Praggnanandhaa beats Gukesh at Sinquefield Cup; Bhaker wins 10m air pistol bronze at Asian C'ships: Indian Sports, August 19

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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 August 19, 2025.

What's on today?

• Chess: D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa will be in classical action at Sinquefield Cup, which is part of the Grand Chess Tour.

• Football: NorthEast United FC take on Shillong Lajong in the Durand Cup semifinal [7 PM, SonyLIV].

• Shooting: Asian Shooting Championships continues in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.

• Wrestling: The U20 World Championships are underway in Smaokov, Bulgaria.

What happened yesterday?

• Football: The Supreme Court agreed to hear the matter between the AIFF, ISL clubs and the FSDL over the MRA renewal on Friday, August 22.

• Football: Mohun Bagan refused to release their players for the national camp, citing AIFF's injury neglect in the past.

• Hockey: Bangladesh likely to replace Pakistan in Asia Cup.

• Archery: Archery Premier League confirms list of Indian participants for inaugural season.

• Shooting: Kapil Bainsla wins India's first gold at Asian Championships.