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MoS Raksha Khadse reviews preparations for Asian Senior Fencing Championships 2026 at Bharat Mandapam

On 18 June 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, MoS for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse reviewed preparations for the Asian Senior Fencing Championships 2026, scheduled for 19–24 June.

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🏅 Football 📍 Mexico Important

FIFA World Cup 2026 opens: Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 at Mexico City Stadium

On 11 June 2026 at Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Azteca), co-hosts Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 India Important

Mandaviya felicitates India's U-18 hockey teams after Asia Cup title and bronze

On 8 June 2026, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's U-18 men's team, champions of the U-18 Asia Cup 2026 in Japan, and the women's team, which won bronze.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Gujarat Important

RCB beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets to win IPL 2026, their second straight title

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 31 May 2026 to retain the title.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Meghalaya Important

Meghalaya to host 39th National Games in 2027; ₹150-crore high-altitude training centre announced

On 30 May 2026 Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed Meghalaya's preparations for the 39th National Games in 2027 and announced a ₹150 crore high-altitude training centre in the State.

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🏅 Football 📍 World Important

PSG retain UEFA Champions League, beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest

Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna, Budapest, on 30 May 2026, winning the title for a second successive year.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Team India wins two silver medals and three Merit Awards at Taipei Capital Cup 2026 skills contest

India won two silver medals and three Merit Awards at the Taipei Capital Cup 2026, an international skills competition held in Taipei from 26–28 May 2026 with competitors from 15 countries.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Indian wrestlers win men's freestyle and women's team titles at U23 Asian Championships 2026

India's men's freestyle and women's wrestling teams won the team titles at the 2026 U23 Asian Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam, with the men's freestyle team's 9 medals being India's highest-ever haul at the event.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India

Sports Ministry to deploy IT Consultants in National Sports Federations under National Sports Digital Ecosystem

The Sports Ministry and SAI announced on 28 May 2026 a first-time plan to deploy dedicated IT Consultants in National Sports Federations under the National Sports Digital Ecosystem, ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Important

Centre notifies National Sports Board and National Sports Tribunal Rules, 2026

On 26 May 2026 the Union Government notified the National Sports Governance (National Sports Board) Rules, 2026 and the National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Manipur

MoS Raksha Khadse reviews National Sports University campus in Imphal

On 25 May 2026 Union MoS for Youth Affairs & Sports Raksha Khadse visited the National Sports University (NSU), Imphal, India's first dedicated sports university, to review progress of its permanent campus.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat Important

75th Fit India Sundays on Cycle marks Commonwealth Games Day; Ahmedabad leads celebrations

The 75th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle on 24 May 2026 was held at over 8,000 locations to mark Commonwealth Games Day, with the main event at Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in the city.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat

Mandaviya inaugurates new facilities, including a Para Athlete Hostel, at SAI NCoE Gandhinagar

On 24 May 2026 Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated new facilities at SAI National Centre of Excellence, Gandhinagar, including a Para Athlete Hostel, and called it an emerging high-performance hub for para sports.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Assam

Raksha Khadse leads Commonwealth Games cycling event at IIT Guwahati and visits KISCE Assam

On 24 May 2026 MoS Sports Raksha Khadse led the Commonwealth Games edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at IIT Guwahati and visited the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) Assam and its High Performance Centre in Guwahati.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 Jharkhand Important

Three national records at Federation Cup in Ranchi: Gurindervir (100m), Vishal T.K. (400m), Tejaswin (decathlon)

On 23 May 2026 at the Federation Cup in Ranchi, Gurindervir Singh ran 10.09s in the 100m, Vishal T.K. 44.98s in the 400m and Tejaswin Shankar scored 8,057 points in the decathlon, all national records.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Important

Sports Ministry proposes criminalising organised doping; draft amendments open for comment till 18 June

On 21 May 2026 the Sports Ministry placed draft anti-doping law amendments for public consultation, proposing criminal action against doping traffickers, suppliers and syndicates while keeping athletes out of criminal prosecution for rule violations.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Indian Navy inaugurates a Naval Sailing Node at Upper Lake (Bhojtal), Bhopal

On 17 May 2026 the Indian Navy inaugurated its Naval Sailing Node at Upper Lake, known as Bhojtal, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in a ceremony presided over by Chief of the Naval Staff Adm Dinesh K Tripathi.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 China Important

Indian women's recurve team wins gold at Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai, beating China in a shoot-off

On 10 May 2026 Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod won the women's recurve team gold at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai, beating hosts China 5-4 (28-26) in a shoot-off.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Mansukh Mandaviya releases 'Srinagar Khel Sankalp' at sports ministers' Chintan Shivir

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the 'Srinagar Khel Sankalp' document on 26 April 2026, the final day of the three-day Chintan Shivir of State and UT sports ministers in Srinagar, setting out a shared, athlete-centric vision for Indian sport.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

India hosts WADA GAIIN final conference; Sports Minister says criminal provisions against doping traffickers planned

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the inaugural session of the Final Conference of WADA's Global Anti-Doping Intelligence & Investigations Network (GAIIN) in New Delhi on 16 April 2026 and said the government is working on criminal provisions against those who traffic or administer prohibited substances.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India

India tops Bangkok 2026 World Archery Para Series with 13 medals; contingent felicitated

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's para archery contingent on 13 April 2026 after India topped the Bangkok 2026 World Archery Para Series medal table with 13 medals, 7 of them gold.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Mansukh Mandaviya leads 69th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the 69th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, on 12 April 2026; the drive has reached 28 lakh people since it began in December 2024.

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🏅 Football 📍 World Important

FIFA World Cup 2026 line-up complete: Iraq take 48th and final spot; Italy miss out

On 31 March 2026 Iraq beat Bolivia 2-1 in Monterrey to become the 48th and final team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Sweden, Türkiye and DR Congo also qualified, while Italy missed out.

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🏅 Football 📍 Kerala

India beat Hong Kong 2-1 in Kochi in final AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier

India beat Hong Kong 2-1 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, on 31 March 2026 in their last AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier; Singapore topped Group C and qualified.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 United States Important

Jannik Sinner wins Miami Open 2026, completes 'Sunshine Double' without dropping a set

On 29 March 2026 Jannik Sinner beat Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the Miami Open and become the first man to complete the Indian Wells–Miami 'Sunshine Double' without dropping a set.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 United States Important

Aryna Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff to win Miami Open 2026 and complete 'Sunshine Double'

On 28 March 2026 world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to retain the Miami Open and become only the fifth woman to complete the Indian Wells–Miami 'Sunshine Double'.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

First Khelo India Tribal Games begin in Chhattisgarh

The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games began on 25 March 2026 across Raipur, Jagdalpur and Sarguja in Chhattisgarh, running till 3 April with about 3,800 participants in 9 sports disciplines.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Chandrika Pujari wins gold as India finish with five medals at World Boxing Futures Cup 2026

India's youth boxers ended the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 in Bangkok, held from 8 to 15 March, with five medals, led by Chandrika Pujari's gold in the women's 51 kg category.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 World Important

Jannik Sinner wins Indian Wells 2026, completes set of all six Masters 1000 hard-court titles

Italy's Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) in the Indian Wells final on 15 March 2026 to become only the third man, after Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, to win all six ATP Masters 1000 hard-court titles.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Rajnath Singh says polo can be designated India's 'Heritage Sport' at Aditya Birla Memorial Polo Cup final

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at the final of the Aditya Birla Memorial Polo Cup in New Delhi on 15 March 2026 that polo can rightfully be designated a 'Heritage Sport' of India and called for more public-private partnership in sport.

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