Chess Clash: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa Draw at Sinquefield Cup; Plus Asian Shooting Championship & Indian Sports Updates (August 21)

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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 21, 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.

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

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

• Athletics: The Inter-State Championships continue in Chennai.

What happened yesterday?

• Shooting: Anant Jeet Naruka wins gold; Saurabh-Suruchi mixed team bronze at Asian Championships

• Chess: Gukesh beats Abdusattorov at Sinquefield Cup

• Athletics: Tamil Arasu wins men's 100m, Dhanalakshmi takes women's 100m gold at National Inter-State Senior Championships

• Football: Debutants Diamond Harbour beat East Bengal to reach Durand Cup final

• Football: India beat Nepal 7-0 in SAFF U17 Women's Championship campaign opener

• Hockey: India squad for Asia Cup announced

• Chess: Anand vs Kasparov, Gukesh vs Carlsen locked for Clutch Chess exhibition games in October