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A momentous gold at the world championships more than made up for PV Sindhu's otherwise ordinary run in the circuit, while teenager Lakshya Sen ensured that Indian men's badminton had a strong future to look forward to in a mixed bag that was 2019. (Photo:File)

Inconsistent world-conqueror PV Sindhu steers Indian badminton in 2019

After two silvers and two bronze medals, Sindhu finally fetched India its first ever World Championships gold in the sport.

23 Dec 2019 1:06 PM

India's PV Sindhu recorded a consolation win over China's He Bingjiao in the third Group A match to end her campaign on a positive note at the year-ending BWF World Tour Final. (Photo: Twitter)

BWF World Tour Final: PV Sindhu beats Bingjiao for consolation win

Sindhu, whose title defence lay in tatters after her second successive loss on Thursday, scripted an incredible turnaround.

13 Dec 2019 6:03 PM

World Championships gold medalist PV Sindhu on Wednesday faced a defeat against Akane Yamaguchi in the BWF World Tour Finals 2019. (Photo:Instagram)

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu bows down to Akane Yamaguchi

Japan's Yamaguchi trounced Sindhu 18-21, 21-18, 21-8 in the group A game which lasted for 68 minutes.

12 Dec 2019 12:25 PM

Enduring a rough patch since claiming the world championship gold, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu would be eager to turnaround her fortunes when she begins her title defence at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals here on Wednesday. (Photo:File)

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.

10 Dec 2019 11:46 AM

Olympic medallists shuttlers P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and cricketer Harbhajan Singh were among the prominent sportspersons who showered praise on the Telangana police for their action. (Photo: File)

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal leads Indian sports fraternity in praising Telangana police for killing of four rape accused

The four accused were killed in 'retaliatory' firing by police near Hyderabad on Friday morning when they were taken to the scene of crime.

07 Dec 2019 11:53 AM

World champion PV Sindhu was on Tuesday retained by Hyderabad Hunters for Rs 77 lakh in the auction. (Photo: PBL website)

PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu Ying fetch joint highest Rs 77 lakh in PBL auction

World number 1 women's singles player Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei was also bought for joint highest amount of Rs 77 lakh.

26 Nov 2019 5:42 PM

Pullela Gopichand said that PV Sindhu would bounce back strongly. (Photo: AP)

'PV Sindhu's recent lean run down to hectic scheduling': Pullela Gopichand

Sindhu has fallen in the early stages at all tournaments except the French Open since winning her maiden World Championship title in August.

20 Nov 2019 7:17 PM

PV Sindhu becomes the latest Indian to get knocked out of Korea Open. (Photo: AP)

PV Sindhu gets knocked out of Hong Kong Open

Parupalli Kashyap was also knocked out of the Hong Kong Open.

14 Nov 2019 8:14 PM

Chief coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday rued that the tournament calender, packed with mandatory events, combined with the pressure of Olympic qualification has not given any respite to PV SIndhu, and other players, who are now dealing with injuries and lack of form. (Photo:File)

PV Sindhu still our best bet at major tournaments: Pullela Gopichand

Gopichand, credited for transforming Indian badminton, said not only the Indians but almost all top players in the world are struggling.

13 Nov 2019 1:26 PM

Shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday advanced further in the ongoing Hong Kong Open after registering a win in the first round of the tournament. (Photo: PTI)

PV Sindhu enters second round of Hong Kong Open

Sindhu defeated South Korea's Kim Ga Eun 21-15, 21-16 to progress further in the competition.

13 Nov 2019 12:57 PM

World Champion P V Sindhu suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei. (Photo: AFP)

China Open: Satwiksairaj provides good news after PV Sindhu ouster

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy gave the Indian camp reason to be cheerful with twin victories in the men's and mixed doubles categories.

05 Nov 2019 7:59 PM

World Champion PV Sindhu suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei in the opening round to be ousted from the USD 700,000 China Open here on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

China Open: Another early exit for PV Sindhu as she bows out after loss to Pai Yu Po

World No.6 Sindhu lost 13-21 21-18 19-21 to world No.42 Pai in a 74-minute women's singles match.

05 Nov 2019 11:47 AM

Both PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal had made early exits in three successive tournaments at China, Korea and Denmark before somewhat regaining form with a quarterfinal finish at the French Open and the duo will be desperate to go deep in the draw. (Photo: AFP/PTI)

Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of China Open; Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu eye title

Sindhu and Saina will once again be India's best bet as they look to put up a good show this week.

04 Nov 2019 5:29 PM

The 24-year-old PV Sindhu dropped her first game of the tournament, but she made a remarkable comeback in the second game. (Photo: File)

French Open: PV Sindhu faces defeat, loses to Tai Tzu Ying

Sindhu lost her quarter-final match against Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying 16-21, 26-24, 17-21.

26 Oct 2019 10:34 AM

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday progressed to the quarter-finals of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. (Photo: File))

French Open: PV Sindhu marches into quarter-finals

She defeated Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-10, 21-13 in the second-round match.

25 Oct 2019 12:15 PM

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday advanced to the second round of the ongoing French Open after defeating Canada's Michelle Li in the first round. (Photo:File)

French Open: PV Sindhu enters second round

Sindhu defeated Li in straight games 21-15, 21-13.

23 Oct 2019 2:19 PM

Deepika Padukone becomes flag-bearer of PM Modi's 'Bharat Ki Laxmi' initiative; see tweet

The actress shared a video on her social media along with sports icon PV Sindhu.

22 Oct 2019 12:16 PM

The Olympic silver medallist, PV Sindhu, looked a tad slow in her movement in the last three tournaments, showing signs of a dip in her form. (Photo: PTI)

Out-of-form PV Sindhu looks ahead to dominate French Open

Since claiming her maiden World Championships title in August, Sindhu has looked awfully out-of-form.

21 Oct 2019 11:00 AM

The 24-year-old PV SIndhu had lost in the second round and first round at the China Open and Korea Open respectively in the last two events. (Photo: Twitter)

PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma knocked out of Denmark Open

It turned into a dismal day for India as Sameer Verma and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also went down.

17 Oct 2019 6:39 PM

Indian badminton player PV Sindhu on Tuesday slipped to the sixth spot in the latest BWF Rankings while Parupalli Kashyap moved up by five positions to make his way in the top 25 rankings. (Photo:AFP)

BWF Rankings: PV Sindhu drops to 6th, Parupalli Kashyap enter in to top 25

Sindhu had a poor run in the Korea Open as she crashed out of the tournament in the first round.

02 Oct 2019 10:41 AM

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