{"id":97509,"date":"2025-10-07T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97509"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:40:10","slug":"ghana-shuttlers-defeat-uganda-to-secure-knockout-berth-at-world-badminton-championships-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97509","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Shuttlers defeat Uganda to secure knockout berth at World Badminton Championships after"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 8 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s national junior badminton team has progressed to the knockout stage of the Mixed Team Relay at the\u00a0Badmington World Federation Championships after a 10-0 win over Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The match was a 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