India take on Japan in hockey Asia Cup, PKL 12 continues: Indian Sports LIVE, August 31

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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 31, 2025.

What's on today?

• Hockey: The Indian men's hockey team takes on Japan in their second match of the Asia Cup

• Kabaddi: PKL season 12 features Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba at 8 PM followed by Bengal Warriorz vs Haryana Steelers at 9 PM.

What happened yesterday?

• Badminton: Satwik-Chirag go down in World Championship semifinal, get bronze

• PKL 12: UP Yoddhas down Telugu Titans, U Mumba beat Gujarat Giants in season's second tie-breaker

• Hockey: Pakistan to visit India for Junior World Cup, says Hockey India

• Hockey: Deepika to miss Asia Cup due to hamstring injury

• Tennis: Chandrasekar-Prashanth start US Open campaign with a win