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Indian Sports LIVE, November 25: Gukesh begins quest to become chess world champion

Ding Liren (L) will face challenger D Gukesh (R) in the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship. ROSLAN RAHMANROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images

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November will see Indian athletes in action across a number of tournaments, but most notably D Gukesh, who will challenge for the World Chess Championship - continuing onto December. You can see details of other events in our 2024 sporting calendar.

Here are all the updates from November 25, 2024.


What's on today?

  • Chess: It's a big day for Indian chess as D Gukesh begins his quest to become world champion as he takes on incumbent Ding Liren in Match 1 of the World Championship in Singapore. We will have a dedicated live blog for that so stay tuned for that.

  • Football: The Indian Super League (ISL) is back on, with Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC at 7:30 PM.

  • PKL: U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls at 8 PM, followed by Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers at 9 PM.


What happened yesterday?

  • ISL: Kerala Blasters dominate Chennaiyin

  • Football: NorthEast United FC win All India Governor's Gold Cup

  • PKL: Puneri Paltan clinical vs Bengal Warriorz; UP Yoddhas beat Patna Pirates in thriller