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Indian Sports, January 8: HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag start 2025 with first-round wins at Malaysia Open

HS Prannoy. Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Happy new year, everyone! Hello and welcome to ESPN India's daily blog, where we bring you all the updates from the world of Indian sports and all the news, scores, schedule, results and commentary that comes with it.

January will see Indian athletes in action across leagues. You can see details of other events in our 2025 sporting calendar.

Here are all the updates from January 7, 2025.


What's on today?

  • HIL: Two matches in the HIL today. Team Gonasika vs Tamil Nadu Dragons at 6 PM, and UP Rudras vs Hyderabad Toofans at 8:15 PM in Rourkela.

  • ISL: FC Goa host Hyderabad FC at 7:30 PM.

  • Badminton: The Malaysia Open Super 1000 continues today with plenty of Indians in action.

  • Table Tennis: India's TT stars begin the year at the WTT Star Contender in Doha.



What happened yesterday?

  • HIL: Kalinga Lancers thrashed Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 6-0.

  • Badminton: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won their opening round at the Malaysia Open, Lakshya Sen lost, and HS Prannoy's match was interrupted midway due to a leaking roof.