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 13, 2026.
What’s on today?
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Chess: The FIDE Candidates has a rest day before the final two rounds.
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Hockey: India (W) take on Argentina in the first of the four-game tour in Buenos Aires. [7:30 PM IST]
What happened yesterday?
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Badminton: Ayush Shetty lost to Shi Yu Qi in the final of the Badminton Asia Championships.
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Chess: Vaishali loses Round 12 and sole lead in tricky game; Divya loses; Praggnanandhaa draws at FIDE Candidates
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Athletics: Sawan Barwal broke Shivnath Singh’s 48-year-old marathon national record.
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Football: Mohun Bagan scored in injury time to beat Punjab, while Inter Kashi edged past Mohammedan SC in the ISL.
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Football: Sreenidi Deccan beat Rajasthan United and Real Kashmir beat Gokulam Kerala in IFL.
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Athletics: Indian women’s marathon team finished a creditable fifth at World Athletics Race Walking C’ships.
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Shooting: Sonam finished fifth as India concluded the shooting World Cup campaign with one gold.
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Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat, Mukul earned silver medals at the Asian Championships.
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Surfing: Sivaraj Babu, Kamali Moorthy were crowned national champions.
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Chess: 10-year-old Aarit Kapil became the youngest Indian International Master norm holder.
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Hockey: India get Savita Punia boost but unwell captain Salima Tete to miss Argentina tour.
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Indian Athletics Series: Odisha’s long jumper Sarun Payasingh wins title in Ranchi.
