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 July 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 July 18, 2026.
What’s on today?
Badminton: PV Sindhu takes on Chen Yufei in Japan Open semifinal
Chess: The Chennai Grand Masters is underway with D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and Nihal Sarin in action
What happened yesterday?
Badminton: PV Sindhu made the Japan Open semifinals after a walkover from Nozomi Okuhara.
Football: Swede Joakim Alexandersson returns as India U-17 women’s team head coach
Chess: Gukesh, Pragg, Divya in shortlist for inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards
Chess: Gukesh loses to Firouzja at Chennai Grand Masters
