Taming the Egyptian star
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's top squash player S. Sivasangari needs to raise her game if she is to come out on top of determined Egyptian rival Amina Orfi and book her place in the semi-finals of the British Open.
Sivasangari put up an impressive performance to take out world No. 7 Satomi Watanabe of Japan to march into the quarter-finals of the prestigious tournament for the first time at Birmingham Repertory Theatre on Tuesday.
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