PV Sindhu's impressive run came to an end after a straight-game defeat to China's Wang Zhiyi in the women's singles semifinals of the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000.

In the semifinals, she will face the winner of the quarterfinal between second seed Wang Zhiyi of China and Indonesian sixth seed Putri Kusuma Wardani.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Thursday said staying mentally strong and injury-free remains her primary focus as she keeps a long-term eye on the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu produced an impressive performance on Thursday, defeating higher-ranked Japanese opponent Tomoka Miyazaki to book her spot in the women's singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament.

Returning from a prolonged injury lay-off, PV Sindhu began the new season on a winning note along with the formidable men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy as they entered the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament on Wednesday.

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu, returning from a long injury lay-off, defeated Chinese-Taipei's Sung Shuo Yun in the women's singles opening round.

With renewed vigour, Indian shuttlers, including the experienced duo of Lakshya Sen and P V Sindhu, will eye a strong start to the year when they take on the world's best at the season-opening USD 1,450,000 Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament, beginning on Tuesday.

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Two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion PV Sindhu has been elected Chair of the BWF Athletes' Commission for the 2026-2029 term.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the star pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will form the core of Indian squad to take part in the Badminton Asia Team Championships.