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 Championship. 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 4, 2026.
What’s on today?
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Chess: Round 6 of the FIDE Candidates begins at 6:15pm IST, with R Praggnanandhaa, R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh in action.
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Football: The ISL continues Mohun Bagan facing Jamshedpur at 5pm, and Goa facing Bengaluru at 7:30pm.
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Boxing: The Asian Boxing Championships continue in Mongolia.
What happened yesterday?
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Chess: R Praggnanandhaa drew in round 5 of the Candidates, Divya Deshmukh also drew, while R Vaishali lost.
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Archery: Sheetal Devi led the way as India won big at Bangkok World Archery Para Series.
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Boxing: Nikhat Zareen, Priya Ganghas, and Preeti Pawar qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Boxing Championships.
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Football: Punjab FC beat Mohammedan SC in the ISL.
