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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 18, 2025.
What's on today?
Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireeddy and Chirag Shetty will face Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in BWF World Tour Finals.
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?
Football: Mohun Bagan hit with AFC ban, $100,729 fine
Global Chess League: Alpine SG Pipers beat American Gambits to jump to second spot; leaders upGrad Mumba Masters defeat Alaskan Knights
BWF World Tour Finals: Satwik-Chirag off to a winning start
Doping: India shows highest positivity rate among major nations in WADA's 2024 Testing Report