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 April 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 April 16, 2026.
What’s on today?
What happened yesterday?
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FIDE Women’s Candidates: R Vaishali won the Candidates with final round win.
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Football: Kerala Blasters drew 1-1 with NorthEast United in the ISL.
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Badminton: Danish great Viktor Axelsen retired from professional badminton.
