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Star Indian spin bowler Piyush Chawla has retired from all forms of cricket after a 20-year career. He announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on his social media page. The 36-year-old played 3 Test matches, 25 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 7 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). His last match for India was in the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup held in Sri Lanka. He was part of India’s winning squad in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup and 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Recently, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak won her third bronze medal in the women’s vault at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Jecheon, Korea, on 14 June 2025. The 30-year-old scored 13.666 and 12.866 in two attempts, totaling 13.466 to secure the bronze medal. She finished behind China’s Zhang Yihan (13.650) and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu (13.583). Pranati had earlier won medals in 2019 and 2022. Another Indian gymnast, Protistha Samanta, finished fourth with a score of 13.016.

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Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 in Munich by defeating China 17-7. India finished third in the medal tally with two gold and two bronze medals behind China and Norway. Suruchi Singh won gold in women’s 10m air pistol. Sift Kaur Samra and Elavenil Valarivan won bronze in rifle events.

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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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Recently, it was announced that the first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival will be held at Dal Lake in Srinagar from 21st to 23rd August. It is part of the growing Khelo India sports calendar after the first Khelo India Beach Games in Diu in May. The festival will feature five sports: kayaking and canoeing, rowing, water skiing, shikara race, and dragon boat. The event aims to broaden sports opportunities across India and make Khelo India more inclusive. This will be the fifth Khelo India event in 2025 after Winter Games, Para Games, Youth Games, and Beach Games.

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At the Asian Para-Archery Championships in Beijing, Paralympic gold medallist Harvinder Singh won individual gold in recurve men’s open. He defeated Hanreuchai Netsiri of Thailand with a score of 7-1 in the final. This marks Harvinder’s first individual gold at the Asian Para-Archery Championships after a six-year wait. He won three medals at the event — individual gold, mixed recurve gold with Bhawna, and men’s recurve team silver with Vivek Chikara. Harvinder is a two-time Paralympic medalist, showcasing consistent excellence in para-archery.

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Recently, India secured the hosting rights for two major shooting events from the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). New Delhi will host the Combined ISSF World Cup in 2027 and the ISSF Junior World Championships in 2028. The announcement was made during the ISSF executive committee meeting. New Delhi will also host the ISSF Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) in September–October 2025.

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Recently, Jannik Sinner won the men’s single title at the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships and fourth Grand Slam, defeating Carlos Alcaraz. The match ended with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Sinner became the first Italian to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon (SW19).

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Indian women’s hockey player Deepika has won the Poligras Magic Skill Award 2024-25 for her brilliant solo goal against the Netherlands. The award celebrates outstanding individual skill in Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) Pro League matches. Deepika scored the goal in February 2025 during the Bhubaneswar leg at Kalinga Stadium. In the men’s category, Victor Wegnez of Belgium won for his brilliant midfield play leading to a team goal against Spain.

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England will host the World Test Championship (WTC) Finals in 2027, 2029, and 2031, as decided by the International Cricket Council (ICC). This was confirmed at the ICC Annual Conference held in Singapore in 2025. The decision rewards the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for its success in hosting the 2021 and 2023 WTC Finals.