Sindhu makes shocking first round exit from Denmark Open
Odense (Denmark), Oct 16: Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of the Denmark Open with a stunning opening-round loss to American Beiwen Zhang in the women's singles event, here on Tuesday.
Third seed Sindhu lost 17-21 21-16 18-21 to Zhang in a hard-fought opening encounter that lasted 56 minutes.
This is the third consecutive time that Sindhu has lost to Zhang. The American shuttler defeated Sindhu in the Indian Open final in February earlier this year.
Rio Olympics silver-medallist Sindhu is going through a difficult phase after winning the silver medal in the Jakarta Asian Games.
She was knocked out in the second round of the Japan Open after a straight-game loss to Gao Fangjie.
The script played out similarly in the China Open, where the 23-year-old suffered a 11-21 21-11 15-21 loss to world no 6 Chen Yufei of China in the quarterfinals.
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Bengaluru traffic police book 769 motorists for drunk driving in single week
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on drunk driving, the Bengaluru Traffic Police examined 60,903 drivers and lodged 769 cases in a week.
According to the Traffic Police, a letter will be written to the Karnataka Transport Department to cancel the driving licenses of the accused drivers booked under drunk driving.
Similarly, cases have been registered against 241 drivers who were speeding in the city and a fine of Rs 2.41 lakh has been collected, the release read.
