Tag: kobayashi

  • Kobayashi Celebrates Japanese Breakthrough

    Cali – Colombia, August 03, 2013: Misaki Kobayashi became the first Japanese player to reach the quarter-finals of the World Games Squash Championship when she upset eighth seed Samantha Teran in the second round of the 9th edition of the multi-sport games being held for the first time in South America, in the Colombian city…

  • Shillington scores century as Ireland win opening

    Ireland, 23 July 2013: Ireland defeated Japan by a heavy margin on the first morning of competition at the Hills after an expert batting performance by Clare Shillington; who became the first Irish woman to score a century in a twenty20 international match. Winning the toss and choosing to bat Ireland started off well with…