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All England Open badminton: PV Sindhu edges past Akane Yamaguchi to enter semi-finals

Sindhu defeated Akane 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in one hour and 16 minutes to enter the semis of All England Open badminton.

Mar 20, 2021, 09:34 AM IST

All England Championships: PV Sindhu cruises into second round, Srikanth and Kashyap crash out

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu gave a good account of herself as she covered the court well and dished out a disciplined performance to outwit world number 32 Soniia Cheah of Malaysia 21-11, 21-17 in 38 minutes. 

Mar 18, 2021, 08:39 AM IST

All England Open: Indian shuttlers cleared to take part in tournament after COVID negative results

India's badminton coach Mathias Boe on his Instagram story confirmed that there were no positive tests within the Indian contingent and the shutters were ready to take the field on Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021, 19:42 PM IST

All England Championships: PV Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title

While former world number one Saina Nehwal had a runner-up finish in 2015, Sindhu’s best finish was a semifinal in 2018 but none of the other Indian shuttlers have been able to go deep in the tournament till now. 

Mar 16, 2021, 12:37 PM IST

PV Sindhu suffers crushing defeat to Carolina Marin in Swiss Open final

It was Sindhu’s third successive loss to Marin, who had won both the Super 1000 events in Thailand in January before finishing runners-up at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.

Mar 08, 2021, 08:19 AM IST

PV Sindhu enters Swiss Open final, Kidambi Srikanth exits

PV Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth-seeded Blichfeldt 22-20 21-10 in 43 minutes to avenge her first-round loss to the Danish world no. 12 at the Yonex Thailand Open in January. This is Sindhu's first final appearance since the World championships in Basel in 2019. 

Mar 06, 2021, 19:33 PM IST

PV Sindhu reaches quarter-final at Swiss Open, Ajay Jayaram, Kidambi Srikanth also progress

PV Sindhu continued her impressive run at the ongoing Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel as he advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event on Thursday. The Indian shuttler secured a comfortable 21-13 21-14 win over her opponent Iris Wang. She will face Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the next round. 

Mar 04, 2021, 19:48 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu virtually out of BWF World Tour Finals after consecutive defeats

A week ago P V Sindhu had suffered a demoralising defeat to Ratchanok Intanon and this time too there was no change in fate for the World Champion. Sindhu went down 18-21 13-21 to the third-seeded Thai. Meanwhile, Srikanth enjoyed a 3-0 head-to-head count against Wang Tzu Wei ahead of his match but it mattered little as the Taiwanese world no 12 made a remarkable comeback and secured a 19-21 21-9 21-19 win over the Indian.  

Jan 28, 2021, 18:43 PM IST

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth look to turn the tide at BWF World Tour Finals

World champion and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group 'B' alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and home favourites Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwong.

Jan 26, 2021, 13:24 PM IST

PV Sindhu, K Srikanth make impressive starts at Thailand Open

Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up straight-game wins in the opening round to make impressive starts at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament in Bangkok on Tuesday. A week after being sent packing by Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the first event of the Asia leg, world champion Sindhu showed great discipline and focus to see off world no.12 Busanan 21-17 21-13 in the women’s singles opener.    

Jan 19, 2021, 12:06 PM IST

PV Sindhu and co. aim for better show after poor outing in Thailand Open's first leg

The Indian players seemed to struggle with their fitness as none of them could cross the second round at the Yonex Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg.

Jan 18, 2021, 18:39 PM IST

I am now fit on court and ready to go, says PV Sindhu after cryptic 'I Retire' post

Sindhu opened up on how she coped up with the Covid-19 induced lockdown, her reaction to the Tokyo Olympics postponement, her preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Nov 06, 2020, 17:36 PM IST

PV Sindhu sends Twitterati into a tizzy with 'I Retire' post; parents say 'we are not surprised'

Earlier, Sindhu had pulled out of the Denmark Open owing to health and safety concerns amid coronavirus crises. 

Nov 02, 2020, 21:34 PM IST

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu announces retirement? Here's the truth

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Monday left everyone by surprise by posting the word 'I retire' in her recent post on her social media handle. 

Nov 02, 2020, 15:33 PM IST

PV Sindhu agrees to play in Thomas and Uber Cup

Earlier, Sindhu had decided to opt out of the tournament due to personal reasons, but now on the request of BAI president, she has agreed to feature in the Thomas Uber Cup.

Sep 07, 2020, 19:58 PM IST

PV Sindhu pulls out of Thomas and Uber Cup due to 'personal reasons'

The World Champion shuttler was originally slated to return to court at the Thomas and Uber Cup, scheduled from October 3 to 11 in Aarhus, Denmark

Sep 02, 2020, 15:32 PM IST

PV Sindhu reveals who inspired her to play sports

The star shuttler also revealed that she wanted to become a doctor in her childhood during an Instagram live session 

Aug 30, 2020, 14:54 PM IST

Indian shuttler N Sikki Reddy tests positive for coronavirus

Physiotherapist Kiran C, who also arrived at the National Badminton Camp at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, has also tested positive for the virus.

Aug 13, 2020, 23:37 PM IST

Happy to resume full fledge gym session after a long time, says PV Sindhu

The 25-year old shared the picture with her 2.8 million fans on Twitter.

Aug 05, 2020, 17:56 PM IST

Badminton star PV Sindhu turns 25, Twitterati extends birthday greetings

In 2016, Sindhu became the first-ever female athlete from India to clinch a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Jul 05, 2020, 10:28 AM IST