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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 17, 2025.
What's on today?
Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireeddy and Chirag Shetty begin their BWF World Tour Finals campaign, taking on Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in their first group match.
Chess: D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and Vidit Gujrathi are among the Indians in action at the Global Chess League.
What happened yesterday?
Global Chess League: American Gambits Beat Triveni Continental Kings in Last-Gasp Thriller, Ganges Grandmasters continue winning