World Championships 2018

World Badminton Championships 2018: Saina Nehwal suffers straight-game loss to Carolina Marin in quarter-final

Saina Nehwal's impressive run came to a disappointing end at the World Championships as she suffered a straight-game loss to two-time champion Carolina Marin on Friday.

World Badminton Championships 2018: Fiery Saina Nehwal joins PV Sindhu in quarters; Kidambi Srikanth disappoints against Daren Liew

Saina Nehwal made light of her 10th seeding, and sent the No 4 seed Ratchanok Intanon packing with a richly deserved 47-minute 21-16, 21-19 victory

World Badminton Championships 2018: Veteran Lin Dan suffers meek exit after straight games loss to Shi Yuqi

Badminton legend Lin Dan's bid for a sixth world title met a sorry end as the man widely regarded as the best player of all time was well beaten by Chinese compatriot Shi Yuqi in the last 16.

World Badminton Championships 2018: Ashwini Ponnappa-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy power into quarter-finals

Satwiksairaj and Ashwini, who put up an impressive show to help India win the historic mixed team gold at the Commonwealth Games, saw off Goh and Shevon 20-22, 21-14, 21-6 in a match that lasted 59 minutes.

Highlights, World Badminton Championships 2018 results: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter last-16; HS Prannoy ousted

Catch the live score and updates from Day 3's action at the Badminton World Championships 2018. India's PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy will be in action

World Badminton Championships 2018: Kidambi Srikanth enters pre-quarters with hard-fought win

Srikanth, the fifth-seeded Indian recovered from a slump during the hard-fought contest to see off Pablo 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 in a second-round match that lasted 62 minutes.

Highlights, World Badminton Championships 2018: Saina, Srikanth, Ashwini, Satwiksairaj shine in mixed day for Indians

Catch the live score and updates from Day 2 of the World Badminton Championships

Highlights, World Badminton Championships 2018: Ashwini-Satwiksairaj, HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma enter second round

Catch the live score and updates from Day 1 of the Badminton World Championships in Nanjing. India's HS Prannoy will be in action along with Lin Dan and Viktor Axelsen

World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu will look to leave behind her perennial runner-up image in Nanjing

In such a long tournament as the World Championship, and in a tough 64-player draw, anything can happen before the closing stages of the competition are reached. If Sindhu can concentrate of staying healthy and injury-free, and gradually gather steam as she goes along, she could go all the way

World Badminton Championships 2018: HS Prannoy's draw provides him with good chance of bagging a medal in Nanjing

HS Prannoy has been given the kind of draw that provides him with a sporting chance of reaching the semi-finals and assuring himself of at least a bronze