Having returned to the country after clinching bronze at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Sindhu said she is enjoying herself and wants to keep improving.
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I am now fit on court and ready to go: PV Sindhu
The Tokyo Olympics, which were slated to be held in July-August this year, had to be postponed to summer of 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Singapore Open 2019: PV Sindhu in semis, Saina Nehwal exits
Singapore: Saina Nehwal’s disappointing show continued at the Singapore Open as the shuttler crashed out of the tournament while PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals here on Friday. Saina lost in straight games 8-21, 13-21 in the 36-minute affair to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, who was in her top form and the[Read More…]
Malaysia Open 2019: PV Sindhu ousted by Sung Ji Hyun in second round
Kuala Lumpur: Ace India shuttler P.V. Sindhu was knocked out of the 2019 Malaysia Open as she lost in straight sets to South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun in the second round here on Thursday. After a tight first game, Sindhu failed to put up a fight in the second as[Read More…]
Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth in Indonesia Masters quarters
Jakarta: Indian star shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu won their respective matches to enter the quarter-finals in the Indonesia Masters here on Thursday. While Saina outplayed local girl Fitriani Fitriani in straight sets 21-17, 21-15, Sindhu defeated home shuttler Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 in 37 minutes[Read More…]
“People say it, don’t practice it”, PV Sindhu over respect towards women in India
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu feels that in foreign countries there is a lot of respect towards woman as compared to India and women should not be ashamed of the sexual harassment they have faced rather they should come forward and speak about it. On Friday, 18 January, speaking at ‘SH(OUT)[Read More…]
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…]
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu in second round of French Open
Paris: Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu entered the second round of ongoing French Open after thrashing Beiwen Zhang in straight games here on Tuesday. Sindhu took just 34 minutes to outclass Zhang 21-17, 21-8. With this win, the Rio Olympic silver medalist avenged her loss at the hands of Zhang[Read More…]
Government spent Rs 132 crore to spread awareness on GST in ads
The government has spent an alarming amount of Rs 132.38 crore for GST (goods and services tax) advertisements. It was revealed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a reply to an RTI query. More than 5 crores were spent on advertisements with outdoor media. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan[Read More…]
Shuttler PV Sindhu says mistreated by IndiGo staff
Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday slammed private carrier IndiGo, saying a staffer “behaved very badly and rudely” with her when she boarded a Hyderabad-Mumbai flight. Sindhu took to Twitter, describing the incident as “a very bad experience” after a staffer named Ajeetesh objected to her carrying[Read More…]
Hyderabadi shuttler PV Sindhu recommended for Padma Bhushan
Noted Indian shuttler PV Sindhu was recommended for the Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry on Monday. The 22-year-old created history at the Rio Olympics in 2016 when she became the first Indian woman to seal a silver medal. Earlier in 2015, she became the youngest recipient of the[Read More…]
Korea Open: PV Sindhu defeats Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara to clinch title
In thrilling finals of women’s singles title, Olympic silver medallist shuttler, PV Sindhu, beat world champion, Nozomi Okuhara, of Japan at the Korea Open Superseries on Sunday. She saw off eighth seed Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 20-18 in an energy-sapping contest that lasted an hour and 23 minutes. The 22-year-old Indian[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 reaches Badminton Asia Championship quarter
Sindhu advances in the Badminton Asia Championship
PV Sindhu wins Indian Open Super Series title
PV Sindhu becomes 2nd Indian woman to enter top 5 of world rankings
After winning silver in Olympic along with millions of heart, medalist PV Sindhu continued to reach new heights. The spirited sports player became the second Indian woman to break into the top 5 in the latest BWF World ranking. Sindhu attained the career-best ranking of World No. 5 and is[Read More…]
Year-ender: Meet women, who made us proud this year!
Pride – the most respectable thing we have achieved this year is due to our brilliant women. The year 2016 was the year of Indian women who proved that they are not less than anyone in the world. Be it sports, entertainment, business, art or any other field, these women[Read More…]
Heartbreak for PV Sindhu! Loses to Tzu Ying in Hong Kong Super Series Final
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu couldn’t make it two Super Series titles in two weeks as she lost to world No. 3 Tai Tzu Ying 15-21, 17-21. Sindhu was her usual gritty self but her power game came up short against the clinical Ying, who showed why she has beaten world No.[Read More…]
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…]
Indian women hockey players made to sit on train floor of Dhanbad-Allepey Express
In another example of classic ‘babudome’ in India, four women hockey players Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Sunita Lakra and Lilima Minz from Odisha were made to sit on the train floor while returning home from Rio Olympics while the other officials travelled in the business class bogey. Women activists[Read More…]
PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar conferred with Khel Ratna awards
For the first time four athletes including PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnatics) and Jitu Rai (Shooting) were conferred with—India’s highest sporting honour—Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Monday. In a star-studded ceremony, President Pranab Mukherjee gave medals, certificates and cash prize worth Rs. 7.5 lakh to[Read More…]
Haryana chief minister says PV Sindhu is from Karnataka and Twitter burns him!
While the nation was still recovering from Sports Minister Vijay Goel’s tirade of embarrassment at Rio, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar committed a faux pas when he during an event at Bahadurgarh said that silver medalist PV Sindhu belonged to Karnataka. Speaking at a function he said, “Sakshi Malik[Read More…]