In Badminton, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu cruised into the pre-quarterfinals of Women’s Singles at the prestigious All England Championships in Birmingham on Tuesday. The Indian shuttler got a walkover after her opponent World Number 26 Yvonne Li of Germnay retired midway due to an injury in the opening round. Sidhu will next face top seed An Se Young of South Korea.

In Men’s Singles, star Indian Shuttler HS Prannoy made an early exit from the tournament after going down against Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei in the first round.
Defending Champion Li Shifeng was also knocked out in the opening round. The Chinese player lost to France’s Toma Junior Popov 17-21, 13-21.