Vinesh, Sindhu, Mary Kom among nominees for inaugural BBC Sportswoman of the year award

February 3, 2020 8:34 PM

Vinesh, Sindhu, Mary Kom among nominees for inaugural BBC Sportswoman of the year award

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Shuttler P.V. Sindhu and Boxer M.C. Mary Kom will compete for the inaugural BBC Indian sportswoman of the year award after being nominated for the honour. Sprinter Dutee Chand and para-badminton player Manasi Joshi are the other nominees for the award, the winner of which will be announced on the 8th of next month. The winner will be decided on the basis of public voting, which will be open till the 18th of this month on six BBC vernacular websites. Head of BBC Indian lan...

Sindhu, Saina reach second round of Singapore Open

April 10, 2019 1:34 PM

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 ...

Sindhu, Kidambi advance to second round of Malaysian Open

April 4, 2019 7:31 AM

Sindhu, Kidambi advance to second round of Malaysian Open

Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the Malaysian Open World Tour Super 750 tournament in Kuala Lumpur today. However, it was curtains for Saina Nehwal.  She lost to Chochuwong Pornpawee of Thailand 22-20, 15-21, 10-21.   Olympic and world championship silver medallist Sindhu staved off a spirited challenge from World No. 20 Aya Ohori 22-20, 21-12 to record her sixth win over the Japanese. India Open finalist Srikanth beat Indonesia's Ihs...

Sindhu, Srikanth advance to India Open second round

March 27, 2019 8:59 PM

Sindhu, Srikanth advance to India Open second round

Former Champions P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round, while HS Prannoy also made a strong start to his campaign with a hard-fought win at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open in New Delhi on Wednesday. Sindhu brushed aside fellow Indian Mugdha Agrey 21-8, 21-13 in women's singles, while Srikanth recorded his fourth successive win over Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent with a 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 triumph in men's singles. Prannoy beat Thailand'...

Sindhu, Srikanth look to regain form, reclaim titles at India Open

March 26, 2019 5:24 PM

Sindhu, Srikanth look to regain form, reclaim titles at India Open

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to regain form and reclaim a title with no major threat in the fray at the India Open badminton which started in New Delhi on Tuesday. While Saina Nehwal has pulled out of India's prime badminton tournament due to illness, the absence of Japanese players will make things easier for PV Sindhu.  The 2017 India Open champion will start her campaign against compatriot Mugdha Agrey.  Meanwhile, in results so far, India's Sarath Dunna ed a maj...

Sindhu, Saina will be in action at Senior National Badminton Championships

February 11, 2019 8:23 PM

Sindhu, Saina will be in action at Senior National Badminton Championships

Top Indian shuttlers will be in action when the sprawling Assamese city hosts the 83rd edition of the Senior National Badminton Championships from Tuesday. This is the first time the prestigious Nationals is returning to the North-East since Guwahati last hosted it in 2010. Defending champion Saina Nehwal and last edition's runner-up P.V. Sindhu will be the biggest attractions on the women's side. However, the men's singles will lose a bit of sheen with defending champ...