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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 17, 2025.
What's on today?
Badminton: PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - Chirag Shetty, Kiran George, are in the quarterfinals of the India Open.
Chess: D Gukesh, freshly crowned World Champion, returns to the board in the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee. He's joined by fellow Indians Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnandhaa, Pentala Harikrishna & Leon Luke Mendonca.
WHIL: Delhi SG Pipers vs Soorma HC at 6 PM in Ranchi.
ISL: Jamshedpur FC host Mohun Bagan SG at 7:30 PM.
Kho Kho: The Kho Kho World Cup continues in New Delhi.
What happened yesterday?
Badminton: PV Sindhu stormed into the quarterfinal of the India Open, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - Chirag Shetty & Kiran George battled their way to victories as well.
HIL: Kalinga Lancers blew away Delhi SG Pipers in 5-1 win
WHIL: Odisha Warriors grabbed a shootout win over Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
ISL: Mumbai City drew Punjab 1-1 to stay sixth.
Football: Odisha grabbed their first win of the season agasint HOPS; Nita, Sethu shared spoils in a 2-2 draw.
Tennis: N Balaji and Miguel Reyes-Varela reached the second round of Australian Open
Kho Kho: India (W) outclassed Malaysia in an 80-point win, set up Bangladesh quarterfinal; India (M) dominated Bhutan 71-32 to secure a quarterfinal spot in the World Cup