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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 21, 2025.
What's on today?
Chess: D Gukesh and co. continue at the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
Badminton: The Indonesia Masters Super 500 begins, with most singles qualifying on Day 1.
Tennis: Rohan Bopanna-Shuai play their mixed doubles quarterfinals at Australian Open.
ISL: Chennaiyin FC play Mohun Bagan Super Giant at 7.30 PM.
WHIL: Soorma Hockey Club take on Odisha Warriorsat 6 PM.
HIL: UP Rudras faceTeam Gonasika at 8:15 PM.
What happened yesterday?
Chess: World champion D Gukesh draws with top seed Fabiano Caruana on Tata Steel Chess Day 3
HIL: Soorma Hockey Club secure crucial win over Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
WHIL: Soorma Hockey Club clinch big win over SG Delhi Piper
IWL: East Bengal beat Nita FA 4-1 to stay top of the table
Chess: India to host FIDE World Cup 2025.