With Indian sport being as action-packed as it is, 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.
August is here and brings with a whole new set of sports events. You can see details of other events in our 2025 sporting calendar.
Here are all the updates from Indian sports on Independence Day, August 15, 2025.
What’s on today?
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Chess: The Chennai Grand Masters continues with the likes of Arjun Erigaisi and Nihal Sarin in action.
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Chess: D Gukesh competes in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz in the US.
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Hockey: India (M) take on Australia in the first of a four-match tour [3:30 PM, no telecast]
What happened yesterday?
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Chess: Gukesh beat Caruana to be fourth after the Rapid section at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament.
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Chess: Vincent Keymer sealed his title at the Chennai Grand Masters with a round to spare.
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Hockey: Olympic bronze medallist and sports icon Dr Vece Paes passed away, aged 80.
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Athletics: AFI introduced mandatory SRY gene test for female athletes on World Athletics’ directive
date: 2025-08-15 09:35:00