Akane Yamaguchi

Uber Cup: Akane Yamaguchi suffers loss as South Korea beat Japan to set up China final

Holders China defeated hosts Thailand by a 3-0 scoreline in the other semi-finals of the Uber Cup.

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu, Chirag-Satwik enter quarters; Saina Nehwal loses in second round

PV Sindhu will next face third seed Chinese He Bing Jiao in the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asian Championships.

Badminton Asia Championships: Kento Momota suffers shock early exit at hands of 52nd ranked Wardoyo

Kento Momota, World No 2, suffered a shock 17-21, 21-17, 21-7 defeat at the hands of the 52nd ranked Indonesian shuttler.

BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu beats Yamaguchi in thriller to enter final; Axelsen knocks Sen out in semis

It will be Sindhu's third final appearance in the season-ending tournament. She had won the title in 2018 to become the only Indian to achieve the feat.

Uber Cup: Indian women's team bows out after losing to Japan in quarter-finals

Meanwhile, the men's team, which is already through to the quarter-finals, suffered a 1-4 defeat in their last group match, setting them up against Denmark in the last-eight stage

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Big-game hunter PV Sindhu starting to come into her own

On Friday, the breathtaking brutality of Sindhu’s racquet was too much for Akane Yamaguchi to handle.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Lovlina Borgohain assures India of second medal; PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to enter semis

Borgohain, all of 23 and already two-time world championship medallist, took a big step in making her own space in the Indian women's boxing's landscape, which has been largely dominated by Mary Kom.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'PV Sindhu is a national treasure', Twitterati praises shuttler after she moves into semis

Here's how Twitterati reacted to PV Sindhu's sensational win in the women's singles quarter-final over Akane Yamaguchi.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu fights past Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to enter semi-finals

The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth seeded Yamaguchi 21-13 22-20 in a 56-minute quarterfinal clash at the Musashino Forest Plaza here.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tough knock-out challenge awaits PV Sindhu; difficult draw for Sai Praneeth, Satwik-Chirag

PV Sindhu has been drawn into an easier looking group but on her way to the final, she could face Akane Yamaguchi and Tai Tzu Ying.