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England reigns

MANCHESTER JULY 31. England overpowered surprise finalist Nigeria 3-0 to win the men's table tennis team title at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. The trio of Alex Perry, Gareth Herbert and Matthew Syed each dropped a game against the Nigerians, who had beaten Singapore in the semifinal to clinch gold.

The results: England bt Nigeria 3-0 (Alex Perry bt Nosiru Kazeem 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, Gareth Herbert bt Segun Moses Toriola 11-3, 11-8, 4-11, 11-5, Matt Syed bt Monday Merotohun 11-1, 7-11, 11-4, 11-2). — AP

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