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New Delhi, Aug 20, 2026 (AFP) - Top-ranked An eases into badminton worlds quarter-finals

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2026-08-20
South Korea's world number one An Se-young eased into the quarter-finals of the badminton world championships on Thursday in an ominous warning of intent. The Olympic champion beat Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 21-16, 21-10 in 43 minutes in New Delhi as she bids to win a second world crown. An, who pulled out of the Japan Open in the second round last month with a foot issue, made a slow start but soon found her groove against the 16th-seeded Dane. "I......
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WINDHOEK, 19 August 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp speaking at the Iziko Museum in Cape Town, South Africa during the handing over of the remains of former Robben Island prisoners in partnership with the South African Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

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