Table tennis: Time-out was key in Ramirez defeat, says England’s Joanna Parker

Originally published by SportsByte on January 30th 2013.

England women’s table tennis star Joanna Parker was left bitterly disappointed after a clever time-out played a part in her 3-2 loss against Sara Ramirez.

Table tennis: England coach Cooke says players will learn from Spanish defeat

Originally published by SportsByte on January 30th 2013.

England women’s table tennis coach Alan Cooke said his side would learn from their straight-sets loss to a Spain team he labelled “world-class”. 

International table tennis comes to Gateshead

Originally published by SportsByte on January 23rd 2013.

Gateshead plays host to international table tennis next Tuesday as England take on Spain in a crucial European Qualification match hoping to secure survival in the Championships Division.