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India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo to reach the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s

India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 15 February 2026, confirming a place in the Super 8s.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Must know

India win record sixth ICC Under-19 World Cup, beating England by 100 runs in Harare final

India won the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time by beating England by 100 runs in the final at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, on 6 February 2026.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Delhi

Rajnath Singh flags off NIM–JIM&WS joint expedition to Mount Aconcagua

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off a joint expedition of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam, to Argentina's Mount Aconcagua from South Block, New Delhi, on 5 February 2026.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Mandaviya lays foundation for six Khelo India sports projects, opens two facilities at NIS Patiala

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually laid foundation stones for six sports infrastructure projects and inaugurated two athlete facilities at NS NIS Patiala on 3 February 2026, involving ₹120 crore in all.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 Australia Important

Carlos Alcaraz beats Djokovic to win Australian Open 2026, becomes youngest man to complete career Grand Slam

Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 in the Australian Open men's singles final in Melbourne on 1 February 2026, becoming the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

Budget 2026-27: 15 archaeological sites to become cultural destinations; Khelo India Mission launched

The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1 February 2026, announced that 15 archaeological sites including Lothal, Dholavira and Rakhigarhi will be developed as experiential cultural destinations, and launched a Khelo India Mission for the next decade.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 Kazakhstan Important

Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open 2026 women's singles

On 31 January 2026 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in Melbourne to win her first Australian Open and second Grand Slam title.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Haryana

Haryana beat Indian Railways to win 72nd Women's Senior National Kabaddi Championship

On 30 January 2026 Haryana beat defending champions Indian Railways 39-37 at Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, to win the 72nd Women's Senior National Kabaddi Championship.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Ladakh Important

Khelo India Winter Games 2026 Ladakh leg: Army retain ice hockey gold, Haryana overall champions

The Ladakh phase of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 ended in Leh on 26 January with the Indian Army beating Chandigarh 3-2 to retain the men's ice hockey gold and Haryana winning the team championship.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Odisha Important

Vedanta Kalinga Lancers win Men's Hockey India League 2026, beating Ranchi Royals 3-2

Vedanta Kalinga Lancers beat Ranchi Royals 3-2 in the Men's Hockey India League final at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 26 January 2026, with Belgian drag-flicker Alexander Hendrickx scoring twice.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Maharashtra Important

Luke Mudgway wins inaugural Bajaj Pune Grand Tour cycling race

New Zealand's Luke Mudgway of Li Ning Star (China) won the inaugural Bajaj Pune Grand Tour, which ended on 23 January 2026 after four stages over 437 km.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Ladakh Important

Khelo India Winter Games 2026 open in Leh

The sixth Khelo India Winter Games opened at NDS Stadium, Leh, on 20 January 2026, with Ladakh hosting the ice-sports leg for the third time.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Important

Pullela Gopichand-led task force submits report on coaching ecosystem, proposes National Coach Accreditation Board

The Task Force on a Unified Framework for Development of the Coaching Ecosystem in India, led by badminton national head coach Pullela Gopichand, submitted its report to the Sports Department, the Sports Ministry said on 13 January 2026.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Must know

Centre notifies National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026

The Union Government notified the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, the Sports Ministry said on 12 January 2026.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Gujarat Important

India beat New Zealand by four wickets in 1st ODI at Vadodara; Kohli 93

India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the first ODI at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 11 January 2026, chasing 301 with six balls to spare as Virat Kohli scored 93 and was named Player of the Match.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Important

Khelo India Beach Games 2026 in Diu: Karnataka win overall title on bronze count

Karnataka won the overall title at the second Khelo India Beach Games, which concluded at Ghoghla Beach, Diu, on 10 January 2026, finishing ahead of Tamil Nadu and defending champion Manipur on bronze medals after all three won 3 gold and 2 silver.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

National Boxing Championships: Pooja Rani wins record 10th title; Nikhat, Lovlina, Jadumani win gold

At the Elite Men's and Women's National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on 10 January 2026, Pooja Rani won a record 10th national title (80kg), while Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Jadumani Singh (55kg) also won gold.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Maharashtra Important

WPL 2026 opener: Nadine de Klerk's all-round show gives RCB last-ball win over Mumbai Indians

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by three wickets off the last ball in the Women's Premier League 2026 opener at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, on 9 January 2026, with Nadine de Klerk taking 4-26 and scoring 63 not out.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat Important

Sports Governance Conclave in Ahmedabad: Mandaviya calls top-10 Olympic finish 'non-negotiable'

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the Sports Governance Conclave, organised by the Centre with the Gujarat government and the Indian Olympic Association, at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad on 9 January 2026, calling a top-10 Olympic medal-table finish a non-negotiable national goal.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Centre notifies National Sports Board (Search-cum-Selection Committee) Rules, 2026

The Union Government notified the National Sports Board (Search-cum-Selection Committee) Rules, 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 on 8 January 2026, setting up a Cabinet Secretary-led committee to recommend the Board's Chairperson and two Members.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM Modi inaugurates 72nd National Volleyball Tournament in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 72nd National Volleyball Tournament in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, via video conferencing on 4 January 2026, with teams from 28 states taking part.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates

Desert Vipers beat MI Emirates by 46 runs to win maiden ILT20 title

Desert Vipers won their first International League T20 title by beating MI Emirates by 46 runs in the season-four final in Dubai on 4 January 2026, led by Sam Curran's unbeaten 74.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Delhi

Army's Ajay Kumar wins 10m air pistol title at 68th National Shooting Championship

On 3 January 2026 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi, Army shooter Ajay Kumar won the men's 10m air pistol gold at the 68th National Shooting Championship with 241.1, ahead of Shubham Bisla and Anmol Jain.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Centre notifies commencement of select provisions of National Sports Governance Act, 2025 from 1 January 2026

The Sports Ministry notified on 31 December 2025 that select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, including those on National Sports Bodies and the National Sports Board, come into force on 1 January 2026.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Karnataka

Foundation laid for ₹75 crore High Performance Centre at SAI NSSC Bengaluru

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on 31 December 2025 virtually inaugurated the foundation-stone ceremony for a ₹75 crore High Performance Centre at SAI's Netaji Subhas Southern Centre, Bengaluru, backed by ₹60 crore of HAL CSR funds.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Arjun Erigaisi wins bronze at FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won bronze at the FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha on 30 December 2025 after losing the semifinal to Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy win bronze at FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025

India's Arjun Erigaisi (open) and Koneru Humpy (women) won bronze medals at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha, which concluded on 28 December 2025.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Australia

England win two-day Melbourne Test, first Test victory in Australia since 2011

England beat Australia by four wickets in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 December 2025, finishing the match in two days for their first Test win in Australia since January 2011.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India

Sports Ministry launches internship policy offering 452 internships a year

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 23 December 2025 launched a Comprehensive Internship Policy offering 452 internships a year across the Ministry, SAI, NADA and NDTL.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Important

Pakistan beat India by 191 runs in Under-19 Asia Cup final in Dubai

Pakistan beat India by 191 runs in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup at the ICC Academy, Dubai on 21 December 2025, powered by opener Sameer Minhas's 172.

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