Badminton: Kento Momota wins 1st match in international comeback

World No. 1 shuttler Kento Momota made a winning return to international competition on Wednesday, beating India's Parupalli Kashyap 21-13, 22-20 in a first-round match at the All England Open badminton championships.The 26-year-old Japanese was making his first appearance on the international stage in 14 months after suffering facial injuries in a traffic accident in Malaysia and then a positive coronavirus test."I'm glad I survived the first round," said Momota, who raced out to a 7-1 lead in the first game, before Parupalli raised his net game and won the next six points to equal the sco…READ FULL ARTICLE