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Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s singles title at the United States (US) Open Tennis Championships 2025, also called the US Open 2025, by defeating Jannik Sinner 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. This is his second US Open crown and sixth Grand Slam title overall. With six Majors, Alcaraz now equals Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg’s record. Jannik Sinner, the top seed and defending champion, lost his fifth consecutive Grand Slam final. With this win, Alcaraz regains the World No. 1 ranking.

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Minakshi Hooda (48 kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57 kg) won India’s first-ever gold medals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Jaismine defeated Paris Olympics silver medallist Julia Szeremeta of Poland 4-1, while Minakshi beat three-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan 4-1. Nupur Sheoran claimed silver (80+ kg) and Pooja Rani bronze (80 kg). This became India’s best-ever performance at a Women’s World Championships held outside the country.

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Vaishali Rameshbabu won the FIDE Grand Swiss Chess tournament for the second time in a row in Uzbekistan. She secured victory with a final-round draw against former Women’s World Champion Tan Zhongyi. The 24-year-old Indian Grandmaster finished with 8 points from 11 rounds. With this win, she gained direct entry into the 2026 Candidates Tournament. Vaishali became the third Indian woman to qualify for the 2026 Candidates, after Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh. In the previous edition, India had swept both men’s and women’s titles, with Vidit Gujrathi winning the men’s event.

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Former France Footballer Samuel Umtiti, a 2018 FIFA World Cup winner, announced his retirement on 16 September 2025 at age 31. He began his professional career at Lyon, after moving from Cameroon to France. Umtiti joined Barcelona in 2016, winning two La Liga titles and three Copa del Rey trophies. He scored the winning goal in the 2018 World Cup semi-final against Belgium, helping France lift the trophy. He is the fifth 2018 World Cup winner to retire, after Raphael Varane, Blaise Matuidi, Adil Rami, and Steve Mandanda.

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Recently, Marium Fatima from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, became the state’s first Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She achieved this historic milestone through her exceptional performance in chess. Marium has already earned several accolades in national and international chess events. This achievement marks a proud moment for Bihar in the global chess arena.

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The Asian Cadet Cup India-2025 was inaugurated at Manaskhand Hall, Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium, Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The event is organised by the Fencing Association of India under the Asian Fencing Confederation. The five-day competition will continue until 23 September 2025, featuring over 250 athletes, including 150 from India. Fencing has rapidly gained popularity in India, inspired by achievements of Arjuna Awardees at Commonwealth and Asian Games.

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From September 28 to October 11, 2025, Ahmedabad is hosting the 11th Asian Aquatics Championship 2025 at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. This is the first time the championship is held in India. The event is organized by Asia Aquatics and the Swimming Federation of India with support from the Sports Authority of Gujarat. More than 900 athletes from 29 countries will compete in swimming, diving, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championship serves as a qualifier for the 2026 Asian Games.

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18-year-old Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi won gold in women’s individual compound event at the World Para Archery Championship 2025. She defeated world No. 1 Oznur Cure Girdi of Turkiye with a score of 146-143 in the final. This was her third medal at the Championships. She earlier won a mixed team bronze with Toman Kumar against Great Britain 152-149. She also won a silver medal in women’s compound open team event with Sarita, losing to Turkey in the final. Sheetal is an armless archer from Jammu and Kashmir, who shoots using her feet and chin. She had also won a Paralympics bronze medal in 2024 in the mixed team category.

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England all-rounder Chris Woakes announced retirement from international cricket on 30 September 2025. He made his debut in 2011 and played 217 matches for England across formats. Woakes took 396 wickets and scored 3705 runs in his career. He was part of England’s 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup-winning team, taking 16 wickets including 3 in the final vs New Zealand. He also won the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

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The BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Junior Championships 2025 have begun in Guwahati, Assam, marking their return to India after 17 years. The event runs from October 6 to 19 and includes two parts — the Suhandinata Cup (mixed team event) and the Eye-Level Cup (individual events). A total of 36 teams are competing, with India placed in Group H alongside Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). India has won 11 individual medals in tournament history, with its best performance in 2008 in Pune. With this edition, India becomes the fourth Asian nation to host the championship twice.