Lakshya, Srikanth in Japan Masters quarterfinals; Indian Women's League begins: Indian Sports LIVE, November 13

File photo of Gokulam Kerala in the IWL AIFF

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2026 is a big year, and with the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games done, there's still a lot of sporting action to come, including the Chess World Championship. You can go through the schedule in ESPN's sports calendar.

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on November 13, 2026.


What's on today?

  • Badminton: Lakshya Sen [9:05 AM], Kidambi Srikanth [8:25 AM] in quarterfinal action at the Japan Masters Super 500

  • Chess: R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and R Vaishali in action at the Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot

  • Shooting: The ISSF World Championships continue in Doha, Qatar

  • Youth Olympics: Indians in action at the Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal.

  • Football: East Bengal, Gokulam Kerala to kick off 10th season of Indian Women's League [7 PM]

  • National Sports Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan


What happened yesterday?

  • PT Usha nominated by Ice Hockey Association, keeps IOA presidential bid alive

  • Football: India lose 5-0 to New Zealand in the first friendly

  • Badminton: Srikanth stuns Naraoka, Lakshya ousts Dong to enter quarterfinals at Japan Masters

  • Boxing: Ambekar, Gunjan script history with boxing gold medals at Youth Olympics

  • Shooting: Vivaan Kapoor wins trap silver at World Championship, secures Olympic quota for India

  • Tennis: World Tennis League returns for season 5 in Bengaluru from Dec 17-20

  • Abhinav Bindra calls for fairness, integrity in IOA electoral processes

  • Football: Mumbai City sign forward Luka Majcen

  • Football: Bembem, Ancheri file nomination papers for four SOM seats in AIFF General Body