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December will see Indian athletes in action across leagues and most notably D Gukesh, who is challenging for the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren. You can see details of other events in our 2024 sporting calendar.
Here are all the updates from December 4, 2024.
What’s on today?
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Chess: The World Chess Championship continues with game 8, as D Gukesh and Ding Liren remain tied at 3.5 – 3.5 overall.
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Football: The Indian Super League resumes after a rest day, with Hyderabad FC hosting FC Goa as matchweek 11 begins.
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PKL: The Pro Kabaddi League continues in Pune, with Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddhas at 8.00 PM followed by Haryana Steelers taking on Bengal Warriorz at 9:00 PM.
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Badminton: The Guwahati Masters Super 100 begins, with a host of Indian players featuring.
What happened yesterday?
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Squash: Legendary squash player Raj Manchanda died aged 79.
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Chess: Gukesh and Ding played out another draw in game 7 of the FIDE World Chess Championship
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PKL: Gujarat Giants and Bengaluru Bulls played out a thrilling draw to begin the Pune leg, after which U Mumba defeated Puneri Paltan.