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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Chinas Chen Long won gold Saturday in mens badminton, handing Malaysias Lee Chong Wei his third straight Olympic silver medal and signaling Chens place as the games new power.Chen fell face down on the court then rose weeping after his 2-0 victory. He then threw three rackets and his shirt into the crowd, which was largely filled with Chinese supporters, before draping himself in the Chinese flag.Lee, while old by badminton standards at 33, was world No. 1 and the favorite coming in. But he faced massive pressure not to lose another Olympic gold, and was coming off a hard-fought match a day earlier against Chinas Lin Dan, the man who beat him in the last two Olympic finals, that felt more like a gold-medal contest than a semifinal. Both Lee and Lin are considered by many to be the best players of their era, and maybe of all time.Chen is now making his place at the top.Chen led early in the first game of the best-of-three match then trailed before capitalizing on repeated Lee errors at the net to pull ahead and win 21-18. Chen then fought off an early Lee lead in the second game to power by the Malaysian 21-18.Though Lee played aggressively, often staring Chen down after winners, Chen seemed to have an answer to both Lees power, parrying his smashes, and to his touch, repeatedly finding his drop shots and lifting them safely toward Lees backcourt. Chens smashes more often found the lines for winners and his subtle net shots often had Lee flustered.The triumph of youth was also the story in the bronze medal match as Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat two-time Olympic champion Lin 2-1 earlier Saturday.Despite Chens victory and an earlier gold for China in mens doubles, it has been a tough Olympics for China, which has lost its place as badmintons overwhelming superpower. Several top players, including medalists from past games, lost early in Rio. China swept all five badminton gold medals at the 2012 London Games.On Friday, Carolina Marin of Spain beat P.V. Sindhu of India for gold in womens singles badminton. Marin, the world No. 1 and heavy favorite ahead of the Rio Games, also beat Li Xuerui, the defending Olympic champion from China, to get to the gold medal match. Sindhu, ranked world No. 10, made a strong, surprising run through the tournament. Japans Nozomi Okuhara took bronze.---Follow Foster Klug at www.twitter.com/apklug. 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Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. Liverpool owner John Henry says fan protests against ticket prices are causing the club to reassess plans to further redevelop Anfield.Henrys Fenway Sports Group apologized to fans earlier this year and reversed planned rises in ticket prices after a walkout during a game.But having funded the redevelopment of Liverpools main stand over the last year, the next phase of the expansion program might not make economic sense if the club cant recoup the construction cost. The Anfield Road stand had been next in line for rebuilding at the 54,000-capacity Anfield.I dont know if there is a next step because ticket prices are an issue in England, Henry said. That may foreclose further expansion. Well have to see.Henry was speaking Tuesday at Yankee Stadium where his baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, was playing the New York Yankees.Liverpool has opened its first full season with Juergen Klopp in charge by winning four of its six Premier League games. The German signed a contract extension in July through 2022.He was a perfect fit for Liverpool, for the culture of the club, for the supporters, for the kind of team that we were trying to build, Henry said. We couldnt have asked for a better fit.With no European matches this season, Liverpool is chasing a top-four finish to return to the Champions LLeague.ddddddddddddrom the 2018-19 season, entry into the Champions League group stage is easier for English clubs with the Premier Leagues fourth-place team no longer having to go through a playoff.The market pool system, which steers UEFA prize money to clubs in England, Germany, and Italy, where the broadcasting deals are bigger, will be changed to reward better historical results in the competition. That should help Liverpool as a five-time European champion but see income drop for Manchester City, which has never won the continents top prize.The Champions League changes were agreed by a small number of club officials and UEFA, with the rest of Europe not knowing the outcome until the announcement in August.Henry said he was aware of other teams in England obviously not happy with the UEFA deal.The changes werent really discussed with us, they were implemented essentially. They unilaterally made changes to the market pool and there should have been I think more discussion. But I can tell you that the (Premier League) owners were not happy ... at least among the clubs that I speak with.---AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum in New York contributed to this report. ' ' '