Painful tooth spurs on English badminton star

05 October,2010 07:01 AM IST |   |  AFP

England badminton player Anthony Clark shrugged off emergency dental treatment to mark his 100th international cap in winning style at the Commonwealth Games yesterday.


England badminton player Anthony Clark shrugged off emergency dental treatment to mark his 100th international cap in winning style at the Commonwealth Games yesterday.

Clark's teeth hurt so much that it kept him awake all night and required route canal treatment at a Delhi dentist before his match atu00a0 the Siri Fort Sports Complex .

The England badminton star still managed to team up with Nathan Robertson to register a 21-10, 21-18 men's doubles victory over Wilson Tukire and Brian Ssuuna of Uganda.

But he has to go back for more invasive dentistry today.

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