HIL: Srachi Rarh Bengal Tigers defeated TN Dragons in a shootout, while Hyderabad Toofans beat Soorma 3-1 to reach the final of the Hockey India League. National Games: Haryana men, Odisha women completed a hat-trick of Rugby 7s gold medals; Bindyarani Devi won gold, Manipur lifters bagged 2 medals; Teenager Parth Mane won the 10m air rifle gold.

Gukesh Dommaraju maintains his lead at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters as Vincent Keymer holds Nodirbek Abdusattorov to a draw. With just a few rounds left, the battle for the title intensifies.

D Gukesh maintained his half-point lead with an easy draw against Wei Yi of China, while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States at the Tata Steel Masters.

On top of the table with a slender lead, world champion D Gukesh will take on Wei Yi of China in the 11th round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament, aiming to continue his unbeaten streak and claim the season’s first title.

Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scored a stunning win over top seed Fabiano Caruana,

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa continued his strong run at the Tata Steel Masters, winning his third consecutive game to take his tally to 8.5 points after the 12th round.

World champion D Gukesh climbed to world no. 3 in the live rankings, and has a 0.5 lead with two rounds to go.

Over the course of 11 games in the Tata Steel chess tournament, world champion Gukesh's rating has gone up by 16 points. He is currently rated at 2793, just one point off his career best rating of 2794.

HIL: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Tamil Nadu Dragons at 6 PM in the first semifinal, followed by JSW Soorma HC vs Hyderabad Toofans at 8:15 PM. Badminton: Former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth plays in the quarterfinal of the Thailand Masters Super 300.