Syed Modi International: P V Sindhu enters semifinals; H S Prannoy loses in quarterfinals

January 21, 2022 8:43 PM

Syed Modi International: P V Sindhu enters semifinals; H S Prannoy loses in quarterfinals

In Badminton, two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu rallied from a game down to eke out a hard-fought win over Thailand's Supanida Katething to enter the women's singles semifinals of the Syed Modi International tournament in Lucknow this evening. The top-seeded Indian beat her Thai rival, seeded sixth in the tournament, 11-21, 21-12, 21-17 in a quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and five minutes. Sindhu will face fifth-seeded Russian Evgeniya Kosetskaya in the semifinals...

P V Sindhu, H S Prannoy all set for good show at Australia Open

June 3, 2019 7:11 PM

P V Sindhu, H S Prannoy all set for good show at Australia Open

In Badminton, Indian ace P.V. Sindhu will resume her chase for the first title of the season, while Sameer Verma too will eye a good show when the Australia Open World Tour Super 300 tournaments begins with the qualifiers in Sydney on Tuesday.   World No. 5 Sindhu, will take on a qualifier in the opening round before a likely contest with Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong.   World No. 12 Sameer will face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the opening round.   Among other Indians, B. Sai P...