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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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.
LeBron James broke Michael Jordan's record for the most 30-point games in NBA regular season history. LeBron hit the 30-point mark for the 563rd time in his career.
The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) have unveiled the Trophy and Mascots “Tejas & Tara” for the first ever Kho Kho World Cup 2025 that will be hosted in Delhi.
Murli Kant Petkar, who created history by winning India’s first Paralympic gold in 1972, will receive the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000m world record. Beatrice clocked 13:54, to become the first woman in history to break 14 minutes in the 5000m.
India’s R. Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women’s section of the World Blitz Championship. Vaishali defeated China’s Zhu Jiner.
Jasprit Bumrah surpassed Ashwin to become highest-ranked Indian bowler in Test ranking history. Jasprit Bumrah leads the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings with 907 points.
West Bengal beat Kerala 1-0 to win the Santosh Trophy for the 33rd time. West Bengal is the most successful team in the championship's history.
Kerala won their first-ever Senior National Men’s Handball Championship title by defeating Chandigarh in Kerala.
Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian bowler to reach 200 wickets (44 matches) in Test cricket. He surpassed the previous record held by Mohammed Shami.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Blitz Chess Championship following FIDE's decision to allow players to compete in jeans.
Lakshya Sen won bronze at the inaugural King Cup International Badminton Open in China by defeating French player Alex Lanier.
Haryana Steelers emerged victorious in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11 final, defeating Patna Pirates in Balewadi, Pune.
India's Koneru Humpy won her second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Indonesia's Irene Sukandar. Humpy previously won in 2019. Russia's Volodar Murzin clinched the men's title.
Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen was first fined and then disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for his refusal to comply with FIDE's dress code.
Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 17-yr-old student from the Indian Navy Children's School in Mumbai, has become the youngest female in the World to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents.
Tokyo Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain has been included in the Athletes' Commission of the newly-formed interim Asian boxing body established by World Boxing.
Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar accepted the invitation to become an honorary member of the esteemed Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC).
India's Sairaj Pardeshi wins one gold and two silver medals at the Asia Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2024.
Parva Chaudhary won two bronze medals in the 96 kg category at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2024.
Russian tennis player Daniil Savelev has been given a two-year suspension for testing positive for the banned substance meldonium in July 2024.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan will host their first global cricket tournament since 1996, alongside the UAE as the neutral venue.
Indian weightlifter Sairaj Pardeshi clinched the gold medal in the 81 kg category at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar. The 17-year-old won one gold medal and two silver medals at the event.
Smriti Mandhana became the first-ever woman player to score over 1600 runs in a calendar year surpassing Laura Wolvaardt's total of 1593 runs.
Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, leading India to Olympic bronze, is nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, alongside Paralympics gold medalist high jumper Praveen Kumar.
India defeated Bangladesh by 41 runs to win the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's U-19 Asia Cup title. Reel
India will host the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior Shooting World Cup for the first time in 2025.
India’s wicket keeper-batter Richa Ghosh smashed the joint-fastest fifty in women’s T20Is equalling the records of Sophie Devine (New Zealand) & Phoebe Litchfield (Australia).
For the first time, India is set to host the 20th Para Athletics World Championships in 2025. This will be the 4th time that the event is being held in Asia.
Smriti Mandhana became the first player in the history of women’s T20I cricket to score three consecutive fifties.
The 38th National Games will take place in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14, 2025. The tagline for the Games is “Sankalp Se Shikhar Tak”.
Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh clinched double gold at the FIDE World Youth Under-18 Open Rapid and Blitz Championships in Slovenia.
National Sciver-Brunt became the first and only woman cricketer to score a Test century in less than 100 balls (96 balls).
The Indian men’s hockey team has ranked fifth in the latest FIH world rankings. The Netherlands retains the top position.
International Cricket Council (ICC): India and Pakistan will play their matches at neutral venues for ICC events hosted by their rival for at least the next three years.
Real Madrid beat Mexico’s Pachuca in the final of FIFA’s first Intercontinental Cup.
Emiliano "Dibu" MartÃnez bags the Best Men’s Goalkeeper Award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024.
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr wins the Best Men’s Player Award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024.
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