ALOR SETAR: Kento Momota (pic) has made his long anticipated return to the Japan national team with aplomb. The explosive left-hander has not played for Japan since his one-year suspension in 2016 for a gambling offence. I’m happy to be representing the country again,” said Momota, whose last team event was the Sudirman Cup in 2015. 4 behind Sakai, Nishimoto and (Kanta) Tsuneyama. In other results, South Korea thumped Nepal 5-0 in another Group B match while Hong Kong whipped Singapore 5-0 in Group A.

Source: The Star February 06, 2018 23:37 UTC