Juggler in Ivy League


  • Squash
  • Thursday, 20 Jun 2019

Star in the making: Malaysia’s S.Sivasangari (right) is going great guns after she started training at the Cornell University in New York since January.

National squash player S. Sivasangari has been in the United States since January pursuing her studies at Cornell University, New York, one of the Ivy League schools. The 20-year-old, who was named the Women’s Young Player of the year by the Professional Squash Association in 2018, is now coached by former world No. 1 and two-time world champion David Palmer. She caught up with StarSport’s JOASH EE DE SILVA on her time in the us.

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