In Badminton, the prestigious All England Championship began at Birmingham today.

Former finalist and ace Indian shuttler, Saina Nehwal crashed out of the tournament in the first round itself after suffering 14-21, 18-21 defeat against world number one Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei.

India’s formidable duo of P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth are expected to have easy first round outings.

The quarter-finals will be played on Friday while the semi-finals on Saturday. The final will be played on Sunday.