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India men lose to Japan, women go down to Thailand in Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Sports, February 5

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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.

2026 is a big year, with the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and two Chess World Championship. February meanwhile, is similarly action packed - and you can go through the schedule in ESPN's sports calendar.

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on February 5, 2026.


What's on today?

  • Badminton: The Indian men face Japan, and the women face Thailand in crunch games of the Badminton Asia Team Championships.

  • Shooting: The Asian Championships in New Delhi continue.


What happened yesterday?

  • Shooting: Esha Singh helped India to two gold medals at Asian Championship, Samrat Rana won bronze.

  • Football: Indian senior women's team beat Russian club Zvezda-2005 Perm.

  • Badminton Asia Team Championships: India men and women off to a winning start.

  • Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu broke the national record.

  • Hockey: Indian women's team coach Sjoerd Marijne said he wants to bring back unity and discipline in Indian women's hockey team.

  • Football: AFC confirmed India's bid to host 2031 Asian Cup.