Sporting Digest: Table Tennis

WORLD TEAM CUP (Nimes): Group A: England 3 Austria 1 (Eng names first): Chen Xinhua lost to Ding Yi 11-21 14-21; M Syed bt W Schlager 21-10 21-13; C Prean bt Qian Qianli 21- 10 21-16; Syed bt Ding 21-15 13-21 22-20. Sweden 3 England 2 (Swe names first): J Persson bt Chen Xinhua 21-12 21-11; J Waldner lost to C Prean 13-21 14-21; M Appelgren lost A Cooke 16-21 21-16 19-21; Waldner bt Chen 21-19 18-21 21-14; Persson bt Prean 23-21 21-17. Austria 3 Australia 0. Group B: China 3 Russia 0; Japan 3 Nigeria 1. Women: Group C: Netherlands 3 Brazil 0. Group D: France 3 Hungary 2.