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Saina out of Badminton Worlds

Glasgow: India’s 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal lost her singles semi-final against Japanese seventh seed Nozomi Okuhara as she settled for a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championships here on Saturday. Saina, the 12th seed, lost 21-12, 17-21, 10-21 in an hour and 14 minutes to the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, who became the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Sindhu wins World Tour Finals, at last lays hands on gold

Guangzhou: A relieved P V Sindhu let out a joyous scream when she finally laid her hands on a gold medal by claiming the World Tour Finals with a win over 2017 world champion Nozomi Okuhara here Sunday. With the straight-game victory, coming after seven straight finals losses, Sindhu became the first Indian to achieve […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Sindhu loses World Championship final, settles for silver

Glasgow: PV Sindhu’s gallant effort to become India’s first ever World Champion ended in a heart-wrenching defeat against Nozomi Okuhara in an epic final here today. In a nerve-wrecking final, 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. […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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