Rio De Janeiro: India’s P.V. Sindhu wins silver medal in badminton (women’s singles) at Rio 2016 Olympics games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 19, 2016. (Photo: Seshadri Sukumar/IANS) Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Telangana…
Vijayawada, Aug 20 (IANS) Even before Telangana, the home state of India’s badminton star P. V. Sindhu, could announce a reward for her winning the silver medal at the Rio Olympics, the Andhra Pradesh government…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Second seeded Chen Long of China defeated top seeded Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia to clinch the gold medal in the men’s singles event of the badminton competition at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Fourth seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat reigning champion Lin Dan to grab a bronze medal in the men’s singles event of the badminton competition at the ongoing Rio…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Saturday announced a cash award of Rs.75 lakh and promotion for Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu. Sindhu, who became the country’s first-ever woman silver…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent surgery on her right knee at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), a top official said here on Saturday. She is likely to remain off the…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Former World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent surgery on her right knee at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), a top official said here on Saturday. “She had sustained an intra-articular…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Former World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday morning underwent right-knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) here. “After the surgery,” Saina, 26, tweeted and posted a rosy, cheerful…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Shuttler P.V. Sindhu’s silver in the women’s singles competition of the Rio Olympics lifted India’s spirits as the nation erupted in joy at the 21-year-old’s historic feat, while others…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Indian badminton chief coach Pullela Gopichand on Friday said that he was proud of the fact that under his tutelage the country has won two consecutive medals in Olympics….
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) At a time when the whole nation was celebrating P.V. Sindhu’s historic silver medal feat at the Rio Olympics, London games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal announced on Friday that she…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel on Friday announced cash awards of Rs 5 lakh each to Rio Olympics medallists — shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik….
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) After bagging a historic silver in women’s singles badminton competition at the Rio Olympics, an elated P.V. Sindhu on Friday said she implemented all the strategies…
Rio de Janeiro: India’s P.V. Sindhu wins silver medal in badminton women’s singles during Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 19, 2016. (Photo: Xinhua/IANS) Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Shuttler…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic silver at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton’s long time rivals Lin Dan of China and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia had one last Olympic showdown with Chong Wei eventually overcoming two-time Olympic gold medallist Dan…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee led the country in congratulating shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic silver at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. “Great game played with grit;…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 by World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the badminton women’s singles…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta on Friday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh for shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who scripted history by bagging the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) World No.2 Chen Long on Friday thrashed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in straight sets 21-14, 21-15 in the men’s singles semi-finals of the badminton competitions to set up an…