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.
MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 2025 FOR UPSC CDS, NDA, CAPF AC & AFCAT
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Indonesia secured its first-ever Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championship title by defeating defending champions China.
Indian pistol shooter Manu Bhaker wins the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award.
Shikhar Dhawan is named one of the four event ambassadors for the ICC Champions Trophy, which is to be held in Pakistan & Dubai.
Services topped the medal tally at the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand with 121 medals (68 gold). Maharashtra secured second place, while Haryana finished third.
Pankaj Advani won his 36 National Billiards and 10th Snooker title at the 91st Billiards and Snooker National Championships 2024 held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu were adjudged the 'Best Male' and 'Best Female' athletes of the 38th National Games.
The Indian Olympic Association has chosen Meghalaya to host the next edition of the Summer National Games in February/March 2027.
Uttar Pradesh men's kabaddi team defeated Chandigarh in the final to win the gold medal at the 38th National Games.
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has announced his retirement from One-Day International (ODI) cricket with immediate effect.
Neeraj Kumar from the Indian Navy won the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand.
The 9th Asian Winter Games will be held in Harbin, China, from 7-14 Feb 2025. China is hosting the Asian Winter Games for the third time, following Harbin 1996 and Changchun 2007.
India's great billiards player Pankaj Advani has been inducted into the 'Hall of Fame of the World Billiards Museum'. The World Billiards Museum is located in Shangrao, China.
Labron James became the oldest player to score 40 points in an NBA game.
R Praggnanandhaa won the 2025 Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament by defeating world champion Gukesh D. He has become the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win this prestigious title.
Dinesh Karthik made history by surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the highest run-scoring Indian wicketkeeper in T20 cricket.
India thrashed South Africa by 9 wickets in the final to win the women's U19 T20 World Cup title for the 2nd time in a row, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
Odisha Warriors defeated Soorma Hockey Club 2-1 in the final of the Women’s Hockey India League 2024-25.
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers won the 6th Men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 title, beating Hyderabad Toofans at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha
PM Modi inaugurated the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand, featuring Yoga and Mallakhamb for the first time.
Sachin Tendulkar was honoured with the BCCI's Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the 31st recipient since its inception in 1994.
ICC announces Jasprit Bumrah as the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for 2024 for Men's Cricketer of the Year.
Viktor Axelsen and An Se-young won the men's and women's singles titles at the India Open 2025 Badminton Super 750 tournament.
Italy's Jannik Sinner won back to back Australian Open after defeating Alexander Zverev.
Olivia Gadecki and John Peers clinched the Australian Open mixed doubles title, defeating Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith.
Jasprit Bumrah was crowned the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2024.
Smriti Mandhana sealed her second ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024.
Arshdeep Singh was named the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024.
Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai clinched the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award 2024.
Odisha Warriors defeated JSW Soorma Hockey Club 2-1 to win the first-ever Women’s Hockey India League title.
Indian Grandmaster Iniyan Panneerselvam won the 9th Johor International Open Chess Tournament in Malaysia.
Karnataka wins the Vijay Hazare Trophy for a record 5th time.
Chandigarh University was awarded the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024 for its exceptional performance at the Khelo India University Games 2024 and the 19th Asian Games.
American Madison Keys defeated defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the 2025 Australian Open, her first ever Grand Slam.
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma make it to the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year 2024.
Two-time former champions Uttar Pradesh clinched the Women's Under-19 One Day Trophy, defeating Bengal. The UP girls last won the trophy in 2008 and 2009.
World champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player.
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 5-2 to win the Spanish Super Cup for the 15th time.
Long-jumper, Anju Bobby George (2003 World Championships bronze medalist) has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Athletes Commission.
New Zealand batter Martin Guptill has announced his retirement from international cricket.
The first edition of the Kho Kho World Cup started at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on 13 January 2025. It features 20 countries' men's and 19 women’s teams.
Gael Monfils became the oldest ever player to claim an ATP Tour singles title, surpassing Roger Federer.
Neeraj Chopra was named World's Best Male Javelin Thrower in 2024 by reputed US Track and Field Magazine
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Smriti Mandhana has become the fastest Indian woman to reach 4,000 runs in international cricket, surpassing Mithali Raj by achieving the milestone in just 95 innings.
Rupa Bayor, a 23-year-old Taekwondo player from Arunachal Pradesh, becomes the first Indian to break into the Top 10 of the World Poomsae Rankings.
The 38th National Games will be hosted by Uttarakhand for the first time. The torch, named ‘Tejaswini,’ has begun its journey across the state, spreading awareness about the games.
Devajit Saikia, a former Assam cricketer, is the new secretary of BCCI, while Prabhtej Singh Bhatia from Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS) takes over as the new treasurer.
Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentina men’s football team, was honoured with the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian award.
Former Asian Games champion shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo elected unopposed as new President of Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Bahadur won a gold medal at the Asian Games 2002 in Busan. He is also a Padma Shri recipient.
India's squash star Anahat Singh won the U-17 title in the British Junior Open with a win over Egypt's Malika El Karaksy in Birmingham. This is Anahat’s third BJO title win. She previously won the title in the U-11 and U-15 category.
Australia defeated India in the 5th and final Test to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years. India will not play the World Test Championship (WTC) Final for the third time in a row.
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