Bangkok: Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu’s title drought this year continued as she suffered a straight-game defeat against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the summit clash of the USD 350,000 Thailand Open World Tour Super 500 Badminton Tournament. Second seed Sindhu struggled with her consistency throughout the duel as fourth seeded Okuhara dominated the proceedings to…
Sindhu seals semi-final spot in Thailand Open
July 14, 2018Bangkok: Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles semifinals after knocking out Malaysia’s Soniia Cheah in straight games at the USD 350,000 Thailand Open World Tour Super 500 Tournament. The second seeded Indian continued her consistent performance with a 21-17 21-13 win over world no 35 Soniia in a 36-minute clash. The…
Indonesia Open: Srikanth’s title defence ends, Sindhu in pre-quarters
July 5, 2018Jakarta: Defending champion Kidambi Srikanth’s campaign ended with a narrow opening-round loss but Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu eked out a thrilling win to progress to the women’s Singles pre-quarterfinals of the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. Former World No.1 Srikanth suffered his second successive loss to…
Malaysia Open: P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter semifinals
June 30, 2018Kuala Lumpur: P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their impressive run at the Malaysia Open, progressing to the semifinals of the women’s and men’s singles competition with a straight-game wins in the USD 700,000 world tour super 750 tournament on Friday. In a clash between Olympic silver and gold medallists, it was Sindhu who emerged…
Indian Shuttlers eye good outing at Malaysia Open
June 26, 2018Kuala Lumpur: Rejuvenated after a month-long break, India’s top shuttlers, including P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, will resume their quest for glory when the south-east Asia leg of BWF world tour begins with the $700,000 Malaysian Open here on Tuesday. Srikanth and Sindhu had skipped the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in May to regain…
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shuttler Saina Nehwal wins gold; P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth take home silver
April 15, 2018Gold Coast: Indian star Saina Nehwal defeated compatriot P.V. Sindhu in straight games to win the women’s singles title in the badminton competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games today. Saina displayed some superb form to clinch a 21-18, 23-21 victory in the final. SILVER Indian badminton player World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth takes home silver…
CWG 2018 Opening Ceremony: Sindhu leads Indian Contingent
April 5, 2018Star shuttler P.V Sindhu led the Indian contingent at a glittering opening ceremony which launched the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. The Rio Olympics silver medallist carried the Tri-colour at the head of the Indian contingent which also included fellow badminton stars H.S. Pranoy and Kidambi Srikanth. Star shooter Gagan Narang,…
P.V. Sindhu injured ahead of CWG
March 28, 2018Hyderabad: The flag-bearer of Indian contingent at next month’s Commonwealth Games (CWG), P.V. Sindhu suffered an injury scare at the end of her practice session here yesterday. While trying to return, she tripped and hurt her ankle. The shuttler was helped off the court by coach Pullela Gopichand and physio Gayathri Shetty. Sindhu was in…
Badminton Star P.V. Sindhu to be India’s flag-bearer
March 27, 2018P.V. Sindhu, silver medallist at the Rio Olympics, was on Saturday chosen as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, Australia. Sindhu will lead Indian badminton’s charge in the quest for glory at the 2018 CWG. The Indian badminton star and World No.3…
All England Badminton Championship: Sindhu sails into quarter-finals
March 16, 2018Birmingham: India’s women’s badminton star and Olympic games silver medalist P.V.Sindhu taking part in women’s singles event in the All England Badminton Championship, entered quarter-finals with a hard-fought win over Thailand’s Nitchaon Jindapol on Thursday. The World No. 3 Indian recovered from a mid-way slump to overcome the Thai shuttler 21-13 13-21 21-18 in a…
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