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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Iga Swiatek from Poland won her first Wimbledon title, beating Amanda Anisimova by 6-0, 6-0. This was the first double bagel (6-0, 6-0) in a Grand Slam women's singles final since the 1988 French Open.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that India will host the Shooting World Cup in 2027 and the World Junior Championship in 2028.
Sachin Tendulkar’s portrait was unveiled at the MCC Museum in Lord’s, London.
World Boxing Cup, Astana, Kazakhstan: Sakshi (54kg), Jasmine (57kg), and Nupur (80+kg) won gold medals in their respective weight categories. The Indian boxing team finished with a total of 11 medals — 3 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze.
India made history at Edgbaston by winning a Test match at the venue for the first time ever. The team defeated England by 336 runs.
Indian chess champion D Gukesh secured the rapid title at the Grand Chess Tour event in Zagreb, Croatia.
The ICC has introduced a stop clock in Test cricket for the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle to curb slow over rates. Fielding teams must begin a new over within 60 seconds; failure to comply three times results in a five-run penalty to the batting side.
India has earned the honor of hosting the 2029 edition of the biennial World Police & Fire Games, which will take place in Gujarat’s key cities - Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Ekta Nagar. World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) Estd: 1985. First Held: San Jose, California, USA
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the first-ever Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The event is part of the World Athletics Gold-level series.
Jasprit Bumrah has become the first Asian bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia).
ICC Chairman, Jay Shah has announced the appointment of Sanjog Gupta as the seventh Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The Indian women's football team qualified for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held in Australia in 2026. It is for the first time that Blue Tigress (Indian Women's Football team) has qualified for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the first time on merit.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a 14-year-old Indian cricketer, created history by scoring the fastest known century in Youth ODIs. He achieved this milestone in just 52 balls during a match against England in Worcester.
India's Yajik Hilang wins a Gold medal at the 15th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2025 at Thimphu in Bhutan.
Sudhanshu Mittal has been re-elected unopposed to a fresh four-year term as President of the Kho Kho Federation of India from 2025 to 2029.
South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win their maiden World Test Championship title; South Africa won the ICC trophy after 27 years.
Carlos Alcaraz defended his crown after beating world number 1 Jannik Sinner in the longest French Open men's singles final in history.
America's Coco Gauff secured her first French Open title, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in Women's Singles final.
Pardeep Narwal, the most successful player in Pro Kabaddi League history, has announced his retirement after going unsold at the PKL season 12 auction.
26th Asian Athletics Championships: Indian athletes won 24 medals - eight gold, 10 silver and six bronze - and finished second in the medal table. China topped the standings. The championship was held in Gumi, Republic of Korea.
Ahmedabad, will host the 2026 edition of the annual Asian Weightlifting Championship from 1-10 April 2026. It hosted the Asian Weightlifting Championship in 1982 in Delhi.
Indian 4 x 400m Mixed Relay Team of Amoj Jacob, Aishwarya Mishra, Rajesh Ramesh & Subha Venkatesan wins Gold in Asian Championships with a new NR clocking 3:14.70.
India finished its campaign at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Suhl, Germany, by topping the medal tally, leaving China behind. India's junior shooters bagged 11 medals—3 golds, 4 silvers, and 4 bronzes.
Tejaswini of India bagged gold in the women’s 25m pistol event on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl.
Kidambi Srikanth lost to China's Li Shi Feng in the final of the Malaysia Open 2025. Badminton World Federation (BWF) was established as the International Badminton Federation in 1934.
Paraguay won the inaugural FIFA Youth Series, securing a win over New Zealand in the final match that took place at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich.
Neeraj Chopra secured the 2nd position in the men’s javelin throw event at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial 2025 held in Chorzow, Poland. His best throw measured 84.14 meters. Germany’s Julian Weber claimed the top spot.
Olympian Raiza Dhillon bags silver medal in the women’s skeet event at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany.
India's Kanak won gold in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Suhl, Germany.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner to claim his maiden Italian Open title.
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Adriyan Karmakar clinched the silver medal in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany.
Former Spain and Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has officially announced that he will retire at 42 from professional football.
Neeraj Chopra finished second at the 2025 Doha Diamond League Men’s Javelin Throw. Neeraj crossed the 90-metre mark, making him the first Indian javelin thrower to breach the 90-metre mark.
Miss Estonia, Eliise Randmaa, emerged victorious at the Miss World 2025 Sports Challenge, held in Hyderabad.
India won Gold medal in compound men's team Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale, Rishabh Yadav at Archery World Cup in Shanghai, China.
Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won his first-ever Grand Chess Tour tournament — the Superbet Classic 2025 held in Bucharest, Romania.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) unveiled the Rohit Sharma Stand at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The event also saw the inauguration of stands named after Ajit Wadekar and Sharad Pawar.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test Cricket. In June 2024, he had also announced his retirement from T20 Internationals.
Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games for the first time from May 4–15, 2025, across Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Bhagalpur, and Begusarai.
FC Goa defeated Jamshedpur FC in the final, winning the 5th edition of the Kalinga Super Cup football tournament 2025.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff to win her third Madrid Open title.
Cricket has been retained for Asian Games 2026, while Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is set to make its debut at Asian Games 2026 in Japan from September 19 to October 4.
China clinched the Sudirman Cup 2025 by defeating South Korea in the final held in Xiamen, China.
In Table Tennis, Manush Shah and Diya Chitale clinched the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender Tunis 2025, held in Tunis, Tunisia.
Swedish Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and Artistic Gymnast Simone Biles of the United States of America received the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year award, respectively.
Arjun Babuta won silver medal in Men's 10m Air Rifle Final at ISSF World Cup Peru.
Indian athletes won medals - 1 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze - at the Asian U18 Athletics Championships 2025, which concluded in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Himanshu Jakhar bagged the gold medal in javelin throw.
India’s Nitin Gupta wins silver at the Asian U18 Athletics 5000m race walk, missing gold by 0.01 seconds in a thrilling finish.
19-year-old Suruchi Phogat and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker took home the gold and silver respectively in women's 10m air pistol at ISSF World Cup in Lima.
Inder Singh Suruchi & Saurabh Chaudhary defeat China’s Qianxun Yao & Kai Hu 17-9 in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team final at the ISSF World Cup 2025.
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