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Vaishali wins FIDE Women's Candidates; Axelsen announces retirement; NEUFC draw Blasters: Indian Sports, April 15

R Vaishali. Niki Riga/FIDE

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 Championships. The month of April 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 April 15, 2026.


What's on today?

  • Chess: Final round of FIDE Candidates as R Vaishali faces Kateryna Lagno with an aim to win the the tournament.

  • ISL: Kerala Blasters host NorthEast United FC at 7:30 pm.


What happened yesterday?

  • FIDE Candidates: Sindarov wins Candidates, becomes Gukesh's challenger in World Championship.

  • FIDE Women's Candidates: Vaishali in contention to win the title going into final round.

  • Asian Lawn Bowls: Navneet helps India win gold medals in men's pairs and men's fours.