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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Hope For A Turnaround; Focus On HS Prannoy And Lakshya Sen In Australian Open

Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their slump in form when they begin their campaign at the Australia Open badminton tournament in Sydney on Tuesday. The USD 420,000 event, which has been upgraded to a Super 500 tournament, will be the last chance for Sindhu and Srikanth to regain their touch ahead of the World Championships to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 2019 world champion, Sindhu hasn't looked the part since her recovery from an injury as she has repeatedly made early exits in as many as seven of the 12 BWF World Tour events this year.

Centres of attention: Fine Kriel shift proves Boks' mix-and-match issues aren't in midfield

One of the ironies of the Springboks' current mix-and-match selection strategy and the consequent iffy nature of their recent performances is that, if they could replicate the ease with which the centre combinations have gelled, there wouldn't be this headache.

China's Wu Collapses While Leading ATP Washington Opener

China's Wu Yibing collapsed and was helped off the court on Monday after retiring from his opening match against Japan's Yosuke Watanuki at the ATP and WTA DC Open. It was the second notable health incident in a match within a month for Wu, who needed a medical timeout after falling ill at the end of the first set in his opening-match Wimbledon loss to American Frances Tiafoe. On the Washington hardcourts, Wu was leading 4-1 in the first set when he made a wobbly step, went to take a seat and collapsed forward over the back of a folding chair.