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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth begin campaign with win at Malaysia Open
Other Sports | Jun 27, 2018, 06:44 PM ISTSindhu took some time to get into the groove before she edged out World No.14 Ohori 26-24, 21-15, in the opening round match.
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Kidambi Srikanth counts on performance over ranking
Sports | May 06, 2018, 11:03 PM ISTKidambi Srikanth said he was not worried about rankings and that his main priority was to perform well in upcoming badminton tournaments.
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My dream is to become World number 1, says PV Sindhu
Other Sports | Feb 28, 2018, 08:34 PM ISTSindhu, who had achieved a career-best ranking of World No 2 a few months ago, said when she started playing at the age of eight her first dream was to represent India.
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Singapore Open: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth advance to quarter-finals
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2017, 10:28 PM ISTStar Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu today whipped Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia and entered into the quarterfinals of the USD 350,000 Singapore Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Thursday.
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Singapore Open: Sindhu, Srikanth advance to second round
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2017, 01:10 AM ISTStar shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting wins in their respective categories to enter the second round of the Singapore Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
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PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu Ying, crashes out of All England Championships
Other Sports | Mar 10, 2017, 11:45 PM ISTSuffering a heart break in the All England Championship, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu failed to overcome World no. 1 and top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. World No 6 Sindhu, who had
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Shuttler PV Sindhu prefers Andhra over Telangana for government job
Other Sports | Feb 24, 2017, 10:49 PM ISTIndian ace shuttler and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu, has preferred Andhra Pradesh over Telangana to acknowledge a government job offer. The star shuttler, who was born in Hyderabad, has accepted the job offer
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PV Sindhu loses to Sun Yu in BWF Super Series Finals
Other Sports | Dec 15, 2016, 10:16 PM ISTOlympic silver medallist P V Sindhu was defeated by China's Sun Yu on Thursday in her second Group B match at the prestigious BWF World Super Series Final. Sindhu, who recently clinched the China Super
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Saina Nehwal bows out of Hong Kong open, slips to 11th spot in BWF rankings
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2016, 07:36 PM ISTA valiant Saina Nehwal today bowed out of the Hong Kong open battling against Cheung Ngan Yi 8-21, 21-18, 19-21 in a match which lasted over one hour. After the loss, Saina and has slipped
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Sport’s spirit: PV Sindhu wins million hearts by picking up Carolina Marin's racquet after losing final
Other Sports | Aug 20, 2016, 10:00 AM ISTShuttler PV Sindhu yesterday scripted history by winning the country’s first ever Olympic Silver Medal in Badminton at Rio. But there was something more from Sindhu’s side that captured everybody’s attention on the court.
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Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal admitted to Hyderabad hospital with knee injury
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2016, 09:34 AM ISTIndia’s star badminton player Saina Nehwal has been admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad after suffering from knee injury which affected her progress in the badminton event of the Rio Olympics. The 26-year-old had lost
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Australian Open: Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth advance to quarterfinals in singles events
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2016, 07:28 PM ISTSydney: Star shuttler Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth registered a straight-game win to reach the quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles events respectively at the USD 750,000 Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament here
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Shuttler Jayaram shocks world No 7 to reach Korea Open final
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTSeoul: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram today continued his rampaging run at the Korea Open notching up a sensational straight-game upset victory over world No 7 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to storm into the
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Asian Games: Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap marches into pre-quarters
Other Sports | Sep 25, 2014, 12:11 PM ISTIncheon: Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap marched into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals with a facile straight-game win over Afghanistan Iqbal Ahmad Shekib in the 17th Asian Games at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here Thursday.Kashyap, who received a
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Saina Nehwal 'hurt' at not receiving promised cash award
Other Sports | Jul 25, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal Thursday said she is "hurt and sad" that she is yet to receive the Rs.50 lakh cash award promised by the Andhra Pradesh state government for winning the
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Srikanth goes down fighting to Lee Chong Wei
Other Sports | Apr 12, 2014, 05:16 PM ISTSingapore: India's rising shuttler Kidambi Srikanth went down in the men's singles semi-finals but not before giving a tough fight to Malaysian World No.1 Lee Chong Wei at the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series here
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Srikanth storms into semis, Sindhu out
Other Sports | Apr 11, 2014, 05:58 PM ISTSingapore: Rising Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series men's singles semi-finals bettering a higher ranked opponent but compatriots P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Praneeth crashed out in straight games
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Shuttler Sourabh Varma enters Malaysia GP Gold final.
Other Sports | Mar 29, 2014, 05:30 PM ISTJohor Bahru (Malaysia): Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma entered the men's singles final of the $120,000 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold as he got a walkover from his opponent in the last-four match at the Stadium Perbandaran
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Shuttler Kashyap rises to World No.24
Other Sports | Mar 20, 2014, 03:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's Parupalli Kashyap arrested his slide in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings released Thursday, by rising a place to No.24 in men's singles.Kashyap, who reached a career high of World No.6 last
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Shuttler Anand Pawar crashes out of Swiss Open.
Other Sports | Mar 13, 2014, 08:05 PM ISTBasel: Mumbai shuttler Anand Pawar crashed out of the $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold after losing his men's singles third round to Chinese Taipei's Tien Chen Chou at St. Jakobshalle here Thursday.Despite a dominating