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28 months on, Sindhu stands atop a BWF podium once again
PV Sindhu defeated compatriot Malvika Bansod 21-13 21-16 in the final of the Syed Modi International
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Badminton
Sindhu ends 28-month title drought with Syed Modi win
PV Sindhu defeated compatriot Malvika Bansod 21-13 21-16 in the final.
Badminton
Sindhu, Jolly-Gopichand enter Syed Modi finals
PV Sindhu faces compatriot Malvika Bansod in the final.
Badminton
Improved defence powers Sindhu past Supanida into Syed Modi semis
Sindhu beat Supanida 11-21, 21-12, 21-17 in one hour and five minutes.
Badminton
Lakshya, Satwiksairaj-Chirag withdraw from Syed Modi tourney
Lakshya pulled out of the Super 300 tournament after feeling "exhausted".
Badminton
Out of their comfort zone, Satwik-Chirag start season atop India Open podium
The world No 10 Indian pair beat former world champions and their idols Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan 21-16, 26-24.
Badminton
How coach's message spurred Lakshya Sen to beat world champion
The 20 year-old Indian beat Loh Kean Yew 24-22, 21-17 to win his first World Tour 500 title.
Badminton
BWF India Open: Lakshya Sen wins first World Tour 500 title
The Indian defeated the current world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight games 24-22, 21-17.
Badminton
Lakshya Sen has 'nothing to lose' as comeback win sets up title bout against Loh Kean Yew
Lakshya Sen battled from a game down against Ng Tze Yong for a 19-21, 21-16, 21-12 win to enter the final in his debut India Open campaign
Badminton
Sindhu's title drought continues as Supanida jump smashes her way to India Open final
The world No 33 used the jump smash as a shock weapon, bludgeoning her way past the top-seeded Indian in the semis.
Badminton
India Open Day 5: Sindhu exits, Sen advances to final
Lakshya Sen faces World Champion Loh Kean Yew in the final.
Badminton
Have to be a professional like the real champions are: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy plans for a memorable 2022
According to Rankireddy, the key to a memorable 2022 season is to recreate some of the intensity they had in the build up to the Olympics.
Olympic Sports
It runs in the family: Sporting dynasties across Indian sport
Raj Angad Bawa and his grandfather, Tarlochan, joined the select group of families to have represented India across different sports.
Badminton
India Open: PV Sindhu into semis as Ashmita Chaliha inspires hope for the future
Ashmita will take home 5000 rankings points and the learning that second games wait for none. For Sindhu, it's a fifth India Open semifinal as a title on a platter beckons.
Badminton
India Open Day 4: Sindhu, Sen advance to SFs
Aakarshi Kashyap also advanced to the women's singles semifinals after beating Malvika Bansod.
Badminton
Malvika's win over struggling idol Saina a small step in learning curve
Next, she faces Aakarshi Kashyap, India's third-highest ranked women's singles player after Sindhu and Saina, in the quarters.
Badminton
India Open day 3: Sindhu advances, Saina knocked out
Saina Nehwal suffered a 17-21 9-21 straight game loss to compatriot Malvika Bansod
Badminton
India Open: Rising COVID cases, no bio-bubble and a silver lining
Early on Thursday, seven Indian players, including the men's singles top seed Kidambi Srikanth, were tested positive and withdrawn
Badminton
India Open: Kidambi Srikanth, 6 others positive, withdrawn
The fresh pile of positive numbers further depletes an already weakened field.
Badminton
India Open day 2: Saina, Prannoy, Lakshya enter second round
World no.10 doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also made a winning start to their men's doubles campaign.
Badminton
Sindhu's coach Park: 'Even winning the smallest tournament is important'
Park Tae-Sung believes its important for Sindhu that she wins, not just to gain confidence, but also increase her world ranking points.
Badminton
Saina Nehwal: Sometimes I feel like giving up, it's a fight
The former Olympic bronze medalist talks on the unending battles with her body, and finding the will to show up after every injury
Badminton
Ashmita Chaliha starts making up for lost time with impressive India Open beginning
A leftie with a bag of attacking shots, tricky deceptions and quick approaches to the net, Ashmita is known for her quick movement and speed.
Badminton
India Open day 1 recap: Chaliha upsets fifth seed, Sindhu and Srikanth win
Unseeded Indian Ashmita Chaliha beat fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya 24-22 21-16.
Badminton
From almost not making it to winning a stunning silver, the story of Kidambi Srikanth's resurgence
To get to a World Championship weekend and a silver medal in a largely barren draw, pulling himself out of the months of self-doubt and first-round exits, Srikanth has had to dig deep.
Moment 3. Padukone wins the All England Open
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'Olympic medal will be bigger than WC medals' - Sindhu
World No. 10 PV Sindhu expressed her happiness over participating in her first Olympics as she became one of the seven badminton players to make the cut for Rio Olympics 2016.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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The athleticism of Beyonce
Is Beyonce an athlete, too? Joy Priest explores the musician's roots as a young runner in the South and examines how the musician trains like a competitive sportswoman.
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
