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Shabana, Palmer advance in first round of squash's World Open

Top-ranked and No. 1 seed Amr Shabana overcame an early setback and beat England's Peter Barker 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6 in the first round of squash's World Open, played at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza.

Canadians Graham Ryding and Shahir Razil were both knocked out.

Ryding was beaten by No. 6 Peter Nicol of England 11-4, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-10 (2-0) while Razil dropped an 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-10 (4-2) decision to 14th seed Ollie Tuominen of Finland.

Second-ranked David Palmer of Australia won, beating Pakistan's 16-year-old Aamir Atlas Khan 11-6, 11-6, 11-3.

The World Open _ played in a glass court near the Pyramids _ continues through Wednesday.

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