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Sindhu, Manpreet India's flagbearers for CWG opening ceremony

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Jul 28, 2022 14:07

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NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu and Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh were on Wednesday named the country's flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games to be held Thursday in Birmingham.

While Sindhu's name was announced from a shortlist of three athletes, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) added Manpreet as the second flagbearer after being informed by the organisers that two flagbearers – one male and one female – was a must for each nation.

Jan 27, 2020 17:01

Mary Kom, Sindhu lead Padma awards for 8 sportspersons

NEW DELHI: Celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom is to be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, while world champion shuttler PV Sindhu will get the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest honour. The duo are among eight awardees in the sports category announced by the government for the prestigious honours on Saturday, on the eve of the country's 71st Republic Day.

Nov 26, 2019 18:11

PBL auction: Sindhu, Tai Tzu hit 'circuit breaker'

NEW DELHI: The players auction for the fifth season of the Premier Badminton League here Tuesday saw world champion PV Sindhu and world number 1 women's singles player Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei fetching the highest prices of Rs 7.7 million each. Incidentally, while each franchise had a purse of Rs 20 million, Rs 7.7 million was the maximum a team could bid for a player.

Sep 12, 2019 15:09

Padma Awards: Sports Min proposes 9 women; Kom for Vibhushan

NEW DELHI: In a first, the Sports Ministry, in its recommendations for this year's Padma awards, has made an all-women list of nine athletes.

Sep 03, 2019 17:09

Gatorade film celebrates PV's BWF C'ship win

MUMBAI: PepsiCo India’s sports drink brand Gatorade has released a digital film to commemorate the latest sporting milestone achieved by its brand ambassador PV Sindhu. The ace shuttler created history last week in Basel, Switzerland, by becoming the first Indian to win the BWF championship. Gatorade has been enabling Sindhu’s performance since she came on board as brand ambassador in 2017.

Aug 26, 2019 16:08

PV set for brand endorsement Gold in countdown to Olympics

MUMBAI: She's got the power! PV Sindhu's World Championship winning effort in Basel on Sunday, coming as it does with under a year to go for Tokyo 2020, has not just catapulted India's badminton queen to serious Gold medal contender at the Olympic Games, but also means that India's most marketable female athlete will have brands lining up.

Aug 07, 2019 13:08

$5m from ad deals propels Sindhu onto Forbes' rich list

MUMBAI: India's badminton star PV Sindhu is the only athlete from the country (no surprises there) to be named among the world's highest-paid female athletes by Forbes, a list topped by tennis great Serena Willams. With total earnings of $5.5 million, Sindhu is tied for the 13th place in The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list released by Forbes on Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2019 16:02

Sindhu's 4-year Li-Ning sponsorship deal worth Rs400m

MUMBAI: There is now an official on record statement of the financial terms surrounding Olympic and World Championship Silver medallist PV Sindhu's record four-year sports sponsorship deal with Chinese sports brand Li-Ning.

Feb 05, 2019 18:02

PV Sindhu returns as Li-Ning face for record price

MUMBAI: After signing back Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth as brand ambassador last month, Chinese sportswear and badminton equipment brand Li-Ning has brought back on board India's biggest non-cricket brand endorser PV Sindhu.

Feb 01, 2019 16:02

Sindhu adds PNB MetLife to brand endorsement roster

MUMBAI: PV Sindhu, India's highest earning brand ambassador outside of cricket, has added life insurance company PNB MetLife to her growing sponsor portfolio.

Jan 10, 2019 16:01

India celebrity brand valuation: Virat tops for 2nd yr running

MUMBAI: Global client advisory Duff & Phelps Thursday announced findings from the fourth edition of its Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2018: ‘The Bold, the Beautiful and the Brilliant.’ The report provides a ranking of India’s most powerful celebrity brands based on brand values derived from their endorsement contracts.

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