PV Sindhu: First Indian badminton silver at Asian Games

    PV Sindhu has become the first Indian to win badminton silver at the Asian Games.

    The history making medal comes just days after Sindhu, 23, was named seventh on the Forbes list of highest-earning female athletes.

    The Olympic silver medallist - who on Monday became the first Indian to reach an Asian Games singles final - lost 21-13 21-16 to Taiwanese world number one Tai Tzu Ying in Jakarta.

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