Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei took to the badminton court on Monday for the first time after a six-month lay-off. Lee, who was diagnosed with early stage nose cancer in July last year, said he would focus on recovering his muscle mass which had been lost after[Read More…]
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PV Sindhu beats Ratchanok, reaches the final of BWF Tour Finals
India’s hope at the BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, Sindhu entered the last two of the tournament after she registered a straight two game victory against Ratchanok Intanon. The racquet-eer made her way to the second successive final at the event after beating the World Number 8 Thai shuttler.[Read More…]
Pullela Gopichand: A player, a coach, everything Indian Badminton ever needed
What Pullela Gopichand could not achieve as a player, he did so as a coach, 2 Olympic medals! Winner of the All England Open, 2001, Pullela did not always want to become a badminton player. He started the game as a hobby when he was 11 years old. Pullela Gopichand[Read More…]
Undeterred by cancer, Malaysian badminton legend Lee vows to return
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei pledged on Thursday to try his best to continue his career for “the love of the sport”. Speaking at his first press conference since seeking treatment for nose cancer abroad, Lee said he loves the sport too much to quit but would[Read More…]
Match fixed! Badminton stars Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap to marry this December
Badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap are all set to get hitched this December. After Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone now Saina Nehwal has decided to take her relationship to another level by this year-end. The marriage will be a private ceremony. However, the couple is planning a grand[Read More…]
PV Sindhu cracks 7th on Forbes list, becomes a sponsors’ dream on £126,000 a week
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, a 23-year-old Indian badminton player commonly, secured seventh spot on the Forbes list of highest-earning female athletes released earlier this week. Sindhu comes from a sporting background with both her parents playing volleyball at national level, but she took up badminton aged six. Despite badminton’s semi-professional status[Read More…]
Kidambi Srikanth wins French Open; wins fourth title of the year
Paris: Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in straight games to win the men’s singles title at the French Open Superseries here on Sunday. Srikanth dominated from the start to carve out a 21-14, 21-13 win in 34 minutes. Sunday’s win helped the eighth seeded Indian to improve[Read More…]
Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth makes it to the final, Nehwal crashes out
On Saturday, Sai Praneeth qualified for the finals beating Pannawit Thongnuam of Thailand 21-11 21-15 in their men’s singles semifinal. The match lasted for 36 minutes. While it was a disappointing day for Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal. Saina, who faltered in the last-four stage of the women’s singles event to[Read More…]
Deepika Padukone to play PV Sindhu in shuttler’s biopic?
Just after news broke out that Sonu Sood is making a biopic on ace shuttler PV Sindhu, there are speculations that Ram Leela actress Deepika Padukone has been approached to play the lead role in the film. “We haven’t locked yet on who will get into PV Sindhu’s shoes. In[Read More…]
Sonu Sood to paint Olympian PV Sindhu’s life on big screen
Actor-producer Sonu Sood has decided to bring the life of ace shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, who became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics last year, on a silver screen. Now, PV Sindhu is the next sports personality whose story is heading to the big[Read More…]
Sindhu advances in the Badminton Asia Championship
PV Sindhu wins Indian Open Super Series title
Nerves of steel! PV Sindhu beats Sung JI Hyun to enter China Open final
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu is just one step away from clinching her maiden Super Series Premier title as she reached the finals of the China Open after registering a come from behind win over Korea Sung Ji Hyun at the $700,000 tournament on Saturday. Seventh seed Sindhu edged out[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu beats World No. 2 Wang Yihan in the quarter-final
PV Sindhu kept medal hopes alive for India, despite the continuous knock-outs at the Rio Olympics. In a historic win on Tuesday, Sindhu defeated World No 2 Wang Yihan from China in the quarter-finals, becoming the second Indian shuttler to qualify for an Olympic semi-finals in the women’s singles, after Saina Nehwal. The[Read More…]