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December will see Indian athletes in action across leagues and most notably D Gukesh, who is challenging for the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren. You can see details of other events in our 2024 sporting calendar.
Here are all the updates from December 3, 2024.
What's on today?
Chess: The World Chess Championship restarts after a rest day, with Gukesh and Ding level at 3-3 after game 6.
Football: It's a rest day in the Indian Super League.
PKL: The third and final leg Pro Kabaddi League season 11 begins in Pune, with Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Giants at 8.00 PM followed by U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan, also dubbed the Maharashtra derby.
What happened yesterday?
Badminton: PV Sindhu set to tie the knot on December 22.
Football: AIFF signs commercial rights agreement with Shrachi Sports, Sony Sports to telecast I-League matches.
ISL: Sanan wonderstrike propels Jamshedpur to seventh in the ISL after 3-1 win over Mohammedan.
Uttarakhand National Games to feature 32 core and 4 demonstration sports.
Chess: Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi, Vaishali among five Indian participants at 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships
Golf: Pranavi Urs finishes third, records career best performance in LET.
Wrestling: WFI allows Railways wrestlers to represent their states in Nationals.
Para Badminton: Kumar Nitesh nominated for BWF's Para Badminton 'player of the year' award.