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, and with the Commonwealth Games just done, we have Asian Games and two Chess World Championships coming up. The month of August meanwhile, is similarly action packed, with the FIH Men’s and Women’s Hockey World Cups and the Badminton World Championships – and you can go through the schedule in ESPN’s sports calendar.
Here are all the updates from Indian sports on August 22, 2026.
What’s on today?
What happened yesterday?
-
Badminton: Treesa/Gayatri stunned the fourth seeds in the quarterfinal to seal a BWF World Championship medal, while Satwik-Chirag lost their quarterfinals in straight games.
-
Hockey: India (W) lost 0-2 to defending champions Netherlands in the second round of the World Cup.
-
Athletics: Neeraj Chopra finished second to Rumesh Pathirage with a season best throw of 88.05m at the Lausanne Diamond League.
-
Football: A Brazil delegation visited the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata to inspect the facilities ahead of the October friendly.
Leave a Reply