Precious as platinum


In hot form: S. Sivasangari pumps her fist in celebration of her win against Amanda Soby of the United States in the third round of the World Championships. — PSA

PETALING JAYA: An eight-year wait indeed but it was worth it for national squash ace S. Sivasangari.

The girl from Sungai Petani stormed into the quarter-finals of the World Championships, the first Malaysian woman to do so in eight years since Datuk Nicol David’s feat in 2016.

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