Latest News on Akane Yamaguchi
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Aug 20, 2018
Asian Games 2018: Saina Nehwal goes down to Nozomi Okuhara as women's team bows out of competition
Saina Nehwal initially struggled to contain her unforced errors while Okuhara was disciplined. The Indian hit almost everything either over the line or on to the net but still made a stunning comeback. -
Aug 08, 2018
Asian Games 2018: PV Sindhu hopes to do better at upcoming games, despite lack of preparation time
PV Sindhu believes Indian shuttlers haven't got enough time to prepare for the Asian Games but expects the team to deliver more than just the one bronze medal claimed in the 2014 edition. -
Aug 06, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: From Rio heartbreak to Nanjing defeat, a look at PV Sindhu's losses at major finals
As PV Sindhu misses out on winning gold at World Badminton Championships in Nanjing, here's a look at other instances where the Indian faltered in major finals. -
Aug 06, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu's second successive silver medal should be lauded and not pilloried
Many fail to take into account is the awesome consistency that PV Sindhu has shown over the past five years, winning two World Championship silver (2017, 2018) and bronze (2013, 2014) medals each, and a silver at the last Olympics (2016). -
Aug 05, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: Carolina Marin proved to be too fast, mentally strong for PV Sindhu in final
Compared to the tense 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 margin at Brazil, Carolina Marin's triumph in China on Sunday took just 46 minutes, and left the 'perennial bridesmaid' distraught at the wrong end of a 21-19, 21-10 scoreline. -
Aug 05, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu clinches silver after going down to Carolina Marin in straight games
The Olympic silver medallist settled for another white metal in the showpiece following a 19-21 10-21 loss to Olympic champion Marin of Spain. Interestingly, Marin had also defeated Sindhu in the final of the Rio Olympics in 2016. -
Aug 04, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu knocks out Akane Yamaguchi to earn summit meeting with Carolina Marin
Hard on the heels of her silver medal winning exploits in both the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2017 World Championships, India’s Pusarla Venkata Sindhu had been firmly installed as a world champion-in-waiting. -
Aug 04, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to set up final clash with Carolina Marin
World number three Sindhu, who had finished runners-up at the Glasgow edition last year after losing to another Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in an epic summit showdown, notched up a superb 21-16 24-22 win over world number two Yamaguchi in a 55-minute hard-fought match. -
Aug 04, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018, LIVE updates: PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to reach final; Momota wins
Catch the live score and updates of the semi-final matches at the World Badminton Championships, including PV Sindhu's clash with Akane Yamaguchi. -
Aug 04, 2018
World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu sole Indian survivor on day of carnage after beating defending champion Nozomi Okuhara
On a quarter-final day, packed with seismic shocks that saw the exit of the top seeds in four of the five events at the World Championships, PV Sindhu stood firm to remain India's sole survivor at the event.
