The 27-year-old Momota had pulled out of his group A opening match against India’s Lakshya Sen at the World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia after sustaining the back injury during training New Delhi: Two-time defending champion Kento Momota of Japan on Wednesday withdrew from the BWF World Championships beginning on Sunday after failing to recover from a back injury. “BWF …
Fourth-seeded Akane Yamaguchi, however, was her usual phlegmatic self, not allowing even a flicker of satisfaction to touch her poker-faced visage after completing a 21-13, 21-15 hatchet job It was Japan’s day in the sun on Sunday, as shuttlers from the Land of the Rising Sun annexed with consummate ease both the stellar singles titles at the 38th edition of …