Sindhu, Saina reach second round of Singapore Open

In badminton, Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round of the Singapore Open with straight-game wins over their respective rivals in the women's singles event on Wednesday. Sindhu took just 27 minutes to get the better of Indonesia's Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky 21-9, 21-7 in a one-sided match. She will next play Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark. In another match, sixth seed Saina defeated another Indonesian in Yulia Yosephin Susanto 21-16, 21-11 to book ...