Satwik-Chirag assure medal but Sindhu, Kapila-Crasto exit Worlds; India beat China in hockey, Tajikistan in football, PKL 12 begins: Indian Sports, 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 [4:20 PM estimated, JioHotstar], Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty [11:50 PM estimated], Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto [1 PM estimated] 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. [9 PM, live on FanCode]

• Hockey: India face China in their Asia Cup opener. [3 PM, SonyLIV]

• Kabaddi: PKL season 12 kicks off with Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas at 8 PM and Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan at 9 PM

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.