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 14 2026.
What's on today?
Chess: Praggnanandhaa in action at Sinquefield Cup
Chess: R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy in action at Cairns Cup
What happened yesterday?
Football: Shillong Lajong FC qualify for Durand Cup quarter-finals
Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymer in Round 3 at Sinquefield Cup
Chess: Divya Deshmukh gets a win, Vaishali and Humpy draw at Cairns Cup
Table tennis: TTFI flags implications of suspension, urges Ministry to reconsider order
Football: India pull out of ASEAN Cup to prioritise Brazil friendly
Esports World Cup, Chess: Nihal, Arjun reach quarterfinals
Fencing: India emerge overall champions in Commonwealth Championship