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 26, 2026.
What’s on today?
What happened yesterday?
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Hockey: Ranchi Royals beat Hyderabad Toofans to qualify for the HIL final
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Football: The AIFF appointed Italian Pamela Conti as the head coach of the Indian women’s U17 team
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Chess: Gukesh D beat Vladimir Fedoseev at the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
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Padma Awards: Vijay Amritraj gets Padma Bhushan; Savita Punia, Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur receive Padma Shri
