*China Dominates Thailand Badminton Open ����China clearly dominated the Thailand Open badminton championships as the Chinese won both the men's and the women's singles titles in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. ����Chen Gang snapped country fellow Ji Xinpeng's spectacular run as an unseeded player, winning the men's singles final 15-12, 15-6, while Dai Yun took the women's counterpart earlier with victory over Gong Ruina, 11-6, 11-5. ����Ji, whose name was not familiar even to some Chinese badminton fans, did not find a way to answer Chen's well-rounded game. ����After coming back to a 10-11 in the first set, Ji never caught up with Chen's pace in the following game, and lost in straight sets. ����*Copa America Soccer Tournament Ended Quarter-finals ����In the quarter-finals of the Copa America Soccer Tournament on July 11, the defending champion Brazil eliminated Argentina 2-1; Chile beat Colombia 3-2; Mexico beat Peru and Uruguay beat host team Paraguay ���� SportsNews 1999-07-13 Page8 Full Story in Chinese