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PV Sindhu suffered an unexpected 17-21, 21-16, 18-21 defeat at the hands of Beiwen Zhangin to make a first-round exit from the Denmark Open Super Series. (Photo: AP)

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Denmark Open Super Series: Beiwen Zhangin knocks out PV Sindhu in 1st...

This is for the third consecutive time that Beiwen Zhangin has defeated PV Sindhu.

16 Oct 2018 4:21 PM IST

Olympic medallists P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will lead a strong Indian challenge at the Denmark Open badminton tournament which gets underway on Tuesday. (Photo: AP / AFP)

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Denmark Open 2018: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal to lead Indian challenge

In men's singles competition, world no.6 Kidambi Srikanth will be India's best bet and has been seeded seventh in the...

15 Oct 2018 12:55 PM IST

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Parupalli Kashyap loses passport in Amsterdam, seeks external affairs...

Kashyap is supposed to leave for Odense Sunday for the Denmark Open.

13 Oct 2018 2:54 PM IST

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen settled for a silver medal after he lost the mens singles summit clash against Li Shifeng of China in straight games in the Youth Olympic Games. (Photo: Twitter / Team India)

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Youth Olympic Games: Shuttler Lakshya Sen bags silver

Sen, the reigning junior Asian champion, lost 15-21, 19-21 in a 42-minute final match to bag the silver.

13 Oct 2018 9:35 AM IST

Badminton star PV Sindhu lauded people from different spheres coming forward in exposing personalities who sought sexual favours from their colleagues. (Photo: AFP)

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PV Sindhu too comes out in support of #metoo movement; here's what she...

Sindhu's badminton colleague Jwala Gutta, on Tuesday, without giving any names, alleged mental harassment by a coach.

10 Oct 2018 3:24 PM IST

The Hyderabad-based player had a long-standing and much-publicised feud with chief national coach P Gopichand, during which she alleged that he concentrated solely on singles players while ignoring the ones in doubles. (Photo: PTI)

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Jwala Gutta reveals her #Metoo moment; speaks of mental harassment,...

Gutta, also a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, reiterated her allegations of being targetted in selection.

9 Oct 2018 8:55 PM IST

With all players returning to the auction pool for the first time since 2015 and no Right to Match (RTM) card at teams disposal, the exercise gained more significance with franchisees looking to get the combination right besides their ideal Icon player. (Photo: AP)

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Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth attract maximum price at PBL season 4 auction

The unexpected one was rising doubles star Satwiksairaj Rankireddy who was the highest paid non-Icon Indian player with...

8 Oct 2018 9:18 PM IST

Saina revealed that the duo has known each other for over a decade and she found it very easy to share her feelings with Kashyap. (Photo: Instagram)

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Saina Nehwal confirms marriage with Parupalli Kashyap, reveals bonding...

The Indian badminton ace confirmed she will be tying the knot with her partner on December 16 later this year.

8 Oct 2018 12:35 PM IST

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Badminton League: Focus will be on star players

Auction for PBL season 4 to take place today.

8 Oct 2018 12:24 AM IST

The Japanese dynamo showed her fighting spirit as she reeled off six points on the trot to surpass Saina and seal the match. (Photo: AFP)

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Korea Open: Saina Nehwal loses to Nozomi Okuhara after squandering...

The fifth-seeded Indian squandered four match points to go down 21-15, 15-21, 20-22 to the third-seeded Okuhara

28 Sept 2018 6:46 PM IST

$\I knew about their (Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap) relationship. One good thing about it is, Saina managed it very well. She did not get distracted with it. Her priority was sport and she gave hundred per cent to it,\ said Vimal Kumar. (Photo: Parupalli Kashyap Twitter / AFP)$ Sports

Vimal Kumar lauds Saina for not letting relationship with P Kashyap...

Kumar said he is happy that Saina is getting married to Kashyap because he has known them for a long time.

28 Sept 2018 9:45 AM IST

Nehwal is the only Indian left in the tournament after Sameer Verma and Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka crashed out on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

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Korea Open 2018: Saina Nehwal cruises to quarterfinal, beats South...

The 28-year-old thrashed her South Korean opponent 21-18, 21-18 in a clash that lasted 36 minutes.

27 Sept 2018 4:15 PM IST