Tag - P.V. Sindhu

Fury on court but off it, Sindhu and Marin are friends

PETALING JAYA: There is no hostility between badminton giants P. V. Sindhu and Carolina Marin. Longtime friends and rivals, Sindhu of India and Marin of Spain have had various encounters on the court, with tensions rising as they compete against each other to come out on top in the women’s singles. The 2023 Denmark Open semi-finals saw...

India star Sindhu out to make roaring return in team event

PETALING JAYA: A rejuvenated P. V. Sindhu is keen to make a strong impression in the Asia Team Championships from Feb 13-18 at the Setia Alam Convention Centre. The Indian women’s singles shuttler has been stepping up her recovery from a left knee injury which she picked up in the French Open last October and is...

Sindhu happy with her form despite semis defeat to Marin

PETALING JAYA: Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu (pic) is determined to take the positives despite going down in the women’s singles semi-finals of the Denmark Open. In an ill-tempered clash, world No. 12 Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-21 to Spain’s world No. 6 Carolina Marin at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense on Saturday. Both players were...

Keeping up with the Korean

PETALING JAYA: South Korean shuttler An Se-young is unstoppable right now. And that makes the women’s singles interesting and competitive but also adds immense pressure on all others in the fray to narrow the gap quickly, says Malaysia’s former All-England men’s singles champion Mohd Hafiz Hashim. Hafiz, who is now coaching India’s P.V. Sindhu, knows he has...