more...] about Table tennis tournament for Vietnamese people in Europe 2018 held in…
World Team Table Tennis Championships 2018: North and South Korea join hands to form Unified team for semifinal against Japan
The Unified team will now face Japan in the semifinals. News 04 May 2018, 14:20 IST What's the story?The World Table Tennis Championship 2018 witnessed history after North and South Korea decided to use sports as a platform to promote peace. The two Koreas were to compete against each other earlier in a quarterfinal match, with Japan waiting in the semis. Taking the opportunity to promote peace between the two nations, they decided to form a unified team and take on Japan.Before the quarterfinal clash, the two teams informed the umpires that they did not wish to compete against each other and preferred to make a united appearance. This took them directly to the semis.In case you didn't know...A similar step such as this dates back to 1991 when North and South Korea played as a united team in the World Table Tennis Championship. Hyun Jung-hwa of South Korea and Li Bun-hui of North teamed up to win against crowd favourites China.The heart of the matterHistory has … [Read more...] about World Team Table Tennis Championships 2018: North and South Korea join hands to form Unified team for semifinal against Japan