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Uzbek star Javokhir Sindarov was crowned 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup Champion, becoming the youngest FIDE World Cup Champion. The tournament in Goa started on 1 November 2025 with 206 players and ended with Sindarov vs Chinese Number 1 Wei Yi. After two classical draws, the final went into tiebreaks, showcasing their rapid and blitz skills. Andrey Esipenko secured third place and qualification to the FIDE Candidates Tournament with a 2–0 victory over Nodirbek Yakubboev.

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India won the silver medal in hockey at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Belgium defeated India 1-0, with Thibeau Stockbroekx scoring the only goal. This was Belgium’s first trophy in their second appearance at the tournament. India returned after a six-year gap and finished as runners-up for the second consecutive time, having lost the 2019 final to Republic of Korea. India, with five titles, remains the second-most successful team, after Australia who have 10 wins.

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Rajasthan United Football Club (FC) won the 41st All India Governor’s Gold Cup International Football Tournament 2025 at Paljor Stadium. They defeated Services Football Team (FT) 1-0 in the final, with Joseph Lalvenhima scoring the only goal. Joseph Lalvenhima was awarded Man of the Match, while Naoba Meitei of Rajasthan United was Man of the Tournament Rajasthan United received Rs 3 lakh, trophy, and medals; runners-up got Rs 2 lakh, trophy, and medals.

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Simranpreet Kaur Brar won the gold medal in the women’s 25-meter pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final 2025 in Doha, Qatar. She equalled the Junior World Record of the Paris Olympics champion by hitting 41 out of 50 shots in the finals. In the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the silver medal with a score of 413.3, just 0.9 points behind the gold medalist. India is second on the medal tally with six medals: two golds, three silvers, and one bronze.

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Football Club Goa won the All India Football Federation Super Cup 2025-26, defeating East Bengal Football Club 6-5 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in extra time at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. This was the first final of the All India Football Federation Super Cup to be decided by a penalty shootout, as both teams were unable to score during regulation and extra time. In the penalty shootout, Football Club Goa converted all but one attempt, while East Bengal Football Club missed two, giving Goa the victory in sudden-death penalties. The victory also secured Football Club Goa’s qualification for the 2026-27 Asian Football Confederation Champions League Two play-offs.

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Manu Bhaker and Simranpreet Kaur Brar won gold medals at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi. Manu Bhaker won in the Senior Women’s 25m Sports Pistol event. She scored 36 in the final, finishing 4 hits ahead of Divya T.S. (Karnataka), who won silver; Anjali Choudhary won bronze. Simranpreet Kaur Brar won the Junior Women’s 25m Sports Pistol event. She shot 39 in the final to secure the gold medal, continuing her impressive performance streak.

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Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team won the Asia Cup 2025, defeating India by 191 runs in the final held in Dubai. India, chasing a target of 348 runs, were bowled out for 156 runs in 26.2 overs. Pakistan batted first, scoring 347 runs for 8 wickets in their 50 overs. Sameer Minhas was named Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament. The victory marks Pakistan’s dominance at the Under-19 level in Asia, highlighting emerging young talent.

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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on 14-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi for his outstanding achievements in domestic and Under-19 cricket. The awards recognise excellence in Bravery, Social Service, Environment, Sports, Art & Culture, and Science & Technology. Vaibhav recently scored 190 off 84 balls in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, becoming the youngest centurion in List A history and breaking AB de Villiers’ fastest 150 record, with 15 sixes, the most by any Indian in 50-over cricket. He scored 108 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy*, becoming the youngest T20 centurion at 14 years 250 days.

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Indian tennis player Vaidehi Chaudhary won the Women’s Singles title at the W35 Solapur Tennis Tournament in Maharashtra. The 25-year-old, seeded sixth, defeated Japan’s Michika Ozeki in a three-set final, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, after losing the first set. In the semifinals, Vaidehi defeated national champion Vaishnavi Adkar to reach the final. This victory is her fourth career International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles title and her first since June 2024, when she won the W35 Taipei Formosa Cup in Chinese Taipei.

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The 2nd Khelo India Beach Games officially began on 5th January 2026 at Ghoghla Beach in Diu. More than 2,100 athletes are participating across eight different sports in the event. The games are being organised by the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, under the technical supervision of the Sports Authority of India and national sports federations. The event will be held from 5th to 10th January 2026. There are six medal sports: Beach Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Beach Sepak Takraw, Beach Kabaddi, Pencak Silat, and Open Water Swimming. Two events, Mallakhamb and Tug of War, are included as non-medal events.