A look at the headlines right now: Silver for PV Sindhu after straight-games loss to top seed Tai Tzu Ying: India bagged silver in both men’s and women’s archery compound team. MK Stalin elected president of DMK: His election to the post was smooth as all the 65 district secretaries of the party had proposed his name for the post and his was the only nomination. Heavy rain in Delhi, Gurugram causes waterlogging, triggers traffic jam: Delhi air quality improved this year and the Capital saw 118 ‘clean’ days till August 26. Nation-wide raids at the homes of human rights activists by Pune Police: Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao are among those whose homes have been searched. Andhra Pradesh college education body publishes Aadhaar details of over 64,000 students: Details such as caste, gender, college, course name and district have been made public on the website. Sanathan Sanstha claims it has no links with those arrested in Nalasopara and Dabholkar murder cases: The Hindutva organisation claimed it will take legal action against ‘false stories’. Indian development economist Satya S Tripathi appointed to top UN post: The new assistant secretary-general will also head the New York office of the United Nations Environment Programme. Sharad Pawar says PM can be decided after polls, happy with Rahul Gandhi’s ‘not in the race’ remark: The Nationalist Congress Party chief insisted on forge alliances with anti-BJP parties at the state level. Museum for all PMs at Teen Murti complex will not hurt Nehru’s legacy, says director: Shakti Sinha said that the idea was merely to ‘democratise’ the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Facebook bans Myanmar military officials after UN report says they should be tried for genocide: The social media network said it has also banned 52 pages, followed by 12 million people, and one Instagram account.<doc-sep>Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu loses in women's singles finals to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-Ying 13-21, 16-21 to bag India's first ever silver in badminton at Asian Games in Jakarta. Sindhu, who defeated world number 2 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, was tied in the finals against world number 1 Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying after she beat Saina Nehwal in the first semifinal on Monday. in Indonesia. PV Sindhu scripts HISTORY! Our stellar shuttler @Pvsindhu1 has clinched India's FIRST EVER SILVER in Badminton at the #ASIANGAMES. A match that will go down the history of Indian Badminton. Hats off to you @Pvsindhu1 🎉👏✌🏻🇮🇳#AsianGames2018 #KheloIndia pic.twitter.com/63ku3NiBGv — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 28, 2018 Sindhu has added one more Silver medal in her brilliant career. Sindhu has won Silver in 2016 Olympics, 2017 World Championship, and 2018 World Championship. Before the 2018 Asian Games, India has never won a medal in women's singles Badminton but PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal broke the streak to bag a Silver and a Bronze in the same year for India. On Monday, Saina Nehwal settled for a historic first Bronze medal at Asian Games after losing her semifinal tie 17-21, 14-21 to the world number 1 Taiwanese Tai Tzu Ying in Jakarta. Saina Nehwal, who won the Bronze medal in 2012 Olympics, brought India it's first Badminton singles medal in women category and one after 36 years in the individual event. Historic silver! 🥈💪@PV Sindhu played with a Lionheart, but succumbed to an unfortunate loss in the summit clash against top seed Tai Tzu; becomes the first 🇮🇳to win silver at #AsianGames, making another precious addition to her credulous medal tally. #IndiaontheRise pic.twitter.com/pnXP15UrAN — BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 28, 2018 Later yesterday, India's Neeraj Chopra won a gold at Asian Games with his personal best throw of 88.06m in Men's Javelin Throw Finals. Neeraj has become just the second athlete after legend Milkha Singh to have won a Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in the same year. Neeraj got his maiden Commonwealth games medal in GoldCoast Australia earlier this year. In other events of the day- 1: Table Tennis: India loses 0-3 against Korea to bag bronze in Team event. 2: Archery: India loses against Korea in Compound Men's Team Final to settle for silver. 3: India loses 228-231 against Korea in Compound Women's Archery Team Final to settle for silver. 4: Cycling Track: India's Deborah finishes fifth in Women's Keirin Round 1 Repechages. Follow Asian Games 2018 Medal Tally here!<doc-sep>India’s record medal tally India has so far won 44 medals (G8-S16-B20) in #AsianGames2018. The maximum they have won is 65 at the Guangzhou Games in 2010. #AsianGames — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 28, 2018 Appreciation from Kidambi Srikanth It’s all over now..Still we are proud of our Sindhu 🙏🙏😊 — Kidambi Srikanth (@SriKidambi_FC) August 28, 2018 Heartbreak for Sindhu PV Sindhu never looked in control against Tai Tzu Ying as she signed off as India’s first silver-medallist in Asian Games badminton. On the other hand, it was a brilliant show by the World No. 1 who claimed her first Asian Games medal. Sindhu gets silver PV Sindhu gets sliver after losing to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying 13-21, 16-21 in Women’s Singles Badminton final Sindhu trails 11-16 Two back-to-back points for Sindhu but another unforced error means that she still trails 11-16 in the second game. Sindhu trails 7-11 Sindhu trails 11-7 against Tai Tzu Ying in the second game of Women’s Singles Badminton final. This is not looking good for the 23-year old. Tai Tzu eyes gold 9-5 lead in the second game and Tai Tzu Yin will be dreaming of the gold medal already. it has been a masterclass from the top-ranked shuttler and it has not been SIndhu’s day till now as she trails 9-7. Sindhu on back foot Drop shots have been the main weapon for Tai Tzu Ying and PV Sindhu seems to have no answers to them. The domination continues as Sindhu trails 4-3. Sindhu loses first game A brilliant show by Tai Tzu Ying and she has taken the first game 21-13. It has a great performance by the World No. 1 and Sindhu will need something special to make a comeback! Getting close This has been a good passage of play for PV Sindhu as she fought back after a terrible start. The Indian shuttler is relying on her reach and it has served her well in long rallies. Sindhu trails 10-15. Sindhu trails at break It’s break in the first game and Sindhu is trailing 7-11. Both players are not approaching the net and right now, the gameplay has mainly been about shot placements. Sindhu fights back It’s 8-4 right now but PV Sindhu is fighting back with some good smashes. However, the placement of Tai Tzu Ying’s shots have been quite phenomenal. Terrible start Tai Tzu Ying is performing brilliantly as she has taken a 5-1 lead against PV Sindhu. The World No. 1 is looking in brilliant form and the Indian is under pressure straight away. First point The first point goes to Tai Tzu Yin. An unforced error by PV Sindhu. It’s almost time We are minutes away from the start of the match and a billion Indians will be following every shot of this encounter. PV Sindhu can become the first Indian shuttler to clinch a gold medal at Asian Games! In Other News Asian Games organisers have cracked down on boozing in the athletes’ villages, Indonesian officials said Monday, warning competitors that the consumption of alcohol is “not allowed” and unhealthy. India wins another silver The Indian women’s archery team gets the silver medal. South Korea won the gold with a final score of 231-228. Valiant performance from India regardless! PV SIndhu not bothered by challenge “I never thought negative for a moment. I was always thinking about improving with each match. It is a big competition and there are no easy matches. Hope to go all the way tomorrow,” she said. Big moment for India PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of badminton singles competition at the Asian Games. It will be the first time India will have two singles shuttlers standing on the podium in the continental Games. Video: PV Sindhu in action #PVSindhu enters the FINALS of #AsianGames2018 India has never won a Gold or Silver medal at an #AsianGames ever in any event, it's always been a Bronze! @Pvsindhu1 is here to challenge everything! She beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 to enter the finals👏🇮🇳 #Proud pic.twitter.com/9v1COB1vQv — OGQ (@OGQ_India) August 27, 2018 Sindhu confident Sindhu’s run to the final PV Sindhu had a couple of scares enroute to the final and in the semis, she defeated the World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi on Japan. The 23-year old clinched the match 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 in 66 minutes. Sindhu laments Saina’s loss PV Sindhu said it was unfortunate that it could not be an all Indian final with Saina Nehwal losing to Tai Tzu Ying. “She lost but she played well. I could not see the entire match but she played well in the second set. I was hoping to meet her in the final,” she said. Saina on Tai Tzu Ying “She has a complete game where you don’t know where to play her and where to get the points, I was really confused there. Her net is quite strong, she has variety of shots from the net, so you have the chance to play at the back and open up the court, that’s why I thought at the start I could play deep back initially.” Vinesh Phogat’s engagement Vinesh Phogat got engaged to long-time boyfriend Somvir Rathi on Saturday upon her return from Jakarta after winning an Asian Games 2018 gold medal. Read full story here. History lesson TRIVIA: Syed Modi’s bronze in men’s singles at the 1982 Games in New Delhi was the only individual medal for India at the Asian Games. Sindhu’s final woes The Rio Olympics runner-up PV Sindhu has often been criticized for not landing the final punch, having lost a few major finals, including two straight World Championships summit clashes. It was only at the 2016 Rio Olympics where Sindhu last got the better of Tzu Ying. Gopichand on Sindhu “Sindhu has done very well consistently to get to the finals. I hope we have a good match tomorrow,” Gopichand said as PV Sindhu reached the final. “Sindhu is one of the peoples with power and speed who can pull this off,” he added. India’s medal tally India now is ninth in the medal standings with 41 medals (8 gold, 13 silver and 20 bronze). Global superpower China leads the table with 191 medals, followed by Japan (136 medals) and South Korea (106 medals). Sindhu’s achievements Sindhu is already the first Indian to reach the final of an Olympics—a feat she achieved in the 2016 Rio Games—and the first from the country to reach two World Championship finals. Here’s a look at some of her greatest achievements. Head-to-Head record Overall, Tai Tzu Ying has a 9-3 record against PV Sindhu and incidentally, she enjoys a similar dominance over Saina Nehwal, whom she defeated in the semifinals. Saina’s advice “You have to have that game to beat her, to properly plan. World Championship and the Games were quite close, so we did not have enough time to prepare but I tried. It’s not like that you cant beat her. It’s not impossible. You have to have a complete game because she has those deceptive shots to come out of difficult situations.” Saina won bronze India’s Saina Nehwal had to settle for bronze after suffering a 21-17, 21-14 defeat in the semifinals. The 28-year-old’s bronze is the first individual badminton medal at the Asian Games for India in 36 years. Sindhu’s feat After defeating World No.2 Akane Yagamuchi of Japan 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 in the semis, the 23-year-old became the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of badminton singles competition at the Asian Games. History beckons Hello and welcome to the coverage of the women’s singles badminton final between PV Sindhu and Tai Tzu Ying. India have never won a silver or gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games and as a result, this is a huge moment for PV Sindhu and the entire nation.<doc-sep>
PV Sindhu created history by becoming the first Indian shuttler to reach the women’s singles final at the Asian Games when she defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in Jakarta on Monday. The 23-year old clinched the match 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 in 66 minutes against the World No. 2. Earlier, Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman shuttler to claim singles medal at the Asian Games when she went down fighting against World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying 17-21, 14-21 in the other semifinal. It was also the first singles medals in badminton after the 1982 Games when Syed Modi won the bronze. Before Asian Games 2018, India had won eight badminton medals and six of them are in team events and one in men’s doubles and one in men’s singles. Sindhu will now fight it out with Tzu Ying to win India’s first ever individual gold in badminton. The Indian will have to punch above her weight as she has not managed to beat the Chinese Taipei shuttler in the last contests. Syed Modi’s bronze in men’s singles at the 1982 Games in New Delhi was the only individual medal for India at the Asian Games. Sindhu was sluggish at the start, making unforced errors but recovered quickly to be in control. READ: Saina Nehwal ends 36-year old wait, wins badminton bronze medal Yamaguchi played an attacking game but the tall Sindhu had strokes to counter her rival. Sindhu dominated the rallies and created an 11-8 lead at first break. The Indian remained solid at the net, using a variety of stroke to force the Japanese world number 2 to make errors. A long rally ensued at 20-17 but Yamaguchi sent a smash wide to put the Indian ahead. In the second game too Sindhu remained the dominant player but unforced errors crept in and she lost the lead. Yamaguchi pulled off a stunning point, leading at 14-12 after forcing an error from Sindhu, who kept retrieving the shuttler, using one smash after another. Sindhu struggled to contain errors from there and lost the game by hitting a forehand wide. The Indian reeled off four points in a row to shoot to 7-3 in the deciding game, before taking the break with a 11-7 lead. She also won a sensational 50-shot rally to pull away 16-8. With such a big lead at hand, Sindhu finished the match in her favour with a superb smash. (With PTI Inputs)