BADMINTON: World Championships Day 1

Irish No 1 Scott Evans has gone out in the first round at the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou after a gutsy performance against current world No 1 and top seed, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.
Evans kept the Malaysian on court for 40 minutes, competing in a number of long rallies and scoring some good points before bowing out in straight sets at 21-14 21-15.
In the mixed doubles, Chloe and Sam Magee started brightly, leading the Dutch pair Jorrit De Ruiter and Samantha Barning 11-9 in the first set. The Dutch, who won the Irish Open title last December, then took control of the match, winning 21-15, 21-12.
Chloe Magee now faces Hsiao Ma Pai of Chinese Taipei in the opening round of the women's singles on in the second day of play (13.40 Chinese time; 6.40am Irish time). Earlier this year, Magee gave Pai a good match at the Thailand Open growing in confidence as the match progressed and only losing 21-16, 22-20.