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December 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 December 16, 2025.
What's on today?
Football: The Messi GOAT Tour enters its last leg in New Delhi.
Chess: D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and Vidit Gujrathi are among the Indians in action at the Global Chess League, with Ganges Grandmaster vs PBG Alaskan Knights at 5 PM, Triveni Continental Kings vs Fyers Amercian Gambit at 6:30 PM and upGrad Mumba Masters vs Alpine SG Pipers at 8 pm.
What happened yesterday?
Shooting: Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet win 25m pistol gold in shooting championships.
Global Chess League: