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 May 1, 2026.
What’s on today?
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Badminton: India take on Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup
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Football: ISL is back with a new match week, with Goa vs Jamshedpur
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Table Tennis: World TT team Championships continue.
What happened yesterday?
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Table Tennis: Indian (M) fight back to pip Slovakia at World TT Tennis Championships
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Football: East Bengal defeat Sethu, Gokulam Kerala climb to sixth in IWL
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Chess: Bids open up to host World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Sindarov