Copenhagen: With play at World Championships starting next Monday (August 25), Saina Nehwal and P.V Sindhu of India are hungry and eager to put on a good show. They sound certain that they are prepared to fare better than last year’s Guangzhou World Championships.
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Royal welcome for Kashyap, Sindhu, Guru
Hyderabad: The Indian heroes returned home to a rousing welcome on Tuesday. Fresh from their respective Glasgow conquests, Parupalli Kashyap, P V Sindhu and R M V Gurusaidutt were accorded a welcome befitting their Commonwealth Games accomplishments. 
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Glasgow 2014: Sindhu, Kashyap,Gurusaidutt reach semis
Glasgow: Second seed Parupalli Kashyap and PV Sindhu, RMV Gurusaidutt as well as defending champions Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up quarter-finals wins at the Emirates Arena on Friday. But fourth seed Kidambi Srikanth and sixth seed P.C. Thulasi had to bite the dust as their campaigns came to an end.
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Glasgow 2014: Indian shuttlers cruise to final 16
Glasgow: Indian medal contenders, P.V. Sindhu and P.C. Thulasi in women’s singles and R.M.V. Gurusaidutt, Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap notched up easy victories in the women’s and men’s singles events respectively to storm into the round of 16 of the badminton competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
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Glasgow 2014: P.V Sindhu leads Indian’s badminton challenge
Glasgow: In the absence of defending champion Saina Nehwal, India’s hopes will be on P.V. Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap and the pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa as India eye success in the badminton at the 20th Commonwealth Games.
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P.V. Sindhu wants to surpass Saina Nehwal
New Delhi: Indian’s number two women’s singles P.V. Sindhu wanted to close the gap between her and the reigning Australian Open champion Saina Nehwal with a strong performance in upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Saina Nehwal who won women’s singles gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games also won bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
Australian Open: Saina, Sindhu advance to 2nd round
Sydney: Indian badminton stars Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu advanced into the women’s singles second round at the $750,000 Australian Open Super Series.
Sindhu move past Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-16, 21-14 in 31 minutes. She will take on Thai player world number 13 Nichaon Jindapon on Thursday. Continue reading Australian Open: Saina, Sindhu advance to 2nd round
Uber Cup – India trumps Thailand 3-2
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu guided India through tough challenge from Thailand 3-2 to top Group C at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Tuesday.
It was vintage Saina on display here as the Indian rode on her array of shots and better court coverage. The Hyderabadi, whose performance graph was questioned by many of her critics, answered back by beating World champion Ratchanok Intanon 22-20 21-14 in the first singles to give India a brilliant start against Thailand.
Uber Cup – Saina Nehwal is confident of making the semifinals
India ace shuttler Saina Nehwal it is important for her to nail the first point in Uber Cup to get the team momentum going.
“First singles is critical in a team event. If I could score a point, it will build an early momentum and will definitely boost our team confidence ,” Saina said at the launch of the tournament. Continue reading Uber Cup – Saina Nehwal is confident of making the semifinals
India ready for Uber Cup challenge
For the first time in recent memory, Indian Uber Cup team is capable of reaching the knockout stage in the Thomas-Uber Cup finals that kicks-off at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on May 18. This year, India has been clubbed with Thailand, Canada and Hong Kong.
Even though she is only 19 years old, PV Sindhu almost defeated Wang Shixian of China in the Asian Championship two weeks ago. She has proven that she can put up a fight in a potentially crucial match.