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 ...
20 May, 2022, 04.42 PM IST
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...
04 Dec, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
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...
20 Nov, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
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...
30 Jul, 2021, 04.12 PM IST
“I spoke out because someone had to” Japan’s face of the #MeToo movementYamaguchi, a former Washington bureau chief for Tokyo Broadcasting System and someone considered close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was ac...
13 Dec, 2018, 09.50 AM IST
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...
27 Aug, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
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...
04 Aug, 2018, 11.55 PM IST
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...
17 Dec, 2017, 06.38 PM IST
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...
15 Dec, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
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...
16 Nov, 2017, 05.31 PM IST
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.
14 Dec, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
- Late Yamaguchi strike gives Japan cause to celebrate
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-JPN:Late Yamaguchi strike gives Japan cause to celebrate
07 Oct, 2016, 10.17 AM IST
- Soccer-Late Yamaguchi strike gives Japan cause to celebrate
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-JPN/:Soccer-Late Yamaguchi strike gives Japan cause to celebrate
07 Oct, 2016, 08.52 AM IST
- Soccer-Japan snatch late winner against Iraq
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-JPN-IRQ/:Soccer-Japan snatch late winner against Iraq
06 Oct, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
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,...
28 Nov, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Japan's World War II film idol Rikoran dies at 94Japanese film idol Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was known as Rikoran and symbolized Japan's dreams of Asian conquest, has died at age 94.
14 Sep, 2014, 03.05 PM IST
Japanese party backs talks with India on civil nuclear dealA top leader of Japan's New Komeito Party has backed negotiations for a civil nuclear pact with India and said "a flexible approach" should...
06 Jan, 2014, 07.27 PM IST