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 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 7, 2026.
What’s on today?
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Badminton: PV SI, Satwiksairaj Rankriddy-chirag Shetty, Treesa Jolly-Gaytrid Pullela Are All in Action in the Opening Roound of the BWF Malaysia Open Super
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Women’s HIL: Shrachi Bengal Tigers vs JSW Soorma Hockey Club at 3 PM.
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Men’s HIL: HIL GC vs Shrachi Bengal Tigers at 5 PM. Hyderabad Toofans vs Ranchi Royals at 7:30 PM
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Boxing: The National Championships continue in Greater Noida.
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Chess: The Tata Steel India (Rapid & Blitz) Chess tournament begins, with Viswanathan Anand, R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali among the Indians in action.
What happened yesterday?
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Football: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the new season of the ISL will begin on February 14.
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Badminton: Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty qualified for the second round of the BWF Malaysia Open Super 1000.
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Hockey: Accord Tamil Nadu Dragons beat JSW Soorma HC 3-2 in the HIL.
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Hockey: Shrachi Bengal Tigers qualified for the women’s HIL after beating SG Pipers in a shootout.
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Boxing Senior Nationals: Pooja Rani, Jadumani Singh won easy; Lovlina, Amit Panghal made to work hard
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