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PV Sindhu eyes title breakthrough, Ayush Shetty leads men's single charge at Australian Open 2026Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu aims to end her title drought at the Australian Open. Rising star Ayush Shetty spearheads the men's si...
Thailand Open 2026: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya storm into quarterfinalsThree seeded Indian entries, including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (1), PV Sindhu (6), and Lakshya Sen (7), advanced to the q...
Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy enter pre-quarters; Aakarshi Kashyap knocked outIndian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy entered the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles competition in the BWF Japan Open but i...
PV Sindhu beats world number 1 to seize semifinal spot in Thailand OpenThe sixth-seeded Indian prevailed 21-15 20-22 21-13 over second seeded Japanese in 51 minutes to set up a clash with Olympic champion Chen ...
Sindhu enters final of BWF World Tour Finals, beats Yamaguchi in semisIt will be Sindhu's third final appearance in the season-ending tournament. She had won the title in 2018 to become the only Indian to achi...
Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu bows out after losing to Yamaguchi in semisIn the first set, Yamaguchi dominated the proceedings and easily clinched the essay 21-13 in just 20 minutes. Riding high on confidence, Ya...
Tokyo Olympics: P V Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze nowThe 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games, however, remained in the hunt for a bronze medal and will be competing against China's...
PV Sindhu enters semifinals at Tokyo OlympicsThe 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth seede...
P V Sindhu ends runner-up at Indonesian OpenSindhu lost the final of the BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament 15-21 16-21 to the fourth seed.
Smashing into the booksThe Indian had a plan, executed it, and came second best, 17-21, 17-14. The wiliest of players, never short of guts, can be proud of a bron...
PV Sindhu to fight for gold, Saina Nehwal fetches bronze in Asian GamesWorld number three Sindhu beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-17 15-21 21-10 for her second win over the Japanese at the Asian Games, having beaten her...
Sensational PV Sindhu seals second successive World Championships final spotThe 23-year-old from Hyderabad, who also won two bronze medals in 2013 and 2014, will face Olympic champion and former two-time gold medall...
Sindhu loses in summit clash of Dubai Super Series FinalSindhu played her hearts out before going down fighting 21-15 12-21 19-21 to Yamaguchi in an energy-sapping summit clash that lasted an hou...
PV Sindhu trounces Akane, Srikanth loses again at Dubai FinalsWorld No. 3 Sindhu, an Olympic silver medallist, thrashed World No. 2 Yamaguchi 21-9 21-13 in just 36 minutes to top group A in women's sin...
PV Sindhu enter quarters; Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy crash out of China OpenWorld No. 2 Sindhu emerged as the lone Indian survivor at the event after she made quick work of China's Han Yue 21-15 21-13, an opponent r...
Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu, Saina knocked out in round 1; Jayaram advancesLondon Games bronze-winner Saina lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, seeded fourth, 19-21 21-13 21-15 in a match that lasted 56 minutes.
PV Sindhu enters India Super Series final, sets up title date with Carolina MarinThe fans will get a chance to witness an exciting finale, which will be a rematch of the Olympic final which was watched by millions of fan...
P V Sindhu wins opening match at World Super Series FinalHowever, Sindhu continued to nose ahead and entered the interval at 11-7 with a round-the-head smash which the Japanese could not put away.
P V Sindhu advances to Macau Open finalWorld No. 12 Sindhu triumphed 21-8 15-21 21-16 in a contest which lasted an hour and three minutes to make the summit clash of the USD 120,...
- PM Narendra Modi congratulates Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth
Saina lifted the women's singles title after beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi while Srikanth produced the biggest win of his career by defea...