PV Singh clinches her 1st singles Gold in CWG

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu finally won her first singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after a 21-15, 21-13 win over Canada’s Michelle Li. Sindhu has now completed the set, having won bronze in 2014, which was incidentally the year Li won her gold medal, silver in 2018, and now gold in Birmingham. Sindhu […]

Olympic medalist PV Sindhu wins Syed Modi International title

Indian badminton player PV Sindhu won her second women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament defeating young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games in Lucknow on Sunday. Top seed Sindhu breezed past Bansod 21-13 21-16 in a lopsided title match, despite playing in a depleted field due to multiple Covid-19 cases. The […]

PV Sindhu enters into Indonesia Open Semi-final

Indian shuttler P V Sindhu, who is a two-time Olympic medalist, came back from a game down to defeat South Korean Sim Yujin and entered into the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 competition in Bali. Third seed Sindhu, the reigning world champion, had to toil hard to beat Yujin 14-21 21-19 21-14  in […]

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-Ying in semis

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu lost the semis clash to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in straight games at the Tokyo Olympics badminton event. Even though Sindhu put up a spirited performance to keep India’s hope for gold alive in the semi-final, the opponent proved to be too good for the world […]

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu enters semi finals with win over Akane Yamaguchi

World champion PV Sindhu on Friday reached the semi-finals at the Olympics for the second straight time. The star Indian shuttler defeated Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women’s singles event to reach the semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu defeated Yamaguchi with a scoreline of 21-13, 22-20. The quarterfinal clash between Sindhu and Yamaguchi lasted […]

Sports Ministry sends historic 9-women list for 2019’s Padma Awards

For the first time in the history of Indian sports, the names of 9 women have been recommended for the Padma awards. Six time world champion boxer Mary Kom has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award. It is the first time that a woman athlete’s name has been put forward by the sports […]

PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian shuttler to win Badminton World Championships Gold

Indian shuttler and world number five PV Sindhu became the first ever Indian badminton player to win a gold medal at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships. The 24 year old defeated world number four Nozomi Okuhara of Japan with a scoreline of 21-7, 21-7 in just 38 minutes. Sindhu had finished second in […]