Squash: Sivasangari upsets World No 8 in Women's World Championship


  • Squash
  • Thursday, 24 Oct 2019

PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari has done the unthinkable by serving up the biggest upset at the Women’s World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, with a five-set win over the No.8 ranked player in the world.

The 20-year-old, ranked 48th, officially stamped her name on the biggest stage of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour by taking out Amanda Sobhy of the United States.

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