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Sat-Chi start Aus Open with win; Arjun draws game 2 of Chess WC QFs, Eight Indians enter final of World Boxing Cup Finals 2025: Indian Sports, Nov 18

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Photo by How Foo Yeen/Getty Images

Indian sports can get quite action-packed and it's quite easy to miss out on important news and results. That's where we come in -- ESPN's daily Indian sports blog has all the updates from the world of Indian sports as well as the news, scores, schedule, results and commentary that comes with it.

November is here and brings with a whole new set of sports events. You can see details of other events in our 2025 sporting calendar.

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on November 18, 2025.


What's on today?

  • Chess: The FIDE World Cup in Goa continues with game 2 of the quarterfinals, where Arjun Erigaisi faces China's Wei Yi.

  • Boxing: The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 continue in Greater Noida with Minakshi, Preeti, Arundhati Choudhary and others in action in their semifinal bouts.

  • Football: India take on against Bangladesh in AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.

  • Badminton: Satwik-Chirag in action at the Australian Open badminton.


What happened yesterday?

  • World Boxing Cup Finals 2025: Pawan, Hitesh earn big wins on Day 2

  • Shooting: Gurpreet gets silver in 25m centre fire pistol as India finish third on Worlds medal table

  • FIDE World Cup: Arjun Erigaisi draws with black pieces in game 1 of QFs

  • AFC Women's Champions League: East Bengal beat Bam Khatoon in group opener