PV Sindhu stuns Nozomi Okuhara to clinch maiden BWF World Championships gold
With the win, Sindhu also scripted history by becoming the first Indian ever to grab a gold medal at the BWF World Championships.
Aug 25, 2019, 18:58 PM IST
BWF World Championships Final, PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara: As it happened
Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu looks to seal an elusive gold at the BWF World Championships as she takes on Japanese star and world number three Nozomi Okuhara in the summit showdown of the women's singles event of the prestigious tournament in Basel, Switzerland on Sunday.
Aug 25, 2019, 16:02 PM IST
BWF World Championships: It's PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara in final
Sindhu eased past fourth-seed Chen Yu Fei of China 21-7, 21-14 in the one-sided semi-final match of the tournament on Saturday to book her place in the final.
Aug 25, 2019, 11:04 AM IST
BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu stuns World No.4 Chen Yu Fei to reach final
Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu continued her rich vein of form as she eased past fourth-seed Chen Yu Fei of China in straight games to book her place in the summit showdown of the ongoing BWF World Championships in Switzerland on Saturday.
Aug 24, 2019, 16:27 PM IST
BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth eye final berth
Sindhu has already assured herself of a fifth medal at the BWF World Championships.
Aug 24, 2019, 11:43 AM IST
BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu beats World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying to reach semi-final
With the win, fifth-seed Sindhu has now set up a clash against either Chen Yu Fei of China or Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark for a place in the final.
Aug 23, 2019, 18:16 PM IST
Saina Nehwal slams umpiring standards after BWF World Championships exit
The defeat meant that Saina was eliminated from the World Championships before the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007.
Aug 23, 2019, 17:58 PM IST
BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out, PV Sindhu advances into quarterfinals
Sindhu hardly broke a sweat as she eased past her American opponent 21-14, 21-6 in a one-sided round-of-16 that lasted just 34 minutes.
Aug 23, 2019, 11:02 AM IST
PV Sindhu moves into the third round of BWF World Championships
Sindhu will now take on Beiwen Zhang of USA, who defeated Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen of Australia in straight games 21-14, 21-13.
PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal could square off in World Championship semis
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday said on its website that it had conducted a re-draw of the women's singles category after it was found that a player had "mistakenly been included" in the entry list for the event.
Aug 10, 2019, 20:47 PM IST
PV Sindhu reaches finals of World Championships, beats World No 2 Akane Yamaguchi
Sindhu beat Yamaguchi 21-16, 24-22, after an early burst of dominance from the Japanese. Sindhu will face World No. 9 Carolina Marin in the final.
Aug 04, 2018, 19:48 PM IST
PV Sindhu beats Okuhara in straight sets to enter World Championship semis
Sindhu defeated Okuhara 21-17 21-19 in a 58-minute quarterfinal match to set up a semis clash against World No. 2 and another Japanese Akane Yamaguchi.
Aug 03, 2018, 23:11 PM IST
BWF Worlds: PM Narendra Modi leads nation in hailing PV Sindhu's epic final performance
In the longest match of the tournament, which tested the physical and mental strength of both the players, Sindhu lost 19-21 22-20 20-22 after battling hard for one hour and 49 minutes.
Aug 28, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
BWF Worlds: Heartbreak for India as PV Sindhu settles for silver after losing epic final
Sindhu, who had won bronze twice in the 2013 and 2014 editions, thus became only the second Indian to win a silver medal after Saina Nehwal had achieved the feat in the last edition at Jakarta in 2015.
Aug 27, 2017, 23:50 PM IST
2017 BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal survives three-game thriller to book semi-final spot
Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal struggled through a three-set pulsating quarter-final match against Scotland's Kristy Gilmour winning 19-21, 21-18, 21-15 to storm into the semi-final round of the BWF World Championships, at Glasgow, today.
Aug 26, 2017, 01:05 AM IST
BWF World Championships: Indians in action on Day 1
Srikanth, the torch-bearer of Indian men's badminton, Srikanth will take on unfancied Russian Sergey Sirant in his first match.
Aug 21, 2017, 10:44 AM IST
Sports minister Vijay Goel hails PV Sindhu as youth icon, wishes ace shuttler happy birthday
Sindhu is currently preparing for the BWF World Championships, which is scheduled to be held from August 21–27 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Jul 05, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
Angry Lee Chong Wei lashes out at Malaysia association
Lee had said last month that he hoped to win the 2017 BWF World Championships in Scotland in August before retiring.
Feb 09, 2017, 00:11 AM IST
World No.1 Lee Chong Wei to miss All England Championship due to knee injury
The 34-year-old, will be out for weeks after he slipped and fell at the new Academy Badminton Malaysia.
Feb 07, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
