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Thailand Badminton Masters: Peng Soon and Liu Ying through to R2

Jan 09, 2019

Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying have powered into the second round of the Thailand Masters Badminton Tournament in Bangkok.

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The top seeds who turned pro after leaving the national team recently only took 26 minutes to take out their opponents from the host nation.

Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei also made the cut to the second round while  Lim Yin Fun advanced to the main draw of the women' singles event.
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Harry Kane has handed Tottenham a 1-nil advantage ahead of their EFL Cup semifinal second leg match against Chelsea.

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This, as his first half penalty strike in this morning's first leg at Wembley was enough to hand Spurs the win and slight lead ahead of the January 24th showdown.
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And, Egyptian forward Mo Salah has picked up the Confederation of African Football Player of the Year prize.

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It's the second straight year that Salah has won the award.