Badminton: Momota off to winning start in international comeback

Badminton: Momota off to winning start in international comeback

Japanese badminton player Kento Momota speaks to reporters after winning his first-round match at the Canada Open in Calgary on July 11, 2017. The former world No. 2, whose ban from competition for illegal gambling was lifted in May, competed overseas for the first time in approximately a year and three months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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