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New Delhi: India”s chief national coach Pullela Gopichand is likely to contest for the post of Secretary General when the Badminton Association of India (BAI) holds its elections on March 25. Gopichand, who guided Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to bronze and silver medals at the Olympics, is expected to file his nomination for the […]
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Muelheim An Der Ruhr (Germany): Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting wins to advance to the second round of the $180,000 German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu trounced Thailand”s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-8,21-7 in a lop-sided contest after Srikanth, seeded 8th, saw […]
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Muelheim An Der Ruhr: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championship medal-winners Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen will be the top Indian contenders at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. While Sindhu eased to a title win at Syed Modi International and Lakshya grabbed his maiden Super 500 trophy […]
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Hyderabad: Two-time olympic medalist and Padmabhushan awardee PV Sindhu on Thursday said that India has great potential to emerge as a sports super power on account of the availability of an extremely large talent pool. “However, in order to achieve this cherished goal, efforts should be made at grass roots level to inspire school children […]
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Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Prime Volleyball League kicked off to a colourful start with Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud inaugurating the league at the Gachibowli Indoor stadium on Saturday. Indian ace shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Sports Authority of Telangana State Chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy, Chief Secretary of IT and Industrial […]
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Hyderaabad: Ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday said that she also faced cyber bullying and trolling and advised the people to bring it to the notice of the cyber cell of the police department if anyone faces it. Participating as a chief guest at an awareness programme organized by Telangana Women Safety Wing for the cyber […]
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Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament here on Sunday. Playing in a depleted field due to multiple COVID-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly broke her sweat to get past Bansod 21-13 21-16 […]
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Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu rallied from a game down to eke out a hard-fought win over Thailand’s Supanida Katething to enter the semifinals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament here on Friday. The top-seeded Indian beat her Thai rival, seeded sixth in the tournament, 11-21 21-12 21-17 in a quarterfinal match […]
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Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu hardly broke any sweat but HS Prannoy had to toil hard as the two Indian shuttlers progressed to the women’s and men’s singles quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament here on Thursday. Top seed Sindhu took just 33 minutes to get the better of American Lauren […]
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Lucknow: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the 2022 Syed Modi International in the women’s singles at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, here on Wednesday. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated 18-year-old shuttler Tanya Hemanth 21-9, 21-9 in a one-sided 27 minute clash. The match started evenly with both players […]
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Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to recover from her unexpected semifinal loss at the India Open and end her title drought at the Syed Modi International, which begins here on Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad was well on course to win her first title since the 2019 World Championship triumph last […]
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New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen registered contrasting wins to advance to the women’s and men’s singles semifinals, respectively, at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton here on Friday. Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, got the better of compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-7, 21-18 in 36 minutes, […]
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New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals but the promising Malvika Bansod ended her idol Sania Nehwal’s campaign at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday. Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21,9-21 straight game loss to her 20-year-old compatriot Malvika. […]
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Sindhu, the 26-year-old World No 7, defeated Ira Sharma 21-10, 21-10 in just 30 minutes, taking charge of both the games after initial skirmishes.
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New Delhi: Young Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha recorded the first upset of the India Open when she stunned fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya while top seed PV Sindhu sailed into the women’s singles second round of the tournament here on Tuesday. Reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew was stretched to three games while home favourite Kidambi […]
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New Delhi: Former champions Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu of India have been given the top billing in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, as the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton returns after two-years hiatus. The tournament will start with main draw from January 11 and no spectators will be allowed at the venue, owing to […]
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Madrid: Kidambi Srikanth defeated Mark Caljouw to cruise into the semi-finals of the ongoing BWF World Championships on Friday in Huelva. Former world number one Indian thrashed the Dutch shuttler by 21-8, 21-7 in a contest that lasted for just 26 minutes. With this win, Kidambi Srikanth confirmed India’s first medal at the 2021 World […]
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Huelva: Defending champion PV Sindhu stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships with a straight-game win over Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand here on Thursday. The world number 7 Indian defeated her Thai opponent, ranked three places below her, 21-14 21-18 in the pre-quarterfinal match that lasted 48 minutes. With the win, […]
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Huelva: India’s two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will look to bring her best to the fore on the big stage when she begins her title defence at the BWF World Championships beginning here on Sunday. Sindhu has been in impressive form as she claimed her second silver medal at the season-ending World Tour Finals after […]
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Bali: Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu settled for a silver medal at the BWF World Tour Finals after going down meekly against Korean teen sensation An Seyoung in the summit clash, here on Sunday. Sindhu, the reigning world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, could neither match the pace nor breach the defence of the […]
