RIO DE JANEIRO -- In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold.Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the womens table tennis final on Wednesday, reversing the result from four years ago.When the 26-year-old Ding lost to Li in the final at the 2012 London Games, she broke down in tears. In Rio de Janeiro, there were tears again as she dropped to her knees in celebration.The tense match, which came down to a deciding seventh game, was filled with long rallies, lighting quick smashes, looping topspin forehands and stretching defensive saves -- all signs that these two players have spent many, many hours playing together over the years.After nearly every point, the winner raised her fist, let out a sharp yell and stalked away from the table. Ding, a lefthander, relied on a crouching, tomahawk-style serve. Li often fanned herself with her bat while awaiting serve.The rivals went back and forth over the first three games, the medal podium standing in shadows next to their spotlighted table.Ding, the reigning world champion, took the first game. Li bounced back in the second, and Ding won the third. Li then pulled away, winning the next two games to put herself on the brink of another Olympic win. But Ding played herself back into it by winning the sixth game.In the decider, Ding made fewer errors than Li, who several times missed the table with her forehand at crucial points.Chinese women have won every gold singles medal since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988.Before the Rio de Janeiro Games, China had won all but four of the table tennis gold medals at the Olympics. The country took all the golds at the past two games, and it has made a good start to doing it again in Rio. Each nation is only allowed two players in singles.Earlier Wednesday, Kim Song I of North Korea won a bronze medal by beating veteran Ai Fukuhara of Japan.Kims victory capped a surprising run through the tournament. The chopper, or defensive specialist, repeatedly took down higher-ranked opponents.Kim lost to Ding on Wednesday morning before a small but loud North Korean cheering section, which included Choe Ryong Hae, a top lieutenant of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.On the mens side, London champion Zhang Jike, whose name was inspired by Brazilian soccer great Zico, will face Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus in the semifinals on Thursday. Top-ranked Ma Long of China will play Jun Mizutani of Japan.The mens final is also on Thursday. Josh Okogie Jersey .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. Karl-Anthony Towns Timberwolves Jersey . 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Swedens Alex Noren claimed an incredible fourth European Tour title in his past 11 events with a stunning final round in the Nedbank Golf Challenge.Noren began the day five shots behind South Koreas Wang Jeunghun, but carded a closing 63 at Sun City to finish 14 under par, six shots clear of Wang.Ranked 108th in the world after missing the cut in Junes US Open, Noren will be inside the top 10 for the first time when the standings are updated on Monday after adding the Nedbank title to victories in the Scottish Open, European Masters and British Masters.The 34-year-old birdied the first three holes at the Gary Player Country Club and picked up further shots on the fifth, seventh and eighth to reach the turn in 30.And when he holed from 25 feet for an eagle on the 10th and chipped in for a birdie on the next, the first 59 inn European Tour history was a distinct possibility.ddddddddddddA bogey on the 14th put paid to that and Wangs birdie on the same hole cut his deficit to two shots, only for the 21-year-old to bogey the next two holes as Noren birdied the 16th.Wang, who was just 20 when he became the youngest player in European Tour history to win consecutive events earlier this season, also bogeyed the 18th but held on to second place, a shot ahead of Andy Sullivan, Branden Grace, Ricardo Gouveia, Alejandro Canizares and Victor Dubuisson.Open champion Henrik Stenson was a shot further back in eighth to slightly increase his lead in the Race to Dubai over Danny Willett, who finished tied 11th after a closing 69. 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