The win ensured Srikanth's dominance over his younger countrymate as he took his head-to-head record to 3-0 over Lakshya.
Chiranjeevi celebrated the festival of Pongal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Union Minister G Kishan Reddy's home in Delhi.
This is the third time this year that Sindhu has been knocked out in the first round of the tournaments she's played.
Sindhu, Sen look to regain lost touch in Canada Open
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling unit will face a different challenge when they take on Gujarat Titans in an IPL match on Wednesday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, reeling from three consecutive defeats, will face a resurgent Gujarat Titans in their fifth IPL encounter on Sunday.
Battling an inconsistent form, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday slipped five places to world number 17 in the latest BWF world rankings.
The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament on Thursday. Sen lost to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in three games, while Satwik and Chirag lost a close match against Thai combination of Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh.
Olympic medallists Manu Bhaker and Mirabai Chanu have joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to combat obesity, emphasizing the importance of healthy lifestyle choices.
Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill, both in strong form after their Champions Trophy triumph with India, look to lead their respective teams, Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans, to IPL glory in the 2025 season.
However, a tough contest awaits the former world No. 1 as he faces top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan next.
'No caption needed @mohanlal. It was a pleasure meeting you sir'.
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HS Prannoy, who occupies the 8th spot, is the best ranked Indian in the men's singles while Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are placed 19th and 20th respectively.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu sailed into the quarter-finals in the singles event at the Badminton Asia Championships with an easy victory over China's Han Yue.
Shubman Gill flops as Karnataka bundle out Punjab for 55 to gain command on Day 1
Sindhu had beaten world number 18 Zhang in the Malaysian Open quarter-finals in May this year but the Chinese avenged that defeat and also made the lifetime win-loss record to 3-2 against the Indian.
B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, however, suffered a 21-23, 21-13, 12-21 loss against Korean pair of Song hyun Cho and Lee Jung Hyun in their mixed doubles opening round.
P V Sindhu's home is a haven of peace and quiet.
Pandya's inclusion obviously adds firepower to batting and he can also open the bowling if necessary.
It's a demoralising loss for especially considering Japan did not field their full-strength team, with several top players absent.
Lakshya Sen stunned world No 2 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in straight games
North East were 65 for 2, 475 runs in arrears, when bad light and rain forced an early closure to their first dig on Thursday.
Sindhu took 38 minutes to prevail over her recent nemesis from Indonesia 21-19, 21-15
PV Sindhu fell to a crushing loss in the final of the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 tournament.
Ahead of her 27th birthday on Tuesday, July 5, Sindhu has posted another dance video, noting, 'Whatever makes you truly happy, do that'.
Sindhu, Lakshya win openers; Sai Praneeth loses in US Open
'If you really love your work and are good at it, it does not matter what is work and life.'
Stalwarts of Indian sports paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday, describing him as a visionary, who had quiet strength and humility.
Kidambi Srikanth made a winning start but PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were ousted
The Indian Olympic Association's athletes commission chairperson and boxing legend M C Mary Kom on Tuesday denied reports that she has resigned from her position.
Lakshya Sen sails into third round of World Championships
Badminton star P V Sindhu attended the FIT India celebrations near Hyderabad on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.
India had a mixed day at the Madrid Spain Masters with PV Sindhu marching into the semis and Kidambi Srikanth's campaign coming to an end.
India's campaign at the Sudirman Cup came to an end as they went down to Malaysia in the second Group C match.
It is Sindhu's first final since winning the gold and the Commonwealth Games last year.
Karun Nair has smashed 664 runs with five centuries in eight matches at an astonishing average of 664 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The third seeded Indian will face the winner of the other semi-final, between Japan's Aya Ohori and China's Wang Zhi Yi, on Sunday.
After a string of disappointing results, PV Sindhu parted ways with coach Park Tae Sang
Sindhu squandered a game lead to lose 13-21, 21-15, 21-13 to the second seed Tai Tzu
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