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Indonesia Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth Bow Out

Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China's He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women's singles. Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles -- the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open -- this season. By virtue of this win, world No. 9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, lead the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record.

Indian wrestlers train in 'cauldron' at SAI Centre, manage with 'sub-standard food at messy mess'

Sports Authority of India's Sonepat centre due to delayed renovation of the dedicated wrestling hall. Close to 70 male wrestlers, including country's top free-style and greco-roman exponents, are sweating buckets at the multipurpose hall, which is not fit for training when the mercury is touching an unforgiving 45 degree celsius these days in and around NCR. One of the coaches, supervising the national camp, told PTI that sometimes the temperature inside the multipurpose hall during the training is torturous 39 degrees.

Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy Beats Lakshya Sen To Reach Second Round

World No 8 Lakshya Sen crashed out of the Indonesia Open after losing to compatriot HS Prannoy in an all-India second round clash on Wednesday. Sen was comprehensively beaten 10-21, 9-21 by Prannoy in a men's singles match that lasted a little more than half an hour. Sen, who is in a red hot form, clinched his first ever Super 500 title this year. The 20-year-old reached the finals of the prestigious All England Open and was also part of the Indian's men team that lifted the historic Thomas Cup crown.

Indonesia Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth Bow Out

Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China's He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women's singles. Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles -- the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open -- this season. By virtue of this win, world No. 9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, lead the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record.

World Number One Viktor Axelsen Wins Indonesia Masters Title

Danish badminton ace Viktor Axelsen clinched the men's singles title at the Indonesia Masters on Sunday, beating Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen in straight sets. The world number one beat Chou 21-10, 21-12 in a 41-minute match held at the Istora sporting arena in Jakarta. “I love playing here in Istora and I always dreamt of winning a tournament at Istora. It's a legendary venue, so to have done that is something that is really special to me," 28-year-old Axelsen told reporters.

PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth bow out of Indonesia Open

PV Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China's He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21, 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women's singles. Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles -- the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open -- this season.

Kisah Ganda Putri Ukraina Hidup Nomaden Demi Main Badminton

Menetap di suatu tempat tanpa harus berpindah-pindah menjadi impian bagi semua orang. Tapi hal itu tidak bisa dilakukan ganda Ukraina Mariia Stoliarenko/Yelyzaveta Zharka.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen eye consistency as focus shifts to Indonesia Open

Lakshya Sen will seek consistency as they lead the Indian charge at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Sindhu has managed to secure two Super 300 titles -- the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open -- this year but she has looked vulnerable against top players, facing defeats at the hands of Thailand's Ratchanok Inthanon, China's Chen Yu Fei and Korea's An Se Young.

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Indonesia Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth Bow Out

Indian wrestlers train in 'cauldron' at SAI Centre, manage with 'sub-standard food at messy mess'

Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy Beats Lakshya Sen To Reach Second Round

Indonesia Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth Bow Out

World Number One Viktor Axelsen Wins Indonesia Masters Title

PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth bow out of Indonesia Open

Kisah Ganda Putri Ukraina Hidup Nomaden Demi Main Badminton

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen eye consistency as focus shifts to Indonesia Open