Gukesh joint-second at Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia, India (M) earns Asiad fencing spot: Indian Sports LIVE, July 3

D Gukesh. Michal Walusza / Norway Chess 2026

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 July 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 July 3, 2026.


What's on today?

  • Chess: D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa in action at Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026

  • Badminton: Indians in action at Badminton Asia Jr Championships and Canada Open Super 300


What happened yesterday?

  • Chess: Praggnanandhaa joint second after opening day of Grand Chess Tour Croatia

  • Badminton: Srikanth retires; Aakarshi, Tanya reach second round at Canada Open

  • Tennis: End of Indian challenge at Wimbledon with 3 loss in men's doubles Round 1

  • Football: East Bengal drawn against clubs from Malaysia, Guam, Bangladesh in AFC Women's Champions League

  • India remains worst offender in AIU's June list of global dope cheats

  • Badminton: BAI introduces BWF's new 3x15 scoring system in domestic circuit