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Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had to toil hard even as Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy secured easy victories to progress to the second round of their respective events at the Japan Open, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Japan Open 2018: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy advance to...

Third seed Sindhu had to sweat it out for 53 minutes before prevailing 21-17 7-21 21-13 over unseeded local girl Sayaka...

11 Sept 2018 6:27 PM IST

Gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left) and Chirag Shetty are all smiles as they pose with their medals after emerging champions in the mens doubles final at the Hyderabad Open badminton tournament in Hyderabad on Sunday. (Image: AFP)

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Sameer Verma champs

Pranaav & Sikki finish 2nd best in mixed doubles.

10 Sept 2018 4:36 AM IST

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (right) and Chirag Shetty in action during their mens doubles semifinal in the ongoing BWF Tour Super 100 tournament on Saturday.

BWF Tour: Sameer sails into final

Satwik-Chirag are in men's doubles title round.

9 Sept 2018 1:26 AM IST

Coach Pullela Gopichand (left) is all smiles as P. V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal pose with their silver and bronze medals alongside V. Chamundeswarnath during a media interaction at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad on Thursday (Photo: DC)

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal aim to return better

However, the coach feels that the Taiwan code' can be cracked if Tai's confidence can be dented.

31 Aug 2018 12:32 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed hope that Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu would continue to perform well and scale new heights in the coming future. He added that the youth of Andhra Pradesh should take inspiration from them and perform well in sports. (Photo: PTI)

Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu hail PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal; here's...

While PV Sindhu won silver, Saina Nehwal bagged bronze in Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta.

29 Aug 2018 10:11 AM IST

PV Sindhu insisted that there was not a huge gap and the Chinese Taipei player is beatable. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Tai can definitely be beaten; there's no huge gap,...

Olympic medallist Sindhu on Tuesday lost 13-21 16-21 to Chinese Taipei's Tai in just 34 minutes to settle for silver.

28 Aug 2018 4:03 PM IST

Sindhu fought hard in the match, but finished runner-up. (Photo: AFP)

Asian Games 2018: PV Sindhu wins silver after loss to Chinese Taipei's...

Tai Tzu Ying beat PV Sindhu 21-13, 21-16 to clinch gold medal.

28 Aug 2018 11:20 AM IST

The Indian will have to punch above her weight as she has not managed to beat the Chinese Taipei shuttler in the last contests. (Photo: AP/AFP)

Asian Games 2018, PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu Ying: Match timings, live...

Sindhu will now fight it out with Tzu Ying to win India's first ever individual gold in badminton.

27 Aug 2018 6:14 PM IST

Saina Nehwal lost the semifinal 17-21, 14-21 to Tzu Ying, who stood out with her court coverage and retrieving in the 36-minute match. (Photo: AP)

Asian Games 2018: Saina Nehwal settles for bronze, PV Sindhu marches...

Sindhu became the first Indian woman shuttler to make it to the final of the individual event at the Asian Games.

27 Aug 2018 11:51 AM IST

Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal on Sunday headed for a gold medal showdown at the 18th Asian Games after their quarterfinal victories ensured Indias first ever womens singles medals at the Continental event. (Photo: AFP / PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Jakarta gears up for possible Sindhu-Saina final...

India has won eight badminton medals at the Asian Games and six of them are in team events and one in men's doubles.

26 Aug 2018 4:25 PM IST

Saina Nehwal is assured of at least a bronze as she erased a huge deficit in the opening game to knock out former world champion Ratchanok 21-18, 21-16 in a 42-minute quarterfinal. (Photo: AFP)

Asian Games 2018: India assured of 2 bronze as Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu...

The last Indian to return with an individual medal from the Continental event was legendary Syed Modi, way back in 1982.

26 Aug 2018 2:38 PM IST

Like the first round, it was an easy win for Saina Nehwal, who outclassed the world number 40 Fitriani 21-6, 21-14 in a second round match which was little over half an hour. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Saina Nehwal beats Fitriani, storms into...

Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, however, couldn't cross the second...

25 Aug 2018 2:11 PM IST