Sports Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

• The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport recommended Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games; the recommendation goes to the General Assembly on 26 November 2025 (PIB, 15 October 2025).

Sun, 12 Oct 2025

• On 12 October 2025 Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Sonipat, inspecting its Archery Centre of Excellence and the upcoming High-Performance Centre.
• On 12 October 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi met actor Ram Charan, Upasana Konidela and Anil Kamineni and praised their efforts to promote archery through the world's first Archery Premier League.

Sat, 11 Oct 2025

• On 11 October 2025 Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's para athletes after a record 22 medals (6 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze) and 10th place at the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.

Sun, 05 Oct 2025

• On 5 October 2025 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the 43rd edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle, held to mark World Teachers' Day.

Thu, 02 Oct 2025

• The Fit India Mission held Freedom Run 6.0 across the country on Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October 2025, with a pledge to end single-use plastic and keep public places litter-free.

Tue, 30 Sept 2025

• India beat Sri Lanka by 59 runs (DLS method) in the opening match of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 at Guwahati on 30 September 2025, with Deepti Sharma scoring 53 and taking 3 for 54.

Sun, 28 Sept 2025

• India beat Pakistan by five wickets with two balls to spare in the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai on 28 September 2025, winning their ninth Asia Cup title.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of External Affairs held the Viksit Bharat Run 2025 across over 100 countries on 28 September 2025, the first global edition of the run.

Sat, 27 Sept 2025

• Competition at the 12th World Para Athletics Championships, hosted by India for the first time, began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 27 September 2025.

Sun, 21 Sept 2025

• On 21 September 2025, in Dubai, India beat Pakistan by six wickets in an Asia Cup Super Four match, chasing 172 with seven balls to spare after a 105-run opening stand between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill.

Mon, 15 Sept 2025

• Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 15 September 2025, becoming the first player to win the event twice in a row and qualifying for the 2026 Women's Candidates.
• Anandkumar Velkumar won gold in the senior men's 1000m sprint at the Speed Skating World Championships 2025 in Beidaihe, China on 15 September 2025, becoming India's first world champion in the sport.

Sun, 14 Sept 2025

• Minakshi Hooda won the women's 48kg title on 14 September 2025 after Jaismine Lamboria took the 57kg gold, giving India two golds, a silver and a bronze at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.
• The Indian women's hockey team lost 4-1 to hosts China in the Women's Asia Cup 2025 final in Hangzhou on 14 September 2025, winning silver but missing direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Sun, 07 Sept 2025

• India won the men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 by beating defending champions South Korea 4–1 in the final at Rajgir, Bihar, on 7 September 2025, securing direct qualification for the 2026 FIH World Cup.
• World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the US Open 2025 women's singles final in New York (early 7 September IST) to win her second straight US Open title.

Thu, 04 Sept 2025

• NIPER Guwahati and the National Dope Testing Laboratory developed a rare, high-purity reference material, Methandienone Long-Term Metabolite, launched by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on 4 September 2025.

Sun, 31 Aug 2025

• In the 125th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 31 August 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the UPSC 'Pratibha Setu' portal, the first Khelo India Water Sports Festival on Dal Lake and Bihar's 'Solar Didi'.
• The Sports Authority of India's Mumbai centre hosted the 38th edition of 'Sundays on Cycle' at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, on 31 August 2025 with over 500 cyclists.

Sat, 30 Aug 2025

• At the first-ever Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave in New Delhi on 30 August 2025, Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a task force for a sports goods policy and the country's first nutritional supplement testing referral labs at NFSU Gandhinagar and NIPER Hyderabad.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty settled for bronze at the 2025 BWF World Championships in Paris after losing the men's doubles semi-final to China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi on 30 August 2025.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025

• The Men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 (Hero Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025) began in Rajgir, Bihar, on 29 August 2025, with eight teams scheduled to play until 7 September.
• National Sports Day was celebrated on 29 August 2025, the 120th birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, with about 30 crore citizens taking part across all States and UTs.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 27 August 2025 approved submission of India's bid to host the Commonwealth Games 2030, with Ahmedabad as the proposed host city.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025

• FIDE announced on 26 August 2025 that Goa will host the FIDE World Cup 2025, ending on 27 November, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the tournament's return to India after more than two decades.

Sun, 24 Aug 2025

• India Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket on 24 August 2025, after 103 Tests and 7,195 Test runs.

Sat, 23 Aug 2025

• NorthEast United FC beat debutants Diamond Harbour FC 6–1 in the final of the 134th Durand Cup in Kolkata on 23 August 2025 to retain the title.

Thu, 21 Aug 2025

• Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya declared the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival open on 21 August 2025 at Dal Lake, Srinagar, with more than 500 athletes from 28 states and UTs.

Sun, 17 Aug 2025

• Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged citizens to join the Fit India Sundays on Cycle initiative from his home village Hanol in Palitana, Gujarat on 17 August 2025, as a special edition was held with the NCC at 5,000 locations.