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🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates Important

Champions Trophy 2025: Varun Chakravarthy's 5/42 helps India beat New Zealand by 44 runs, top Group A

India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in their final ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match in Dubai on 2 March 2025, with Varun Chakravarthy taking 5 for 42.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Pakistan Important

Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan knock England out at Lahore; Ibrahim Zadran's 177 is the tournament's highest score

Afghanistan beat England by eight runs in a Champions Trophy Group B match at Lahore on 26 February 2025, eliminating England, as opener Ibrahim Zadran made 177, the highest individual score in the tournament's history.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Pakistan Important

Champions Trophy 2025: New Zealand beat Bangladesh at Rawalpindi; India and New Zealand reach semi-finals, hosts Pakistan out

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by five wickets in a Champions Trophy Group A match at Rawalpindi on 24 February 2025, taking themselves and India into the semi-finals and eliminating hosts and defending champions Pakistan along with Bangladesh.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates Must know

Champions Trophy 2025: Kohli's 51st ODI century takes India past Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai; he becomes fastest to 14,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 100, his 51st ODI century, as India beat Pakistan by six wickets in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match in Dubai on 23 February 2025.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Fit India Sundays on Cycle reaches 4,200 locations; Mandaviya leads ninth week with FICCI and CII against obesity

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the ninth week of Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Delhi on 23 February 2025 with FICCI and CII, as the campaign, dedicated to the fight against obesity, reached 4,200 locations nationwide.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Pakistan Important

Champions Trophy 2025: Inglis's 120* powers Australia to record chase of 352 against England in Lahore, outdoing Duckett's 165

Josh Inglis made an unbeaten 120 as Australia chased 352 to beat England by five wickets in Lahore on 22 February 2025, the highest successful chase in an ICC men's tournament, after Ben Duckett's record 165.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Kerala Important

Kerala reach maiden Ranji Trophy final with a two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat

Kerala reached their first-ever Ranji Trophy final on 21 February 2025 after securing a two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat in the drawn semi-final in Ahmedabad.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Pakistan

Champions Trophy 2025: Rickelton's maiden ODI hundred sets up South Africa's 107-run win over Afghanistan in Karachi

Ryan Rickelton scored his maiden ODI century, 103, as South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B opener at Karachi on 21 February 2025.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates Must know

Champions Trophy 2025: Gill's unbeaten 101 and Shami's 5/53 give India six-wicket win over Bangladesh in Dubai

India beat Bangladesh by six wickets in their Champions Trophy opener in Dubai on 20 February 2025, as Mohammed Shami took 5 for 53 and Shubman Gill made an unbeaten 101.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Pakistan Important

Champions Trophy 2025 opens in Karachi: New Zealand beat hosts Pakistan by 60 runs; Latham and Young hit centuries

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium, Karachi, on 19 February 2025.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Maharashtra

Mansukh Mandaviya leads Fit India Sundays on Cycle from Gateway of India with #FightObesity message

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the Fit India 'Sundays on Cycle' ride from the Gateway of India, Mumbai, on 16 February 2025, with the message #FightObesity.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

38th National Games close in Haldwani; Services Sports Control Board are overall champions

The 38th National Games in Uttarakhand closed at Haldwani on 14 February 2025, with the Services Sports Control Board finishing as overall champions.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Odisha Important

Rohit Sharma's 119 at Cuttack seals ODI series against England

Captain Rohit Sharma scored 119 off 90 balls as India beat England by four wickets in the second ODI at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on 9 February 2025 to take an unassailable 2-0 lead.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Maharashtra

India beat England by four wickets in first ODI at Nagpur; Shubman Gill scores 87

India beat England by four wickets in the first ODI at the VCA Stadium, Nagpur, on 6 February 2025, with Shubman Gill named Player of the Match for his 87.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Malaysia Must know

India beat South Africa by nine wickets to retain the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup

On 2 February 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, India beat South Africa by nine wickets in the final to win the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 and retain the title they first won in 2023.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Maharashtra Important

Abhishek Sharma's 135 powers India to 150-run win over England in fifth T20I; India take series 4–1

India beat England by 150 runs in the fifth T20I at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 2 February 2025, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 135 off 54 balls, to win the series 4–1.

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🏅 Chess 📍 Netherlands Important

R Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Masters 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh in a tiebreak

R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on 2 February 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh 2–1 in a blitz tiebreak for his maiden Masters title.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Delhi

Inaugural Indian Navy Half Marathon held in New Delhi

On 2 February 2025, in New Delhi, the inaugural Indian Navy Half Marathon was held with more than 10,000 participants across 21.1 km, 10 km and 5 km runs.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Government approves 88-member Indian contingent for 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin

The Sports Ministry announced on 31 January 2025 approval for an 88-member Indian contingent to the 9th Asian Winter Games, to be held in Harbin, China from 7 to 14 February 2025.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

PM inaugurates 38th National Games in Dehradun with 'Green Games' theme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 38th National Games in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 28 January 2025; the Games run from 28 January to 14 February in 11 cities across 8 districts of Uttarakhand.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Ladakh Important

5th Khelo India Winter Games 2025 open at NDS Stadium, Leh

The 5th Khelo India Winter Games 2025 opened on 23 January 2025 at the NDS Stadium in Leh, Ladakh, with Ladakh hosting the first phase till 27 January.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Delhi Must know

India win both men's and women's titles at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup

India won both the men's and women's titles at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup on 19 January 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, beating Nepal in both finals.

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🏅 Badminton 📍 Delhi Important

Viktor Axelsen and An Se-young win India Open 2025 singles titles

Viktor Axelsen and South Korea's An Se-young won the men's and women's singles titles at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on 19 January 2025.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Important

India name 15-member squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025; Shubman Gill vice-captain

India's 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was announced on 18 January 2025, with Rohit Sharma as captain and Shubman Gill as vice-captain.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Goa

National Red Run 2.0 held at Miramar, Panaji for HIV awareness

The National Red Run 2.0, a 10-km run organised by NACO to raise HIV awareness, was held at Miramar, Panaji, Goa, on 18 January 2025 with around 150 runners.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Delhi

Mansukh Mandaviya chairs first-ever CSR round table for sports development

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the first-ever corporate CSR round table for sports development in New Delhi on 16 January 2025, urging companies to adopt one sport each.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Gujarat Important