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‘Good learner’ Malvika creates a flutter in China
Malvika Bansod reached the China Open quarter-finals, showcasing her talent by defeating top players despite losing to Akane Yamaguchi.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 07:05 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Watch: PV Sindhu loses cool at chair umpire, referee over 'unfair' point penalty
PV Sindhu eventually lost her semi-final against Akane Yamaguchi, and expressed her frustration over the “unfair” call.
Published on May 01, 2022 08:07 AM IST
Tokyo 2020: PV Sindhu on cusp of sealing historic second Olympic medal
Sindhu saved both and won four successive points to win 21-13, 22-20 and make the semi-finals, where the crafty Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei lies in wait on Saturday, without dropping a game in the Olympics.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:16 AM IST
Avishek Roy, Tokyo
Ashwin, Jaffer, others congratulate Sindhu for entering semifinals at Olympics
Sindhu will next face the winner of the other quarterfinal between Thailand's Ratchanok Inthanon and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 03:53 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Saina makes first-round exit from All England; Olympic qualification bid takes a hit
Saina Nehwal now needs strong performances to pocket crucial ranking points but considering that several sporting events are being cancelled in view of the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, it remains to be seen how many she actually gets to play.
Updated on Mar 12, 2020 12:11 PM IST
Birmingham | Press Trust of India
India Open: Chen Yufei, Viktor Axelsen headline a star-studded international line-up
A number of top Chinese players, who were cleared to participate in upcoming BWF World Tour tournaments in Europe, are expected to participate in the USD 400,000 event.
Updated on Feb 26, 2020 05:50 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
PV Sindhu loses again, virtually out of BWF World Tour Final
Coming into the match with a strong 6-3 head-to-head record, Sindhu struggled to match Chen Yufei initially, as the Chinese used her smashes to good effect and grabbed an 8-4 lead and then extended it to 16-12.
Updated on Dec 12, 2019 08:21 PM IST
Guangzhou | Press Trust of India
Defending champion PV Sindhu loses campaign opener to Akane Yamaguchi in World Tour Finals
The 24-year-old Indian came into the match with a healthy 10-6 head-to-head record against Yamaguchi but she had lost to the Japanese in the last two meetings this year.
Updated on Dec 11, 2019 11:08 PM IST
Guangzhou | Press Trust of India
Defending champion PV Sindhu eyes turnaround at World Tour Finals
Sindhu registered her career’s biggest triumph at the World Championship in Basel, Switzerland in August, but since then the Indian looked awfully out of form.
Updated on Dec 10, 2019 01:01 PM IST
Guangzhou | PTI
The Korean who turned around PV Sindhu’s fortunes
It was all about attack, which is Sindhu’s natural game and something which gives her an edge over retrievers like Okuhara or her Japanese counterpart Akane Yamaguchi.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 09:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Avishek Roy
PV Sindhu highlights areas to improve ahead of Badminton World Championships
She lost to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and Carolina Marin of Spain respectively in the summit clash of the last two editions of the World Championships in 2017 and 2018
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 02:40 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Sindhu withdraws from Thailand Open, Saina returns
Sindhu, who reached the final in Indonesia Open but lost in the Japan Open quarterfinals last week, will not take the court in the Thailand Open main draw, which begins on Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 30, 2019 12:38 PM IST
Bangkok | PTI
Japan Open: Sai Praneeth loses to Kento Momota in semis
Praneeth failed to carry forward his winning momentum as he lost the match in straight sets.
Updated on Jul 27, 2019 12:20 PM IST
Tokyo | ANI
PV Sindhu looks to complete unfinished business in Japan
The USD 750,000 tournament will also see the return of Saina Nehwal, who had missed the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event due to fitness issues.
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 12:34 PM IST
Tokyo | Press Trust of India
PV Sindhu loses to Akane Yamaguchi in Indonesia Open final
Sindhu lost 15-21 16-21 to the Japanese in a lop-sided summit clash that lasted 51 minutes in Jakarata.
Updated on Jul 21, 2019 04:03 PM IST
Jakarta | Press Trust of India
Indonesia Open final, highlights: Akane Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu to win title
PV Sindhu could not win her first title of the year as she came up short against 3rd seed Akane Yamaguchi in the final of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament in Jakarta. Yamaguchi defeated Sindhu 21-15, 21-16 in the final to take home her 2nd Super Series title of the season. It was complete domination from the Japanese as she rallied from an early struggle to win the match in straight games. Yamaguchi had stunned top seed and World no. 1 Tai Tzu Ying in straight games in the semis.Sindhu had the upper hand in the head-to-head meetings as she had defeated Yamaguchi 10 times in 14 meetings. In fact Sindhu was undefeated in the last 4 matches against the Japanese. But Yamaguchi put a halt to that streak and emerged victorious. Follow highlights of PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi match:-
Updated on Jul 21, 2019 03:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu beats Chen Yufei, seals first final spot of season
Sindhu, who has been struggling a bit this season, showed her brilliance once again as she saw off world no 3 Chen 21-19 21-10 to enter her first final of the season.
Updated on Jul 20, 2019 06:10 PM IST
Jakarta | PTI
Akane Yamaguchi races to Japan’s first Asia women’s title
The third seed, a silver medallist two years ago, comfortably defeated fifth-seeded He 21-19, 21-9 in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Updated on Apr 28, 2019 03:26 PM IST
Shanghai | AFP
Asian Badminton Championships: Sindhu, Saina bow out in quarters
2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Nehwal went down 13-21, 23-21, 16-21 to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in a hard fought match.
Updated on Apr 26, 2019 06:16 PM IST
Wuhan | PTI
Sindhu, Saina look to end 54-year old title wait at Asia Championship
It was Dinesh Khanna, who had become the men’s singles champion at the Asian Championship in 1965. Last year, HS Prannoy and Saina Nehwal won bronze medals in their respective categories.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 11:36 AM IST
Wuhan (China) | PTI
Sindhu surrenders to Okuhara in Singapore semifinals
Sindhu looked completely out of sort as just 15 minutes into the match and she was crestfallen after meekly surrendering the first game following a heap of unforced errors, mainly at the net and sidelines.
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 02:55 PM IST
Singapore | PTI
All England: Yamaguchi has good chance of winning title, says Morten Frost
India will look to break an 18-year-old jinx, when Saina and Sindhu take court at All England next month
Published on Feb 17, 2019 04:46 PM IST
Guwahati | PTI
Losing in finals won’t come again to me, says PV Sindhu after BWF Finals win
With the straight-game victory, coming after seven straight finals losses, PVSindhu became the first Indian to win the BWF Tour Finals.
Updated on Dec 16, 2018 07:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara, BWF World Tour Finals: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara, BWF World Tour Finals Live Streaming: PV Sindhu takes on Nozomi Okuhara in the women’s singles final at the BWF World Tour Finals.
Updated on Dec 16, 2018 06:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PV Sindhu vs Beiwen Zhang highlights: Sindhu books a spot in semi-final
Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu moved to the semi-final of the BWF World Tour finals after beating USA’s Beiwen Zhang 21-9, 21-15 in her third Group A match of the tournament. The Rio Olympics silver medallist has won all three of her group matches.PV Sindhu vs Beiwen Zhang, Group A match, highlights -
Updated on Dec 14, 2018 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PV Sindhu beats top ranked Tai Tzu Ying in World Tour Finals
PV Sindhu showed great skills under pressure to come back from a game down and beat top ranked Tai Tzu Ying 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 in her second group match at the BWF World Tour Finals.
Updated on Dec 13, 2018 06:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PV Sindhu makes winning start to World Tour Finals
Sindhu, who had finished runner-up at the last edition in Dubai, dished out a superb game, mixed with patience and aggression, to defeat the Japanese 24-22, 21-15.
Updated on Dec 12, 2018 02:31 PM IST
Guangzhou | PTI
Nozomi Okuhara downs Ratchanok Intanon in Hong Kong Open final
Nozumi Okuhara went on to say that she would spend the next year working to secure her place at next year’s Olympics alongside world number two Akane Yamaguchi.
Updated on Nov 18, 2018 04:51 PM IST
Hong Kong | AFP
China Open: Sindhu opens campaign against Russian Evgeniya
World number three Sindhu has been clubbed along with Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in one half of the draw and both can meet in the semi-finals if they reach that stage.
Updated on Nov 05, 2018 08:30 PM IST
Fuzhou | PTI
Saina Nehwal, Sameer Verma enter quarterfinals of Denmark Open
Saina Nehwal will now take on world number three and another Japanese, Nozomi Okuhara, in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Updated on Oct 18, 2018 10:51 PM IST
Odense | PTI
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