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P.V. Sindhu, who was playing in her third consecutive world championship final, dominated Okuhara to win . P.V Sindhu won her first Badminton World Championship title beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games on Sunday. Sindhu, who was playing in her third consecutive world championship final, dominated Okuhara to win 21-7, 21-7 and become the first Indian to win a gold medal at the world championships. Sindhu lifts world championship title: As it happened The Indian was at her attacking best as she took a 11-2 lead in the first game. Sindhu looked liike she could do no wrong as she cruised through the first game in just 16 minutes, winning it 21-7. The second game wasn't too different. She raced to a 11-4 lead against the Japanese, who defeated her in the final in 2017. Sindhu looked unstoppable from there on, finishing the match in just 37 minutes.

SPORTS Rajasthan Royals Defeat RCB For First Win Of Seaso   0 Share Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to register their first win of this IPL season at Swai Mansingh Stadium, here Tuesday. RCB has now lost all four matches played so far and is placed at the bottom of eight-team table. Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 158 for 4 in 20 overs (Parthiv Patel 67, Marcus Stoinis 31 not out; Shreyas Gopal 3/12). Rajasthan Royals: 164 for 3 in 19.5 overs. (J Buttler 59, S Smith 38; Y Chahal 2/17).