Sindhu in Hong Kong semis

HONG KONG — India’s P.V. Sindhu vowed there was “more to come” after she proved her Olympic success was no flash in the pan by winning her first Superseries Badminton title. Sindhu continued her winning ways at the Hong Kong Open Friday, fighting past Indonesia’s Liang Xiaoyu, 21-17, 21-23, 21-18 to reach the semifinals. Last week, Sindhu beat Sun Yu to claim the China Open Superseries title, three months after she became the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic silver medal. “This is only the start for me,” the world No. 9 said at the Hong Kong Coliseum stadium, where she racked up her eighth straight win Friday. Sindhu looked set to square off in the semifinals against compatriot Saina Nehwal, who had been in fine form at the tournament, but crashed out to Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan-yi in three games 8-21, 21-18, 19-21 late Friday. World and Olympic champion Carolina Marin also stormed into the semifinals. Marin defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-7, 21-18. — AFP