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The schedule for the Women’s Asia Cup Hockey 2025 has been announced and the tournament will be held in Hangzhou, China from 5th to 14th September. The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will start their campaign against Thailand on 5th September. India is in Pool B with Japan, Thailand, and Singapore, while Pool A includes China, Korea, Malaysia, and Chinese Taipei. India won the Bronze medal in the last edition and is aiming for the Gold this time. Winning the Asia Cup will give Team India direct entry to the 2026 Women’s Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH) Hockey World Cup.

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Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that the India-England Test series will now be called the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. This honors Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who played 200 Tests before retiring in 2013, and England’s James Anderson, who retired in July 2024 after 188 Tests. Earlier, the series in England was known as the Pataudi Trophy and in India as the Anthony de Mello Trophy. This renaming follows a global trend like the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy for England–New Zealand Tests and Border-Gavaskar Trophy for India–Australia Tests.

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Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 (T20) record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on June 10, 2025, at age 29. He scored 1,983 runs in 61 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 2,275 runs in 106 T20 Internationals. Pooran hit his career-best T20 score of 98 against Afghanistan and surpassed Chris Gayle as West Indies’ top T20 run-scorer. He hit the most sixes (40) in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for Lucknow Super Giants.

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The Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) announced it will host the first Hockey India Masters Cup from June 18 to 27, 2025, at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai. The tournament is for men above 40 years and women above 35 years. It will feature 12 men’s and 8 women’s teams, starting with group matches and ending with knockouts and finals. Famous former players like Olympian Sudha Chaudhari and Adam Sinclair will participate. Men’s teams are divided into 4 pools and women’s into 2 pools, with states like Haryana, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu taking part.

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Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the logo, mascot, and 100-day countdown for the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championship. The event will take place from 26th September to 5th October at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. It is the 12th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships. This will be the biggest para athletics event ever hosted in India.

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Indian shuttlers recently delivered their best-ever performance by winning 27 medals at the Asian Para-Badminton Championship 2025 held in Thailand from 17th to 22nd June. The medal tally includes four gold, 10 silver, and 13 bronze medals, marking India’s highest total in the history of this championship. Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan won gold with a straight-sets victory over Ruthick Raghupathi and Manasi Joshi.

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Veteran Indian hockey player Lalit Upadhyay has announced retirement after India’s last match in the European leg of the Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) Pro League 2024-25 against Belgium. He was part of India’s bronze medal-winning teams at both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Lalit made his debut in the 2014 Hockey World Cup and played 183 senior matches, scoring 67 goals. Lalit received the Arjuna Award in 2021.

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The first Hockey India Masters Cup 2025 was held at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Hockey Association of Odisha (Women) defeated Hockey Punjab 1-0 in the final with a winning goal by Ranjita Beck to become champions. Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (Men) won the men’s title by beating Hockey Maharashtra 5-0. Hockey Haryana won bronze in women’s category by defeating Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu.

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Asia’s oldest and the world’s third-oldest football tournament, the Durand Cup, returns for its 134th edition in 2025. It was officially flagged off at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on July 4, 2025. The tournament symbolises India’s rich football heritage and the contribution of the Indian Armed Forces to sports.

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Hockey Jharkhand won the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2025 by defeating Hockey Association of Odisha 1-0 in the final. The final was held at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Hockey Haryana won the Bronze medal after a 3-3 draw and a 5-4 shootout win against Hockey Mizoram.