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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 12, 2024.
What's on today?
Chess: It's time for the final classical game of the World Chess Championship, and the biggest of Gukesh's career with both Ding and Gukesh tied on points. The match is at 2.30 PM IST and you can follow it live here on our site.
Follow LIVE: Gukesh vs Ding, Game 14 of World Championship
Badminton: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand - the only Indian badminton players to qualify for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals - play their second group match against Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan at 11 AM IST.
ISL: East Bengal host Odisha FC in the ISL at 7.30 PM IST
PKL: The Pro Kabaddi League nears the playoffs with teams racing to make the cut. Today, Dabang Delhi take on Telugu Titans at 8.00 PM followed by UP Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriorz at 9:00 PM.
What happened yesterday?
Chess: Ding holds Gukesh at bay to keep scores tied after game 13 of Chess World Championship
Badminton: Jolly/Gopichand go down fighting against world no. 1 Liu/Tan in BWF World Tour Final opener
Badminton: Tan Kim Her back as India's doubles coach
PKL: Haryana Steelers become first team to qualify for PKL 11 playoffs; U Mumba move to second
Hockey: Foreign players pull out of upcoming HIL, Bhola Nath says it doesn't matter
Athletics: Sakshi Chavan breaks meet record in women's 200m