Badminton: Axelsen beats Lin Dan to clinch bronze
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Fourth seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat reigning champion Lin Dan to grab a bronze medal in the men’s singles event of the badminton competition at the ongoing Rio…
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Bharat Petroleum announces Rs.75 lakh award, promotion for Sindhu
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Saturday announced a cash award of Rs.75 lakh and promotion for Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu. Sindhu, who became the country’s first-ever woman silver…
Saina undergoes knee surgery, likely to be out for 4 months
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent surgery on her right knee at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), a top official said here on Saturday. She is likely to remain off the…
Saina Nehwal undergoes right-knee surgery in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Former World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent surgery on her right knee at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), a top official said here on Saturday. “She had sustained an intra-articular…
Saina Nehwal undergoes right-knee surgery in Mumbai hospital
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Former World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday morning underwent right-knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) here. “After the surgery,” Saina, 26, tweeted and posted a rosy, cheerful…
Shuttler Sindhu adds silver lining to India’s Rio campaign
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Shuttler P.V. Sindhu’s silver in the women’s singles competition of the Rio Olympics lifted India’s spirits as the nation erupted in joy at the 21-year-old’s historic feat, while others…
Coach Gopichand savours India’s success in badminton
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Indian badminton chief coach Pullela Gopichand on Friday said that he was proud of the fact that under his tutelage the country has won two consecutive medals in Olympics….
Saina to undergo knee surgery on Saturday
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) At a time when the whole nation was celebrating P.V. Sindhu’s historic silver medal feat at the Rio Olympics, London games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal announced on Friday that she…
AIFF announces cash awards for Rio medallists Sindhu, Sakshi
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel on Friday announced cash awards of Rs 5 lakh each to Rio Olympics medallists — shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik….
Shuttler Sindhu on cloud nine after silver-medal feat
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) After bagging a historic silver in women’s singles badminton competition at the Rio Olympics, an elated P.V. Sindhu on Friday said she implemented all the strategies…
Shuttler Sindhu adds silver lining to India’s Rio campaign
Rio de Janeiro: India’s P.V. Sindhu wins silver medal in badminton women’s singles during Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 19, 2016. (Photo: Xinhua/IANS) Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Shuttler…
President, PM, Sonia congratulate silver medallist Sindhu
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic silver at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday….
Badminton: Chong Wei beats Lin Dan to advance to final
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton’s long time rivals Lin Dan of China and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia had one last Olympic showdown with Chong Wei eventually overcoming two-time Olympic gold medallist Dan…
Mukherjee congratulates silver medallist shuttler Sindhu
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee led the country in congratulating shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic silver at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. “Great game played with grit;…
Shuttler Sindhu settles for historic silver at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 by World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the badminton women’s singles…
BAI announces cash awards for Sindhu, Gopichand
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta on Friday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh for shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who scripted history by bagging the…
Badminton: Chen Long to take on Lee Chong wei in final
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) World No.2 Chen Long on Friday thrashed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in straight sets 21-14, 21-15 in the men’s singles semi-finals of the badminton competitions to set up an…
Sindhu started playing at 8, had meteoric rise
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who on Friday became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in badminton in the Olympics, has had a meteoric rise since…
Sindhu beaten in final, settles for silver at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 by World No.1 Carolina Marin in the badminton women’s singles event here on Friday…
Gopichand, the man behind India’s rise in badminton world
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) If there is one person and one academy which helped India produce world-class shuttlers and emerge as a badminton hotbed, it’s Pullela Gopichand and his badminton academy here….