Table tennis: Japan loses close women's final to China at team worlds

Japan settled for the women's silver medal at the world team table tennis championships Saturday after coming agonizingly close to upsetting China.World No. 1 Sun Yingsha won both of her matches to help China prevail 3-2 and extend its world team title streak to six.Hina Hayata and Miu Hirano picked up wins to give Japan a 2-1 lead, creating the opportunity for a shock result at South Korea's Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre.Sun, however, trounced Hayata 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 in the fourth match before world No. 3 Chen Meng wrapped up China's 23rd overall title by defeating 15-year-old pro…READ FULL ARTICLE