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Gopichand had claimed the All England Championship in 2001, more than two decades after Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to achieve the feat in 1980. (Photo: PTI)

Hope we'll break All England Championships title jinx this year:...

Gopichand was the last Indian to win the title back in 2001.

4 Feb 2019 7:30 PM IST

Sindhu is aiming to win some more Super Series titles in 2019. (Photo: PTI)

All England Championships will be no cakewalk even without Carolina...

Sindhu feels she would have to give her 100 per cent there in order to win the women's singles title.

31 Jan 2019 8:06 PM IST

The Target Olympic Podium Scheme is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide assistance to Indias top athletes. (Photo: PTI)

Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu among those approved by SAI for TOPS...

Some athletes have been included in the developmental group for Olympic 2024.

31 Jan 2019 3:00 PM IST

Chance for Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu to win All England Championships:...

Nehwal's former coach Vimal has also backed the Indian ace to win the coveted All England Championship in March.

29 Jan 2019 3:58 PM IST

The London Olympics bronze medallist was trailing 4-10 in the opening game when Marin decided to withdraw from the contest. (Photo: AP)

Saina Nehwal clinches Indonesia Masters after Carolina Marin limps out...

Saina Nehwal claimed her first BWF title in two years after Carolina Marin limped out of the Indonesia Masters final due...

27 Jan 2019 3:40 PM IST

Nehwal reached the finals at the last edition. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia Masters: Saina Nehwal overpowers He Bingjiao to enter finals

The 28-year-old from Hyderabad notched up a come-from-behind 18-21 21-12 21-18 triumph over sixth seed Bingjiao,

26 Jan 2019 4:54 PM IST

The two-time Commonwealth Games champion will next face the winner of the quarterfinal match between two Chinese shuttlers -- He Bingjiao and Chen Xiaoxin. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia Masters: Saina Nehwal sails into semis, Srikanth bows out in...

Eight seed Saina beat Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-7 21-18 to make it to the last four of women's singles here.

25 Jan 2019 4:34 PM IST

Sindhu, seeded second, defeated Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 in 37 minutes to make the last-eight stage of her season-opener.(Photo: AFP)

Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu beats Gregoria Mariska Tunjung to reach...

The Indian faced some competition in the opening game but dominated the second to keep her unbeaten record against...

24 Jan 2019 2:42 PM IST

Saina, who had reached the semifinals last week at the Malaysia Masters, recovered from a first-game loss to secure a 7-21 21-16 21-11 win over local hope Dinar Dyah Ayustine, ranked 50th.(Photo: AP)

Indonesia Masters: Saina reaches second round as Praneeth, Subhankar...

Saina recovered from a first-game loss to secure a 7-21 21-16 21-11 win over local hope Dinar Dyah Ayustine, ranked...

23 Jan 2019 4:24 PM IST

Danielle Collins of the US celebrates her 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Russias Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinal on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Rafael Nadal brushes aside Tiafoe

Kvitova will face unseeded American Collins in the semi-final on Thursday.

23 Jan 2019 5:17 AM IST

Saina Nehwal had an impressive start to the season, losing semifinal spot at Malaysia Masters. (Photo: AFP)

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth to compete at Indonesia...

Nehwal and Srikanth will aim to continue their impressive run when they start their campaign at the Indonesia Masters.

21 Jan 2019 4:05 PM IST

Saina has defeated Marin five times and has lost to the Spaniard as many times in the last 10 meetings. (Photo: AP)

Malaysia Masters: Carolina Marin overpowers Saina Nehwal, advances to...

The Spaniard presented Nehwal with no chance whatsoever to make a comeback.

19 Jan 2019 11:35 AM IST