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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 26, 2025.
What’s on today?
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Chess: The World Rapid Championship is underway in Doha with Round 6-9 in Open and 5-8 in women’s section.
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Badminton: The senior national championships are ongoing.
What happened yesterday?
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Indian football: City Football Group divest from Mumbai City FC
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World Rapid Championships: Harika in joint second after opening day of women’s section
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World Rapid Championships: Gukesh, Arjun, Pragg, Nihal secure victories in open section
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Badminton Senior Nationals: Surya Charishma, Shruti Mundada send top two seeds packing to reach semis