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Sindhu trounced Japans Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the final of the tournament and became the first Indian shuttler to win gold at the event. (Photo: AFP)

Carolina Marin, Pankaj Advani applaud PV Sindhu for winning gold at...

PV SIndhu had four medals at the World C'ships as she bagged bronze in the 2013 and 2014 while in 2017 and 2018 she...

26 Aug 2019 5:20 AM

Earlier, the 24-year old has four medals at the World Championships as she bagged bronze in the 2013 and 2014 while in 2017 and 2018 she claimed silver medals. (Photo: AFP)

'Winning gold in World C'ships is like winning an Olympic medal': BAI...

By winning the title, Sindhu, who was born in Hyderabad, has become the first Indian to clinch a gold medal at the World...

26 Aug 2019 4:49 AM

He (Chidambaram) should co-operate with the authorities, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said. (Photo: ANI)

'PV Sindhu has created history': Kiren Rijiju

In the same event, Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth won the bronze medal after he suffered a loss in the semifinal on...

26 Aug 2019 4:36 AM

Sindhu also won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics 2016. (Photo: AFP)

'This time we were expecting a better result', says PV Sindhu's mother

Sindhu trounced Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the final and became the first Indian shuttler to win a gold at the...

26 Aug 2019 3:21 AM

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu beat Japans Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in a one-sided summit clash in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo: Twitter)

Sporting fraternity hails Sindhu's historic World Championships gold

The country's sporting fraternity on Sunday hailed P V Sindhu's historic triumph at the Badminton World Championships,

26 Aug 2019 4:33 AM

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PV Sindhu feels speechless after winning her maiden World Championship...

Sindhu became the first Indian to win World Championships gold by thrashing familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara.

25 Aug 2019 2:45 PM

The Indian won 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes. (Photo: AFP)

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu becomes first Indian shuttler to...

It is Sindhu's fifth World Championships medal, joint-most for a woman singles player.

25 Aug 2019 1:30 PM

B Sai Praneeth became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to secure a medal in the BWF World Championships after a 24-22 21-14 straight-game victory over Indonesias Jonatan Christie. (Photo:AFP)

BWF World Championships: Sai Praneeth crashes out of tournament,...

Momota outplayed Praneeth in both the games, winning the encounter 21-13,21-8.

24 Aug 2019 12:20 PM

Two-time silver medallist PV Sindhu produced a commanding performance in her opening match at the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday.

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu storms into her third consecutive...

Sindhu clinched a berth in the finals of the tournament by registering victory against Chen Yu Fei in 40 minutes.

24 Aug 2019 10:07 AM

B Sai Praneeth became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to secure a medal in the BWF World Championships after a 24-22 21-14 straight-game victory over Indonesias Jonatan Christie. (Photo:AFP)

India's 1st male shuttler wins World Championships medal in 36 years

Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a men's singles World Championships medal -- a bronze -- in the 1983...

23 Aug 2019 2:34 PM

Two-time silver medallist PV Sindhu produced a commanding performance in her opening match at the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday.

PV Sindhu enters semifinals of World Championships, assured of fifth...

The 24-year-old will take on the winner of the match between Chen Yu Fei and Mia Blichfeldt in the semifinal on...

23 Aug 2019 1:10 PM

In the third game, the world number 12 Mia did not give any chance to Nehwal to come back as she clinched the game 21-12 to win the one hour and 12 minutes long encounter. (Photo: AP)

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal crashes out of tournament, loses...

With this defeat, Nehwal ended her journey in the tournament while Mia will proceed to the quarterfinals.

23 Aug 2019 4:14 AM