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2026 is here and brings with it, a whole new set of sports events. It's a big year for Indian sport -- with the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games coming up later this year. There are also two Chess World Championship, where the open and women's sections could both feature Indians in them.
Here are all the updates from Indian sports on January 11, 2026.
What's on today?
Men's HIL: It's a double header, with HIL GC vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers at 5 PM, after which it is Ranchi Royals vs Shrachi Bengal Tigers at 7:30 PM.
Chess: The Tata Steel India (Rapid & Blitz) Chess tournament concludes with Blitz rounds 10 to 18, with Viswanathan Anand, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali among the Indians in action.
Shooting: The Asian Shooting (Shotgun) Championship begins in Doha, Qatar.
What happened yesterday?
WHIL: The SG Pipers were crowned champions after a shootout win over Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the WHIL final.
Badminton: PV Sindhu lost her Malaysia Open semifinal against Wang Zhi Yi in straight games.
Chess: Wesley So in sole lead, Erigaisi & Nihal not far behind in Blitz.
Football: AIFF asked ISL clubs to send details of venues for home matches by Monday noon.
Boxing: Nikhat, Lovlina won titles at Boxing Nationals; Hussamuddin capped off his comeback with gold.