Badminton: Rio champs Matsutomo, Takahashi exit worlds in 3rd round

Olympic women's doubles champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi lost in straight games to Japanese compatriots Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara in the third round at badminton's world championships on Thursday.Matsumoto and Nagahara, the 11th seeds, needed just 37 minutes to defeat Matsutomo and Takahashi, the Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medalists, 21-13, 21-15. The Olympic champs simply made too many mistakes, ending the match when Takahashi was set up for a smash but hit into the net to lose match point.The victory was Matsumoto and Nagahara's third in four career international t…READ FULL ARTICLE