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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Japan's Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe 21-11, 25-23 in the semi-finals. The Indian pair won the first game quite comprehensively and they carried on with their winning momentum to wrap up the match in 49 minutes

India's star shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the ongoing French Open in Paris after they lost their respective quarter-final matches

PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal both won their respective second round matches at the ongoing French Open tournament in Paris

Saina Nehwal entered the second round of the French Open. She defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21, 21-17. Ngan Yi had an upper hand in the first game, but Saina was able to bounce back to take the win 23-21

On Diwali, Deepika Padukone, PV Sindhu are set to join PM Modi's 'Bharat Ki Laxmi' movement. Bollywood celebs wish Katrina Kaif following the launch of her beauty line 'KayByKatrina'. Filmy Trends on MyNation brings you a daily wrap-up of news from the entertainment industry.
 

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and India's ace badminton player PV Sindhu have come forward to lead PM Narendra Modi's new campaign #BharatKiLaxmi

'Societies grow when women are empowered and their accomplishments are given a place of pride! I support PM @narendramodi ji #BharatKiLaxmi movement. It celebrates extraordinary achievements of extraordinary women of India. This Diwali, let's celebrate womanhood,' PV Sindhu said

In the recent tournaments, world champion PV Sindhu has endured early exits in women’s singles and now she will look to go the distance in Paris at the French Open

PV Sindhu, the reigning world champion, defeated Indonesia's Gregoria Tunjung (world number 16) 22-20, 21-18 in the first round of Denmark Open, the World Tour Super 750 tournament

'Right now my focus is on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and my main aim is to work hard and give my best at the Olympics,' PV Sindhu told reporters. 'My ultimate aim is to get gold, but it is not going to be easy and I need to work hard'

The Kerala Olympic Association president V Sunil handed over the cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to PV Sindhu. On August 25, the 24-year-old became the first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal by defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7

Ever since the 'Meri Pyaari Bindu' actor announced that she would portray the role of the badminton player on the big screen, fans have been eagerly awaiting the film's release.

The world number one Kento Momota outclassed Parupalli Kashyap in two straight games that lasted for 40 minutes. Momota became the first player from Japan to secure a berth in the final of the Korea Open badminton tournament

Earlier, PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop-sided final in Basel

 
 

Sai Praneeth defeated Thailand's Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21-19, 23-21, 21-14 in a first round match of the China Open that lasted 72 minutes