Sindhu, SatChi in Worlds QFs; India vs Tajikistan in CAFA; India vs China in Asia Cup Hockey: Indian Sports LIVE, August 29

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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 29, 2025.

What's on today?

• Badminton: PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto compete in their BWF World Championships quarterfinals in Paris.

• Football: India face Tajikistan in their first match of the CAFA Cup, as the Khalid Jamil era begins.

• Hockey: India face China in their Asia Cup opener.

What happened yesterday?

• Athletics: Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Diamond League Final.

• Badminton: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag, Dhruv-Tanisha entered the quarterfinals of the World Championships.

• Football: AIFF and FSDL told the Supreme Court that the ISL would begin in September.