India’s PV Sindhu won her third Super Series title beating Nozomi Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 in the women’s singles final of the Korea Open in a thrilling encounter in Seoul on Sunday. She claimed the title in a one hour and 24 minutes battle and become the first Indian shuttler to win in Korea.
» Read moreOlympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao in the semi-finals to set up a mouth-watering summit clash with world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan at the Korea Open Super Series. The 22-year-old Indian had come into the match with a 3-5 head-to-head record, having lost to the Chinese at the Asia Badminton Championship this year. But that didn’t matter […]
» Read moreOlympic silver medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the semifinals of women’s singles at the $600,000 Korea Open Super Series on Friday. Sindhu, recovered from a mid-game slump to stave off the challenge from World No. 19 Minatsu Mitani of Japan 21-19 16- 21 21-10 in a match that lasted 63 minutes.
» Read moreBadminton great Prakash Padukone will be conferred with the first Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for his rich contribution to the sport. Announcing the award at a press conference, BAI President Himanta Biswa Sarma said the award will carry a citation and a cash award of Rs 10 lakh. He said BAI in its […]
» Read moreLondon Olympics bronze medal winning shuttler Saina Nehwal has resumed her partnership with former coach Pullela Gopichand with an aim to achieve her “future goals”. Saina today announced the decision on her twitter handle. “For a while I’ve been thinking about moving my training base back to the Gopichand academy and I had a discussion about this with Gopi sir […]
» Read moreIndian badminton star P.V. Sindhu has turned producer for a digital film paying ode to her coach Pullela Gopichand for his relentless pursuit of excellence. Celebrating ‘Teacher’s Day’ that falls on September 5, Sindhu has co-produced the film with sports drink brand Gatorade to celebrate those who keep pushing you, through the digital film titled #IHATEMYTEACHER’ The story is that […]
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