MC Mary Kom has been conferred the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour. And PV Sindhu has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian honour.
Pullela Gopichand dismissed concerns regarding PV Sindhu's form despite her poor run after winning the 2019 BWF World Championships.
Being an Olympic year, the world No 6 said it was good to play the PBL because one got to play with top players which is helpful.
Seven teams will be vying for top honours in the league which will witness some of the world's best in action and offers a total prize money of Rs six crore, Prasad Mangipudi, executive director, SportzLive, said at a press meet here on Saturday.
PV Sindu suffered a 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 loss to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in a thrilling Indonesia Masters quarterfinal match.
PV Sindhu defeated Aya Ohori 14-21, 21-15, 21-11 to move into the second round of Indonesia Masters.
Fifth seed Sindhu will open against Japan's Aya Ohori, whom she beat last week in the second round, while Saina faces another Japanese Sayaka Takahashi in her opening match.
Saina was no match for Marin, who took exactly half-an-hour to dispose off the Indian's challenge 8-21 7-21.
Tai Tzu Ying defeated PV Sindhu 21-16 21-16 in the quarterfinal of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament.
Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu cruised to the quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters with straight-game victories.
Asian Games gold medallist Tai Tzu -- playing for Bengaluru Raptors -- is one of the top global stars taking part in the PBL season 5 which begins here on January with a match between Sindhu's Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Superstarz
World number six Sindhu had a dream run at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, winning the title last year, but she made early exits in the rest of the season, including her failure to defend the World Tour Finals crown in December.
Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu will be next seen in the Premier Badminton League.
After two silvers and two bronze medals, Sindhu finally fetched India its first ever World Championships gold in the sport but spent rest of the year struggling for form.
Sindhu, whose title defence lay in tatters after her second successive loss on Thursday, scripted an incredible turnaround after being 9-18 down in the opening game to eventually outwit Bingjiao 21-19 21-19 in minutes and finish third in the group.
China's Chen Yufei defeated PV Sindhu in a three-set thriller as the Indian's campaign at the BWF World Tour Finals is all but over.
PV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 18-21, 8-21 in her first game of the Group A game of the BWF World Tour Finals.
P V Sindhu was retained by Hyderabad Hunters for Rs 77 lakh in the auction. World number 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei was also bought for the joint highest amount by defending champions Bengaluru Raptors.
Sindhu has fallen in the early stages at all tournaments except the French Open since winning her maiden World Championship title in August.
PV Sindhu defeated Korea's Kim Ga Eun 21-15, 21-16 in the first round of the Hong Kong Open while HS Prannoy beat China's Huan Yu Xiang 21-17, 21-17.
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