This article covers all the important Current Affairs related to various Sports News & Events. Sports Current Affairs play an important role in almost every competitive exam including UPSC Prelims PCS Pre NDA, CDS, CAPF AC, AFCAT, INET and various other competitive exams of India.
Apart from its importance in various government exams, these Important Sports Current Affairs 2024 can be very helpful in your personal interview in the SSB Interview as the interviewing officer often asks Sports related Important Current Affairs from aspirants.
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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the most-capped player in women’s international cricket with 356 matches, surpassing Suzie Bates.
Jammu & Kashmir scripted history by reaching their first-ever Ranji Trophy final, defeating Bengal.
India’s Tejaswin Shankar wins gold in men’s heptathlon at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, China. India finishes sixth overall with five medals in the championship.
Smriti Mandhana wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025 for her role in India’s Women’s World Cup triumph. Divya Deshmukh bags Emerging Player award.
Rashid Khan became the first bowler in history to take 700 T20 wickets during the T20 World Cup 2026. The Afghanistan star now leads global T20 records, surpassing Dwayne Bravo.
India will host the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships 2027, scheduled to take place in New Delhi from December 1 to 10.
Jharkhand emerged as the gold medal winner in the women’s category of the National Federation Cup 2026 Para Throwball tournament.
India clinched the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship title with a dominant 4–0 victory over Bangladesh in the final held at Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Nepal.
India emerged as the champion of the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 with a commanding victory over England in the final. The win marked India’s sixth U-19 World Cup title.
Royal Challengers Bangalore emerged as the champions of the Women’s Premier League 2026. This triumph marked RCB’s second consecutive WPL title.
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Novak Djokovic reached a historic milestone by securing his 400th Grand Slam singles win after defeating Botic van de Zandschulp at the Australian Open. This makes him the first player in history to reach 400 Grand Slam victories, surpassing Roger Federer (369).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Khanikar Stadium in Dibrugarh, Assam, which is set to become the state’s largest multi-sports hub.
Abhishek Sharma achieved a remarkable feat by scoring a 14-ball fifty against New Zealand, making it the second-fastest T20I half-century for India. He finished unbeaten on 68 off just 20 balls.
India tops the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026 in New Delhi with 94 medals, including 51 gold.
Amelia Valverde, a football coach from Costa Rica, has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian senior women’s football team by the All India Football Federation.
India finished at the top of the medal table with an impressive haul of 94 medals at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026, held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker won silver medal in the 25m pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2026 in New Delhi.
India is set to make a historic entry into global professional cycling with the Pune Grand Tour 2026. Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni has been appointed as its Goodwill Ambassador.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has achieved a rare global distinction by being inducted into Kenjutsu, an ancient Japanese samurai swordsmanship tradition.
Deepti Sharma has become the highest wicket-taker in Women’s T20 International cricket.
India has topped the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) global list of offenders. The World Anti-Doping Agency was established in 1999.
TIME magazine has named A’ja Wilson, superstar forward of the Las Vegas Aces, as the 2025 Athlete of the Year.
India won the Centenary Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2030 bid, with Ahmedabad (also known as Amdavad) in Gujarat set to host the CWG 2030. CWG is the world’s second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympics.
India’s women’s kabaddi team won the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025, defeating Chinese Taipei 35–28 in the final held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma has been named the official tournament ambassador for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The prestigious event will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
Hockey India celebrates 100 years of Indian Hockey (1925–2025) with nationwide events on 7th November, led by a major ceremony at New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
India created history by winning its maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final held at Dr. DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
Ilamparthi AR, a 16-year-old chess talent from Tamil Nadu, has become India’s 90th Grandmaster.
The 69th National School Games began in Jammu & Kashmir, organised by the Directorate of Youth Services & Sports of the region.
The BWF World Junior Championships 2025 are being hosted in Guwahati, Assam, from October 6 to 19. This marks the return of the prestigious tournament to India after 17 years, with the previous edition held in Pune in 2008.
Sandip Sanjay Sargar and Sandeep Chaudhary achieved a historic one-two finish in the Men’s Javelin Throw F44 event at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. Sargar secured the gold medal with a personal best throw of 62.82 m.
The 12th World Para Athletics Championship 2025 was hosted in New Delhi at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. This marks India’s first time hosting the prestigious global para-sport event.
India won the Asia Cup Final 2025 by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 28, 2025.
India clinched the 7th SAFF U-17 Championship title after defeating Bangladesh 4-1 in a thrilling penalty shootout at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo. This victory marked India’s seventh U-17 title.
Mithun Manhas, former Delhi captain, has been elected unopposed as the 37th BCCI President at the 94th annual general meeting. He succeeded Roger Binny, who resigned in August 2025, while Rajeev Shukla had been serving as interim vice-president.
Sergio Busquets, a highly decorated Spanish midfielder, announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 MLS season while playing for Inter Miami.
Smriti Mandhana etched her name in history by scoring the fastest ODI century ever by an Indian, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 52-ball record set in 2013.
Arshdeep Singh achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian bowler to claim 100 wickets in T20 Internationals.
The 2025 Duleep Trophy was won by Central Zone, who defeated South Zone by 6 wickets in the final. This victory marked Central Zone’s first Duleep Trophy title since the 2014-15 season.
Vaishali Rameshbabu won the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament for the second year in a row.
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Anandkumar Velkumar created history by becoming India’s first-ever Speed Skating World Champion at the 2025 World Championships in Beidaihe, China. He won gold in the senior men’s 1000m sprint with a timing of 1:24.924.
Aryna Sabalenka made history at the 2025 US Open by successfully defending her title, becoming the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to achieve consecutive victories at the tournament.
The city of Ahmedabad is set to host the 11th Asian Aquatics Championship from September 28 to October 11, 2025, marking the first time India is organizing this prestigious continental event. Venue: Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Narangpura.
Mithun Manhas becomes the new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
India is hosting its first-ever World Para Athletics Championships 2025 in New Delhi, inaugurated at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The flagship global competition for para-athletes, organised biennially by World Para Athletics (under IPC).
Sergio Busquets, a highly decorated Spanish midfielder, announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 MLS season while playing for Inter Miami.
India defeated Bangladesh 4-1 in a penalty shootout to claim their 7th SAFF U-17 Championship crown in Colombo.
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the first India international to sign with a BBL team.He will represent Sydney Thunder in the upcoming BBL 2025–26 season. Until now, the BCCI had prohibited active Indian male players from participating in foreign T20 leagues.
Smriti Mandhana etched her name in history by scoring the fastest ODI century ever by an Indian, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 52-ball record set in 2013. She reached her hundred in just 50 balls.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially suspended USA Cricket’s membership with immediate effect, citing ongoing governance and compliance failures.
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