Badminton: Shida, Matsuyama settle for women's doubles bronze at worlds

Japan's Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama settled for bronze in their last tournament together Saturday, losing in the women's doubles semifinals at the world badminton championships.World No. 2 Malaysian pair Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan bounced back to defeat Shida and Matsuyama 14-21, 21-13, 21-12 in Paris.In early July, Shida and Matsuyama, who were also bronze medalists at last year's Paris Olympics, announced their plan to end their long-time doubles partnership in the French capital.Meanwhile, Akane Yamaguchi advanced to the women's singles final by defeating Indonesia's Putri …READ FULL ARTICLE