Sindhu, who has been conferred with Padma Bhushan, is in super form for Hunters

Sindhu, the Rio Olympic silver medallist, looked totally in control right from the start as she sailed away to 8-1

Meanwhile, Telangana shuttler Meghana Reddy went down to Uttar Pradesh’s Mansi Singh in straight games in the final to settle for a second place in the girls singles

The SAI Gopichand National Academy student lost 10-21, 14-21

The badminton icon said that the Government has recognized for her contribution to the sport.

Venkat Reddy, hailing from Alwal in the city, is known for his innovative farming practices, especially for producing record yields using organic practices and for introducing a patented soil fertility process.

In collaboration with Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Yonex, the BWF developed the synthetic version and was used at three sanctioned international tournaments last year

Vishnu and Navneet duo rallied from a game down to defeat Manipur’s Manjit Singh and Dinkhu Singh 18-21, 21-13, 21-15 in the final

With the league returning to Chennai after two years, excitement will be high as top-class badminton action will continue here till January 24

The sixth-seeded pair came back strongly after losing the first game in the summit clash which lasted 44 minutes.

With the defeat of Sindhu, India's campaign in the BWF Super 500 tournament came to an end.

Srikanth went down to local favourite Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-18, 12-21, 14-21 in a match lasting one hour and three minutes

"The sporting careers of international athletes competing at the highest levels is relatively short, therefore it is up to each player to decide whatever is in his/her interests and make the most of the opportunities available to achieve their respective goals during their peak period," the Padukone academy said

The accident happened in the early hours on a major highway as the group headed for Kuala Lumpur International Airport in a van,

Gopichand also wondered to why the legendary Padukone, India's first badminton superstar "never had anything positive to say about him"

She had lost to Tzu Ying at the quarterfinals of the French open in October last year.

Sixth seed Sindhu notched up a commanding 21-10,21-15 victory over Japan's Aya Ohori in a pre-quarterfinal match lasting just 34 minutes.

This is Saina's first win over the South Korea's An Se Young, who got the better of the Indian in the quarterfinals of the French Open last year.