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PV Sindhu out of badminton World Championships after sustaining injury during Commonwealth Games
Star shuttler PV Sindhu was ruled out of the upcoming World Championships with a stress fracture on her left ankle and will be out of action till October at least.
Exclusive: Shuttler Lakshya Sen reveals how he bounced back in CWG men's singles final to win gold
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Lakshya Sen reveals how he managed to turn the tide in his favour in the summit clash at the CWG 2022 and more
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu strikes gold on third attempt; Lakshya Sen claims the yellow metal on CWG debut
The 21-15, 21-13 scoreline for Sindhu had Michelle remarking, “She played very well today. In the eight years since we first met in CWG in 2014, she has grown stronger and better, and I have had injuries. I think I played well. But she was much better.”
Commonwealth Games: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy pair clinch gold in badminton men's doubles
The Satwik-Chirag pair followed double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and All England runners-up Lakshya Sen, who also won yellow metals on the day.
Twitter erupts in joy as PV Sindhu wins her maiden singles CWG gold
From being awarded a bye in the Round of 64 to beating Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in straight games in the semi-final, PV Sindhu relished a smooth journey so far in the campaign.
Commonwealth Games: Kidambi, Treesa-Gayatri clinch bronze; PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen one step away from winning gold
Srikanth prevailed over Singapore's world number 87 Jia Heng Teh 21-15 21-18 to claim a bronze medal to go with the silver that he had won four years ago in Gold Coast.
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen & Satwik-Chirag enter gold match; Kidambi, Treesa/Gayatri to play for bronze
PV Sindhu defeated Jia Min Yeo 21-19, 21-17in the women's singles semi-final match
Commonwealth Games: Lakshya Sen sails into semi-finals; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth too make it with hard-fought wins
World number 10 Sen beat Mauritius' Julien Georges Paul 21-12 21-11 after Sindhu and Srikanth struggled past Malaysia's Goh Wei Jin and England's Toby Penty in women's and men's singles quarter-finals to stay on course for an individual CWG medal.
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen sail into quarterfinals
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, registered easy wins to storm into the quarterfinals of singles events at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth sail into quarter-finals in men's, women's singles
Sindhu, a silver medallist at the 2018 edition, expectedly faced no resistance from Uganda's Husina Kobugabe, winning 21-10 21-9 in her pre-quarterfinal match.
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen & Kashyap enter badminton singles pre-quarterfinals
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of their respective singles events after recording comfortable victories at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth win in straight games, qualify for Round of 16
PV Sindhu defeated Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in straight games. Srikanth won in a similar fashion against Uganda's Daniel Wanagaliya
Commonwealth Games: Foreign badminton coach urges players to channelise anger of Malaysia loss to individual events
Defending champions India failed to retain the title after going down 1-3 to five-time winners Malaysia.
Commonwealth Games: Badminton mixed team settles for silver medal with loss to Malaysia
Srikanth lost to lower-ranked Tze Yong Ng in three games to put the defending champions on the backfoot in the final
Commonwealth Games, India vs Malaysia Badminton Highlights: India settle for silver medal after losing 3-1
Commonwealth Games Highlights: Badminton mixed team final - India lose 1-3 to Malaysia in final and take silver medal (Tie 1) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty loses to Soh Woo Yik/Aaron Chia 18-21, 15-21; (Tie 2) PV Sindhu beats Goh Jin Wei 22-20, 21-17; (Tie 3) Kidambi Srikanth loses to Ng Tz
Commonwealth Games: Lakshya Sen outsmarts Loh Kean Yew as India blank Singapore to reach mixed team final
The third match between Sen and Loh was the most anticipated rubber of the semifinal with the 10th-ranked Indian facing the ninth-ranked Singaporean.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Watch Malaysian coach wins hearts, hands his shoes to rival Jamaican shuttler
Samuel Rickets had damaged his pair when he was involved in his singles match against Ng Tze Yong.
Commonwealth Games: India beat Australia in final league match of mixed team badminton, finish top of group
While India claimed the top spot, Sri Lanka are currently in second place in group A.
Commonwealth Games: India steamroll Sri Lanka to qualify for mixed team badminton knockouts
A day after blanking Pakistan 5-0, India notched up another convincing win with a similar margin to go to the top of group A and qualify for the quarter-finals with still one match to go in the league stage.
Commonwealth Games: Pakistan badminton team finds last minute Birmingham sponsor after being dropped by government
The players including Olympian Mahoor Shahzad were not even supposed to be here. Shahzad despite being a singles player had to participate in doubles as well.
Commonwealth Games: Ultimate goal is Paris Olympics, but focus on CWG right now, says PV Sindhu
Sindhu, who won a silver and a bronze in the last two editions, is chasing an elusive gold medal at the ongoing Games and thereafter her immediate target will be the Tokyo World Championships from 22-28 August.
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu-led India make light work of Pakistan in Group 1 encounter
Defending champions Indian badminton mixed team were off to a winning start in the group stages of Commonwealth Games 2022 as the PV Sindhu-led team defeated neighbours Pakistan 5-0 in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games, India vs Pakistan Badminton Highlights: PV Sindhu & Co. rout Pak 5-0
Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Live: Satwik-Chirag gave India 4-0 lead after Sindhu beat Mahoor Shahzad 21-7, 21-6 in the third tie. Earlier Kidambi Srikanth defeated Murad Ali 21-7, 21-12 after Ashwini Ponnappa/B Sumeeth Reddy beat Muhammad Bhatti/Ghazala Siddique
Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Manpreet Singh named India's flagbearers for opening ceremony
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who was also the defending champion in the Commonwealth Games having won the gold in Gold Coast four years ago, was expected to be the flag-bearer.
Commonwealth Games: Champion at 19, shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa ready for another splash at CWG
At 32, one might imagine that the 2022 CWG could be her last but Ashwini is not thinking too far ahead.
Taipei Open: Tanisha Crasto-Ishaan Bhatnagar pair crash out
The Indian pair suffered defeat 19-21, 12-21 to Malaysia's Hoo Pang Ron and Toh Ee Wei in the quarter-finals.
Commonwealth Games: In-form PV Sindhu leads badminton squad as mixed team looks to repeat gold feat
Ever since Dinesh Khanna claimed India's first badminton medal — a bronze at the quadrennial event in 1966 — the country has accumulated 25 medals, including seven golds, riding on individual brilliance.
Taipei Open 2022: Parupalli Kashyap, Mithun Manjunath make winning start, Malvika Bansod crashes out
Kashyap defeated Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei by 24-22, 21-10, Mithun Manjunath won against Kim Bruun of Denmark in two straight games by 17-21, 15-21 in the opening rounds of Taipei Open 2022.
Taipei Open: Tanisha Crasto and Ishaan Bhatnagar enter pre-quarters of Super 300 series
Saina Nehwal, who was seeded fourth in the women's singles, pulled out of the event.
'You are a true champion': Twitter heaps praise as PV Sindhu wins Singapore Open title
This was PV Sindhu’s first even title win at the Singapore Open. She also won a Super Series 500 title for the first time in her career.