P V Sindhu

Commonwealth Games 2022: Sindhu wins elusive gold, India finishes fourth

Shuttlers win all three titles on offer on last day of the Commonwealth Games, Sharath Kamal most decorated athlete with 4 medals, hockey team disappoints

CWG: Shuttlers, paddlers dazzle on last day; India finish 4th with 22 gold

With the 0-7 hammering of the men's hockey team by Australia, when at least a spirited fight was anticipated, the Games ended on a somewhat disappointing note.

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi hails Sindhu, Neeraj Chopra for recent performances

He said, "Friends, be it the classroom or the playground, today our youth, in every field, are making the country proud. This month, PV Sindhu has won her first title of the Singapore Open."

Sindhu named India's flagbearer for Commonwealth Games' opening ceremony

Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu was on Wednesday named flagbearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games to be held here on Thursday. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who was also the defending champion in the Commonwealth Games having won the gold in Gold Coast four years ago, was expected to be the flagbearer. But a groin injury following his silver medal at the World Championships forced him to pullout and the Indian Olympic Association picked Sindhu to be the flagbearer from a three-member shortlist. Tokyo Olympics medalists -- weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and boxer Lovlina Borgohain are the other two athletes, who were also considered before IOA decided to go for Sindhu. "It's with great pleasure that we announce Sindhu as the flagbearer for Team India,"acting IOA president Anil Khanna said in a release. Sindhu was also the flagbearer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. "The other two athletes, Chanu and Borgohain,

P V Sindhu beats China's Wang Yi; clinches her maiden Singapore Open title

The final scoreline read 21-9 11-21 21-15 in the Indian's favour

Singapore Open 2022: P V Sindhu, Prannoy H S advance to quarter-finals

Playing on court 1, Sindhu won her match 19-21, 21-19, 21-18. She got off a bad start, losing the first game closely

P V Sindhu, H S Prannoy advance to quarterfinals in Malaysia Open

The world No. 7 dispatched her Thai opponent 19-21 21-9 21-14 in a 57-minute second round clash at the Axiata Arena

P V Sindhu, Lakshya Sen eye consistency as focus shifts to Indonesia Open

Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and rising star Lakshya Sen will seek consistency as they lead the Indian charge at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday

Korea Open: Sindhu fails to decode An Seyoung, campaign ends at semifinals

P V Sindhu suffered her fourth successive defeat to the young An Seyoung to sign off her women's singles campaign at the semifinal stage

P V Sindhu wins Swiss Open title, beats Ongbamrungphan of Thailand

P V Sindhu notched up her second women's singles title of season with a straight game win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament

P V Sindhu, HS Prannoy enter Swiss Open singles final; Srikanth loses

Kidambi Srikanth, the World Championships silver medallist, squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-18 7-21 13-21 to Asian Games champion Christie of Indonesia

Sindhu, Saina win first round matches in All England Championships

Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal began their All England Championships campaign with easy straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the women's singles here on Wednesday.

Badminton in times of Covid: Sindhu, Srikanth eye glory at India Open

Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to carry the momentum from last season and make winning starts to the new year when they begin their campaign at the India Open.

Sindhu aims to fill cabinet with missing CWG, Asiad crowns in 2022

While the CWG is set to be held in Birmingham in July-August, the Asian Games is scheduled in Hagzhou, China in September.

Newsmakers: Neeraj Chopra to Harnaaz Sandhu, who all made headlines in 2021

High achievers in the corporate world; a media potboiler we could do without; and heartfelt goodbyes. 2021 had it all, but a year of renewal and hope was summed up best by olympic glory for the ages

Sindhu enters final of BWF World Tour Finals, beats Yamaguchi in semis

Reigning world champion and the two time Olympic medallist beat Yamaguchi 21-15 15-21 21-19 in a thrilling match

BWF World Tour Finals: P V Sindhu sails into semis with straight sets win

Sindhu defeated German badminton player Yvonne Li in straight sets 21-10, 21-13 to seal the game in just 31 minutes

PM fulfils promise, has ice-cream with 2-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday fulfilled his promise and had ice cream with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu when he hosted the Indian athletes at his residence today

'Moment marketing' violations: No trademark Act protection against brands

Sporting celebrities in India do not patent or register personal nuances that would allow them to gain relief under Act

With PV Sindhu mulling legal action, moment marketing faces moment of truth

Brands confronted with the question of what's acceptable and what isn't