*China Dominates Thailand Badminton Open
China clearly dominated the Thailand Open badminton championships as the Chinese won both the men's and the women's singles titles in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday.
Chen Gang snapped country fellow Ji Xinpeng's spectacular run as an unseeded player, winning the men's singles final 15-12, 15-6, while Dai Yun took the women's counterpart earlier with victory over Gong Ruina, 11-6, 11-5.
Ji, whose name was not familiar even to some Chinese badminton fans, did not find a way to answer Chen's well-rounded game.
After coming back to a 10-11 in the first set, Ji never caught up with Chen's pace in the following game, and lost in straight sets.
*Copa America Soccer Tournament Ended Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals of the Copa America Soccer Tournament on July 11, the defending champion Brazil eliminated Argentina 2-1; Chile beat Colombia 3-2; Mexico beat Peru and Uruguay beat host team Paraguay
SportsNews 1999-07-13 Page8
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