Lakshya, Prannoy exit Malaysia Masters in first round amid spate of Indian losses: Indian Sports, May 21

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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 May 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 May 20, 2026.


What's on today?

  • Badminton: The Malaysia Masters Super 500 will see a host of Indians in first-round action.

  • Chess: The Super Chess Classic continues.


What happened yesterday?

  • Football: NorthEast United end ISL campaign with win over relegated Mohammedan Sporting.

  • Badminton: Hariharan-Arjun stun Popov brothers; Chaliha enters main draw at Malaysia Masters.

  • Surfing: Indian Open of Surfing from May 29-31.