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Sindhu ends 2019 on fumes as taxing season takes toll
She finished the year with an overall win-loss record of 30-17, following her early exit at the World Tour Finals.
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Badminton
Sindhu's World Tour Finals over after second defeat
PV Sindhu lost her second match at the World Tour Finals, ending her chances of advancing to the last four.
Badminton
PV Sindhu loses World Tour Finals opener
Defending champion PV Sindhu lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 18-21, 8-21 in her opening match.
Badminton
PV Sindhu's chance to cap 2019 with World Tour Finals crown
She will be looking to put her recent slump behind at the year-ending Finals in China starting December 11.
Badminton
Syed Modi: Sourabh Verma loses in final
Sourabh Verma's impressive run came to an end after he lost in straight games to Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei.
Badminton
Sourabh Verma makes Syed Modi International final
Sourabh Verma entered the men's singles final after a hard-fought three-game win over Korea's Heo Kwang Hee in the semifinals.
Badminton
Sindhu's slump due to scheduling: Gopichand
Gopichand attributed Sindhu's recent loss of form due to a hectic schedule with tournaments spread over various continents.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj-Chirag lose to world no.1 pair in China Open semifinal
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost a hard-fought China Open final to world no. 1 Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo.
Badminton
Slower rallies, fewer mistakes: How Satwik-Chirag can stop the world's best team
Satwiksairaj and Chirag hope longer rallies and an error-free game will give them a chance against the World No. 1 team in the China Open semis.
Badminton
Satwik-Chirag and the art of travelling deep
The Indian pair has beaten five top 10 teams this year. But even as they rise through the ranks, they are aware of the challenges that await.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj-Chirag lose French Open final to world no.1 pair
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost a hard-fought French Open final to world no. 1 Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj-Chirag win thriller to make French Open final
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat the higher-ranked Endo-Watanbe 21-11, 25-23 to make their first French Open final.
Badminton
Chirag Shetty: 'We are at par with the best teams in the world now'
After reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open for the third year in a row, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are targeting nothing less than the title.
Badminton
Lakshya levels up in Denmark amid new coach and household chores
Lakshya, who grinds away in the town of Aarhus in Denmark, attributes his new-found success to former World No.1 Morten Frost.
Olympic Sports
Mary Kom, Simone Biles and other masters of world championships
Simone Biles is now officially the most successful gymnast in the history of world championships. We look at a few others who have been similarly dominant.
Badminton
BAI hard-pressed to find foreign coaches as Tokyo looms large
Over the past two years, three foreign coaches have prematurely ended their contracts with BAI and with less than a year to go for the Olympics, Pullela Gopichand has admitted "it's not going to be easy" to find replacements.
Badminton
After Worlds success, Kim Ji Hyun resigns as coach for personal reasons
With less than a year to go for the Tokyo Olympics, South Korea's Kim Ji Hyun has stepped down from her position as India's women's singles badminton coach to attend to her ailing husband in New Zealand.
Badminton
Fitter, tougher Sai Praneeth determined to last the distance
Throughout his 14 years in the sport, B Sai Praneeth has shown glimpses of magic, but struggled to turn starts into something significant. He is hoping to change that narrative at the China Open.
Badminton
Mary Kom recommended for Padma Vibhushan award
The Sports Ministry has also recommended world champion and Olympic silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu for the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian honour.
Badminton
Is P.V. Sindhu contemporary India's greatest sportsperson?
Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 to win gold in the World Championships
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Badminton
'I think I've got silver off my name now'
Sunday's World Championships final was over before it began. Having fallen on the last hurdle in two consecutive years, PV Sindhu wasn't going to let anything or anyone get in her way for the third time.
Badminton
History-maker Sindhu shows how it is done at Big Events
While Saina Nehwal will always be remembered as the 21st century ceiling-breaker, PV Sindhu has now pushed the ceiling higher and showed every Indian girl how careers can be built by inhaling rare air and working at high altitude.
Badminton
Brute force and no mercy: How Sindhu conquered the Worlds
Sunday's World Championships final was over before it began. Having fallen on the last hurdle in two consecutive years, PV Sindhu wasn't going to let anything or anyone get in her way for the third time.
Badminton
'Finally I can say I'm n̵a̵t̵i̵o̵n̵a̵l̵ world champion' - Sindhu
Going into Sunday's final, there were still doubts over PV Sindhu's ability to finish off big matches under pressure. She answered those questions emphatically.
Badminton
'Nothing short of a masterclass' - reactions after Sindhu's win
PV Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara in straight games to clinch her maiden Worlds gold in Basel, Switzerland on Sunday. Here's how the sporting world reacted to her win.
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
