Sports Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 27 Jun 2025

• On 27 June 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed India's designation as host of the 2029 World Police and Fire Games, with Ahmedabad (Gujarat) as the venue.

Wed, 25 Jun 2025

• On 25 June 2025, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the Khelo India University Games 2025 will be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan in November.

Mon, 23 Jun 2025

• On 23 June 2025 in Tezpur, Assam, Union Minister and Assam Olympic Association President Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the Olympic Day Run.

Sun, 22 Jun 2025

• On 22 June 2025 at Pandharpur, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 4th Akhil Maharashtra Pandharpur Cycle Wari Sammelan was held as a Fit India Sundays on Cycle event.

Sun, 08 Jun 2025

• Carlos Alcaraz beat world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) in the French Open men's singles final on 8 June 2025, saving three championship points.
• Portugal won the UEFA Nations League final in Munich on 8 June 2025, beating Spain 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, to become the first team to win the competition twice.

Sat, 07 Jun 2025

• Coco Gauff beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 in the Roland-Garros women's singles final on 7 June 2025 to win her first French Open title.

Fri, 06 Jun 2025

• Norway Chess 2025 concluded on 6 June 2025 with Magnus Carlsen winning his seventh title and D. Gukesh finishing third, while Anna Muzychuk won the women's event with Koneru Humpy third.

Tue, 03 Jun 2025

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first IPL title on 3 June 2025, beating Punjab Kings by six runs in the IPL 2025 final in Ahmedabad.

Sun, 01 Jun 2025

• World champion D Gukesh beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for the first time in a classical game in Round 6 of Norway Chess 2025 in Stavanger on 1 June 2025.

Sat, 24 May 2025

• The first Khelo India Beach Games, hosted by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu from 19 May, concluded on 24 May 2025 at the INS Khukri Memorial in Diu, with Manipur finishing first, Maharashtra second and Nagaland third.
• Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya announced on 24 May 2025 at the Rising Northeast Investors Summit that Khelo India Northeast Games will be held every year in one of the eight northeastern states, and that a nationwide talent identification drive will let citizens upload players' videos on the NSRS portal.

Fri, 23 May 2025

• The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced revised norms under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations on 23 May 2025, the first revision since February 2022.
• A joint expedition team of instructors from NIM Uttarkashi, HMI Darjeeling and JIM&WS Pahalgam scaled Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) on 23 May 2025, the Ministry of Defence said.

Sun, 18 May 2025

• A National Cadet Corps team of 10 novice cadets — five girls and five boys, average age 19 — scaled Mount Everest on 18 May 2025, the NCC's third Everest ascent after 2013 and 2016.
• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched an Annual Calendar under Khelo India on 18 May 2025 to create a year-round competition structure, with an eye on the Commonwealth Games 2030 and Olympic Games 2036.

Fri, 16 May 2025

• Neeraj Chopra threw 90.23 m at the Doha Diamond League on 16 May 2025, a new Indian record and his first throw beyond 90 m, finishing second behind Germany's Julian Weber (91.06 m).
• NADA India hosted the World Anti-Doping Agency's Intelligence & Investigations workshop in New Delhi from 12 to 16 May 2025, organised with INTERPOL and Sport Integrity Australia.

Mon, 12 May 2025

• Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on 12 May 2025, ending a 14-year career of 123 Tests with 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries.

Sun, 11 May 2025

• Assam's Aisangfa Gogoi won the girls' 55 kg weightlifting gold at the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in Rajgir, Bihar, on 11 May 2025 with a total lift of 183 kg, a youth national record.
• India beat Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the women's ODI tri-series final at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 11 May 2025, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 116 and Sneh Rana taking 4 for 38.

Sat, 10 May 2025

• Madhura Dhamangaonkar won her maiden individual World Cup gold, beating USA's Carson Krahe 139–138 in the women's compound final at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on 10 May 2025; India's men's compound team also won gold.

Tue, 06 May 2025

• The 6th Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament concluded at Chandigarh on 6 May 2025, with Indian Railways beating Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, in the final.

Sun, 04 May 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games at Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna, on 4 May 2025; the Games, Bihar's first major multi-discipline event, run till 15 May.
• Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led 750 participants, including teachers, at the 'Cycling with Teachers' edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 4 May 2025.

Sat, 03 May 2025

• Union Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated a ₹8 crore Khelo India Multipurpose Hall in Kamle district of Arunachal Pradesh on 3 May 2025.

Thu, 01 May 2025

• Badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna from Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on 1 May 2025.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025

• Union Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the issuance of sports certificates via DigiLocker and inaugurated the National Centre for Sports Science and Research at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, on 24 April 2025.

Sun, 20 Apr 2025

• Arjun Babuta won silver in the men's 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru, losing gold by 0.1 point to Olympic champion Sheng Lihao of China.
• India's Rudrankksh Patil and Arya Borse won the 10m air rifle mixed team silver at the ISSF World Cup in Lima on 20 April 2025, losing 11–17 to Norway in the gold medal match.