Hyderabad: After winning her first major international title, the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013, ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu is aiming to break into top 10 by the end of this year. She is currently ranked world number 13.
Sindhu arrived at the P Gopichand Badminton Academy to a grand welcome from the coaches, staff and her peers.
She hopes to do well in the Sudirman Cup and other tournaments to be played in the near future.
Sindhu dedicated her title victory to coach Gopichand, who she says is her role model....
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08:41 AM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Seeing his protege Saina Nehwal departing early from India Open, national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was expectedly sad but that feeling was more or less neutralised when he witnessed the gritty performances of young players such as PV Sindhu. "We have had a whole lot of players emerging from this tournament. I am a little disappointed with Saina losing early but looking at the entire lot, it is...
02:27 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: England's chief coach Jokob Hoi has hailed Pullela Gopichand for changing the Indian badminton scene and is all praise for the country's Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal. Talking to IANS, Hoi said Indian badminton owes its success to Gopichand, an All-England Champion. The Englishman feels Indian badminton has grown rapidly in the last 10 years because youngsters now have great role models in Gopichand and Saina. "Indian badminton...
07:15 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal is upbeat about her prospects in the India Open Super Series but added that the tournament draw is tough and winning won't be easy. A total of 220 players from 18 nations will be aiming to win the $200,000 tier-two tournament to be held at the Siri Fort Complex April 23-28. "Every tournament is tough. This one is a Super Series event and all...
05:25 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Bombay High Court asked BAI to consider whether it would bear the expenses for participation of Sawant in international tournaments. ...
09:09 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The 19-year-old Sawant, in her petition, had alleged mental harassment by Gopichand. ...
07:20 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The 22-year-old was on match-point when surprisingly she told the referee she could not continue due to knee problems. ...
10:00 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Hyderabad: Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal stood by her coach Pullela Gopichand, who had been accused of "mental harassment" by doubles specialist Prajakta Sawant, stating that she is totally "unaware" about "how these things are coming out." "Look at me. I am standing here today as World No 3. I would like to thank Gopi Sir for where I am today. I don't know from where all these things are coming...
09:02 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Mumbai: In a relief to shuttler Prajakta Sawant, who had accused national coach Pullela Gopichand of mental harassment, the Bombay High Court has allowed the badminton player to attend the training camp at Gopichand's academy in Hyderabad. Sawant, 19, who has won seven international medals, had approached the high court after she was refused entry to a national camp being conducted in Gopichand's academy. Sawant claimed in her petition that...
09:02 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Mumbai: In a relief to shuttler Prajakta Sawant, who had accused national coach Pullela Gopichand of mental harassment, the Bombay High Court has allowed the badminton player to attend the training camp at Gopichand's academy in Hyderabad. Sawant, 19, who has won seven international medals, had approached the high court after she was refused entry to a national camp being conducted in Gopichand's academy. Sawant claimed in her petition that...
09:02 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Padukone, Gopichand had won it but no Indian woman player has ever. ...
12:38 PM, Feb 24, 2009
Saina Nehwal is the first ever Indian woman badminton player in top 10. ...
08:33 PM, Dec 05, 2008
Jaipur: Rajasthan's wicketkeeper-batsman Dishant Yagnik has long been tagged as a 'limited-overs specialist', thanks to some rollicking cameos in domestic one-dayers and Twenty20s, but he has come of age in the longer format as well. On Saturday, Yagnik made an unbeaten 76 to guide his team to 478 in the first innings in their second-round Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai. At one stage, Rajasthan were 399 for 8 but Yagnik,...
09:37 PM, Jul 17, 2008
India's 3 senior players, national champion Chetan Anand, Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien have boycotted the camp. ...
10:39 PM, May 05, 2007
Her coach and former All England champion Pullela Gopichand believes it is time for her to get more professional. ...
03:10 PM, Nov 12, 2006
