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Here are all the updates from January 16, 2025.
What's on today?
Badminton: PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - Chirag Shetty, Kiran George, Anupama Upadhyaya, Rutuparna & Swetaparna Panda, Ashwini Bhat - Shikha Gautam, Tanisha Crasto - Ashwini Ponnappa, Dhruv Kapila - Tanisha Crasto, Ashith Surya - Amrutha Pramuthesh remain in contention in the second round of the India Open.
HIL: Delhi SG Pipers vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers at 8:15 PM.in Rourkela.
WHIL: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Odisha Warriors at 6 PM in Ranchi.
ISL: Punjab FC vs Mumbai City FC at 7:30 PM.
IWL: HOPS FC vs Odisha FC at 2 PM, followed by Sethu FC vs Nita FA at 3:30 PM
Kho Kho: The Kho Kho World Cup continues in New Delhi.
What happened yesterday?
Badminton: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and multiple Indians lost out in the opening round of the Indian Open Super 750, with only Anupama Upadhyaya, Rutuparna & Swetarparna Panda, Ashith Surya - Amrutha Pramuthesh, Tanisha Crasto - Ashwini Ponnappa winning among the Indian contingent on Day 2.
HIL: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers climbed to second in the standings with a thrilling 5-3 win over the UP Rudras.
WHIL: Soorma Hockey Club secured a 2-1 victory over Odisha Warriors
ISL: Mohammedan SC scored twice in injury time to grab a dramatic 2-2 draw against Chennaiyin FC.
Football: The Indian Women's League saw East Bengal stay top of the table with a 1-0 win over Sribhumi FC, while Gokulam Kerala and Kickstart FC played out a 1-1 draw.
Boxing: Will be back for LA Olympics if boxing is there, said recently turnd pro-boxer, Nishant Dev
Tennis: Yuki-Olivetti made an opening round exit from Australian Open.
Kho Kho: Unstoppable India (W) stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with an emphatic 100-16 win over Iran; India (M) powered past Peru to book their quarter-final spot