Gukesh beats Pragg, Divya takes lead in Norway Chess; Satwik-Chirag win Singapore Open: Indian Sports, May 31

D Gukesh. Michal Walusza / Norway Chess 2026

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 31, 2026.


What's on today?

  • Badminton: Satiwk-Chirag look for first title in two years after reaching Singapore Open Super 750 final.

  • Chess: D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh are competing at Norway Chess.


What happened yesterday?

  • Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat loses in semis at Asian Games trials

  • Badminton: Satwik-Chirag stun WR 1 to sail into first Singapore Open Super 750 final; Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila lose in semis

  • Shooting: Manu-Samrat add silver in pistol mixed team as India finish Munich WC second in medal tally

  • Football: India end Unity Cup campaign with defeat against Zimbabwe

  • Athletics: India wins three gold on Day 3 of Asian U20 Championships

  • Athletics: Gulveer becomes first Indian to run a mile in sub-four minutes

  • Cricket: No Suryakumar or Shubman, Sooryavanshi among 30 probables for Asian Games

  • Hockey: India women lose 2-3 to Australia in fourth and final game of the series