Bindra feels Sindhu can win India gold at Tokyo Olympics
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra has tipped P.V. Sindhu to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics next year, after the ace shuttler became the first Indian to win gold at the…
Badminton
Sindhu, Stokes, Bumrah enthralled fans on Super Sunday
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) If Sunday started with P.V. Sindhu decimating Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the final of the World Championships in Basel, it ended with Jasprit Bumrah destroying a hapless…
India finish with 12 medals in world para badminton
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 25 (IANS) World No. 1 Pramod Bhagat made a strong comeback to defeat England’s Daniel Bethell and clinch his third Worlds title in men’s singles SL3 category at the BWF Para Badminton…
BAI announces cash rewards for Sindhu, Sai Praneeth
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The BAI announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for P.V. Sindhu following her historic win at the World Championships in Basel on Sunday where she etched her name…
Sports fraternity hails world champion Sindhu
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu on Sunday made history by becoming the first Indian to win gold at the badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. In what turned out to be a one-sided…
Andhra CM hails world champion Sindhu
Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday congratulated ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu for creating history by winning gold at the World Championship in Basel, Switzerland. “The first ever…
Worlds title a dream come true: Manasi Joshi
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 25 (IANS) It was a dream come true moment for Indias para badminton star Manasi Joshi when she clinched her first World Championships crown, overcoming experienced compatriot Parul Parmer in the womens…
Praneeth settles for bronze after defeat to relentless Momota
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 24 (IANS) Sai Praneeth’s dream run at the 2019 BWF World Championships came to an end on Saturday with a 13-21, 8-21 loss to Japanese World No.1 Kento Momota. Praneeth kept pace…
Happy to win, but time to prepare for final: Sindhu
By Jayant Singh Basel, Aug 24 (IANS) After making it to her third successive BWF World Championship final, an elated P.V. Sindhu said she is happy with the result. But she was quick to point…
Sindhu reaches third successive World C’ships final
Basel, Aug 24 (IANS) For the third year in a row, ace India shuttler P.V. Sindhu stormed into the finals of BWF World Championships after defeating China’s Chen Yu Fei in straight games. The Rio…
Not happy with win, need to give best in semis: Sindhu
By Jayant Singh Basel, Aug 23 (IANS) Moments after her stunning quarterfinal victory over World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the BWF World Championships here on Friday, star shuttler P.V. Sindhu…
It’s a big win, want to carry forward momentum: Praneeth
By Jayant Singh Basel (Switzerland), Aug 23 (IANS) After creating history by becoming the first men’s singles player after Prakash Padukone in 1983 to win a World Championships medal, Sai Praneeth on Friday termed his…
Sindhu, Praneeth assure medals in World Championships
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 23 (IANS) Shuttler Sai Praneeth on Friday ended India’s 36-year wait for a medal in the men’s section of the BWF World Championships by sealing his place in the semifinals of the…
Sindhu stuns World No. 2 Tai Tzu to stom into semis of World’s
Basel, Aug 23 (IANS) Sports/Badminton Sindhu stuns World No 2 Tai Tzu to stom into semis of World’s Basel, Aug 23 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu stunned World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 12-21,…
Saina slams umpiring standards after World Championships exit
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 23 (IANS) Saina Nehwal on Friday slammed the umpiring in her Round of 16 defeat to Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt at the BWF World Championships. In a match that lasted an hour and…
Sindhu, Tai set up quarterfinal clash at World’s
Basel (Switzerland) Aug 23 (IANS) Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-ying and India’s P.V. Sindhu will square off in a much-anticipated women’s singles quarterfinal contest at the BWF World Championships on Friday after recording straight-game victories in…
Praneeth in quarters, Prannoy loses in BWF World C’ships
Basel, Aug 22 (IANS) B Sai Praneeth stunned world no 8 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to progress to the quarter-finals while H S Prannoy lost at the BWF World Championships here on Thursday. Praneeth swept aside…
Sindhu moves into third round of BWF World Championships
Basel, Aug 21 (IANS) Ace shuttler P V Sindhu got off to a winning start in her opening match in the women’s second round of the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday. The two-time silver…
BWF World C’ships: Prannoy, Praneeth in round 3
Basel, Aug 20 (IANS) H.S. Prannoy stunned five-time world champion China’s Lin Dan to advance to the third round of the BWF World Championships here on Tuesday, and following his footsteps, B. Sai Praneeth also…
HS Prannoy stuns Lin Dan to advance in World Championships
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 20 (IANS) World No 30 H.S. Prannoy, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from a stomach problem, on Tuesday registered one of his biggest upsets in recent times as he…